Project Director Contract Job Trends in London

Projects Director
England > London

The median Projects Director daily rate in London is £506, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 363 378
Rank change year-on-year -83 +15 +89
Contract jobs requiring a Project Director 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.020% 0.015% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.016% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £448 £668 -
25th Percentile £483 £731 £925
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £875 £950
Median % change year-on-year -42.17% -7.89% +35.71%
75th Percentile £520 £1,031 £975
90th Percentile £538 £1,103 -
England median daily rate £506 £750 £950
% change year-on-year -32.53% -21.05% +35.71%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 18,760 12,713 15,236
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.12% 92.97% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,229 8,604 10,759
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 352 203 201
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.95 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £30.00 £33.07
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -9.28% -15.66%
75th Percentile £58.94 £49.88 £53.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.65 £25.30 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.58% -43.78% +5.88%

Project Director
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Director' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Project Director job vacancy trend in London

Project Director
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Director job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Director job vacancies in London

Project Director
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Director job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Director job vacancies in London

Project Director
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 Director within the London region over the 6 months to 10 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 -21 2 £479 -56.50% 3
Project Director
England

Project Director Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 10 August 2026, Project Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Project Director in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) PMP
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Register
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Accessibility
3 2 (50.00%) Copywriting
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Dependency Management
3 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (50.00%) Order Management
3 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
3 2 (50.00%) Programme Governance
3 2 (50.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (25.00%) B2B
4 1 (25.00%) B2B Marketing
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (25.00%) Production Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Project Director Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Cybercrime
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Register
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Copywriting
3 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (50.00%) Dependency Management
3 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (50.00%) Order Management
3 2 (50.00%) Programme Governance
3 2 (50.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (25.00%) B2B
4 1 (25.00%) B2B Marketing
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (25.00%) Production Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) PMP
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Accessibility