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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 71 51
Rank change year-on-year +9 -20 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 593 513 760
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.10% 3.45% 4.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.50% 3.83% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 303 520
10th Percentile £350 £356 £363
25th Percentile £438 £458 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £673 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £750 £800
England median daily rate £518 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -3.72% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 2
10th Percentile £33.44 £27.46 £56.38
25th Percentile £45.97 £32.94 £58.44
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% -45.10% +96.15%
75th Percentile £68.27 £36.35 £70.94
90th Percentile £88.25 £50.28 £74.13
England median hourly rate £45.46 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +29.89% -36.36% -10.32%

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 13,190 13,384 16,568
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.29% 90.13% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,688 8,584 11,883
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £681
90th Percentile £756 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 164 245
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.03 £17.85
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £20.02
Median hourly rate £31.49 £36.65 £32.69
Median % change year-on-year -14.08% +12.11% -14.80%
75th Percentile £53.44 £55.38 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.70 £80.75 £74.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.64%

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 +5 101 £550 -12.00% 177
West London -11 13 £575 +15.00% 8
South London +2 12 £500 +5.26% 23
East London +2 6 £900 +100.00% 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 34 (5.73%) Confluence
2 22 (3.71%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.51%) CMS
4 3 (0.51%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.34%) Appian
5 2 (0.34%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
Applications
1 52 (8.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (6.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 36 (6.07%) Microsoft Office
4 34 (5.73%) Microsoft Project
5 23 (3.88%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.35%) Trello
7 5 (0.84%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.51%) Oracle Smart View
8 3 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.17%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.17%) InDesign
9 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.17%) Revit
9 1 (0.17%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 30 (5.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.19%) Endur
3 7 (1.18%) Oracle General Ledger
3 7 (1.18%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 6 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.84%) Oracle FAH
5 5 (0.84%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.84%) SAP GTS
5 5 (0.84%) SAP IBP
5 5 (0.84%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.67%) Loan IQ
6 4 (0.67%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.67%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.67%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.51%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.51%) ProductWriter
7 3 (0.51%) SAP EWM
7 3 (0.51%) Shopify
8 2 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 90 (15.18%) Azure
2 32 (5.40%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (5.06%) SaaS
4 29 (4.89%) Power Platform
5 21 (3.54%) AWS
6 20 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (3.37%) GCP
7 18 (3.04%) Entra ID
8 17 (2.87%) GitHub
9 12 (2.02%) OCI
10 11 (1.85%) IaaS
11 10 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.35%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (1.18%) Asana
13 7 (1.18%) PaaS
14 6 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (0.84%) SuccessFactors
16 4 (0.67%) Google Workspace
16 4 (0.67%) OpenShift
16 4 (0.67%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 27 (4.55%) Firewall
2 14 (2.36%) WAN
3 13 (2.19%) DNS
4 10 (1.69%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.52%) LAN
5 9 (1.52%) NetScaler
6 7 (1.18%) Network Security
6 7 (1.18%) SD-WAN
7 6 (1.01%) MPLS
7 6 (1.01%) VPN
8 5 (0.84%) Multicast
9 4 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.67%) tcpdump
9 4 (0.67%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.51%) BGP
10 3 (0.51%) DKIM
10 3 (0.51%) DMARC
10 3 (0.51%) Internet
10 3 (0.51%) OSPF
10 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.05%) Power BI
2 11 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.01%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.01%) Tableau
4 5 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.67%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.51%) Metadata
6 3 (0.51%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (0.34%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.34%) Big Data
7 2 (0.34%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.17%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.17%) Power Query
8 1 (0.17%) Redis
8 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 77 (12.98%) JIRA
2 12 (2.02%) Git
3 11 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.84%) GitLab
5 4 (0.67%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.67%) Oracle APEX
5 4 (0.67%) Subversion
5 4 (0.67%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.17%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.17%) LSMW
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.17%) Selenium
7 1 (0.17%) TestRail
General
1 263 (44.35%) Social Skills
2 227 (38.28%) Finance
3 86 (14.50%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (9.95%) Banking
5 53 (8.94%) Public Sector
6 29 (4.89%) Influencing Skills
6 29 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (4.72%) Retail
