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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 31 26
Rank change year-on-year -33 -5 -1
Contract jobs citing Project Management 832 835 1,138
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.11% 6.23% 7.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.62% 6.73% 7.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 538 668
10th Percentile £338 £325 £315
25th Percentile £436 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £671 £700 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 37 27
10th Percentile £28.00 £17.00 £19.45
25th Percentile £30.90 £22.50 £30.38
Median hourly rate £53.00 £34.50 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.62% - -14.81%
75th Percentile £62.50 £47.50 £41.75
90th Percentile £69.95 £64.25 £59.10
England median hourly rate £53.73 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +55.74% -1.43% -16.27%

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 17,999 12,398 14,420
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.95% 92.52% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,778 8,176 9,391
10th Percentile £360 £331 £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 £664 £663 £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 337 243 184
10th Percentile £15.96 £18.03 £17.33
25th Percentile £18.75 £25.01 £24.17
Median hourly rate £33.60 £30.00 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -18.14% -8.18%
75th Percentile £61.50 £47.25 £56.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £64.55 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -4.49%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -21 128 £550 - 198
West London -4 36 £680 +30.14% 31
South London -15 9 £650 +36.84% 21
East London +4 6 £495 -4.81% 14
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 (5.29%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.97%) Confluence
3 22 (2.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 21 (2.52%) CMS
5 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.72%) WordPress
6 5 (0.60%) Apache
6 5 (0.60%) JBoss
7 4 (0.48%) Moodle
7 4 (0.48%) SAS
7 4 (0.48%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) Appian
9 1 (0.12%) Camunda
Applications
1 83 (9.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 70 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (7.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 60 (7.21%) Microsoft Project
4 19 (2.28%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.72%) Trello
7 2 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.24%) Windchill
8 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (1.68%) Adobe Campaign
2 11 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.08%) Magento
4 6 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.48%) Endur
5 4 (0.48%) ProductWriter
5 4 (0.48%) Workday HCM
6 3 (0.36%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.36%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.36%) Orchestrade
7 2 (0.24%) Changepoint
7 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.24%) Findur
7 2 (0.24%) Loan IQ
7 2 (0.24%) Shopify
7 2 (0.24%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.24%) Workfront
8 1 (0.12%) IntelliMatch
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.12%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 84 (10.10%) Azure
2 55 (6.61%) SaaS
3 53 (6.37%) Power Platform
4 46 (5.53%) AWS
5 35 (4.21%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (1.56%) Asana
9 12 (1.44%) GCP
10 11 (1.32%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (1.20%) Smartsheet
12 9 (1.08%) Amazon S3
13 8 (0.96%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.84%) Snowflake
15 6 (0.72%) Adobe Analytics
16 5 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
16 5 (0.60%) GitHub
16 5 (0.60%) Google Analytics
16 5 (0.60%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.28%) Network Security
2 10 (1.20%) WAN
3 8 (0.96%) 3GPP
3 8 (0.96%) 4G
3 8 (0.96%) 5G
3 8 (0.96%) Firewall
3 8 (0.96%) LTE
3 8 (0.96%) Radio Access Network
3 8 (0.96%) Wireshark
4 7 (0.84%) LAN
4 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.72%) Wireless
6 5 (0.60%) BGP
6 5 (0.60%) Kerberos
6 5 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
7 4 (0.48%) DKIM
7 4 (0.48%) DMARC
7 4 (0.48%) DNS
7 4 (0.48%) Multicast
8 3 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.29%) Power BI
2 12 (1.44%) Tableau
3 9 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.96%) Metadata
5 7 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (0.84%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.60%) Big Data
6 5 (0.60%) DynamoDB
6 5 (0.60%) Hadoop
6 5 (0.60%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.48%) Power Query
8 3 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.36%) QlikView
8 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.24%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.24%) DataStage
9 2 (0.24%) Looker
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.12%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 107 (12.86%) JIRA
2 21 (2.52%) Git
3 14 (1.68%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.96%) Subversion
5 3 (0.36%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.24%) 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
1 389 (46.75%) Social Skills
2 356 (42.79%) Finance
3 130 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (13.22%) Banking
