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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 66 52
Rank change year-on-year +2 -14 +3
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 629 480 709
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.15% 3.53% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.57% 3.90% 4.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 280 488
10th Percentile £358 £356 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £741 £809
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 8
10th Percentile £32.20 £27.46 -
25th Percentile £39.62 £32.94 £20.98
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £23.33
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% +50.05% +3.74%
75th Percentile £69.36 £45.31 £33.00
90th Percentile £92.03 £56.25 £61.38
England median hourly rate £45.46 £36.00 £38.58
% change year-on-year +26.28% -6.68% -35.71%

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 13,766 12,313 16,184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.73% 90.57% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,152 7,857 11,594
10th Percentile £350 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 153 339
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £16.02
25th Percentile £25.11 £25.40 £19.49
Median hourly rate £34.75 £37.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.34% +25.00% -14.89%
75th Percentile £56.62 £55.25 £51.25
90th Percentile £69.94 £79.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -26.37% - -

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 12 February 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 12 February 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 12 February 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 +4 100 £550 -12.00% 48
South London -3 12 £500 +5.26% 7
West London -12 11 £575 +15.00% 8
East London +5 5 £765 +80.00% 15
North London - 1 £550 -
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 (5.88%) Confluence
2 23 (3.66%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.64%) CMS
5 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.32%) Appian
6 2 (0.32%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.16%) Camunda
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
Applications
1 57 (9.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (7.00%) Microsoft Project
3 42 (6.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
5 19 (3.02%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.11%) Trello
7 5 (0.79%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.48%) Oracle Smart View
8 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.16%) InDesign
9 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.16%) Revit
9 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 26 (4.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.59%) Endur
2 10 (1.59%) Loan IQ
3 9 (1.43%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 7 (1.11%) Oracle General Ledger
5 6 (0.95%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.79%) Oracle FAH
7 4 (0.64%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.64%) SAP GTS
7 4 (0.64%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.48%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.48%) ProductWriter
8 3 (0.48%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.48%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.32%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.32%) SAP SCM
9 2 (0.32%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 98 (15.58%) Azure
2 35 (5.56%) SaaS
3 30 (4.77%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (4.45%) AWS
5 27 (4.29%) Power Platform
6 22 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
7 18 (2.86%) GCP
7 18 (2.86%) GitHub
8 16 (2.54%) Entra ID
9 12 (1.91%) IaaS
10 11 (1.75%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (1.59%) OCI
12 9 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (1.11%) Asana
14 7 (1.11%) PaaS
15 5 (0.79%) Google Workspace
15 5 (0.79%) OpenShift
15 5 (0.79%) Smartsheet
16 4 (0.64%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.93%) Firewall
2 14 (2.23%) WAN
3 11 (1.75%) DNS
3 11 (1.75%) NetScaler
3 11 (1.75%) Network Security
4 9 (1.43%) LAN
5 8 (1.27%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.11%) MPLS
6 7 (1.11%) SD-WAN
6 7 (1.11%) VPN
7 5 (0.79%) Multicast
8 4 (0.64%) BGP
8 4 (0.64%) Broadband
8 4 (0.64%) Internet
8 4 (0.64%) OSPF
8 4 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
8 4 (0.64%) tcpdump
8 4 (0.64%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.32%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.34%) Power BI
2 13 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.79%) Metadata
4 5 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.79%) Tableau
5 4 (0.64%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle ODI
6 3 (0.48%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.32%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.32%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.16%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.16%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 85 (13.51%) JIRA
2 14 (2.23%) Jenkins
3 9 (1.43%) Git
4 6 (0.95%) GitLab
5 4 (0.64%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.32%) Selenium
7 2 (0.32%) Subversion
7 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.16%) Appium
8 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.16%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.16%) LSMW
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.16%) TestComplete
8 1 (0.16%) TestRail
8 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 286 (45.47%) Social Skills
2 248 (39.43%) Finance
3 89 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (12.88%) Banking
5 55 (8.74%) Public Sector
6 40 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (6.04%) Presentation Skills
8 34 (5.41%) Retail
9 31 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.50%) Front Office
11 21 (3.34%) Legal
12 16 (2.54%) Marketing
13 15 (2.38%) Investment Banking
