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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 64 56
Rank change year-on-year +3 -8 +1
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 687 462 667
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.13% 3.63% 3.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.60% 3.97% 4.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 286 470
10th Percentile £375 £356 £381
25th Percentile £463 £451 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £672 £688
90th Percentile £800 £775 £800
England median daily rate £516 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.75% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 9
10th Percentile £29.01 £25.02 -
25th Percentile £31.65 £28.56 £20.98
Median hourly rate £36.95 £35.08 £23.33
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% +50.36% +3.76%
75th Percentile £48.80 £42.23 £55.00
90th Percentile £61.13 £46.14 £65.90
England median hourly rate £45.46 £57.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year -20.94% +69.12% -47.49%

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 14,942 11,630 15,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.82% 91.27% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,020 7,810 11,431
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 164 342
10th Percentile £18.09 £20.14 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.87 £24.66 £19.93
Median hourly rate £35.50 £36.20 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +18.67% -19.47%
75th Percentile £56.97 £53.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.25 £71.18 £69.95
England median hourly rate £32.50 £34.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -10.48%

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 21 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 +8 110 £550 -8.33% 85
South London 0 19 £513 -14.58% 1
West London -11 16 £550 +10.00% 9
East London 0 5 £630 +48.24% 9
North London - 2 £544 - 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 46 (6.70%) Confluence
2 27 (3.93%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.58%) CMS
5 3 (0.44%) Camunda
5 3 (0.44%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 60 (8.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (7.13%) Microsoft Project
3 46 (6.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 37 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
5 17 (2.47%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.02%) Trello
7 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 20 (2.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.75%) Loan IQ
3 10 (1.46%) Endur
4 6 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 4 (0.58%) Summit
7 3 (0.44%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.44%) Shopify
8 2 (0.29%) Algo Collateral
8 2 (0.29%) ION MarketView
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle FAH
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.29%) ProductWriter
8 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.29%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.29%) SAP GTS
8 2 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 107 (15.57%) Azure
2 41 (5.97%) AWS
3 37 (5.39%) SaaS
4 36 (5.24%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (4.80%) Power Platform
6 27 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.20%) Entra ID
8 21 (3.06%) GitHub
9 17 (2.47%) GCP
10 16 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
10 16 (2.33%) IaaS
11 9 (1.31%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.31%) PaaS
12 8 (1.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (1.16%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (1.16%) OCI
12 8 (1.16%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (1.02%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.95%) Firewall
2 16 (2.33%) WAN
3 15 (2.18%) DNS
4 13 (1.89%) Network Security
5 11 (1.60%) NetScaler
6 9 (1.31%) LAN
6 9 (1.31%) MPLS
7 8 (1.16%) SD-WAN
8 7 (1.02%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.87%) Internet
9 6 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (0.87%) VPN
10 5 (0.73%) Multicast
11 4 (0.58%) BGP
11 4 (0.58%) Broadband
11 4 (0.58%) DHCP
11 4 (0.58%) OSPF
11 4 (0.58%) tcpdump
11 4 (0.58%) Wireshark
12 3 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.35%) Power BI
2 18 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (1.89%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.16%) Metadata
5 7 (1.02%) Tableau
6 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.73%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.58%) Big Data
8 4 (0.58%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.44%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.44%) Oracle ODI
9 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
10 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 98 (14.26%) JIRA
2 16 (2.33%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.60%) Git
4 9 (1.31%) GitLab
5 6 (0.87%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.58%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.15%) Appium
9 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.15%) Dreamweaver
9 1 (0.15%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.15%) LSMW
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.15%) Selenium
9 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
9 1 (0.15%) TestRail
9 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 315 (45.85%) Social Skills
2 276 (40.17%) Finance
3 106 (15.43%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.66%) Banking
5 71 (10.33%) Public Sector
6 55 (8.01%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (6.84%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (5.53%) Retail
9 35 (5.09%) Legal
10 31 (4.51%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (3.35%) Front Office
12 20 (2.91%) Investment Banking
12 20 (2.91%) Marketing
13 18 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (2.04%) Financial Institution