5 90 (10.82%) Marketing
6 77 (9.25%) Organisational Skills
7 64 (7.69%) Public Sector
8 51 (6.13%) Retail
9 50 (6.01%) Influencing Skills
10 40 (4.81%) Legal
11 28 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (3.25%) Investment Banking
12 27 (3.25%) Telecoms
13 23 (2.76%) Front Office
14 16 (1.92%) Financial Institution
15 15 (1.80%) Manufacturing
16 12 (1.44%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 11 (1.32%) Law
18 10 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 359 (43.15%) Project Manager
2 94 (11.30%) Senior
3 76 (9.13%) Lead
4 74 (8.89%) Senior Manager
5 62 (7.45%) Analyst
6 57 (6.85%) Senior Project Manager
7 50 (6.01%) Programme Manager
8 46 (5.53%) IT Manager
9 42 (5.05%) Delivery Manager
10 39 (4.69%) Technical Manager
11 35 (4.21%) Business Analyst
12 33 (3.97%) IT Project Manager
13 32 (3.85%) Technical Project Manager
14 29 (3.49%) Consultant
15 19 (2.28%) Developer
15 19 (2.28%) Digital Project Manager
16 16 (1.92%) Junior
17 15 (1.80%) Administrator
17 15 (1.80%) Infrastructure Manager
18 13 (1.56%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.56%) ADO
2 9 (1.08%) VML
3 8 (0.96%) pytest
3 8 (0.96%) Web Services
4 7 (0.84%) REST
5 6 (0.72%) Middleware
5 6 (0.72%) React
5 6 (0.72%) Terraform
6 5 (0.60%) FastAPI
6 5 (0.60%) HTML
6 5 (0.60%) OAuth
6 5 (0.60%) SOAP
6 5 (0.60%) XML
7 4 (0.48%) .NET
8 3 (0.36%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.36%) DAO
8 3 (0.36%) XSLT
9 2 (0.24%) Regular Expression
9 2 (0.24%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.24%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 49 (5.89%) Management Information System
2 46 (5.53%) Onboarding
3 43 (5.17%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.25%) Data Centre
5 23 (2.76%) Data Protection Act
6 18 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (2.04%) Fixed Income
7 17 (2.04%) Virtual Team
8 15 (1.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 13 (1.56%) Derivative
10 12 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.44%) PMI
10 12 (1.44%) Social Media
11 11 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (1.20%) FMCG
12 10 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
13 9 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (1.08%) Life Science
13 9 (1.08%) Market Risk
14 8 (0.96%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.40%) Linux
2 16 (1.92%) Windows
3 7 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.48%) Unix
4 4 (0.48%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (50.48%) Stakeholder Management
2 361 (43.39%) Agile
3 257 (30.89%) Project Delivery
4 194 (23.32%) PRINCE2
5 136 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
6 131 (15.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 126 (15.14%) Migration
8 122 (14.66%) Change Management
9 121 (14.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 119 (14.30%) AI
11 118 (14.18%) Decision-Making
12 117 (14.06%) Waterfall
13 109 (13.10%) Scrum
14 107 (12.86%) Risk Management
15 87 (10.46%) Roadmaps
16 84 (10.10%) Project Governance
17 82 (9.86%) Analytics
18 81 (9.74%) Programme Management
19 76 (9.13%) DevOps
20 69 (8.29%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.57%) SQL
2 32 (3.85%) Python
3 9 (1.08%) Java
4 7 (0.84%) Bash
5 6 (0.72%) C#
5 6 (0.72%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.48%) Korn
6 4 (0.48%) VBA
7 3 (0.36%) C++
7 3 (0.36%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.12%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.12%) C
8 1 (0.12%) COBOL
8 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.12%) R
8 1 (0.12%) RPG
8 1 (0.12%) VB
8 1 (0.12%) VB6
8 1 (0.12%) X++
Qualifications
1 167 (20.07%) PMP
2 141 (16.95%) PMI Certification
3 123 (14.78%) Degree
4 84 (10.10%) Security Cleared
5 64 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 18 (2.16%) DV Cleared
7 15 (1.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 12 (1.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 9 (1.08%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.96%) CISSP
10 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.84%) APMP
11 7 (0.84%) CISM
11 7 (0.84%) PgMP
12 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.60%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (14.30%) PMO
2 42 (5.05%) QA
3 34 (4.09%) Data Quality
4 17 (2.04%) GDPR
5 13 (1.56%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.96%) P3O
8 7 (0.84%) NIST
8 7 (0.84%) SLA
9 6 (0.72%) FINREP
9 6 (0.72%) GRC
10 5 (0.60%) COREP
11 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.36%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.36%) Solvency II
12 3 (0.36%) WCAG
13 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 18 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.60%) Ansible
1 5 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
1 5 (0.60%) Puppet
1 5 (0.60%) Red Hat Satellite
2 4 (0.48%) ITRS Geneos
2 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 146 (17.55%) Microsoft
2 42 (5.05%) SAP
3 36 (4.33%) ServiceNow
4 29 (3.49%) Adobe
4 29 (3.49%) Salesforce
5 20 (2.40%) Oracle
6 19 (2.28%) Google
7 15 (1.80%) VMware
8 13 (1.56%) Sitecore
9 12 (1.44%) Atlassian
10 11 (1.32%) Cisco
11 9 (1.08%) Alteryx
11 9 (1.08%) Murex
11 9 (1.08%) Planview
11 9 (1.08%) Workday
12 8 (0.96%) Ericsson
12 8 (0.96%) Nokia
13 7 (0.84%) Guidewire
14 6 (0.72%) NEC
14 6 (0.72%) Wrike