14 14 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (2.23%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.75%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.59%) Financial Institution
16 10 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.43%) Law
Job Titles
1 178 (28.30%) Project Manager
2 121 (19.24%) Analyst
3 98 (15.58%) Business Analyst
4 87 (13.83%) Lead
5 62 (9.86%) Senior
6 35 (5.56%) Consultant
7 32 (5.09%) Architect
8 24 (3.82%) Programme Manager
9 22 (3.50%) SAP Manager
10 21 (3.34%) IT Manager
10 21 (3.34%) Senior Manager
11 20 (3.18%) Delivery Manager
12 18 (2.86%) SAP Project Manager
13 17 (2.70%) Infrastructure Manager
13 17 (2.70%) Senior Project Manager
14 16 (2.54%) Senior Analyst
14 16 (2.54%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.38%) IT Project Manager
15 15 (2.38%) Senior Business Analyst
16 13 (2.07%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.86%) Middleware
2 11 (1.75%) REST
3 6 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.95%) Web Services
3 6 (0.95%) XML
4 5 (0.79%) Node.js
5 4 (0.64%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.64%) HTML
5 4 (0.64%) React
5 4 (0.64%) SailPoint
5 4 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
5 4 (0.64%) Ultra Messaging
5 4 (0.64%) ZK
6 3 (0.48%) RESTful
6 3 (0.48%) YAML
7 2 (0.32%) .NET
7 2 (0.32%) ADO
7 2 (0.32%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.32%) CSS
7 2 (0.32%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.56%) Product Ownership
2 33 (5.25%) Onboarding
3 22 (3.50%) Data Centre
4 21 (3.34%) Management Information System
5 15 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (2.07%) PMI
7 12 (1.91%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
10 9 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
10 9 (1.43%) NHS
10 9 (1.43%) Reinsurance
11 8 (1.27%) Fixed Income
11 8 (1.27%) Life Science
12 7 (1.11%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.11%) Derivative
12 7 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (6.04%) Windows
2 15 (2.38%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.23%) Linux
4 11 (1.75%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.43%) VMS
6 8 (1.27%) Unix
7 5 (0.79%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.32%) Solaris
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.16%) Android
9 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (41.81%) Agile
2 203 (32.27%) Project Management
3 200 (31.80%) Stakeholder Management
4 117 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
5 102 (16.22%) Migration
6 91 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
7 88 (13.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 80 (12.72%) PRINCE2
9 79 (12.56%) Business Analysis
10 78 (12.40%) Waterfall
11 74 (11.76%) Decision-Making
11 74 (11.76%) DevOps
11 74 (11.76%) Scrum
12 73 (11.61%) Change Management
13 67 (10.65%) Risk Management
13 67 (10.65%) Roadmaps
14 66 (10.49%) Requirements Gathering
15 64 (10.17%) Workshop Facilitation
16 60 (9.54%) Project Governance
16 60 (9.54%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 45 (7.15%) Python
2 42 (6.68%) SQL
3 22 (3.50%) PowerShell
4 17 (2.70%) Bash
5 14 (2.23%) Java
6 5 (0.79%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.79%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.64%) C++
8 3 (0.48%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.32%) ABAP
9 2 (0.32%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.32%) C#
9 2 (0.32%) Perl
9 2 (0.32%) PHP
9 2 (0.32%) Rust
10 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.16%) Go
10 1 (0.16%) Korn
10 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 94 (14.94%) Degree
2 72 (11.45%) Security Cleared
3 63 (10.02%) PMP
4 62 (9.86%) PMI Certification
5 58 (9.22%) SC Cleared
6 26 (4.13%) Master's Degree
7 19 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.23%) CBAP
9 13 (2.07%) APMP
10 11 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.59%) IIBA
12 8 (1.27%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 6 (0.95%) CISM
13 6 (0.95%) CISSP
13 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.79%) CCNP
14 5 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.79%) ISEB
14 5 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (9.86%) PMO
2 46 (7.31%) QA
3 22 (3.50%) GDPR
4 19 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.86%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.23%) NIST
7 12 (1.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.27%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.27%) MiFID
9 7 (1.11%) SLA
10 6 (0.95%) ISO 20022
11 5 (0.79%) Basel III
11 5 (0.79%) NCSC
11 5 (0.79%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.64%) EMIR
12 4 (0.64%) GAAP
12 4 (0.64%) GRC
12 4 (0.64%) PSD2
13 3 (0.48%) GMP
13 3 (0.48%) HL7
System Software
1 17 (2.70%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.11%) Docker
4 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.32%) NFS
5 2 (0.32%) Veritas File System
5 2 (0.32%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.16%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.16%) RACF
Systems Management
1 23 (3.66%) Ansible
2 22 (3.50%) Terraform
3 13 (2.07%) Kubernetes
4 12 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.79%) Grafana
5 5 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (0.79%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.64%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.64%) SCCM
7 3 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.32%) Control-M
8 2 (0.32%) QRadar
8 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.16%) logstash
Vendors
1 111 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.74%) SAP
3 41 (6.52%) Oracle
4 27 (4.29%) ServiceNow
5 19 (3.02%) Google
5 19 (3.02%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.91%) Citrix
7 11 (1.75%) Cisco
7 11 (1.75%) CyberArk
8 10 (1.59%) Workday
9 9 (1.43%) Software AG
10 7 (1.11%) Aruba
10 7 (1.11%) Palo Alto
10 7 (1.11%) Planview
11 6 (0.95%) VMware
12 5 (0.79%) Adobe
12 5 (0.79%) Apple
12 5 (0.79%) IBM
12 5 (0.79%) TIBCO
13 4 (0.64%) CheckPoint