Project Delivery Contract Job Trends in London

Project Delivery
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 67 64
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 -8
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 679 468 605
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.70% 3.88% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.17% 4.20% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 300 417
10th Percentile £363 £387 £372
25th Percentile £450 £465 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £663 £695 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £775
England median daily rate £513 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 13
10th Percentile £34.70 £34.05 -
25th Percentile £37.06 £38.63 £20.98
Median hourly rate £41.00 £47.50 £26.68
Median % change year-on-year -13.68% +78.04% +18.66%
75th Percentile - £65.63 £65.00
90th Percentile - £75.75 £67.40
England median hourly rate £37.00 £65.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year -43.08% +91.57% -43.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16,273 11,140 15,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.73% 92.30% 88.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,862 7,463 11,094
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £435 £430 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 193 320
10th Percentile £18.07 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £36.75 £32.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.84% +14.29% -28.59%
75th Percentile £58.94 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £78.88 £63.20 £68.08
England median hourly rate £47.00 £28.60 £37.50
% change year-on-year +64.34% -23.73% +0.54%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Delivery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in London

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in London over the 6 months to 3 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in London

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery within the London region over the 6 months to 3 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London 0 101 £550 -8.33% 89
South London +3 17 £525 -12.50% 9
West London -12 15 £538 +2.38% 10
East London -4 2 £590 - 12
North London - 2 £544 - 3
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 37 (5.45%) Confluence
2 36 (5.30%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.88%) CMS
5 4 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.44%) Camunda
6 3 (0.44%) SAS
7 2 (0.29%) Apache
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.29%) Kentico
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.29%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.29%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 54 (7.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (6.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 43 (6.33%) Microsoft Project
4 41 (6.04%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (2.06%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.44%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.29%) Trello
8 1 (0.15%) Revit
8 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (1.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.33%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (0.88%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 6 (0.88%) ProductWriter
4 5 (0.74%) Summit
5 3 (0.44%) Endur
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.44%) SAP Retail
5 3 (0.44%) Shopify
6 2 (0.29%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle FAH
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.29%) Orchestrade
6 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.29%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.29%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 97 (14.29%) Azure
2 45 (6.63%) Power Platform
3 44 (6.48%) AWS
4 37 (5.45%) SaaS
5 30 (4.42%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (3.53%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (2.95%) Entra ID
8 18 (2.65%) GitHub
9 15 (2.21%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (2.06%) GCP
10 14 (2.06%) IaaS
11 10 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.33%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.33%) Google Workspace
13 8 (1.18%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (1.18%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (1.03%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 7 (1.03%) Serverless
15 6 (0.88%) Asana
15 6 (0.88%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 40 (5.89%) Firewall
2 21 (3.09%) Network Security
3 16 (2.36%) DNS
4 10 (1.47%) WAN
5 9 (1.33%) MPLS
6 7 (1.03%) BGP
6 7 (1.03%) LAN
6 7 (1.03%) VPN
7 6 (0.88%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 6 (0.88%) NetScaler
7 6 (0.88%) OSPF
8 5 (0.74%) Internet
8 5 (0.74%) Multicast
8 5 (0.74%) VLAN
8 5 (0.74%) Wireless
9 4 (0.59%) BIG-IP
9 4 (0.59%) DHCP
9 4 (0.59%) IPsec
9 4 (0.59%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.44%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (5.01%) Power BI
2 18 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (2.36%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.03%) Metadata
4 7 (1.03%) Tableau
5 6 (0.88%) Data Lake
5 6 (0.88%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.74%) Big Data
6 5 (0.74%) RDBMS
6 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.44%) Delta Lake
8 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.29%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.15%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.15%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 82 (12.08%) JIRA
2 12 (1.77%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.62%) Git
4 5 (0.74%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.74%) GitLab
5 3 (0.44%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.15%) Appium
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.15%) LSMW
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
6 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 297 (43.74%) Social Skills
2 254 (37.41%) Finance
3 101 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (12.08%) Banking
5 73 (10.75%) Public Sector
6 61 (8.98%) Organisational Skills
