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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 26 27
Rank change year-on-year -31 +1 -2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 870 909 1,143
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.31% 6.77% 7.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.85% 7.31% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 541 562 700
10th Percentile £350 £333 £315
25th Percentile £447 £448 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £668 £700 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.91% -0.90% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 40 29
10th Percentile £28.00 £17.00 £20.10
25th Percentile £30.60 £24.58 £26.68
Median hourly rate £41.44 £34.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.12% -1.43% -11.21%
75th Percentile £58.31 £48.63 £42.75
90th Percentile £69.85 £63.88 £64.00
England median hourly rate £50.00 £36.00 £36.48
% change year-on-year +38.89% -1.32% -9.36%

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 17,943 12,436 14,413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.88% 92.58% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,720 8,226 9,619
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 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 298 251 180
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £33.92 £31.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% -10.00% -12.31%
75th Percentile £56.81 £48.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £82.38 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 -17 133 £550 - 209
West London -8 38 £680 +30.77% 54
South London -5 12 £650 +36.84% 26
East London +1 7 £550 +7.84% 24
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 (5.63%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.48%) Confluence
3 22 (2.53%) CMS
4 18 (2.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.69%) WordPress
7 5 (0.57%) Apache
7 5 (0.57%) JBoss
7 5 (0.57%) Moodle
8 4 (0.46%) SAS
8 4 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.11%) Appian
10 1 (0.11%) Camunda
Applications
1 79 (9.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (7.70%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (7.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 60 (6.90%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (1.95%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.69%) Trello
7 5 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.34%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.11%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 13 (1.49%) Adobe Campaign
2 10 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.03%) Magento
4 6 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.57%) ProductWriter
5 5 (0.57%) Shopify
6 4 (0.46%) Endur
6 4 (0.46%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.46%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.34%) Orchestrade
7 3 (0.34%) Workfront
8 2 (0.23%) Aladdin
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%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 1 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.11%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 84 (9.66%) Azure
2 60 (6.90%) SaaS
3 54 (6.21%) Power Platform
4 53 (6.09%) AWS
5 35 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (1.72%) Smartsheet
8 14 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.49%) Asana
10 12 (1.38%) Entra ID
11 11 (1.26%) GCP
12 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (0.92%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.80%) Adobe Analytics
14 7 (0.80%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.80%) Snowflake
15 6 (0.69%) GitHub
15 6 (0.69%) Google Drive
16 5 (0.57%) AWS Lambda
16 5 (0.57%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.18%) Network Security
2 9 (1.03%) WAN
3 8 (0.92%) 3GPP
3 8 (0.92%) 4G
3 8 (0.92%) 5G
3 8 (0.92%) Firewall
3 8 (0.92%) LTE
3 8 (0.92%) Radio Access Network
3 8 (0.92%) Wireshark
4 7 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.69%) LAN
5 6 (0.69%) Wireless
6 5 (0.57%) BGP
6 5 (0.57%) Kerberos
6 5 (0.57%) Structured Cabling
7 4 (0.46%) DKIM
7 4 (0.46%) DMARC
7 4 (0.46%) DNS
7 4 (0.46%) Multicast
7 4 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.17%) Power BI
2 12 (1.38%) Tableau
3 10 (1.15%) Metadata
4 9 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.80%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.69%) Big Data
6 6 (0.69%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.57%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.57%) Hadoop
7 5 (0.57%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.46%) Power Query
9 3 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.34%) QlikView
10 2 (0.23%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.23%) DataStage
10 2 (0.23%) Looker
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.11%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.11%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 111 (12.76%) JIRA
2 21 (2.41%) Git
3 15 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.03%) Subversion
5 4 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.23%) GitLab
7 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.11%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.11%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.11%) LSMW
7 1 (0.11%) Postman
7 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.11%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.11%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.11%) Zephyr
General
1 390 (44.83%) Social Skills
2 358 (41.15%) Finance
3 136 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 105 (12.07%) Banking
