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 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 26 27
Rank change year-on-year -25 +1 -2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 868 965 1,129
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.32% 7.12% 6.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.85% 7.70% 7.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 543 600 728
10th Percentile £350 £313 £315
25th Percentile £441 £444 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £536 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £517 £525
% change year-on-year +1.55% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 35 34
10th Percentile £28.00 £20.24 £20.58
25th Percentile £29.28 £26.88 £27.82
Median hourly rate £41.44 £36.00 £37.15
Median % change year-on-year +15.11% -3.10% -4.74%
75th Percentile £58.31 £51.25 £49.69
90th Percentile £69.85 £63.75 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £42.07 £38.12
% change year-on-year +6.97% +10.36% -3.62%

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 17,904 12,525 14,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.14% 92.35% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,758 8,336 10,048
10th Percentile £360 £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 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.40% -4.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 283 255 197
10th Percentile £16.95 £16.50 £16.99
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -15.71% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%

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 17 August 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 17 August 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 17 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 -23 116 £625 +13.64% 125
West London -9 31 £653 +26.39% 37
South London -8 9 £575 +15.00% 15
East London -6 3 £550 +5.77% 27
North London - 1 £450 - 5
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 (5.07%) SharePoint
2 37 (4.26%) Confluence
3 22 (2.53%) CMS
4 17 (1.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 10 (1.15%) 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%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle Self-Service HR
11 1 (0.12%) Appian
11 1 (0.12%) Camunda
11 1 (0.12%) IBM HTTP Server
11 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 69 (7.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (7.37%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (6.91%) Microsoft Project
4 56 (6.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 19 (2.19%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.81%) Trello
7 4 (0.46%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.12%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 12 (1.38%) Adobe Campaign
2 8 (0.92%) Magento
2 8 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.69%) ProductWriter
3 6 (0.69%) Shopify
4 4 (0.46%) Loan IQ
4 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.35%) Endur
5 3 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.35%) Orchestrade
5 3 (0.35%) Workfront
6 2 (0.23%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.23%) Changepoint
6 2 (0.23%) Findur
6 2 (0.23%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.23%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 81 (9.33%) Azure
2 63 (7.26%) SaaS
3 54 (6.22%) AWS
4 50 (5.76%) Power Platform
5 28 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
6 27 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (2.07%) Smartsheet
8 14 (1.61%) Asana
9 13 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.38%) GCP
11 9 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (0.92%) Entra ID
12 8 (0.92%) GitHub
13 7 (0.81%) Adobe Analytics
13 7 (0.81%) Google Workspace
13 7 (0.81%) Snowflake
14 6 (0.69%) Amazon S3
14 6 (0.69%) BigCommerce
15 5 (0.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (0.58%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.96%) Network Security
2 6 (0.69%) LAN
2 6 (0.69%) Structured Cabling
2 6 (0.69%) WAN
2 6 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (0.58%) Kerberos
3 5 (0.58%) Wireless
4 4 (0.46%) 3GPP
4 4 (0.46%) 4G
4 4 (0.46%) 5G
4 4 (0.46%) DKIM
4 4 (0.46%) DMARC
4 4 (0.46%) DNS
4 4 (0.46%) Firewall
4 4 (0.46%) LTE
4 4 (0.46%) Multicast
4 4 (0.46%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (0.46%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.46%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.35%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.84%) Power BI
2 12 (1.38%) Tableau
3 9 (1.04%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.04%) Metadata
4 6 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.69%) Big Data
4 6 (0.69%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.58%) DynamoDB
5 5 (0.58%) Hadoop
5 5 (0.58%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.35%) Power Query
6 3 (0.35%) QlikView
7 2 (0.23%) DataStage
7 2 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.23%) Looker
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 105 (12.10%) JIRA
2 20 (2.30%) Git
3 16 (1.84%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.04%) Subversion
5 6 (0.69%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.35%) GitLab
7 2 (0.23%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.23%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.12%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.12%) LSMW
8 1 (0.12%) Postman
8 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.12%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 383 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 337 (38.82%) Finance
