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 30 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 70 65
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 -9
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 692 488 587
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.59% 3.80% 3.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.04% 4.12% 3.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 316 406
10th Percentile £363 £385 £375
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 £664 £695 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 12
10th Percentile £37.06 £35.58 -
25th Percentile - £42.44 £20.98
Median hourly rate £41.00 £51.25 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +100.27% -20.03%
75th Percentile £51.13 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.63 £75.00 £67.70
England median hourly rate £41.00 £65.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year -36.92% +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 17,127 11,843 15,478
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.91% 92.34% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,395 7,916 11,030
10th Percentile £360 £336 £343
25th Percentile £438 £425 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% - -5.98%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £687
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 264 223 303
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.59
25th Percentile £25.18 £24.66 £20.01
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.89 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.02% +9.63% -25.93%
75th Percentile £59.18 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.20 £68.60
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.23 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.32% -33.83% +1.65%

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 30 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in London over the 6 months to 30 June 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 30 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 -1 105 £565 -5.83% 38
South London +9 18 £500 -16.67% 4
West London -2 17 £513 -2.38% 16
East London +1 2 £590 - 12
North London +1 2 £544 -1.14% 4
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 43 (6.21%) SharePoint
2 38 (5.49%) Confluence
3 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.87%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.43%) Camunda
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) SAS
5 3 (0.43%) WordPress
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) CloudStack
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 60 (8.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (7.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 45 (6.50%) Microsoft Project
4 40 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.30%) Loan IQ
3 7 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.87%) ProductWriter
4 6 (0.87%) Summit
5 4 (0.58%) SAP SD
6 3 (0.43%) Endur
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 3 (0.43%) SAP Retail
7 2 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.29%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.29%) Shopify
7 2 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 96 (13.87%) Azure
2 51 (7.37%) AWS
3 45 (6.50%) Power Platform
4 38 (5.49%) SaaS
5 30 (4.34%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.18%) Entra ID
8 16 (2.31%) GitHub
9 13 (1.88%) IaaS
10 12 (1.73%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (1.45%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.30%) Amazon EC2
12 9 (1.30%) GCP
12 9 (1.30%) Google Workspace
12 9 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.30%) Serverless
12 9 (1.30%) SuccessFactors
12 9 (1.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.16%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.20%) Firewall
2 21 (3.03%) DNS
3 20 (2.89%) Network Security
4 14 (2.02%) VPN
5 11 (1.59%) DHCP
6 10 (1.45%) WAN
7 9 (1.30%) Wireless
8 8 (1.16%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 8 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.01%) BGP
9 7 (1.01%) LAN
9 7 (1.01%) MPLS
10 6 (0.87%) Internet
10 6 (0.87%) VLAN
11 5 (0.72%) Broadband
11 5 (0.72%) Multicast
11 5 (0.72%) OSPF
12 4 (0.58%) BIG-IP
12 4 (0.58%) IPsec
12 4 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.06%) Power BI
2 15 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (2.17%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.01%) Metadata
4 6 (0.87%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.87%) Tableau
5 5 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.72%) RDBMS
5 5 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.58%) Big Data
6 4 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.43%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.29%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 85 (12.28%) JIRA
2 13 (1.88%) Git
3 9 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.87%) GitLab
5 5 (0.72%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.29%) Appium
6 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.29%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.29%) Selenium
7 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Subversion
7 1 (0.14%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.14%) TestNG
7 1 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 305 (44.08%) Social Skills
2 261 (37.72%) Finance
3 100 (14.45%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (11.56%) Public Sector
5 77 (11.13%) Banking
6 62 (8.96%) Organisational Skills
7 48 (6.94%) Retail
8 47 (6.79%) Presentation Skills
9 42 (6.07%) Legal
10 26 (3.76%) Marketing
11 20 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