5 98 (11.26%) Marketing
6 75 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
7 69 (7.93%) Public Sector
8 57 (6.55%) Retail
9 45 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
9 45 (5.17%) Legal
10 28 (3.22%) Front Office
10 28 (3.22%) Investment Banking
10 28 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
11 27 (3.10%) Telecoms
12 19 (2.18%) Financial Institution
13 14 (1.61%) Manufacturing
14 13 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (1.26%) Law
17 10 (1.15%) Billing
Job Titles
1 346 (39.77%) Project Manager
2 96 (11.03%) Senior
3 88 (10.11%) Lead
4 78 (8.97%) Senior Manager
5 67 (7.70%) Analyst
6 55 (6.32%) Senior Project Manager
7 48 (5.52%) IT Manager
8 47 (5.40%) Programme Manager
9 45 (5.17%) Business Analyst
10 40 (4.60%) Delivery Manager
11 37 (4.25%) Technical Manager
12 34 (3.91%) IT Project Manager
13 30 (3.45%) Technical Project Manager
14 29 (3.33%) Consultant
15 23 (2.64%) Developer
16 20 (2.30%) Infrastructure Manager
17 19 (2.18%) Digital Project Manager
18 17 (1.95%) Infrastructure Project Manager
19 16 (1.84%) Change Manager
19 16 (1.84%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.61%) REST
2 13 (1.49%) ADO
3 12 (1.38%) VML
4 11 (1.26%) Web Services
5 9 (1.03%) HTML
6 8 (0.92%) Middleware
6 8 (0.92%) React
7 7 (0.80%) SOAP
8 6 (0.69%) .NET
8 6 (0.69%) pytest
9 5 (0.57%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.57%) FastAPI
9 5 (0.57%) OAuth
9 5 (0.57%) XML
10 4 (0.46%) Terraform
11 3 (0.34%) CSS
11 3 (0.34%) HTML5
11 3 (0.34%) HTML5 Canvas
11 3 (0.34%) RESTful
11 3 (0.34%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 50 (5.75%) Management Information System
2 47 (5.40%) Product Ownership
3 43 (4.94%) Onboarding
4 26 (2.99%) Data Centre
5 24 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
6 22 (2.53%) PMI
7 19 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
7 19 (2.18%) Virtual Team
8 15 (1.72%) FMCG
9 14 (1.61%) Fixed Income
9 14 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 14 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.49%) Social Media
11 11 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.26%) Derivative
12 10 (1.15%) Life Science
12 10 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
13 9 (1.03%) CMDB
13 9 (1.03%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.30%) Linux
2 19 (2.18%) Windows
3 7 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.57%) Unix
4 5 (0.57%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.34%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 429 (49.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 375 (43.10%) Agile
3 255 (29.31%) Project Delivery
4 192 (22.07%) PRINCE2
5 137 (15.75%) Problem-Solving
6 135 (15.52%) Migration
7 130 (14.94%) Change Management
8 127 (14.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 124 (14.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 124 (14.25%) Decision-Making
10 118 (13.56%) Waterfall
11 115 (13.22%) AI
12 112 (12.87%) Scrum
13 95 (10.92%) Risk Management
14 91 (10.46%) Analytics
15 89 (10.23%) Roadmaps
16 87 (10.00%) Programme Management
17 79 (9.08%) DevOps
17 79 (9.08%) Project Governance
18 68 (7.82%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.25%) SQL
2 32 (3.68%) Python
3 11 (1.26%) Java
4 8 (0.92%) TypeScript
5 7 (0.80%) C#
6 5 (0.57%) Bash
6 5 (0.57%) C++
7 4 (0.46%) Korn
8 3 (0.34%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.34%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.34%) VBA
9 2 (0.23%) C
9 2 (0.23%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.23%) R
10 1 (0.11%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.11%) COBOL
10 1 (0.11%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.11%) RPG
10 1 (0.11%) X++
Qualifications
1 176 (20.23%) PMP
2 150 (17.24%) PMI Certification
3 126 (14.48%) Degree
4 92 (10.57%) Security Cleared
5 70 (8.05%) SC Cleared
6 18 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 16 (1.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 10 (1.15%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 8 (0.92%) CISSP
9 8 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (0.80%) APMP
10 7 (0.80%) Azure Certification
10 7 (0.80%) CISM
10 7 (0.80%) MBA
11 6 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.57%) CAPM
12 5 (0.57%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (14.37%) PMO
2 50 (5.75%) QA
3 36 (4.14%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.18%) GDPR
5 16 (1.84%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.92%) P3O
7 8 (0.92%) SLA
8 7 (0.80%) FINREP
8 7 (0.80%) NIST
9 6 (0.69%) COREP
9 6 (0.69%) GRC
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.46%) EMIR
10 4 (0.46%) MiFID
10 4 (0.46%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.34%) GxP
11 3 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.34%) WCAG
System Software
1 20 (2.30%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.57%) Ansible
1 5 (0.57%) Failover Clustering
1 5 (0.57%) Puppet
1 5 (0.57%) Red Hat Satellite
2 4 (0.46%) ITRS Geneos
2 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.34%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.11%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.11%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 146 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.75%) ServiceNow
3 40 (4.60%) SAP
4 31 (3.56%) Adobe
5 30 (3.45%) Salesforce
6 26 (2.99%) Oracle
7 21 (2.41%) Google
8 19 (2.18%) Sitecore
9 13 (1.49%) VMware
10 12 (1.38%) Cisco
11 10 (1.15%) Atlassian
11 10 (1.15%) NEC
12 9 (1.03%) Alteryx
12 9 (1.03%) Murex
12 9 (1.03%) Planview
13 8 (0.92%) Ericsson
13 8 (0.92%) Nokia
13 8 (0.92%) Workday
14 7 (0.80%) Guidewire
15 5 (0.57%) Optimizely