3 143 (16.47%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (12.79%) Marketing
5 103 (11.87%) Banking
6 84 (9.68%) Organisational Skills
7 70 (8.06%) Public Sector
8 61 (7.03%) Retail
9 47 (5.41%) Legal
10 33 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (3.11%) Front Office
11 27 (3.11%) Investment Banking
12 26 (3.00%) Financial Institution
13 21 (2.42%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (2.42%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
16 12 (1.38%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.04%) Law
Job Titles
1 348 (40.09%) Project Manager
2 99 (11.41%) Senior
3 81 (9.33%) Senior Manager
4 77 (8.87%) Lead
5 70 (8.06%) Analyst
6 59 (6.80%) Senior Project Manager
7 55 (6.34%) Programme Manager
8 47 (5.41%) Business Analyst
9 46 (5.30%) IT Manager
10 40 (4.61%) Technical Manager
11 36 (4.15%) IT Project Manager
12 34 (3.92%) Delivery Manager
13 33 (3.80%) Technical Project Manager
14 28 (3.23%) Developer
15 26 (3.00%) Consultant
16 25 (2.88%) Infrastructure Manager
17 21 (2.42%) Infrastructure Project Manager
18 20 (2.30%) Digital Project Manager
18 20 (2.30%) Migration Manager
19 19 (2.19%) Migration Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.73%) REST
2 13 (1.50%) VML
3 12 (1.38%) ADO
4 11 (1.27%) Web Services
5 10 (1.15%) HTML
6 8 (0.92%) Middleware
6 8 (0.92%) React
6 8 (0.92%) SOAP
7 6 (0.69%) .NET
7 6 (0.69%) AngularJS
7 6 (0.69%) XML
8 5 (0.58%) FastAPI
8 5 (0.58%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.46%) CSS
9 4 (0.46%) OAuth
9 4 (0.46%) pytest
10 3 (0.35%) HTML5
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (0.35%) RESTful
10 3 (0.35%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (5.18%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.84%) Product Ownership
3 38 (4.38%) Management Information System
4 29 (3.34%) Data Centre
5 26 (3.00%) PMI
6 23 (2.65%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (1.84%) Virtual Team
8 14 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (1.61%) Social Media
9 13 (1.50%) FMCG
9 13 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.38%) Fixed Income
11 11 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.27%) Marketing Technology
12 10 (1.15%) CMDB
12 10 (1.15%) Credit Risk
12 10 (1.15%) IoT
13 9 (1.04%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.84%) Linux
2 15 (1.73%) Windows
3 7 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.58%) Unix
5 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
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
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (45.05%) Stakeholder Management
2 376 (43.32%) Agile
3 247 (28.46%) Project Delivery
4 195 (22.47%) PRINCE2
5 139 (16.01%) Migration
6 136 (15.67%) Problem-Solving
7 131 (15.09%) Change Management
8 122 (14.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 121 (13.94%) Continuous Improvement
10 120 (13.82%) Waterfall
11 115 (13.25%) Decision-Making
12 109 (12.56%) Scrum
13 100 (11.52%) AI
13 100 (11.52%) Risk Management
14 86 (9.91%) Analytics
15 84 (9.68%) Roadmaps
16 82 (9.45%) Programme Management
17 77 (8.87%) DevOps
18 60 (6.91%) Project Governance
19 59 (6.80%) Programme Delivery
Programming Languages
1 42 (4.84%) SQL
2 30 (3.46%) Python
3 11 (1.27%) Java
4 9 (1.04%) TypeScript
5 7 (0.81%) C#
6 5 (0.58%) C++
7 4 (0.46%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.35%) R
8 3 (0.35%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.35%) VBA
9 2 (0.23%) Bash
9 2 (0.23%) C
9 2 (0.23%) Korn
9 2 (0.23%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.12%) COBOL
10 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.12%) RPG
10 1 (0.12%) X++
Qualifications
1 180 (20.74%) PMP
2 151 (17.40%) PMI Certification
3 121 (13.94%) Degree
4 83 (9.56%) Security Cleared
5 60 (6.91%) SC Cleared
6 19 (2.19%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 11 (1.27%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.04%) CISSP
9 9 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 8 (0.92%) APMG
10 8 (0.92%) APMP
10 8 (0.92%) MBA
11 7 (0.81%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.69%) CISM
13 5 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.58%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (13.82%) PMO
2 55 (6.34%) QA
3 33 (3.80%) Data Quality
4 17 (1.96%) GDPR
5 16 (1.84%) Accessibility
6 13 (1.50%) SLA
7 12 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.15%) NIST
9 9 (1.04%) GRC
10 8 (0.92%) P3O
11 7 (0.81%) FINREP
11 7 (0.81%) MiFID
12 6 (0.69%) COREP
12 6 (0.69%) EMIR
13 5 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.46%) Solvency II
15 3 (0.35%) GxP
15 3 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.35%) WCAG
16 2 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 15 (1.73%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.23%) Firmware
5 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
5 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.58%) Ansible
2 5 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
2 5 (0.58%) Puppet
2 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Satellite
3 4 (0.46%) ITRS Geneos
3 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.46%) RSA Archer
3 4 (0.46%) Terraform
4 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 130 (14.98%) Microsoft
2 51 (5.88%) ServiceNow
3 39 (4.49%) SAP
4 33 (3.80%) Adobe
4 33 (3.80%) Salesforce
5 27 (3.11%) Oracle
6 25 (2.88%) Google
7 20 (2.30%) Sitecore
8 12 (1.38%) Cisco
9 11 (1.27%) VMware
10 10 (1.15%) Murex
11 9 (1.04%) NEC
12 8 (0.92%) Alteryx
12 8 (0.92%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.92%) CyberArk
12 8 (0.92%) Guidewire
12 8 (0.92%) Workday
13 6 (0.69%) Databricks
13 6 (0.69%) Optimizely
13 6 (0.69%) Planview