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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 69 70
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -16
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 823 492 545
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.08% 3.66% 3.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.59% 3.96% 3.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 315 341
10th Percentile £363 £350 £375
25th Percentile £450 £458 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.17% +3.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £695 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 10
10th Percentile £32.84 £41.75 £31.69
25th Percentile £41.00 £55.63 £32.97
Median hourly rate £47.00 £65.00 £35.90
Median % change year-on-year -27.69% +81.06% -48.71%
75th Percentile £57.50 £78.13 £64.69
90th Percentile £57.63 £94.82 £65.30
England median hourly rate £53.00 £62.50 £38.24
% change year-on-year -15.20% +63.44% -40.25%

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 17,943 12,436 14,413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.88% 92.58% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,720 8,226 9,619
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 298 251 180
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £33.92 £31.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% -10.00% -12.31%
75th Percentile £56.81 £48.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £82.38 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%

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 16 September 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in London over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in London

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 16 September 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 -6 111 £550 -11.11% 165
West London -3 24 £450 -20.00% 33
South London -7 9 £450 -10.00% 19
East London +2 4 £525 - 21
North London +1 3 £575 +4.59% 1
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 57 (6.93%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.74%) Confluence
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.73%) JBoss
5 5 (0.61%) Apache
5 5 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.49%) CMS
6 4 (0.49%) SAS
6 4 (0.49%) WordPress
7 3 (0.36%) Appian
7 3 (0.36%) Kentico
8 1 (0.12%) Camunda
8 1 (0.12%) CloudStack
8 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.12%) MTS
8 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 72 (8.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (5.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 44 (5.35%) Microsoft Office
4 43 (5.22%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.22%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.61%) Trello
7 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 23 (2.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.61%) ProductWriter
3 5 (0.61%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.49%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 4 (0.49%) Magento
4 4 (0.49%) Summit
4 4 (0.49%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.36%) Endur
5 3 (0.36%) iTrent
5 3 (0.36%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.24%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.24%) Maximo
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.24%) Orchestrade
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.24%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 144 (17.50%) Azure
2 66 (8.02%) Power Platform
3 60 (7.29%) AWS
4 50 (6.08%) SaaS
5 45 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
6 44 (5.35%) Azure DevOps
7 33 (4.01%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.92%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (2.79%) GCP
10 17 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
11 16 (1.94%) GitHub
12 14 (1.70%) PowerApps
13 13 (1.58%) Power Automate
14 11 (1.34%) SuccessFactors
15 10 (1.22%) OCI
16 9 (1.09%) Google Workspace
17 8 (0.97%) IaaS
17 8 (0.97%) PaaS
18 7 (0.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
18 7 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.80%) Firewall
2 29 (3.52%) Network Security
3 25 (3.04%) DNS
4 22 (2.67%) VPN
5 20 (2.43%) Wireless
6 19 (2.31%) WAN
7 17 (2.07%) BGP
7 17 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (1.70%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 14 (1.70%) VLAN
9 13 (1.58%) DHCP
10 12 (1.46%) Multicast
11 11 (1.34%) LAN
12 9 (1.09%) TCP/IP
13 8 (0.97%) Cisco Wireless
14 7 (0.85%) IPsec
14 7 (0.85%) OSPF
15 6 (0.73%) Kerberos
16 5 (0.61%) DMZ
16 5 (0.61%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (5.95%) Power BI
2 17 (2.07%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.97%) Big Data
5 6 (0.73%) Data Lake
5 6 (0.73%) Delta Lake
5 6 (0.73%) Hadoop
5 6 (0.73%) Metadata
6 5 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.49%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.49%) Tableau
8 3 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.36%) Power Query
8 3 (0.36%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.36%) Star Schema
9 2 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.24%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 88 (10.69%) JIRA
2 12 (1.46%) Git
3 9 (1.09%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.61%) Selenium
5 4 (0.49%) GitLab
5 4 (0.49%) Subversion
6 2 (0.24%) Appium
6 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.24%) TestNG
7 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.12%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.12%) Gatling
7 1 (0.12%) MLflow
7 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
General
1 361 (43.86%) Social Skills
2 330 (40.10%) Finance
3 131 (15.92%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (11.91%) Banking
5 81 (9.84%) Public Sector
6 56 (6.80%) Organisational Skills
7 49 (5.95%) Retail
8 48 (5.83%) Legal
9 38 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
10 37 (4.50%) Influencing Skills
11 31 (3.77%) Front Office
12 29 (3.52%) Documentation Skills
13 27 (3.28%) Telecoms
14 26 (3.16%) Marketing
15 24 (2.92%) Local Government
16 18 (2.19%) Financial Institution
16 18 (2.19%) Investment Banking
17 15 (1.82%) Manufacturing
18 12 (1.46%) Law
