Project Management Contracts in London

Project Management
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 29 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +13
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,246 1,734 2,846
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 7.15% 6.73% 7.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.07% 7.41% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 848 1,239 1,911
10th Percentile £313 £368 £375
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £767 £775 £744
England median daily rate £525 £535 £510
% change year-on-year -1.87% +4.90% +7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 35 92
10th Percentile £19.86 £21.75 £21.47
25th Percentile £22.69 £25.75 £25.68
Median hourly rate £31.71 £40.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.70% -8.99% +66.98%
75th Percentile £49.69 £66.38 £49.25
90th Percentile £56.00 £85.50 £62.50
England median hourly rate £38.12 £45.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year -16.22% +37.88% +23.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,444 23,412 35,899
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.57% 90.89% 92.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,074 16,912 26,245
10th Percentile £345 £375 £388
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £595 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% +9.52%
75th Percentile £680 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 265 419
10th Percentile £15.68 £18.20 £17.23
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.41 £23.91
Median hourly rate £27.81 £37.34 £36.41
Median % change year-on-year -25.52% +2.55% +13.78%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.75 £51.00
90th Percentile £66.90 £82.50 £67.63
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.73% +47.08% +8.70%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

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 21 May 2024. 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 +8 189 £550 -6.38% 108
West London +5 51 £500 -16.67% 63
East London +8 28 £600 +6.19% 116
South London -1 14 £625 +13.64% 14
North London - 3 £425 - 11
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 80 (6.42%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.33%) CMS
3 27 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 26 (2.09%) Confluence
5 10 (0.80%) Drupal
6 5 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.40%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.16%) nginx
8 2 (0.16%) SAS
8 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.16%) WordPress
9 1 (0.080%) Apache
9 1 (0.080%) CICS
9 1 (0.080%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.080%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.080%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.080%) Kentico
Applications
1 87 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 77 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (4.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
5 26 (2.09%) MS Visio
6 17 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
7 7 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.56%) InDesign
7 7 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.24%) Acrobat
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.24%) Trello
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.16%) FileZilla
10 2 (0.16%) Sketch
11 1 (0.080%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.080%) OmniGraffle
11 1 (0.080%) Revit
11 1 (0.080%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 35 (2.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.69%) Loan IQ
3 8 (0.64%) Workfront
4 7 (0.56%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.48%) SAP SD
6 4 (0.32%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.32%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.32%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.32%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.32%) SAP QM
6 4 (0.32%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.24%) Endur
7 3 (0.24%) Primavera
7 3 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
7 3 (0.24%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 103 (8.27%) Azure
2 57 (4.57%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (3.69%) Power Platform
4 41 (3.29%) AWS
5 36 (2.89%) SaaS
6 17 (1.36%) GCP
7 16 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (1.28%) Slack
8 15 (1.20%) Google Workspace
8 15 (1.20%) SuccessFactors
9 14 (1.12%) GitHub
10 13 (1.04%) OneDrive
11 12 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (0.96%) WhatsApp
12 11 (0.88%) OCI
13 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Purview
14 9 (0.72%) Entra ID
15 8 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (0.56%) PowerApps
17 6 (0.48%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.52%) WAN
2 13 (1.04%) LAN
3 11 (0.88%) Structured Cabling
4 10 (0.80%) Firewall
5 9 (0.72%) VoIP
6 8 (0.64%) Internet
6 8 (0.64%) SD-WAN
6 8 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.48%) FIX Connectivity
8 5 (0.40%) Broadband
8 5 (0.40%) DNS
8 5 (0.40%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.40%) VPN
8 5 (0.40%) Wireless
9 4 (0.32%) 5G
9 4 (0.32%) Network Security
10 3 (0.24%) Cisco ISE
10 3 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.24%) DHCP
10 3 (0.24%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.21%) Power BI
2 24 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.61%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.96%) Tableau
5 10 (0.80%) Big Data
5 10 (0.80%) Data Mining
5 10 (0.80%) GIS
6 9 (0.72%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.64%) Metadata
7 8 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.56%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 7 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (0.56%) MySQL
8 7 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.40%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.24%) Data Mart
11 3 (0.24%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.16%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 96 (7.70%) JIRA
2 7 (0.56%) Git
2 7 (0.56%) GitLab
3 5 (0.40%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.40%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.40%) LoadRunner
3 5 (0.40%) NeoLoad
4 4 (0.32%) Artifactory
4 4 (0.32%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.32%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.32%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
5 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.24%) Maven
5 3 (0.24%) Postman
