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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 66 64
Rank change year-on-year -9 -2 -8
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 692 487 587
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.59% 3.78% 3.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.04% 4.09% 3.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 315 406
10th Percentile £363 £385 £375
25th Percentile £450 £465 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £663 £695 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 12
10th Percentile £37.06 £35.58 -
25th Percentile - £42.44 £20.98
Median hourly rate £41.00 £51.25 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +100.27% -20.03%
75th Percentile £51.13 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.63 £75.00 £67.70
England median hourly rate £41.00 £65.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year -36.92% +91.57% -43.45%

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 17,131 11,893 15,475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.90% 92.25% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,394 7,948 11,029
10th Percentile £360 £333 £343
25th Percentile £438 £425 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% - -6.14%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £685
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 266 223 303
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.59
25th Percentile £23.91 £24.66 £20.01
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -26.42%
75th Percentile £59.00 £49.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.20 £68.60
England median hourly rate £46.90 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.48% -34.02% +1.65%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 1 July 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 0 106 £565 -7.76% 109
South London +9 17 £475 -20.83% 4
West London -3 17 £513 -2.38% 18
East London +1 2 £590 - 11
North London +1 2 £544 -1.14% 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 43 (6.21%) SharePoint
2 39 (5.64%) Confluence
3 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.87%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.43%) Camunda
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) SAS
5 3 (0.43%) WordPress
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) CloudStack
Applications
1 60 (8.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (7.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 46 (6.65%) Microsoft Project
4 40 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.30%) Loan IQ
3 7 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.87%) ProductWriter
4 6 (0.87%) Summit
5 4 (0.58%) SAP SD
6 3 (0.43%) Endur
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.43%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.43%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 2 (0.29%) Orchestrade
7 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.29%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 96 (13.87%) Azure
2 51 (7.37%) AWS
3 45 (6.50%) Power Platform
4 36 (5.20%) SaaS
5 30 (4.34%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.18%) Entra ID
8 16 (2.31%) GitHub
9 12 (1.73%) GitHub Actions
9 12 (1.73%) IaaS
10 10 (1.45%) Amazon S3
10 10 (1.45%) Google Workspace
11 9 (1.30%) Amazon EC2
11 9 (1.30%) GCP
11 9 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (1.30%) Serverless
11 9 (1.30%) SuccessFactors
11 9 (1.30%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 8 (1.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (5.20%) Firewall
2 21 (3.03%) DNS
3 20 (2.89%) Network Security
4 14 (2.02%) VPN
5 11 (1.59%) DHCP
6 10 (1.45%) WAN
7 9 (1.30%) Wireless
8 8 (1.16%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 8 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (1.01%) BGP
9 7 (1.01%) LAN
9 7 (1.01%) MPLS
10 6 (0.87%) Internet
10 6 (0.87%) VLAN
11 5 (0.72%) Broadband
11 5 (0.72%) Multicast
11 5 (0.72%) OSPF
12 4 (0.58%) BIG-IP
12 4 (0.58%) IPsec
12 4 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.06%) Power BI
2 14 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
2 14 (2.02%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.01%) Metadata
4 6 (0.87%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.87%) Tableau
5 5 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.72%) RDBMS
5 5 (0.72%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.58%) Big Data
6 4 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.43%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.29%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 84 (12.14%) JIRA
2 13 (1.88%) Git
3 9 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.87%) GitLab
5 5 (0.72%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.29%) Appium
6 2 (0.29%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.29%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.29%) Selenium
7 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Subversion
7 1 (0.14%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.14%) TestNG
7 1 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 304 (43.93%) Social Skills
2 262 (37.86%) Finance
3 101 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.42%) Public Sector
5 76 (10.98%) Banking
6 61 (8.82%) Organisational Skills
7 48 (6.94%) Retail
8 46 (6.65%) Presentation Skills
9 42 (6.07%) Legal
10 26 (3.76%) Marketing
11 20 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (2.60%) Investment Banking
12 18 (2.60%) Local Government
13 17 (2.46%) Financial Institution
14 15 (2.17%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.02%) Front Office
