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 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 69 66
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 -7
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 730 497 567
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.69% 3.64% 3.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.15% 3.95% 3.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 330 388
10th Percentile £363 £384 £365
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £541 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +4.55% -6.30%
75th Percentile £650 £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 7 4 9
10th Percentile £37.85 £35.58 £20.98
25th Percentile - £42.44 £23.33
Median hourly rate £41.00 £51.25 £32.29
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +58.72% -49.74%
75th Percentile £56.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £58.00 £75.00 £68.30
England median hourly rate £50.00 £65.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year -23.17% +85.94% -45.53%

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 17,611 12,570 15,108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.90% 92.12% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,652 8,414 10,744
10th Percentile £363 £331 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 239 254
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.63 £24.66 £20.99
Median hourly rate £36.00 £31.00 £33.53
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -7.53% -22.03%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.88 £51.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.35 £70.73
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £39.50
% change year-on-year +88.87% -36.33% -7.06%

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 20 July 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 20 July 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 20 July 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 +1 108 £550 -10.20% 40
West London -1 21 £494 -5.95% 14
South London -5 16 £450 -14.29% 6
East London +1 2 £590 - 11
North London -1 2 £538 -2.27% 2
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 42 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 37 (5.07%) Confluence
3 13 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.68%) CMS
5 3 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.41%) Appian
5 3 (0.41%) Camunda
5 3 (0.41%) Kentico
5 3 (0.41%) SAS
5 3 (0.41%) WordPress
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) CloudStack
Applications
1 65 (8.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (6.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 46 (6.30%) Microsoft Project
4 41 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (1.37%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.41%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.27%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.10%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.82%) ProductWriter
3 6 (0.82%) SAP SD
4 5 (0.68%) Summit
5 4 (0.55%) Magento
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.41%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.41%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.27%) Endur
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.27%) Orchestrade
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.27%) SAP HR
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 105 (14.38%) Azure
2 54 (7.40%) AWS
3 49 (6.71%) Power Platform
4 38 (5.21%) SaaS
5 30 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (3.29%) Entra ID
8 18 (2.47%) GitHub
9 13 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.78%) IaaS
10 12 (1.64%) SuccessFactors
11 11 (1.51%) GCP
11 11 (1.51%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (1.37%) Amazon S3
12 10 (1.37%) Google Workspace
12 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (1.37%) OCI
13 9 (1.23%) Amazon EC2
13 9 (1.23%) Serverless
13 9 (1.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 47 (6.44%) Firewall
2 23 (3.15%) DNS
3 19 (2.60%) VPN
4 17 (2.33%) Network Security
5 16 (2.19%) Wireless
6 14 (1.92%) BGP
7 13 (1.78%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 13 (1.78%) VLAN
8 11 (1.51%) DHCP
8 11 (1.51%) WAN
8 11 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (1.37%) Multicast
10 8 (1.10%) MPLS
11 7 (0.96%) IPsec
11 7 (0.96%) LAN
11 7 (0.96%) OSPF
12 6 (0.82%) Internet
13 5 (0.68%) BIG-IP
13 5 (0.68%) Broadband
13 5 (0.68%) Cisco Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.21%) Power BI
2 14 (1.92%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.82%) Metadata
5 5 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.68%) Tableau
6 4 (0.55%) Big Data
6 4 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.55%) RDBMS
6 4 (0.55%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.41%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.27%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 80 (10.96%) JIRA
2 16 (2.19%) Git
3 9 (1.23%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.68%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.68%) GitLab
5 4 (0.55%) Selenium
5 4 (0.55%) Subversion
6 3 (0.41%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.14%) Appium
7 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.14%) Gatling
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.14%) TestNG
General
1 319 (43.70%) Social Skills
2 274 (37.53%) Finance
3 106 (14.52%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (10.96%) Public Sector
5 77 (10.55%) Banking
6 59 (8.08%) Organisational Skills
7 57 (7.81%) Retail
8 47 (6.44%) Legal
9 42 (5.75%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (4.25%) Marketing
11 24 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (3.15%) Documentation Skills
13 19 (2.60%) Telecoms
14 18 (2.47%) Investment Banking
14 18 (2.47%) Local Government
15 16 (2.19%) Financial Institution
