Project Management Contract Job Trends in London

Project Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 25 27
Rank change year-on-year -27 +2 +2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 840 993 1,181
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.34% 7.51% 6.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.88% 8.15% 7.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 530 604 801
10th Percentile £356 £313 £300
25th Percentile £431 £430 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year +2.79% +3.29% -5.33%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £650
90th Percentile £764 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 31 47
10th Percentile £28.00 £25.75 £20.27
25th Percentile £31.56 £33.25 £23.05
Median hourly rate £40.23 £43.08 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.60% +32.54% -23.08%
75th Percentile £57.13 £51.59 £44.63
90th Percentile £66.25 £63.75 £59.00
England median hourly rate £35.77 £45.59 £37.50
% change year-on-year -21.55% +21.57% -12.79%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Project Management 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 17,207 12,190 15,592
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.94% 92.22% 88.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,434 8,142 11,106
10th Percentile £360 £331 £340
25th Percentile £438 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -5.98%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £523 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.46% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 227 296
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.97
25th Percentile £23.16 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.85% +8.33% -25.47%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.45 £68.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% +1.65%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Project Management job vacancy trend in London

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
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 Management within the London region over the 6 months to 4 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 -20 123 £600 +4.35% 115
West London -20 22 £575 +21.05% 35
South London +1 12 £650 +79.81% 8
East London -8 3 £550 +22.22% 18
North London +2 2 £500 - 3
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 44 (5.24%) Confluence
1 44 (5.24%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.02%) CMS
3 9 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.71%) WordPress
6 4 (0.48%) Apache
6 4 (0.48%) Moodle
7 3 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Self-Service HR
9 1 (0.12%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 71 (8.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 55 (6.55%) Microsoft Office
4 54 (6.43%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.14%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.60%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.48%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.36%) Trello
10 2 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.12%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 9 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.95%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.95%) Shopify
3 6 (0.71%) Adobe Campaign
3 6 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.71%) Magento
3 6 (0.71%) ProductWriter
4 5 (0.60%) Endur
5 4 (0.48%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.36%) Orchestrade
7 2 (0.24%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.24%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 2 (0.24%) Findur
7 2 (0.24%) IntelliMatch
7 2 (0.24%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.24%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 72 (8.57%) Azure
2 55 (6.55%) SaaS
3 53 (6.31%) AWS
4 40 (4.76%) Power Platform
5 28 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
6 21 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.02%) Smartsheet
8 10 (1.19%) Asana
8 10 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.19%) GCP
9 8 (0.95%) BigCommerce
10 7 (0.83%) GitHub
10 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.71%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (0.71%) Entra ID
11 6 (0.71%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.60%) Google Ads
12 5 (0.60%) Google Drive
13 4 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.55%) Network Security
2 8 (0.95%) WAN
3 7 (0.83%) Firewall
4 6 (0.71%) LAN
5 4 (0.48%) DKIM
5 4 (0.48%) DMARC
5 4 (0.48%) DNS
5 4 (0.48%) Intranet
5 4 (0.48%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.36%) Internet
6 3 (0.36%) Multicast
6 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.24%) BGP
7 2 (0.24%) Broadband
7 2 (0.24%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.24%) VPN
7 2 (0.24%) Wireless
8 1 (0.12%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.12%) VXLAN
8 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.40%) Power BI
2 8 (0.95%) Tableau
3 7 (0.83%) Data Lake
3 7 (0.83%) Metadata
4 6 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.36%) QlikView
6 3 (0.36%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.24%) Power Query
8 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) Big Data
8 1 (0.12%) Data Vault
8 1 (0.12%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 94 (11.19%) JIRA
2 17 (2.02%) Git
3 13 (1.55%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.83%) Subversion
5 6 (0.71%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.36%) GitLab
7 2 (0.24%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.24%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.12%) Appium
8 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.12%) LSMW
8 1 (0.12%) Postman
8 1 (0.12%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