16 13 (1.88%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.30%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 210 (30.35%) Project Manager
2 89 (12.86%) Analyst
3 72 (10.40%) Lead
4 64 (9.25%) Senior
5 58 (8.38%) Business Analyst
6 40 (5.78%) Architect
7 32 (4.62%) Delivery Manager
7 32 (4.62%) Developer
8 30 (4.34%) Consultant
8 30 (4.34%) Senior Manager
9 27 (3.90%) Network Engineer
10 25 (3.61%) IT Manager
11 23 (3.32%) Senior Project Manager
12 21 (3.03%) Change Manager
13 20 (2.89%) Solutions Architect
13 20 (2.89%) Technical Manager
14 17 (2.46%) IT Project Manager
15 16 (2.31%) Transformation Manager
16 15 (2.17%) Infrastructure Manager
17 14 (2.02%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.31%) Middleware
2 15 (2.17%) REST
3 5 (0.72%) PySpark
3 5 (0.72%) React
3 5 (0.72%) XML
4 4 (0.58%) ADO
4 4 (0.58%) OAuth
4 4 (0.58%) React Native
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.43%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.43%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.43%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.43%) Kafka
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.29%) .NET
6 2 (0.29%) IDoc
6 2 (0.29%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.29%) OpenID
6 2 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.78%) Onboarding
2 33 (4.77%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.18%) Product Ownership
3 22 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.03%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.75%) Cloud Native
6 15 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
7 13 (1.88%) Derivative
7 13 (1.88%) IoT
8 12 (1.73%) Credit Risk
9 11 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 11 (1.59%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.45%) Life Science
11 9 (1.30%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.30%) Reinsurance
12 8 (1.16%) Data Structures
12 8 (1.16%) FMCG
13 7 (1.01%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.03%) Windows
2 11 (1.59%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.16%) Linux
4 5 (0.72%) Unix
5 4 (0.58%) VMS
6 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Android
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (37.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 256 (36.99%) Agile
3 235 (33.96%) Project Management
4 127 (18.35%) Migration
5 125 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
6 112 (16.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 105 (15.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 102 (14.74%) Decision-Making
8 102 (14.74%) PRINCE2
9 95 (13.73%) Change Management
10 84 (12.14%) Waterfall
11 79 (11.42%) AI
12 74 (10.69%) DevOps
13 72 (10.40%) Risk Management
14 67 (9.68%) Roadmaps
15 63 (9.10%) Analytics
16 57 (8.24%) Business Analysis
17 56 (8.09%) Validation
18 54 (7.80%) Project Governance
19 53 (7.66%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 45 (6.50%) SQL
2 39 (5.64%) Python
3 10 (1.45%) Java
4 8 (1.16%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.01%) C#
5 7 (1.01%) VBA
6 5 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.58%) Bicep
7 4 (0.58%) Go
7 4 (0.58%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.43%) Bash
8 3 (0.43%) C++
8 3 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.43%) Korn
8 3 (0.43%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.29%) Rust
10 1 (0.14%) COBOL
10 1 (0.14%) RPG
Qualifications
1 86 (12.43%) Degree
2 84 (12.14%) PMP
3 82 (11.85%) Security Cleared
4 69 (9.97%) PMI Certification
5 64 (9.25%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.31%) DV Cleared
7 14 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.59%) CCNP
10 10 (1.45%) CISSP
11 9 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.16%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 7 (1.01%) APMG
13 7 (1.01%) CBAP
13 7 (1.01%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.87%) APMP
14 6 (0.87%) IIBA
15 5 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (14.16%) PMO
2 42 (6.07%) QA
3 22 (3.18%) NIST
4 21 (3.03%) GDPR
5 20 (2.89%) Data Quality
6 19 (2.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.45%) GRC
8 8 (1.16%) SLA
9 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.72%) HL7
11 4 (0.58%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.58%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.58%) MiFID
12 3 (0.43%) GAAP
12 3 (0.43%) GxP
12 3 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.43%) NCSC
12 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.16%) Docker
3 6 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.29%) Firmware
6 2 (0.29%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.29%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 25 (3.61%) Terraform
2 12 (1.73%) Ansible
2 12 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.30%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.43%) SCCM
6 3 (0.43%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.29%) Nessus
8 1 (0.14%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) logstash
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.14%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 131 (18.93%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.21%) ServiceNow
3 39 (5.64%) SAP
4 29 (4.19%) Oracle
5 23 (3.32%) Cisco
6 20 (2.89%) Salesforce
7 18 (2.60%) Palo Alto
8 14 (2.02%) Google
9 13 (1.88%) Fortinet
10 11 (1.59%) VMware
11 9 (1.30%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.30%) F5
11 9 (1.30%) Workday
12 8 (1.16%) Citrix
12 8 (1.16%) Juniper
12 8 (1.16%) Murex
12 8 (1.16%) Zscaler
13 6 (0.87%) Adobe
13 6 (0.87%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.87%) NEC