Project Leader Contracts in London

Project Lead
England > London

The median Project Lead daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 334 377 452
Rank change year-on-year +43 +75 +112
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 19 14 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.15% 0.079% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.084% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 11 21
10th Percentile £463 £213 -
25th Percentile £575 £400 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £620 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £722 £750
90th Percentile £884 £725 £825
England median daily rate £600 £538 £588
% change year-on-year +11.63% -8.51% +11.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 11,726 16,625 25,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.24% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,034 12,022 18,663
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 336 290
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.90 £20.02 £22.53
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £65.00 £76.03
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
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 Leader within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 +7 6 £706 +26.12% 3
Project Leader
England

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 14 (73.68%) Finance
2 12 (63.16%) Project Management
3 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
4 6 (31.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (21.05%) Project Delivery
7 3 (15.79%) SAP
7 3 (15.79%) Migration
7 3 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (15.79%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (15.79%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (15.79%) Line Management
7 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
7 3 (15.79%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (10.53%) Internal Audit
8 2 (10.53%) Workfront
8 2 (10.53%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
8 2 (10.53%) SaaS
8 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (10.53%) User Acceptance Testing
8 2 (10.53%) Test Scripting
8 2 (10.53%) Marketing
8 2 (10.53%) Project Planning
8 2 (10.53%) Agile
8 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (10.53%) Aerospace
8 2 (10.53%) Supplier Management
8 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
8 2 (10.53%) Salesforce
8 2 (10.53%) SAP PS

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (15.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (10.53%) SAP PS
2 2 (10.53%) Workfront
3 1 (5.26%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.53%) SaaS
General
1 14 (73.68%) Finance
2 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 2 (10.53%) Aerospace
4 2 (10.53%) Marketing
5 1 (5.26%) Banking
5 1 (5.26%) Billing
5 1 (5.26%) Front Office
5 1 (5.26%) Investment Banking
5 1 (5.26%) Legal
5 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.26%) Derivative
2 1 (5.26%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.26%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (63.16%) Project Management
2 6 (31.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (21.05%) Project Delivery
5 3 (15.79%) Line Management
5 3 (15.79%) Migration
6 2 (10.53%) Agile
6 2 (10.53%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
6 2 (10.53%) Internal Audit
6 2 (10.53%) Project Planning
6 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (10.53%) Supplier Management
6 2 (10.53%) Test Scripting
6 2 (10.53%) User Acceptance Testing
7 1 (5.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (5.26%) DevOps
7 1 (5.26%) Quote-to-Cash
7 1 (5.26%) Revenue Recognition
7 1 (5.26%) Risk Analysis
7 1 (5.26%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (5.26%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.26%) IFRS
1 1 (5.26%) PMO
1 1 (5.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (15.79%) SAP
2 2 (10.53%) Salesforce
3 1 (5.26%) Microsoft