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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 28 27
Rank change year-on-year -27 -1 -1
Contract jobs citing Project Management 868 875 1,127
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.27% 6.50% 7.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.80% 7.02% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 537 548 665
10th Percentile £350 £325 £315
25th Percentile £438 £441 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £675 £700 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 37 26
10th Percentile £28.00 £17.00 £19.13
25th Percentile £29.73 £24.50 £30.69
Median hourly rate £47.46 £34.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.57% -1.43% -11.21%
75th Percentile £61.63 £52.00 £42.75
90th Percentile £69.00 £64.25 £59.88
England median hourly rate £53.37 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +54.68% -1.43% -17.65%

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 18,072 12,468 14,370
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.85% 92.58% 89.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,839 8,220 9,409
10th Percentile £358 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £669 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 243 178
10th Percentile £16.04 £17.98 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.01 £24.16
Median hourly rate £32.63 £30.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% -16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.25 £56.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.38
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 -17 130 £555 -3.48% 180
West London -8 37 £680 +30.77% 49
South London -4 11 £650 +36.84% 15
East London +4 6 £495 +18.92% 12
North London - 1 £450 - 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 49 (5.65%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.15%) Confluence
3 22 (2.53%) CMS
4 21 (2.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.69%) WordPress
7 5 (0.58%) Apache
7 5 (0.58%) JBoss
7 5 (0.58%) Moodle
8 4 (0.46%) SAS
8 4 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.12%) Appian
10 1 (0.12%) Camunda
Applications
1 85 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 72 (8.29%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 62 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (2.07%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (0.81%) Trello
6 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.23%) Windchill
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (1.50%) Adobe Campaign
2 10 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.04%) Magento
4 6 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.58%) ProductWriter
6 4 (0.46%) Endur
6 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.35%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.35%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.35%) Orchestrade
7 3 (0.35%) Shopify
8 2 (0.23%) Changepoint
8 2 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.23%) Findur
8 2 (0.23%) Loan IQ
8 2 (0.23%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.23%) Workfront
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
9 1 (0.12%) Primavera
9 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 84 (9.68%) Azure
2 59 (6.80%) SaaS
3 55 (6.34%) Power Platform
4 47 (5.41%) AWS
5 34 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (1.61%) Asana
8 13 (1.50%) GCP
9 12 (1.38%) Smartsheet
10 11 (1.27%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (1.04%) Amazon S3
12 8 (0.92%) Google Workspace
13 7 (0.81%) Snowflake
14 6 (0.69%) Adobe Analytics
15 5 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
15 5 (0.58%) GitHub
15 5 (0.58%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.58%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.30%) Network Security
2 10 (1.15%) WAN
3 9 (1.04%) Firewall
4 8 (0.92%) 3GPP
4 8 (0.92%) 4G
4 8 (0.92%) 5G
4 8 (0.92%) LTE
4 8 (0.92%) Radio Access Network
4 8 (0.92%) Wireshark
5 7 (0.81%) LAN
5 7 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.69%) Wireless
7 5 (0.58%) BGP
7 5 (0.58%) Kerberos
7 5 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
8 4 (0.46%) DKIM
8 4 (0.46%) DMARC
8 4 (0.46%) DNS
8 4 (0.46%) Multicast
9 3 (0.35%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.30%) Power BI
2 12 (1.38%) Tableau
3 9 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.04%) Metadata
4 7 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (0.81%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.58%) Big Data
5 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
5 5 (0.58%) Hadoop
5 5 (0.58%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.46%) Power Query
7 3 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.35%) QlikView
7 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.23%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.23%) DataStage
8 2 (0.23%) Looker
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.12%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.12%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 111 (12.79%) JIRA
2 21 (2.42%) Git
3 14 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.92%) Subversion
5 3 (0.35%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.23%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.12%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.12%) GitLab
7 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.12%) LSMW
7 1 (0.12%) Postman
7 1 (0.12%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.12%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.12%) Zephyr
General
1 392 (45.16%) Social Skills
2 364 (41.94%) Finance
