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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 71 52
Rank change year-on-year +7 -19 +5
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 554 529 802
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.89% 3.38% 4.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.23% 3.77% 4.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 324 545
10th Percentile £335 £357 £368
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.78%
75th Percentile £670 £668 £688
90th Percentile £775 £738 £788
England median daily rate £525 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -3.67% -0.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 1
10th Percentile £34.67 £27.46 -
25th Percentile £46.06 £32.94 £68.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% -51.72% +20.83%
75th Percentile £67.18 £36.35 £76.25
90th Percentile £84.47 £50.28 -
England median hourly rate £45.46 £35.00 £57.32
% change year-on-year +29.89% -38.94% -10.20%

All Process and 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 13,094 14,043 17,342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.85% 89.80% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,631 9,077 12,422
10th Percentile £338 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 166 232
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.59
25th Percentile £24.61 £23.80 £21.69
Median hourly rate £29.50 £37.25 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year -20.81% +3.60% -9.55%
75th Percentile £47.50 £53.75 £60.31
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.85%

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 December 2025.

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 3 December 2025.

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 3 December 2025. 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 +7 103 £550 -12.00% 49
West London -11 11 £575 +15.00% 7
South London -3 10 £500 +5.26% 6
East London +6 7 £900 +100.00% 8
North London - 2 £550 - 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 32 (5.78%) Confluence
2 25 (4.51%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.54%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.36%) Appian
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 45 (8.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 37 (6.68%) Microsoft Project
3 32 (5.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 31 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
5 21 (3.79%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.44%) Trello
7 5 (0.90%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.54%) Oracle Smart View
8 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 28 (5.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (3.07%) Endur
3 7 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.26%) Oracle General Ledger
3 7 (1.26%) Workday HCM
4 6 (1.08%) SAP GTS
5 5 (0.90%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.90%) SAP IBP
6 4 (0.72%) Loan IQ
6 4 (0.72%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.72%) Oracle Cash Management
6 4 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle FAH
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.54%) ProductWriter
7 3 (0.54%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 81 (14.62%) Azure
2 30 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (5.05%) SaaS
4 23 (4.15%) Power Platform
5 22 (3.97%) AWS
6 21 (3.79%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (3.25%) Entra ID
8 17 (3.07%) GCP
9 11 (1.99%) GitHub
9 11 (1.99%) OCI
9 11 (1.99%) PaaS
10 10 (1.81%) IaaS
11 9 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.44%) Asana
13 4 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.72%) Figma
13 4 (0.72%) Smartsheet
13 4 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
14 3 (0.54%) Amazon EKS
14 3 (0.54%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.35%) Firewall
1 13 (2.35%) WAN
2 11 (1.99%) DNS
2 11 (1.99%) TCP/IP
3 7 (1.26%) SD-WAN
3 7 (1.26%) VPN
4 6 (1.08%) LAN
5 5 (0.90%) Multicast
5 5 (0.90%) NetScaler
6 4 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
6 4 (0.72%) tcpdump
6 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.72%) Wireshark
7 3 (0.54%) DKIM
7 3 (0.54%) DMARC
7 3 (0.54%) MPLS
8 2 (0.36%) Internet
8 2 (0.36%) Network Security
8 2 (0.36%) SNMP
8 2 (0.36%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.61%) Power BI
2 7 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (1.26%) Tableau
3 6 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.72%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.54%) Big Data
5 3 (0.54%) Metadata
5 3 (0.54%) Oracle ODI
6 2 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.18%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.18%) Data Hub
7 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.18%) Looker
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.18%) Power Query
7 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 75 (13.54%) JIRA
2 11 (1.99%) Git
3 6 (1.08%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.90%) GitLab
5 4 (0.72%) Oracle APEX
5 4 (0.72%) Subversion
5 4 (0.72%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.54%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.18%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.18%) Selenium
8 1 (0.18%) TestRail
General
1 240 (43.32%) Social Skills
2 211 (38.09%) Finance
3 78 (14.08%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (8.30%) Public Sector
5 45 (8.12%) Banking
6 27 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
7 26 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
7 26 (4.69%) Retail
8 24 (4.33%) Front Office
9 22 (3.97%) Marketing
10 21 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
11 20 (3.61%) Legal
12 18 (3.25%) Manufacturing
13 16 (2.89%) Telecoms
14 14 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (2.17%) Back Office
16 11 (1.99%) Law