14 14 (2.04%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
16 10 (1.46%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.31%) Law
Job Titles
1 217 (31.59%) Project Manager
2 115 (16.74%) Analyst
3 93 (13.54%) Business Analyst
4 82 (11.94%) Lead
5 65 (9.46%) Senior
6 35 (5.09%) Consultant
7 31 (4.51%) Architect
8 30 (4.37%) Delivery Manager
9 26 (3.78%) Senior Manager
10 25 (3.64%) Programme Manager
11 24 (3.49%) Infrastructure Manager
12 23 (3.35%) IT Manager
12 23 (3.35%) Technical Manager
13 20 (2.91%) Senior Project Manager
14 19 (2.77%) Infrastructure Project Manager
15 17 (2.47%) Developer
15 17 (2.47%) IT Project Manager
16 15 (2.18%) Migration Manager
16 15 (2.18%) SAP Manager
16 15 (2.18%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.91%) Middleware
2 9 (1.31%) REST
3 8 (1.16%) XML
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.73%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.58%) AWS CDK
6 4 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
6 4 (0.58%) HTML
6 4 (0.58%) Node.js
6 4 (0.58%) React
6 4 (0.58%) Ultra Messaging
6 4 (0.58%) Web Services
6 4 (0.58%) ZK
7 3 (0.44%) .NET
7 3 (0.44%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
7 3 (0.44%) YAML
8 2 (0.29%) CSS
8 2 (0.29%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.09%) Onboarding
2 33 (4.80%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.93%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.78%) Data Centre
5 17 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
6 15 (2.18%) PMI
7 14 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (1.75%) Derivative
9 12 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (1.46%) Life Science
10 10 (1.46%) NHS
11 9 (1.31%) Cloud Native
11 9 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
11 9 (1.31%) Reinsurance
11 9 (1.31%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (1.02%) Fixed Income
12 7 (1.02%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.53%) Windows
2 18 (2.62%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.04%) Linux
4 9 (1.31%) VMS
4 9 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 8 (1.16%) Unix
6 4 (0.58%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 286 (41.63%) Agile
2 225 (32.75%) Project Management
3 224 (32.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 131 (19.07%) Problem-Solving
5 114 (16.59%) Migration
6 108 (15.72%) PRINCE2
7 104 (15.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 100 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 93 (13.54%) Decision-Making
10 85 (12.37%) DevOps
11 82 (11.94%) Risk Management
12 79 (11.50%) Change Management
13 77 (11.21%) Scrum
14 76 (11.06%) Business Analysis
14 76 (11.06%) Waterfall
15 75 (10.92%) Workshop Facilitation
16 74 (10.77%) Roadmaps
17 63 (9.17%) Project Governance
17 63 (9.17%) Validation
18 62 (9.02%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.70%) Python
1 46 (6.70%) SQL
2 18 (2.62%) PowerShell
3 16 (2.33%) Bash
3 16 (2.33%) Java
4 5 (0.73%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.73%) PL/SQL
5 4 (0.58%) C++
5 4 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.58%) T-SQL
5 4 (0.58%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.44%) Apex Code
6 3 (0.44%) C#
6 3 (0.44%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.29%) ABAP
7 2 (0.29%) Bicep
7 2 (0.29%) Go
7 2 (0.29%) Rust
8 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 102 (14.85%) Degree
2 85 (12.37%) Security Cleared
3 82 (11.94%) PMP
4 76 (11.06%) PMI Certification
5 69 (10.04%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.35%) Master's Degree
7 21 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.04%) APMP
8 14 (2.04%) CBAP
9 11 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.46%) IIBA
10 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.16%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.87%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.87%) CISSP
12 6 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.73%) CISM
13 5 (0.73%) ISEB
13 5 (0.73%) RIBA
14 4 (0.58%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (10.92%) PMO
2 51 (7.42%) QA
3 22 (3.20%) GDPR
4 21 (3.06%) NIST
5 20 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 19 (2.77%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.31%) MiFID
7 9 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.16%) SLA
9 7 (1.02%) GRC
10 5 (0.73%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.73%) Basel III
10 5 (0.73%) GAAP
10 5 (0.73%) ISO 20022
10 5 (0.73%) NCSC
10 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.58%) HL7
11 4 (0.58%) IFRS
12 3 (0.44%) IFRS 9
12 3 (0.44%) PSD2
System Software
1 24 (3.49%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (1.31%) Docker
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.15%) RACF
6 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (4.22%) Terraform
2 21 (3.06%) Ansible
3 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.75%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.73%) Grafana
5 5 (0.73%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.58%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.29%) Control-M
9 1 (0.15%) Avamar
9 1 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.15%) logstash
9 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.15%) SCCM
9 1 (0.15%) SCOM
9 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 127 (18.49%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.28%) SAP
3 35 (5.09%) Oracle
4 32 (4.66%) ServiceNow
5 23 (3.35%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.06%) Google
7 13 (1.89%) Cisco
7 13 (1.89%) Citrix
8 12 (1.75%) CyberArk
9 10 (1.46%) Workday
10 9 (1.31%) Software AG
11 7 (1.02%) Adobe
11 7 (1.02%) Aruba
11 7 (1.02%) VMware
12 6 (0.87%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.73%) Atlassian
13 5 (0.73%) Remedy
13 5 (0.73%) TIBCO
14 4 (0.58%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.58%) Planview