7 46 (6.77%) Presentation Skills
8 44 (6.48%) Retail
9 39 (5.74%) Legal
10 23 (3.39%) Marketing
11 22 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
12 19 (2.80%) Investment Banking
13 17 (2.50%) Financial Institution
14 14 (2.06%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.91%) Front Office
16 10 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.18%) General Ledger
17 8 (1.18%) Local Government
17 8 (1.18%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 216 (31.81%) Project Manager
2 87 (12.81%) Analyst
3 82 (12.08%) Lead
4 69 (10.16%) Business Analyst
5 64 (9.43%) Senior
6 36 (5.30%) Architect
7 32 (4.71%) Developer
8 30 (4.42%) Delivery Manager
8 30 (4.42%) Senior Manager
9 27 (3.98%) Consultant
10 26 (3.83%) IT Manager
11 23 (3.39%) Network Engineer
11 23 (3.39%) Technical Manager
12 22 (3.24%) Senior Project Manager
13 19 (2.80%) Change Manager
13 19 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
14 18 (2.65%) IT Project Manager
15 16 (2.36%) Programme Manager
15 16 (2.36%) Transformation Manager
16 15 (2.21%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.80%) Middleware
2 14 (2.06%) REST
3 9 (1.33%) XML
4 6 (0.88%) React
5 5 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (0.59%) OAuth
6 4 (0.59%) PySpark
6 4 (0.59%) React Native
6 4 (0.59%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.44%) ADO
7 3 (0.44%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.44%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.44%) HTML
7 3 (0.44%) Kafka
7 3 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.44%) Web Services
7 3 (0.44%) ZK
8 2 (0.29%) .NET
8 2 (0.29%) CSS
8 2 (0.29%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.45%) Onboarding
2 34 (5.01%) Management Information System
3 23 (3.39%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.09%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.65%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.06%) Cloud Native
8 12 (1.77%) IoT
9 11 (1.62%) Derivative
9 11 (1.62%) Life Science
10 10 (1.47%) Credit Risk
11 9 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 9 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.33%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.18%) NHS
12 8 (1.18%) Public Cloud
13 7 (1.03%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (0.88%) Data Structures
14 6 (0.88%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.53%) Windows
2 11 (1.62%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.18%) Linux
3 8 (1.18%) VMS
4 6 (0.88%) Unix
5 4 (0.59%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 259 (38.14%) Agile
2 248 (36.52%) Project Management
3 234 (34.46%) Stakeholder Management
4 126 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
5 122 (17.97%) Migration
6 103 (15.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 101 (14.87%) Decision-Making
7 101 (14.87%) PRINCE2
8 96 (14.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 85 (12.52%) Waterfall
10 79 (11.63%) Change Management
11 75 (11.05%) DevOps
12 68 (10.01%) Risk Management
13 66 (9.72%) AI
13 66 (9.72%) Roadmaps
14 58 (8.54%) Validation
15 57 (8.39%) Scrum
16 56 (8.25%) Analytics
17 55 (8.10%) Business Analysis
18 54 (7.95%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.77%) SQL
2 38 (5.60%) Python
3 12 (1.77%) Java
4 7 (1.03%) C#
5 6 (0.88%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.74%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.74%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.59%) Bicep
7 4 (0.59%) Go
8 3 (0.44%) Bash
8 3 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.44%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.44%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.29%) ABAP
9 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.29%) C++
9 2 (0.29%) Korn
9 2 (0.29%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.29%) Rust
10 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 87 (12.81%) Degree
2 84 (12.37%) PMP
2 84 (12.37%) Security Cleared
3 71 (10.46%) SC Cleared
4 67 (9.87%) PMI Certification
5 15 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.62%) APMP
8 10 (1.47%) CBAP
8 10 (1.47%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.33%) CISSP
9 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.18%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.18%) CCNP
11 7 (1.03%) APMG
11 7 (1.03%) IIBA
12 6 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.74%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (14.43%) PMO
2 41 (6.04%) QA
3 23 (3.39%) NIST
4 21 (3.09%) Data Quality
4 21 (3.09%) GDPR
5 19 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.18%) GRC
7 7 (1.03%) SLA
8 6 (0.88%) Basel III
8 6 (0.88%) GAAP
8 6 (0.88%) HL7
8 6 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.74%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.74%) IFRS
9 5 (0.74%) ISO 20022
9 5 (0.74%) MiFID
10 3 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.44%) IFRS 9
10 3 (0.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 22 (3.24%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.03%) Docker
2 7 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.29%) Firmware
4 2 (0.29%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
5 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (3.98%) Terraform
2 18 (2.65%) Ansible
3 15 (2.21%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.74%) FortiGate
5 5 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.29%) Control-M
7 1 (0.15%) Avamar
7 1 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.15%) logstash
7 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.15%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.15%) SCOM
7 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 129 (19.00%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.33%) SAP
3 34 (5.01%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.57%) Oracle
5 19 (2.80%) Google
5 19 (2.80%) Salesforce
6 15 (2.21%) Cisco
7 14 (2.06%) Palo Alto
8 11 (1.62%) CyberArk
8 11 (1.62%) Workday
9 10 (1.47%) Fortinet
10 9 (1.33%) Citrix
11 7 (1.03%) Adobe
11 7 (1.03%) F5
11 7 (1.03%) Software AG
11 7 (1.03%) VMware
12 6 (0.88%) NEC
12 6 (0.88%) Sitecore
13 5 (0.74%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.59%) Murex