19 11 (1.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 219 (26.61%) Project Manager
2 110 (13.37%) Analyst
3 89 (10.81%) Senior
4 78 (9.48%) Business Analyst
5 76 (9.23%) Lead
6 49 (5.95%) Architect
7 48 (5.83%) Consultant
8 42 (5.10%) Senior Manager
9 40 (4.86%) Delivery Manager
10 38 (4.62%) Network Engineer
11 32 (3.89%) IT Manager
11 32 (3.89%) Senior Project Manager
12 31 (3.77%) Developer
13 26 (3.16%) Solutions Architect
14 22 (2.67%) IT Project Manager
15 20 (2.43%) Technical Manager
16 18 (2.19%) Programme Manager
16 18 (2.19%) Transformation Manager
17 15 (1.82%) Technical Project Manager
18 13 (1.58%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.67%) Terraform
2 21 (2.55%) REST
3 11 (1.34%) Middleware
4 8 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
4 8 (0.97%) XML
5 7 (0.85%) React
5 7 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
5 7 (0.85%) SOAP
6 6 (0.73%) 802.1X
6 6 (0.73%) PySpark
6 6 (0.73%) SailPoint
7 5 (0.61%) Kafka
7 5 (0.61%) LDAP
7 5 (0.61%) Web Services
8 4 (0.49%) ADO
8 4 (0.49%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.49%) JDBC
8 4 (0.49%) React Native
8 4 (0.49%) SAML
8 4 (0.49%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (6.08%) Onboarding
2 40 (4.86%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.25%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.16%) Data Centre
5 22 (2.67%) Data Protection Act
5 22 (2.67%) Derivative
6 21 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
7 20 (2.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 19 (2.31%) Cloud Native
9 18 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.70%) Fixed Income
12 13 (1.58%) Credit Risk
12 13 (1.58%) Virtual Team
13 12 (1.46%) AI Agents
14 11 (1.34%) Life Science
15 10 (1.22%) IoT
15 10 (1.22%) Public Cloud
16 9 (1.09%) FMCG
17 8 (0.97%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.89%) Windows
2 19 (2.31%) Windows Server
3 18 (2.19%) Linux
4 9 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (0.73%) Unix
6 5 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.36%) Android
7 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.36%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.24%) VMS
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.12%) CentOS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 393 (47.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 299 (36.33%) Agile
3 255 (30.98%) Project Management
4 161 (19.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 152 (18.47%) Migration
6 136 (16.52%) Change Management
6 136 (16.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 131 (15.92%) Problem-Solving
8 128 (15.55%) PRINCE2
9 121 (14.70%) Decision-Making
10 106 (12.88%) AI
11 104 (12.64%) Waterfall
12 90 (10.94%) Roadmaps
13 87 (10.57%) Risk Management
14 84 (10.21%) DevOps
15 83 (10.09%) User Acceptance Testing
16 82 (9.96%) Workshop Facilitation
17 78 (9.48%) Business Analysis
18 77 (9.36%) Scrum
19 75 (9.11%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 50 (6.08%) SQL
2 44 (5.35%) Python
3 20 (2.43%) PowerShell
4 14 (1.70%) Java
5 11 (1.34%) VBA
6 8 (0.97%) C#
7 6 (0.73%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.61%) Korn
9 4 (0.49%) Bash
9 4 (0.49%) BeanShell
9 4 (0.49%) Go
9 4 (0.49%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.24%) Bicep
11 2 (0.24%) C
11 2 (0.24%) C++
11 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.12%) COBOL
12 1 (0.12%) RPG
12 1 (0.12%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 120 (14.58%) Security Cleared
2 100 (12.15%) PMP
3 95 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 87 (10.57%) Degree
4 87 (10.57%) PMI Certification
5 22 (2.67%) DV Cleared
6 14 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (1.58%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 12 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.46%) CISSP
8 12 (1.46%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 11 (1.34%) CCNP
10 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.97%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (0.85%) CISM
13 6 (0.73%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.61%) IIBA
15 4 (0.49%) APMG
15 4 (0.49%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (13.97%) PMO
2 45 (5.47%) QA
3 28 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (2.79%) Data Quality
5 22 (2.67%) NIST
6 21 (2.55%) GDPR
7 15 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
8 11 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.22%) SLA
10 9 (1.09%) GRC
11 5 (0.61%) P3O
12 4 (0.49%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.49%) ISO 20022
12 4 (0.49%) NCSC
12 4 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.36%) GxP
13 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.36%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.24%) SEPA
System Software
1 39 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.22%) Docker
4 5 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.61%) vSphere
5 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) IAG
7 1 (0.12%) oVirt
7 1 (0.12%) RHEV
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (1.82%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.70%) Ansible
2 14 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (1.58%) FortiGate
4 9 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (0.97%) Cisco Prime
6 7 (0.85%) Puppet
7 6 (0.73%) Red Hat Satellite
8 5 (0.61%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.49%) SCCM
10 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.36%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.24%) Nessus
12 1 (0.12%) Check_MK
12 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.12%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.12%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
12 1 (0.12%) WMI
12 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 180 (21.87%) Microsoft
2 57 (6.93%) ServiceNow
3 54 (6.56%) SAP
4 44 (5.35%) Cisco
5 31 (3.77%) Salesforce
6 30 (3.65%) Oracle
7 24 (2.92%) VMware
8 23 (2.79%) Fortinet
9 22 (2.67%) F5
10 21 (2.55%) Palo Alto
11 19 (2.31%) Zscaler
12 18 (2.19%) Murex
13 16 (1.94%) Google
14 15 (1.82%) Databricks
15 14 (1.70%) Juniper
16 13 (1.58%) Bloomberg
17 12 (1.46%) Workday
18 8 (0.97%) CyberArk
18 8 (0.97%) Red Hat
19 7 (0.85%) NEC