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.16%) Subversion
6 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
General
1 486 (39.00%) Social Skills
2 412 (33.07%) Finance
3 210 (16.85%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (8.59%) Banking
5 99 (7.95%) Marketing
6 84 (6.74%) Public Sector
7 72 (5.78%) Legal
7 72 (5.78%) Presentation Skills
8 53 (4.25%) Influencing Skills
9 51 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (3.53%) Retail
11 40 (3.21%) Telecoms
12 37 (2.97%) Front Office
13 35 (2.81%) Local Government
14 31 (2.49%) Investment Banking
15 29 (2.33%) Financial Institution
16 27 (2.17%) Manufacturing
17 25 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 23 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
19 20 (1.61%) Law
Job Titles
1 464 (37.24%) Project Manager
2 123 (9.87%) Analyst
3 97 (7.78%) Lead
4 89 (7.14%) Senior
5 81 (6.50%) Business Analyst
6 73 (5.86%) Consultant
7 58 (4.65%) IT Manager
7 58 (4.65%) Senior Manager
8 49 (3.93%) Delivery Manager
9 45 (3.61%) IT Project Manager
10 44 (3.53%) Programme Manager
11 41 (3.29%) Security Manager
11 41 (3.29%) Technical Manager
12 37 (2.97%) Architect
13 34 (2.73%) Senior Project Manager
14 31 (2.49%) Security Project Manager
15 30 (2.41%) Developer
16 27 (2.17%) Infrastructure Manager
16 27 (2.17%) Technical Project Manager
17 24 (1.93%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.28%) XML
2 12 (0.96%) EDI
3 9 (0.72%) .NET
4 7 (0.56%) ADO
4 7 (0.56%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
5 6 (0.48%) Web Services
6 5 (0.40%) CSS
6 5 (0.40%) Vue
7 4 (0.32%) Gherkin
7 4 (0.32%) Jest
7 4 (0.32%) Laravel
7 4 (0.32%) Node.js
7 4 (0.32%) React
8 3 (0.24%) HTML
8 3 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.24%) jQuery
8 3 (0.24%) Murex MxML
8 3 (0.24%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 3 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 72 (5.78%) Management Information System
2 37 (2.97%) Product Ownership
3 26 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
4 25 (2.01%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (1.85%) Data Centre
6 22 (1.77%) PMI
7 19 (1.52%) Social Media
8 18 (1.44%) Derivative
9 16 (1.28%) Virtual Team
10 15 (1.20%) FMCG
11 12 (0.96%) Fixed Income
11 12 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (0.96%) NHS
12 11 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (0.72%) Taxonomies
15 8 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 32 (2.57%) Windows
2 23 (1.85%) Linux
3 8 (0.64%) Android
4 7 (0.56%) Unix
5 6 (0.48%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.40%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.24%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.16%) zOS
9 1 (0.080%) AIX
9 1 (0.080%) VMS
9 1 (0.080%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 427 (34.27%) Agile
2 259 (20.79%) Project Delivery
3 239 (19.18%) Problem-Solving
4 227 (18.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 188 (15.09%) PRINCE2
6 162 (13.00%) Change Management
7 155 (12.44%) Risk Management
8 151 (12.12%) Migration
9 131 (10.51%) Scrum
10 116 (9.31%) Decision-Making
11 104 (8.35%) Continuous Improvement
12 98 (7.87%) Waterfall
13 95 (7.62%) Programme Management
14 84 (6.74%) Budget Management
15 79 (6.34%) Business Case
16 77 (6.18%) ITIL
17 74 (5.94%) Analytics
17 74 (5.94%) Business Intelligence
18 73 (5.86%) Business Analysis
19 68 (5.46%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 59 (4.74%) SQL
2 32 (2.57%) Python
3 24 (1.93%) PowerShell
4 19 (1.52%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.04%) Java
6 12 (0.96%) C#
6 12 (0.96%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.64%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.56%) XPath
8 7 (0.56%) XQuery
9 6 (0.48%) Bash
9 6 (0.48%) Scala
10 5 (0.40%) R
11 4 (0.32%) Go
11 4 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
11 4 (0.32%) PHP
12 3 (0.24%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.24%) VBA
13 2 (0.16%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 210 (16.85%) Degree
2 102 (8.19%) Security Cleared
3 89 (7.14%) PMI Certification
4 85 (6.82%) PMP
5 69 (5.54%) SC Cleared
6 37 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 36 (2.89%) DV Cleared
8 34 (2.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 28 (2.25%) CISSP
10 22 (1.77%) CISM
11 18 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
11 18 (1.44%) Master's Degree
12 14 (1.12%) CISA
13 12 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.56%) APMP
15 7 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 6 (0.48%) CCNA
16 6 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 6 (0.48%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (10.11%) PMO
2 78 (6.26%) QA
3 31 (2.49%) Data Quality
4 22 (1.77%) Accessibility
5 19 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.12%) SLA
7 11 (0.88%) GDPR
8 9 (0.72%) NIST
9 7 (0.56%) P3O
10 6 (0.48%) Basel III
10 6 (0.48%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.40%) EMIR
11 5 (0.40%) IFRS
12 4 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.32%) GRC
12 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.24%) COREP
13 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.24%) Dodd-Frank
System Software
1 20 (1.61%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.48%) Docker
4 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.16%) XenApp
6 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.080%) ACF2
7 1 (0.080%) Firmware
7 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.080%) NFS
7 1 (0.080%) PowerHA
7 1 (0.080%) RACF
7 1 (0.080%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.080%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.64%) PingFederate
3 5 (0.40%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.40%) SCCM
3 5 (0.40%) Terraform
4 4 (0.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.24%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.16%) CASB
6 2 (0.16%) Grafana
6 2 (0.16%) Graylog
6 2 (0.16%) Nagios
6 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.16%) Puppet
6 2 (0.16%) TrustSec
6 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.080%) SCOM
Vendors
1 215 (17.26%) Microsoft
2 118 (9.47%) SAP
3 59 (4.74%) Oracle
4 30 (2.41%) Adobe
4 30 (2.41%) Google
4 30 (2.41%) ServiceNow
5 24 (1.93%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.69%) Cisco
7 12 (0.96%) Bloomberg
7 12 (0.96%) VMware
8 10 (0.80%) Databricks
8 10 (0.80%) Workday
9 8 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
10 7 (0.56%) Apple
10 7 (0.56%) Atlassian
10 7 (0.56%) Foundry
10 7 (0.56%) IBM
10 7 (0.56%) Okta
10 7 (0.56%) Palantir
10 7 (0.56%) Splunk