12 19 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.60%) Investment Banking
13 18 (2.60%) Local Government
14 17 (2.46%) Financial Institution
15 16 (2.31%) Telecoms
16 14 (2.02%) Front Office
17 13 (1.88%) Manufacturing
18 12 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
19 9 (1.30%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 210 (30.35%) Project Manager
2 88 (12.72%) Analyst
3 76 (10.98%) Lead
4 64 (9.25%) Senior
5 59 (8.53%) Business Analyst
6 38 (5.49%) Architect
7 32 (4.62%) Delivery Manager
7 32 (4.62%) Developer
8 30 (4.34%) Senior Manager
9 29 (4.19%) Consultant
10 27 (3.90%) Network Engineer
11 25 (3.61%) IT Manager
12 23 (3.32%) Senior Project Manager
13 21 (3.03%) Change Manager
14 20 (2.89%) Solutions Architect
14 20 (2.89%) Technical Manager
15 17 (2.46%) IT Project Manager
16 16 (2.31%) Transformation Manager
17 15 (2.17%) Infrastructure Manager
18 14 (2.02%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.46%) Middleware
2 15 (2.17%) REST
3 6 (0.87%) XML
4 5 (0.72%) PySpark
4 5 (0.72%) React
5 4 (0.58%) ADO
5 4 (0.58%) OAuth
5 4 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.58%) React Native
5 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
5 4 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.43%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.43%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.43%) AWS CDK
6 3 (0.43%) Kafka
7 2 (0.29%) .NET
7 2 (0.29%) IDoc
7 2 (0.29%) Lightning Web Components
7 2 (0.29%) OpenID
7 2 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.78%) Onboarding
2 34 (4.91%) Management Information System
3 23 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.03%) Data Centre
6 19 (2.75%) Cloud Native
7 16 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (1.88%) Derivative
8 13 (1.88%) IoT
9 12 (1.73%) Credit Risk
10 11 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 11 (1.59%) Virtual Team
11 10 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.45%) Life Science
12 9 (1.30%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.30%) Reinsurance
13 8 (1.16%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.16%) FMCG
14 7 (1.01%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.18%) Windows
2 11 (1.59%) Windows Server
3 9 (1.30%) Linux
4 5 (0.72%) Unix
5 4 (0.58%) VMS
6 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (37.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 258 (37.28%) Agile
3 235 (33.96%) Project Management
4 126 (18.21%) Migration
5 124 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
6 112 (16.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 104 (15.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 104 (15.03%) PRINCE2
8 103 (14.88%) Decision-Making
9 96 (13.87%) Change Management
10 85 (12.28%) Waterfall
11 76 (10.98%) AI
12 73 (10.55%) DevOps
13 72 (10.40%) Risk Management
14 66 (9.54%) Roadmaps
15 64 (9.25%) Analytics
16 57 (8.24%) Business Analysis
17 56 (8.09%) Validation
18 53 (7.66%) Project Governance
18 53 (7.66%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.65%) SQL
2 39 (5.64%) Python
3 10 (1.45%) Java
4 8 (1.16%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.01%) C#
5 7 (1.01%) VBA
6 5 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.58%) Bicep
7 4 (0.58%) Go
7 4 (0.58%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.43%) Bash
8 3 (0.43%) C++
8 3 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.43%) Korn
8 3 (0.43%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.29%) Rust
10 1 (0.14%) COBOL
10 1 (0.14%) RPG
Qualifications
1 87 (12.57%) Degree
1 87 (12.57%) PMP
2 83 (11.99%) Security Cleared
3 72 (10.40%) PMI Certification
4 65 (9.39%) SC Cleared
5 16 (2.31%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (1.59%) CCNP
9 10 (1.45%) CISSP
9 10 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.16%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.16%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (1.01%) APMG
11 7 (1.01%) APMP
11 7 (1.01%) CBAP
12 6 (0.87%) IIBA
13 5 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (14.02%) PMO
2 42 (6.07%) QA
3 22 (3.18%) NIST
4 21 (3.03%) GDPR
5 20 (2.89%) Data Quality
6 19 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.45%) GRC
8 8 (1.16%) SLA
9 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.72%) HL7
11 4 (0.58%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.58%) GAAP
11 4 (0.58%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.58%) MiFID
12 3 (0.43%) Basel III
12 3 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.43%) IFRS
12 3 (0.43%) NCSC
12 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.16%) Docker
3 6 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.29%) Firmware
6 2 (0.29%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.29%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 25 (3.61%) Terraform
2 12 (1.73%) Ansible
2 12 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.30%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.43%) SCCM
6 3 (0.43%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.29%) Nessus
8 1 (0.14%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.14%) Control-M
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) logstash
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 131 (18.93%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.21%) ServiceNow
3 40 (5.78%) SAP
4 30 (4.34%) Oracle
5 23 (3.32%) Cisco
6 20 (2.89%) Salesforce
7 18 (2.60%) Palo Alto
8 13 (1.88%) Fortinet
8 13 (1.88%) Google
9 11 (1.59%) VMware
10 9 (1.30%) CyberArk
10 9 (1.30%) F5
10 9 (1.30%) Workday
11 8 (1.16%) Citrix
11 8 (1.16%) Juniper
11 8 (1.16%) Murex
11 8 (1.16%) Zscaler
12 6 (0.87%) Adobe
12 6 (0.87%) Bloomberg
12 6 (0.87%) NEC