8 27 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
9 25 (4.22%) Front Office
10 22 (3.71%) Legal
11 19 (3.20%) Marketing
12 17 (2.87%) Manufacturing
13 16 (2.70%) Telecoms
14 13 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.52%) Back Office
17 9 (1.52%) Financial Institution
17 9 (1.52%) Law
Job Titles
1 164 (27.66%) Project Manager
2 106 (17.88%) Analyst
3 86 (14.50%) Business Analyst
4 70 (11.80%) Lead
5 57 (9.61%) Senior
6 34 (5.73%) Consultant
7 30 (5.06%) Architect
8 24 (4.05%) IT Manager
8 24 (4.05%) Programme Manager
8 24 (4.05%) Senior Manager
9 23 (3.88%) SAP Manager
10 19 (3.20%) Delivery Manager
10 19 (3.20%) SAP Project Manager
10 19 (3.20%) Senior Project Manager
11 16 (2.70%) IT Project Manager
12 15 (2.53%) Infrastructure Manager
12 15 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (2.36%) Developer
14 11 (1.85%) Infrastructure Project Manager
14 11 (1.85%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.53%) REST
2 12 (2.02%) Middleware
3 8 (1.35%) Web Services
4 5 (0.84%) Node.js
4 5 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (0.84%) ZK
5 4 (0.67%) .NET
5 4 (0.67%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.67%) HTML
5 4 (0.67%) RESTful
5 4 (0.67%) SailPoint
5 4 (0.67%) Ultra Messaging
6 3 (0.51%) React
6 3 (0.51%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.51%) XML
6 3 (0.51%) YAML
7 2 (0.34%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.34%) CSS
7 2 (0.34%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.34%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.90%) Product Ownership
2 28 (4.72%) Onboarding
3 23 (3.88%) Data Centre
4 20 (3.37%) PMI
5 15 (2.53%) Management Information System
6 13 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.69%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
10 9 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.35%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.35%) Life Science
11 8 (1.35%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.18%) Reinsurance
13 6 (1.01%) Mobile App
13 6 (1.01%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.90%) Windows
2 16 (2.70%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.53%) Linux
4 9 (1.52%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.18%) Unix
6 6 (1.01%) VMS
7 5 (0.84%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.67%) Solaris
9 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.17%) Android
10 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (40.13%) Agile
2 191 (32.21%) Stakeholder Management
3 182 (30.69%) Project Management
4 112 (18.89%) Problem-Solving
5 92 (15.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 92 (15.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 86 (14.50%) Migration
7 73 (12.31%) Risk Management
8 72 (12.14%) Change Management
9 70 (11.80%) PRINCE2
10 66 (11.13%) Scrum
10 66 (11.13%) Waterfall
11 65 (10.96%) Roadmaps
12 64 (10.79%) Business Analysis
12 64 (10.79%) Decision-Making
13 61 (10.29%) Workshop Facilitation
14 59 (9.95%) DevOps
14 59 (9.95%) User Acceptance Testing
15 53 (8.94%) Project Governance
16 52 (8.77%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.08%) Python
2 37 (6.24%) SQL
3 22 (3.71%) PowerShell
4 18 (3.04%) Bash
5 12 (2.02%) Java
6 6 (1.01%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.67%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.67%) Perl
8 2 (0.34%) ABAP
8 2 (0.34%) C++
8 2 (0.34%) PHP
8 2 (0.34%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.34%) VBA
9 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.17%) C#
9 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.17%) Go
9 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 90 (15.18%) Degree
2 75 (12.65%) Security Cleared
3 60 (10.12%) SC Cleared
4 58 (9.78%) PMI Certification
5 51 (8.60%) PMP
6 22 (3.71%) Master's Degree
7 16 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.52%) CBAP
8 9 (1.52%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.18%) APMP
9 7 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.01%) CISM
10 6 (1.01%) CISSP
10 6 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (0.84%) IIBA
11 5 (0.84%) ISEB
11 5 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.67%) PhD
13 3 (0.51%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (9.44%) PMO
2 37 (6.24%) QA
3 21 (3.54%) GDPR
4 20 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 12 (2.02%) NIST
7 11 (1.85%) Data Quality
8 9 (1.52%) MiFID
9 8 (1.35%) Accessibility
9 8 (1.35%) PCI DSS
10 7 (1.18%) ISO 20022
10 7 (1.18%) SLA
11 6 (1.01%) EMIR
11 6 (1.01%) NCSC
11 6 (1.01%) PSD2
12 5 (0.84%) Def Stans
13 4 (0.67%) GMP
14 3 (0.51%) Basel III
14 3 (0.51%) IEC 61508
14 3 (0.51%) SEPA
System Software
1 21 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.01%) Docker
5 4 (0.67%) NFS
5 4 (0.67%) Veritas File System
5 4 (0.67%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 4 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) RACF
Systems Management
1 23 (3.88%) Ansible
2 18 (3.04%) Terraform
3 11 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.69%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.84%) Grafana
6 5 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.84%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.67%) ITRS Geneos
7 4 (0.67%) QRadar
7 4 (0.67%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (0.67%) SCCM
8 3 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.51%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.17%) Control-M
9 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.17%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 95 (16.02%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.95%) SAP
3 42 (7.08%) Oracle
4 23 (3.88%) ServiceNow
5 22 (3.71%) Salesforce
6 18 (3.04%) Google
7 12 (2.02%) Workday
8 11 (1.85%) Citrix
9 10 (1.69%) Cisco
10 9 (1.52%) CyberArk
10 9 (1.52%) VMware
11 6 (1.01%) Aruba
11 6 (1.01%) IBM
11 6 (1.01%) Planview
11 6 (1.01%) Software AG
12 5 (0.84%) Apple
12 5 (0.84%) Splunk
12 5 (0.84%) TIBCO
13 4 (0.67%) ION Trading
13 4 (0.67%) Qualys