16 15 (2.05%) Front Office
17 14 (1.92%) Manufacturing
18 13 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
19 9 (1.23%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 214 (29.32%) Project Manager
2 89 (12.19%) Analyst
3 68 (9.32%) Lead
3 68 (9.32%) Senior
4 55 (7.53%) Business Analyst
5 42 (5.75%) Architect
6 37 (5.07%) Consultant
7 33 (4.52%) Delivery Manager
7 33 (4.52%) Developer
7 33 (4.52%) Network Engineer
8 32 (4.38%) Senior Manager
9 28 (3.84%) IT Manager
10 25 (3.42%) Senior Project Manager
11 21 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (2.88%) Technical Manager
12 20 (2.74%) Change Manager
13 18 (2.47%) IT Project Manager
13 18 (2.47%) Programme Manager
14 17 (2.33%) Infrastructure Manager
14 17 (2.33%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.47%) REST
2 14 (1.92%) Middleware
3 7 (0.96%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (0.82%) Web Services
4 6 (0.82%) XML
5 5 (0.68%) PySpark
5 5 (0.68%) React
5 5 (0.68%) VML
6 4 (0.55%) 802.1X
6 4 (0.55%) OAuth
6 4 (0.55%) React Native
7 3 (0.41%) ADO
7 3 (0.41%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.41%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.41%) Kafka
7 3 (0.41%) Playwright
7 3 (0.41%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.41%) SOAP
8 2 (0.27%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.89%) Onboarding
2 31 (4.25%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.84%) Product Ownership
4 24 (3.29%) Data Centre
5 23 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (2.33%) Cloud Native
6 17 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (2.05%) IoT
8 14 (1.92%) Derivative
9 12 (1.64%) Life Science
10 11 (1.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 11 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.51%) Reinsurance
10 11 (1.51%) Virtual Team
11 10 (1.37%) Credit Risk
11 10 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.37%) FMCG
12 9 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.23%) Public Cloud
13 7 (0.96%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.01%) Windows
2 12 (1.64%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.10%) Linux
4 5 (0.68%) Unix
5 2 (0.27%) VMS
5 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Android
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (40.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 261 (35.75%) Agile
3 233 (31.92%) Project Management
4 134 (18.36%) Migration
5 132 (18.08%) Problem-Solving
6 129 (17.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 112 (15.34%) Change Management
8 110 (15.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 109 (14.93%) PRINCE2
10 107 (14.66%) Decision-Making
11 90 (12.33%) AI
12 88 (12.05%) Waterfall
13 74 (10.14%) DevOps
13 74 (10.14%) Roadmaps
14 73 (10.00%) Risk Management
15 67 (9.18%) Analytics
16 63 (8.63%) Validation
17 59 (8.08%) Business Analysis
18 58 (7.95%) Project Governance
19 57 (7.81%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.89%) SQL
2 41 (5.62%) Python
3 10 (1.37%) VBA
4 9 (1.23%) Java
5 8 (1.10%) PowerShell
6 7 (0.96%) C#
7 5 (0.68%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.55%) Bicep
8 4 (0.55%) Go
9 3 (0.41%) C++
9 3 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.41%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.41%) Korn
9 3 (0.41%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.41%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.27%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.27%) Bash
10 2 (0.27%) Rust
11 1 (0.14%) COBOL
11 1 (0.14%) RPG
Qualifications
1 90 (12.33%) Security Cleared
2 86 (11.78%) PMP
3 83 (11.37%) Degree
4 72 (9.86%) PMI Certification
5 67 (9.18%) SC Cleared
6 18 (2.47%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (1.64%) CCNP
10 10 (1.37%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.37%) CISSP
10 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 7 (0.96%) APMG
12 7 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.82%) IIBA
13 6 (0.82%) RIBA
14 5 (0.68%) CBAP
14 5 (0.68%) CCNA
14 5 (0.68%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (14.52%) PMO
2 45 (6.16%) QA
3 20 (2.74%) NIST
4 18 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 18 (2.47%) GDPR
5 16 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.51%) GRC
7 10 (1.37%) SLA
8 7 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.68%) HL7
10 4 (0.55%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.55%) NCSC
11 3 (0.41%) GAAP
11 3 (0.41%) GxP
11 3 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.41%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.41%) MiFID
11 3 (0.41%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.41%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (3.97%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.10%) Docker
3 6 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.27%) Firmware
6 2 (0.27%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.27%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.27%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (3.56%) Terraform
2 12 (1.64%) Ansible
2 12 (1.64%) FortiGate
3 9 (1.23%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.68%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (0.41%) SCCM
7 3 (0.41%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.27%) Nessus
9 1 (0.14%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.14%) Grafana
9 1 (0.14%) logstash
9 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.14%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 143 (19.59%) Microsoft
2 47 (6.44%) ServiceNow
3 43 (5.89%) SAP
4 32 (4.38%) Cisco
5 28 (3.84%) Oracle
6 21 (2.88%) Salesforce
7 20 (2.74%) Palo Alto
8 19 (2.60%) Fortinet
9 17 (2.33%) F5
10 14 (1.92%) Google
11 13 (1.78%) Juniper
11 13 (1.78%) Zscaler
12 11 (1.51%) VMware
13 8 (1.10%) Murex
13 8 (1.10%) Workday
14 7 (0.96%) Adobe
14 7 (0.96%) NEC
15 6 (0.82%) Bloomberg
15 6 (0.82%) Citrix
15 6 (0.82%) Sitecore