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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 71 68
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 -10
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 785 493 550
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.89% 3.63% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 3.93% 3.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 506 324 375
10th Percentile £363 £386 £368
25th Percentile £450 £463 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £594 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% +7.95% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £695 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £765
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 7
10th Percentile £38.64 £35.30 £30.05
25th Percentile £41.00 £41.75 £34.55
Median hourly rate £47.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% -15.38% +0.78%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £66.50
90th Percentile £57.88 £77.50 £68.60
England median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £36.80
% change year-on-year - +49.46% -41.82%

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 17,959 12,532 14,428
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.08% 92.33% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,817 8,377 10,112
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
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 296 248 200
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.05
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -17.15% -13.73%
75th Percentile £56.25 £47.81 £54.06
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.08 £71.31
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.78%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -4 109 £550 -8.33% 122
West London 0 23 £494 -5.95% 27
South London -4 14 £450 -14.29% 12
East London +3 2 £550 - 18
North London -2 2 £538 -2.27% 3
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 56 (7.13%) SharePoint
2 45 (5.73%) Confluence
3 19 (2.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.64%) Apache
4 5 (0.64%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.64%) JBoss
5 4 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.51%) CMS
5 4 (0.51%) WordPress
6 3 (0.38%) Appian
6 3 (0.38%) Kentico
6 3 (0.38%) SAS
7 2 (0.25%) Camunda
8 1 (0.13%) CloudStack
8 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.13%) MTS
Applications
1 68 (8.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (6.24%) Microsoft Project
3 48 (6.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 47 (5.99%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.40%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.64%) Trello
7 3 (0.38%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (2.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.76%) ProductWriter
4 5 (0.64%) SAP SD
5 4 (0.51%) Loan IQ
5 4 (0.51%) Magento
5 4 (0.51%) Summit
6 3 (0.38%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 3 (0.38%) Shopify
6 3 (0.38%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.25%) Endur
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle Retail
7 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.25%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.25%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.25%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.25%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 129 (16.43%) Azure
2 64 (8.15%) AWS
3 60 (7.64%) Power Platform
4 43 (5.48%) SaaS
5 41 (5.22%) Microsoft 365
6 39 (4.97%) Azure DevOps
7 32 (4.08%) Entra ID
8 20 (2.55%) GitHub
9 19 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (2.42%) GCP
10 14 (1.78%) IaaS
11 13 (1.66%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.66%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (1.40%) Google Workspace
13 11 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
14 10 (1.27%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (1.27%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.27%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 53 (6.75%) Firewall
2 29 (3.69%) DNS
3 24 (3.06%) Network Security
4 21 (2.68%) VPN
5 18 (2.29%) WAN
6 17 (2.17%) Wireless
7 15 (1.91%) DHCP
7 15 (1.91%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (1.78%) BGP
9 13 (1.66%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 12 (1.53%) VLAN
11 11 (1.40%) LAN
12 10 (1.27%) Multicast
13 8 (1.02%) MPLS
13 8 (1.02%) TCP/IP
14 7 (0.89%) IPsec
14 7 (0.89%) OSPF
14 7 (0.89%) SD-WAN
15 6 (0.76%) Internet
16 5 (0.64%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.73%) Power BI
2 20 (2.55%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.15%) Big Data
5 7 (0.89%) Metadata
6 6 (0.76%) Tableau
7 5 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.64%) Delta Lake
7 5 (0.64%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.38%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.38%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.25%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.25%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 91 (11.59%) JIRA
2 16 (2.04%) Git
3 11 (1.40%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.89%) GitLab
5 5 (0.64%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.64%) Selenium
6 4 (0.51%) Subversion
7 2 (0.25%) Appium
7 2 (0.25%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.25%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.25%) TestNG
8 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.13%) Gatling
8 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
General
1 351 (44.71%) Social Skills
2 301 (38.34%) Finance
3 127 (16.18%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (10.96%) Banking
5 79 (10.06%) Public Sector
6 61 (7.77%) Organisational Skills
7 56 (7.13%) Retail
8 52 (6.62%) Legal
9 40 (5.10%) Presentation Skills
10 32 (4.08%) Marketing
11 27 (3.44%) Telecoms
12 25 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
13 23 (2.93%) Front Office
14 22 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