General
1 365 (43.45%) Social Skills
2 331 (39.40%) Finance
3 118 (14.05%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (11.67%) Marketing
5 91 (10.83%) Banking
6 87 (10.36%) Organisational Skills
7 66 (7.86%) Public Sector
8 58 (6.90%) Retail
9 47 (5.60%) Legal
10 37 (4.40%) Influencing Skills
11 31 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
12 29 (3.45%) Front Office
13 27 (3.21%) Investment Banking
14 26 (3.10%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 14 (1.67%) Manufacturing
17 13 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
18 11 (1.31%) Telecoms
19 10 (1.19%) Law
Job Titles
1 354 (42.14%) Project Manager
2 98 (11.67%) Senior
3 90 (10.71%) Analyst
4 76 (9.05%) Lead
5 75 (8.93%) Senior Manager
6 67 (7.98%) Business Analyst
7 63 (7.50%) Senior Project Manager
8 43 (5.12%) IT Manager
9 42 (5.00%) Programme Manager
10 37 (4.40%) IT Project Manager
11 36 (4.29%) Technical Manager
12 29 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
12 29 (3.45%) Technical Project Manager
13 28 (3.33%) Infrastructure Manager
14 26 (3.10%) Developer
15 23 (2.74%) Architect
15 23 (2.74%) Infrastructure Project Manager
16 22 (2.62%) Consultant
16 22 (2.62%) Migration Manager
16 22 (2.62%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.79%) REST
2 13 (1.55%) VML
3 9 (1.07%) HTML
3 9 (1.07%) Middleware
3 9 (1.07%) SOAP
4 6 (0.71%) .NET
4 6 (0.71%) ADO
4 6 (0.71%) React
4 6 (0.71%) SailPoint
5 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.60%) Web Services
6 4 (0.48%) OAuth
6 4 (0.48%) XML
7 3 (0.36%) CSS
7 3 (0.36%) FastAPI
7 3 (0.36%) HTML5
7 3 (0.36%) HTML5 Canvas
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.36%) RESTful
8 2 (0.24%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.24%) Onboarding
2 39 (4.64%) Management Information System
3 33 (3.93%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.86%) Data Centre
4 24 (2.86%) PMI
5 23 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
6 18 (2.14%) Social Media
7 15 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (1.55%) FMCG
8 13 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.55%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 11 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.19%) Fixed Income
11 10 (1.19%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (1.07%) Market Risk
13 8 (0.95%) Derivative
13 8 (0.95%) Marketing Technology
14 7 (0.83%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.43%) Windows
2 7 (0.83%) Linux
3 5 (0.60%) Unix
4 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.24%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (41.79%) Agile
2 318 (37.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 230 (27.38%) Project Delivery
4 148 (17.62%) PRINCE2
5 134 (15.95%) Migration
6 131 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
7 118 (14.05%) Change Management
8 115 (13.69%) Decision-Making
8 115 (13.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 114 (13.57%) Waterfall
10 111 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
11 97 (11.55%) Scrum
12 90 (10.71%) AI
13 87 (10.36%) Risk Management
14 71 (8.45%) Analytics
15 68 (8.10%) Business Analysis
16 67 (7.98%) Requirements Gathering
17 65 (7.74%) DevOps
18 61 (7.26%) Roadmaps
19 59 (7.02%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.00%) SQL
2 28 (3.33%) Python
3 9 (1.07%) Java
4 8 (0.95%) C#
4 8 (0.95%) TypeScript
5 5 (0.60%) C++
6 4 (0.48%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.48%) R
7 2 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
7 2 (0.24%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.24%) VBA
8 1 (0.12%) C
8 1 (0.12%) COBOL
8 1 (0.12%) Korn
8 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.12%) RPG
8 1 (0.12%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 147 (17.50%) PMP
2 123 (14.64%) PMI Certification
3 113 (13.45%) Degree
4 67 (7.98%) Security Cleared
5 46 (5.48%) SC Cleared
6 15 (1.79%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 10 (1.19%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.07%) CISSP
10 7 (0.83%) APMG
10 7 (0.83%) APMP
10 7 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.83%) CBAP
10 7 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.83%) IIBA
11 6 (0.71%) CISM
11 6 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 5 (0.60%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (12.98%) PMO
2 59 (7.02%) QA
3 33 (3.93%) Data Quality
4 23 (2.74%) GDPR
5 15 (1.79%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.79%) SLA
6 14 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.43%) NIST
8 8 (0.95%) MiFID
9 7 (0.83%) EMIR
9 7 (0.83%) GRC
10 5 (0.60%) FINREP
11 4 (0.48%) COREP
11 4 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.36%) GxP
12 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.36%) P3O
12 3 (0.36%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.24%) COBIT
13 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (1.55%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.24%) Firmware
3 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
4 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.48%) RSA Archer
3 3 (0.36%) Ansible
3 3 (0.36%) ITRS Geneos
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.24%) Terraform
5 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.12%) logstash
5 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 119 (14.17%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.95%) ServiceNow
3 41 (4.88%) SAP
4 39 (4.64%) Salesforce
5 29 (3.45%) Oracle
6 27 (3.21%) Adobe
7 19 (2.26%) Google
8 18 (2.14%) Sitecore
9 11 (1.31%) Murex
10 10 (1.19%) CyberArk
11 8 (0.95%) Cisco
11 8 (0.95%) Workday
12 7 (0.83%) Alteryx
12 7 (0.83%) Bloomberg
13 6 (0.71%) Avaloq
13 6 (0.71%) Databricks
13 6 (0.71%) Guidewire
13 6 (0.71%) NEC
13 6 (0.71%) VMware
14 5 (0.60%) Wrike