16 11 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.62%) Billing
17 9 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 154 (27.80%) Project Manager
2 106 (19.13%) Analyst
3 84 (15.16%) Business Analyst
4 61 (11.01%) Lead
5 52 (9.39%) Senior
6 34 (6.14%) Consultant
7 27 (4.87%) Architect
8 26 (4.69%) IT Manager
9 22 (3.97%) Senior Manager
10 20 (3.61%) Programme Manager
11 19 (3.43%) Senior Project Manager
12 18 (3.25%) Delivery Manager
12 18 (3.25%) SAP Manager
13 17 (3.07%) IT Project Manager
14 15 (2.71%) Infrastructure Manager
15 14 (2.53%) SAP Project Manager
16 13 (2.35%) Infrastructure Project Manager
16 13 (2.35%) Solutions Architect
17 11 (1.99%) Business Manager
17 11 (1.99%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.53%) REST
2 9 (1.62%) Web Services
3 7 (1.26%) Middleware
4 6 (1.08%) .NET
4 6 (1.08%) Node.js
4 6 (1.08%) RESTful
5 4 (0.72%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
5 4 (0.72%) SailPoint
5 4 (0.72%) Ultra Messaging
5 4 (0.72%) ZK
6 3 (0.54%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.54%) React
6 3 (0.54%) YAML
7 2 (0.36%) ADO
7 2 (0.36%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.36%) HTML
7 2 (0.36%) Spring
8 1 (0.18%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.14%) Product Ownership
2 24 (4.33%) Onboarding
3 20 (3.61%) Data Centre
3 20 (3.61%) PMI
4 16 (2.89%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.62%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.44%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.44%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.26%) Fixed Income
10 7 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.26%) Reinsurance
11 6 (1.08%) Life Science
11 6 (1.08%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.08%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 31 (5.60%) Windows
2 15 (2.71%) Linux
3 13 (2.35%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.44%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.26%) Unix
6 5 (0.90%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.72%) Solaris
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.18%) Android
9 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) VMS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (42.24%) Agile
2 186 (33.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 170 (30.69%) Project Management
4 100 (18.05%) Problem-Solving
5 98 (17.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 82 (14.80%) Continuous Improvement
7 78 (14.08%) Migration
8 75 (13.54%) Change Management
9 74 (13.36%) Risk Management
10 69 (12.45%) Business Analysis
11 67 (12.09%) Roadmaps
12 64 (11.55%) Workshop Facilitation
13 63 (11.37%) Waterfall
14 61 (11.01%) PRINCE2
15 60 (10.83%) User Acceptance Testing
16 58 (10.47%) Decision-Making
17 56 (10.11%) Requirements Gathering
18 54 (9.75%) Scrum
19 50 (9.03%) DevOps
20 49 (8.84%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 43 (7.76%) Python
2 37 (6.68%) SQL
3 24 (4.33%) PowerShell
4 18 (3.25%) Bash
5 12 (2.17%) Java
6 4 (0.72%) C++
6 4 (0.72%) Perl
6 4 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.54%) VBA
8 2 (0.36%) ABAP
8 2 (0.36%) C#
8 2 (0.36%) PHP
8 2 (0.36%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.18%) Go
9 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 93 (16.79%) Degree
2 64 (11.55%) Security Cleared
3 51 (9.21%) PMI Certification
4 49 (8.84%) SC Cleared
5 42 (7.58%) PMP
6 17 (3.07%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.17%) CBAP
8 11 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.99%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (0.90%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 5 (0.90%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 4 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.72%) CISM
10 4 (0.72%) CISSP
10 4 (0.72%) ISEB
10 4 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.72%) MBA
10 4 (0.72%) PhD
11 3 (0.54%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.22%) PMO
2 36 (6.50%) QA
3 21 (3.79%) GDPR
4 17 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.62%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.44%) MiFID
7 8 (1.44%) NIST
7 8 (1.44%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.26%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.26%) PSD2
8 7 (1.26%) SLA
9 6 (1.08%) EMIR
9 6 (1.08%) NCSC
10 5 (0.90%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.90%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.72%) COBIT
11 4 (0.72%) GMP
11 4 (0.72%) SEPA
12 3 (0.54%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 20 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.90%) Docker
3 5 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.72%) NFS
4 4 (0.72%) Veritas File System
4 4 (0.72%) Veritas Volume Manager
4 4 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.18%) RACF
6 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (2.89%) Ansible
2 12 (2.17%) Terraform
3 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.90%) Grafana
5 5 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.90%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.72%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.72%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.72%) QRadar
6 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Satellite
6 4 (0.72%) SCCM
7 3 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.54%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 81 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 53 (9.57%) SAP
3 41 (7.40%) Oracle
4 24 (4.33%) ServiceNow
5 23 (4.15%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.35%) Workday
7 12 (2.17%) Google
8 10 (1.81%) VMware
9 9 (1.62%) CyberArk
10 8 (1.44%) Cisco
10 8 (1.44%) Citrix
11 7 (1.26%) IBM
12 6 (1.08%) Apple
12 6 (1.08%) Planview
13 5 (0.90%) ION Trading
13 5 (0.90%) Splunk
13 5 (0.90%) TIBCO
14 4 (0.72%) Qualys
14 4 (0.72%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.72%) SaltStack