15 20 (2.55%) Financial Institution
15 20 (2.55%) Investment Banking
16 17 (2.17%) Local Government
17 15 (1.91%) Manufacturing
18 13 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
19 9 (1.15%) Law
Job Titles
1 216 (27.52%) Project Manager
2 90 (11.46%) Analyst
3 79 (10.06%) Senior
4 72 (9.17%) Lead
5 60 (7.64%) Business Analyst
6 47 (5.99%) Architect
7 45 (5.73%) Consultant
8 39 (4.97%) Developer
9 37 (4.71%) Delivery Manager
10 35 (4.46%) Senior Manager
11 34 (4.33%) Network Engineer
12 28 (3.57%) IT Manager
12 28 (3.57%) Technical Manager
13 26 (3.31%) Senior Project Manager
14 23 (2.93%) Solutions Architect
15 19 (2.42%) IT Project Manager
15 19 (2.42%) Programme Manager
15 19 (2.42%) Transformation Manager
16 18 (2.29%) Infrastructure Manager
17 17 (2.17%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.42%) REST
2 12 (1.53%) Middleware
3 8 (1.02%) React
4 7 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.76%) PySpark
5 6 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
5 6 (0.76%) Web Services
6 5 (0.64%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.64%) Kafka
6 5 (0.64%) VML
6 5 (0.64%) XML
7 4 (0.51%) 802.1X
7 4 (0.51%) OAuth
7 4 (0.51%) Playwright
7 4 (0.51%) React Native
7 4 (0.51%) SailPoint
7 4 (0.51%) SOAP
8 3 (0.38%) ADO
8 3 (0.38%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.25%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 47 (5.99%) Onboarding
2 34 (4.33%) Management Information System
2 34 (4.33%) Product Ownership
3 28 (3.57%) Data Centre
4 24 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (2.55%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.29%) Derivative
6 18 (2.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 17 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
8 15 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (1.78%) IoT
10 13 (1.66%) Credit Risk
10 13 (1.66%) Life Science
11 10 (1.27%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.15%) AI Agents
12 9 (1.15%) Fixed Income
12 9 (1.15%) FMCG
12 9 (1.15%) Public Cloud
12 9 (1.15%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.57%) Windows
2 18 (2.29%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.04%) Linux
4 7 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.51%) Unix
6 3 (0.38%) Android
6 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.25%) VMS
7 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (43.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 276 (35.16%) Agile
3 246 (31.34%) Project Management
4 146 (18.60%) Migration
5 141 (17.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 132 (16.82%) Problem-Solving
7 129 (16.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 127 (16.18%) PRINCE2
9 123 (15.67%) Change Management
10 114 (14.52%) Decision-Making
11 101 (12.87%) AI
12 93 (11.85%) Waterfall
13 88 (11.21%) Roadmaps
14 85 (10.83%) DevOps
15 83 (10.57%) Risk Management
16 73 (9.30%) Analytics
17 70 (8.92%) User Acceptance Testing
18 66 (8.41%) Business Analysis
18 66 (8.41%) Scrum
19 64 (8.15%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 50 (6.37%) SQL
2 45 (5.73%) Python
3 14 (1.78%) Java
3 14 (1.78%) PowerShell
4 11 (1.40%) VBA
5 8 (1.02%) T-SQL
6 7 (0.89%) C#
7 5 (0.64%) Bash
7 5 (0.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (0.51%) Bicep
8 4 (0.51%) Go
8 4 (0.51%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.51%) Korn
9 3 (0.38%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.25%) C++
10 2 (0.25%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.13%) BeanShell
11 1 (0.13%) COBOL
11 1 (0.13%) RPG
Qualifications
1 111 (14.14%) Security Cleared
2 99 (12.61%) PMP
3 89 (11.34%) Degree
4 86 (10.96%) SC Cleared
5 85 (10.83%) PMI Certification
6 24 (3.06%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.78%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.53%) CISSP
9 11 (1.40%) CCNP
10 10 (1.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (0.89%) APMG
11 7 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 7 (0.89%) RIBA
12 6 (0.76%) CISM
12 6 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.64%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.51%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (14.27%) PMO
2 44 (5.61%) QA
3 23 (2.93%) NIST
4 21 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (2.42%) Data Quality
6 18 (2.29%) GDPR
7 14 (1.78%) SLA
8 11 (1.40%) GRC
9 7 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.64%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.51%) HL7
11 4 (0.51%) NCSC
12 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.38%) GxP
12 3 (0.38%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 3 (0.38%) MiFID
12 3 (0.38%) P3O
12 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.53%) Docker
2 12 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.38%) vSphere
5 2 (0.25%) Firmware
5 2 (0.25%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) oVirt
6 1 (0.13%) RHEV
6 1 (0.13%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (3.57%) Terraform
2 15 (1.91%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.53%) Ansible
4 12 (1.53%) FortiGate
5 8 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.64%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (0.64%) Puppet
6 5 (0.64%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (0.51%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.38%) SCCM
8 3 (0.38%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.25%) Nessus
10 1 (0.13%) Check_MK
10 1 (0.13%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.13%) SCOM
10 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 167 (21.27%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.75%) ServiceNow
3 46 (5.86%) SAP
4 39 (4.97%) Cisco
5 24 (3.06%) Oracle
6 23 (2.93%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.68%) VMware
8 19 (2.42%) Fortinet
8 19 (2.42%) Google
9 18 (2.29%) Palo Alto
10 17 (2.17%) F5
10 17 (2.17%) Zscaler
11 15 (1.91%) Murex
12 13 (1.66%) Juniper
13 10 (1.27%) Bloomberg
13 10 (1.27%) Databricks
14 9 (1.15%) NEC
15 7 (0.89%) Adobe
15 7 (0.89%) CyberArk
15 7 (0.89%) Red Hat