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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 71 54
Rank change year-on-year +3 -17 +4
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 657 458 679
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.77% 3.60% 3.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.24% 3.92% 4.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 286 485
10th Percentile £373 £369 £371
25th Percentile £456 £455 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £665 £668 £688
90th Percentile £778 £775 £783
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 9
10th Percentile £29.01 £24.33 -
25th Percentile £31.65 £26.83 £20.98
Median hourly rate £36.95 £32.00 £23.33
Median % change year-on-year +15.47% +37.16% -14.36%
75th Percentile £48.80 £40.88 £55.00
90th Percentile £61.13 £45.60 £65.90
England median hourly rate £45.46 £57.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year -20.94% +74.24% -49.23%

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 15,500 11,691 15,679
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.89% 91.95% 88.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,370 7,941 11,223
10th Percentile £355 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £756 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 166 333
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.30 £15.96
25th Percentile £25.15 £23.64 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.58 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% +15.25% -23.08%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.69 £48.56
90th Percentile £73.08 £63.50 £66.95
England median hourly rate £41.94 £31.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.55% -9.60% -9.09%

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 April 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 April 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 April 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 99 £550 -4.35% 70
South London -2 18 £525 -12.50% 2
West London -16 15 £538 +19.44% 7
East London -1 3 £550 - 7
North London - 2 £544 -
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 37 (5.63%) Confluence
2 31 (4.72%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.61%) CMS
5 3 (0.46%) Camunda
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.30%) WebSphere
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 (9.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (7.61%) Microsoft Project
3 46 (7.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (6.24%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (2.28%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.91%) Trello
7 3 (0.46%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 16 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.83%) Loan IQ
3 7 (1.07%) Endur
4 6 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.91%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 5 (0.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.76%) Summit
6 3 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.46%) Oracle General Ledger
6 3 (0.46%) ProductWriter
6 3 (0.46%) Shopify
7 2 (0.30%) Algo Collateral
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle FAH
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.30%) SAP SRM
7 2 (0.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 89 (13.55%) Azure
2 37 (5.63%) AWS
3 35 (5.33%) Power Platform
3 35 (5.33%) SaaS
4 33 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 16 (2.44%) GCP
6 16 (2.44%) GitHub
7 14 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
7 14 (2.13%) IaaS
8 10 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.52%) Google Workspace
9 8 (1.22%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.07%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 7 (1.07%) Amazon EC2
10 7 (1.07%) OCI
10 7 (1.07%) PaaS
10 7 (1.07%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (0.91%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.18%) Firewall
2 14 (2.13%) DNS
2 14 (2.13%) Network Security
3 11 (1.67%) NetScaler
4 9 (1.37%) MPLS
4 9 (1.37%) WAN
5 6 (0.91%) Internet
5 6 (0.91%) LAN
6 5 (0.76%) BGP
6 5 (0.76%) OSPF
7 4 (0.61%) Broadband
7 4 (0.61%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 4 (0.61%) Multicast
7 4 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
7 4 (0.61%) VPN
8 3 (0.46%) DHCP
8 3 (0.46%) IPsec
8 3 (0.46%) SSL
8 3 (0.46%) VLAN
8 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.96%) Power BI
2 17 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.83%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.22%) Metadata
4 8 (1.22%) Tableau
5 6 (0.91%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.76%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.61%) Big Data
8 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle ODI
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.15%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 89 (13.55%) JIRA
2 11 (1.67%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.37%) Git
4 5 (0.76%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.76%) GitLab
5 3 (0.46%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.15%) Appium
7 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.15%) LSMW
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.15%) Selenium
7 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.15%) TestRail
7 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 298 (45.36%) Social Skills
2 257 (39.12%) Finance
3 110 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (12.94%) Banking
5 67 (10.20%) Public Sector
6 55 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
7 52 (7.91%) Presentation Skills
8 39 (5.94%) Retail
9 31 (4.72%) Legal
10 26 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (3.96%) Marketing
11 21 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.74%) Investment Banking
13 16 (2.44%) Financial Institution