3 135 (15.55%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (12.56%) Banking
5 99 (11.41%) Marketing
6 75 (8.64%) Organisational Skills
7 65 (7.49%) Public Sector
8 55 (6.34%) Retail
9 51 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
10 45 (5.18%) Legal
11 28 (3.23%) Investment Banking
11 28 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (3.11%) Telecoms
13 25 (2.88%) Front Office
14 16 (1.84%) Financial Institution
15 14 (1.61%) Manufacturing
16 13 (1.50%) Law
17 12 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 12 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.04%) Billing
Job Titles
1 360 (41.47%) Project Manager
2 97 (11.18%) Senior
3 80 (9.22%) Lead
4 77 (8.87%) Senior Manager
5 64 (7.37%) Analyst
6 57 (6.57%) Senior Project Manager
7 53 (6.11%) Programme Manager
8 49 (5.65%) IT Manager
9 40 (4.61%) Business Analyst
9 40 (4.61%) Delivery Manager
10 37 (4.26%) Technical Manager
11 36 (4.15%) IT Project Manager
12 31 (3.57%) Technical Project Manager
13 30 (3.46%) Consultant
14 23 (2.65%) Developer
15 19 (2.19%) Digital Project Manager
16 18 (2.07%) Infrastructure Manager
17 17 (1.96%) Coordinator
18 16 (1.84%) Change Manager
19 15 (1.73%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.50%) ADO
2 10 (1.15%) VML
3 8 (0.92%) REST
3 8 (0.92%) Web Services
4 7 (0.81%) Middleware
4 7 (0.81%) pytest
5 6 (0.69%) HTML
5 6 (0.69%) React
5 6 (0.69%) SOAP
5 6 (0.69%) Terraform
6 5 (0.58%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.58%) OAuth
6 5 (0.58%) XML
7 4 (0.46%) .NET
8 3 (0.35%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.35%) DAO
8 3 (0.35%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.35%) XSLT
9 2 (0.23%) JSON
9 2 (0.23%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (5.76%) Management Information System
2 47 (5.41%) Onboarding
3 45 (5.18%) Product Ownership
4 28 (3.23%) Data Centre
5 25 (2.88%) Data Protection Act
6 21 (2.42%) PMI
7 19 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (2.07%) Virtual Team
9 16 (1.84%) Fixed Income
10 15 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 12 (1.38%) FMCG
11 12 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.38%) Social Media
12 11 (1.27%) Derivative
13 10 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
13 10 (1.15%) Life Science
13 10 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
14 9 (1.04%) CMDB
14 9 (1.04%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.42%) Linux
2 17 (1.96%) Windows
3 7 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.58%) Unix
5 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.35%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 429 (49.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 371 (42.74%) Agile
3 257 (29.61%) Project Delivery
4 196 (22.58%) PRINCE2
5 140 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
6 132 (15.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 128 (14.75%) Migration
8 127 (14.63%) Change Management
8 127 (14.63%) Decision-Making
9 125 (14.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 119 (13.71%) AI
10 119 (13.71%) Waterfall
11 111 (12.79%) Scrum
12 104 (11.98%) Risk Management
13 90 (10.37%) Roadmaps
14 87 (10.02%) Analytics
15 84 (9.68%) Programme Management
16 82 (9.45%) Project Governance
17 80 (9.22%) DevOps
18 69 (7.95%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.38%) SQL
2 31 (3.57%) Python
3 9 (1.04%) Java
4 7 (0.81%) C#
5 6 (0.69%) Bash
5 6 (0.69%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.46%) C++
6 4 (0.46%) Korn
6 4 (0.46%) VBA
7 3 (0.35%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.23%) R
9 1 (0.12%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.12%) C
9 1 (0.12%) COBOL
9 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.12%) RPG
9 1 (0.12%) VB
9 1 (0.12%) VB6
9 1 (0.12%) X++
Qualifications
1 175 (20.16%) PMP
2 149 (17.17%) PMI Certification
3 127 (14.63%) Degree
4 88 (10.14%) Security Cleared
5 68 (7.83%) SC Cleared
6 18 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 15 (1.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 12 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 9 (1.04%) CISSP
9 9 (1.04%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.92%) CISM
11 7 (0.81%) APMP
11 7 (0.81%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.81%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.69%) PgMP
13 5 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.58%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (14.40%) PMO
2 49 (5.65%) QA
3 36 (4.15%) Data Quality
4 16 (1.84%) GDPR
5 14 (1.61%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.92%) P3O
7 8 (0.92%) SLA
8 7 (0.81%) FINREP
8 7 (0.81%) GRC
8 7 (0.81%) NIST
9 6 (0.69%) COREP
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.46%) MiFID
11 3 (0.35%) EMIR
11 3 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.35%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.35%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.58%) Ansible
1 5 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
1 5 (0.58%) Puppet
1 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Satellite
2 4 (0.46%) ITRS Geneos
2 4 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 153 (17.63%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.72%) SAP
3 40 (4.61%) ServiceNow
4 29 (3.34%) Adobe
5 28 (3.23%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.42%) Oracle
7 20 (2.30%) Google
8 15 (1.73%) Sitecore
9 13 (1.50%) VMware
10 12 (1.38%) Cisco
11 11 (1.27%) Atlassian
12 10 (1.15%) NEC
13 9 (1.04%) Alteryx
13 9 (1.04%) Murex
13 9 (1.04%) Planview
14 8 (0.92%) Ericsson
14 8 (0.92%) Nokia
14 8 (0.92%) Workday
15 7 (0.81%) Guidewire
16 6 (0.69%) Wrike