13 16 (2.44%) Telecoms
14 14 (2.13%) Front Office
15 11 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (1.37%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (1.07%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 206 (31.35%) Project Manager
2 100 (15.22%) Analyst
3 83 (12.63%) Business Analyst
4 76 (11.57%) Lead
5 62 (9.44%) Senior
6 33 (5.02%) Consultant
7 32 (4.87%) Architect
8 30 (4.57%) Delivery Manager
9 28 (4.26%) Senior Manager
10 26 (3.96%) IT Manager
11 21 (3.20%) Programme Manager
11 21 (3.20%) Technical Manager
12 20 (3.04%) Senior Project Manager
13 18 (2.74%) Developer
13 18 (2.74%) Infrastructure Manager
13 18 (2.74%) IT Project Manager
14 17 (2.59%) Change Manager
14 17 (2.59%) Solutions Architect
15 16 (2.44%) Network Engineer
16 15 (2.28%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.59%) Middleware
2 9 (1.37%) XML
3 8 (1.22%) REST
4 5 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.61%) SailPoint
6 3 (0.46%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.46%) AWS CDK
6 3 (0.46%) HTML
6 3 (0.46%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.46%) React
6 3 (0.46%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.46%) Web Services
6 3 (0.46%) ZK
7 2 (0.30%) ADO
7 2 (0.30%) CSS
7 2 (0.30%) IDoc
7 2 (0.30%) OAuth
7 2 (0.30%) VML
7 2 (0.30%) XML Messaging
7 2 (0.30%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.02%) Onboarding
2 29 (4.41%) Management Information System
3 28 (4.26%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.35%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.89%) Data Protection Act
6 16 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.98%) Derivative
9 10 (1.52%) PMI
10 9 (1.37%) Credit Risk
11 8 (1.22%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (1.22%) Life Science
11 8 (1.22%) Public Cloud
11 8 (1.22%) Reinsurance
12 7 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (1.07%) IoT
12 7 (1.07%) NHS
12 7 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (1.07%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.57%) Windows
2 15 (2.28%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.22%) Linux
3 8 (1.22%) VMS
4 7 (1.07%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.91%) Unix
6 1 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (39.88%) Agile
2 229 (34.86%) Project Management
3 218 (33.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 128 (19.48%) Problem-Solving
5 117 (17.81%) Migration
6 94 (14.31%) PRINCE2
7 93 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 91 (13.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 90 (13.70%) Decision-Making
10 78 (11.87%) Change Management
11 75 (11.42%) Risk Management
12 74 (11.26%) DevOps
13 73 (11.11%) Roadmaps
13 73 (11.11%) Waterfall
14 70 (10.65%) Workshop Facilitation
15 69 (10.50%) Business Analysis
16 67 (10.20%) Scrum
17 63 (9.59%) Validation
18 57 (8.68%) Project Governance
19 55 (8.37%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 46 (7.00%) SQL
2 30 (4.57%) Python
3 11 (1.67%) Java
4 6 (0.91%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.76%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.61%) Bash
6 4 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.61%) Go
6 4 (0.61%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.61%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.46%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.46%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.30%) ABAP
8 2 (0.30%) Bicep
8 2 (0.30%) C#
8 2 (0.30%) C++
8 2 (0.30%) Rust
9 1 (0.15%) Korn
9 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 92 (14.00%) Degree
2 78 (11.87%) PMP
3 73 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 69 (10.50%) PMI Certification
5 62 (9.44%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 18 (2.74%) Master's Degree
8 16 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (2.13%) APMP
10 11 (1.67%) CBAP
11 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.07%) APMG
12 7 (1.07%) IIBA
13 6 (0.91%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.91%) CCNP
13 6 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.91%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.76%) CTC Cleared
14 5 (0.76%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (12.94%) PMO
2 52 (7.91%) QA
3 22 (3.35%) GDPR
4 19 (2.89%) NIST
5 18 (2.74%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.22%) GRC
6 8 (1.22%) SLA
7 7 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.91%) Basel III
8 6 (0.91%) HL7
9 5 (0.76%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.76%) GAAP
9 5 (0.76%) ISO 20022
9 5 (0.76%) MiFID
9 5 (0.76%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.61%) IFRS
11 3 (0.46%) IFRS 9
11 3 (0.46%) PSD2
12 2 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 19 (2.89%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.91%) Docker
4 3 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) RACF
6 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (3.20%) Terraform
2 15 (2.28%) Ansible
3 11 (1.67%) Kubernetes
4 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.30%) Control-M
6 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.15%) Avamar
7 1 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.15%) logstash
7 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.15%) SCCM
7 1 (0.15%) SCOM
7 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 121 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 44 (6.70%) SAP
3 31 (4.72%) Oracle
3 31 (4.72%) ServiceNow
4 23 (3.50%) Google
5 22 (3.35%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.98%) Citrix
6 13 (1.98%) CyberArk
7 12 (1.83%) Workday
8 11 (1.67%) Cisco
8 11 (1.67%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.37%) Software AG
10 7 (1.07%) Adobe
10 7 (1.07%) NEC
11 6 (0.91%) Fortinet
12 5 (0.76%) Arista
12 5 (0.76%) CheckPoint
12 5 (0.76%) Planview
12 5 (0.76%) Remedy
12 5 (0.76%) VMware