Project Management Contracts in the Midlands

Project Management
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 17 12
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 +3
Contract jobs citing Project Management 206 328 466
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 7.53% 9.61% 9.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.16% 10.87% 10.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 215 370
10th Percentile £325 £276 £300
25th Percentile £425 £408 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +18.75%
75th Percentile £600 £581 £545
90th Percentile £685 £625 £616
England median daily rate £525 £530 £500
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 8 9
10th Percentile £13.50 £21.55 £20.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £22.92 £21.10
Median hourly rate £28.50 £26.40 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.97% -4.02% +1.42%
75th Percentile £38.75 £35.88 £31.50
90th Percentile £58.75 £63.25 £34.50
England median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -22.20% +48.48% +23.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,250 3,018 4,423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.30% 88.43% 88.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,505 2,107 3,273
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £356 £370 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £680 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 122 147
10th Percentile £11.06 £12.05 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.13 £13.73
Median hourly rate £19.00 £18.43 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.08% +5.33% +10.34%
75th Percentile £35.00 £28.69 £22.18
90th Percentile £55.00 £53.53 £34.70
England median hourly rate £36.33 £37.15 £24.35
% change year-on-year -2.21% +52.57% +3.62%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the Midlands

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 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
West Midlands +2 160 £525 +5.00% 277
East Midlands -4 45 £488 +2.63% 159
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (1.46%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.97%) Confluence
3 1 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.49%) CMS
Applications
1 11 (5.34%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.40%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (2.91%) Simulink
5 5 (2.43%) Stateflow
5 5 (2.43%) TargetLink
6 3 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.49%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (1.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.97%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.97%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.97%) Primavera
3 1 (0.49%) CA PPM
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.49%) iTrent
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.49%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.49%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 16 (7.77%) Azure
2 8 (3.88%) Power Platform
3 7 (3.40%) AWS
4 6 (2.91%) SaaS
5 3 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.97%) Power Automate
6 2 (0.97%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.49%) IaaS
7 1 (0.49%) PaaS
7 1 (0.49%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.49%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.40%) Network Security
1 7 (3.40%) VPN
2 6 (2.91%) Firewall
3 5 (2.43%) LAN
3 5 (2.43%) WAN
4 4 (1.94%) Intranet
4 4 (1.94%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.97%) BGP
5 2 (0.97%) Internet
5 2 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.97%) MPLS
5 2 (0.97%) OSPF
5 2 (0.97%) SMS
6 1 (0.49%) DHCP
6 1 (0.49%) DNS
6 1 (0.49%) Junos
6 1 (0.49%) NAS
6 1 (0.49%) SAN
6 1 (0.49%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.88%) Power BI
2 4 (1.94%) DB2
2 4 (1.94%) Electronic Patient Records
2 4 (1.94%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.97%) MS Access
3 2 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.49%) Metadata
4 1 (0.49%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.49%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 7 (3.40%) JIRA
2 5 (2.43%) Bitbucket
2 5 (2.43%) Git
2 5 (2.43%) Subversion
General
1 85 (41.26%) Social Skills
2 60 (29.13%) Finance
3 40 (19.42%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (9.22%) Public Sector
5 15 (7.28%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (6.31%) Law
7 12 (5.83%) Banking
8 10 (4.85%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (4.37%) Automotive
9 9 (4.37%) Telecoms
10 8 (3.88%) Manufacturing
11 7 (3.40%) Legal
11 7 (3.40%) Retail
12 5 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.97%) Local Government
15 2 (0.97%) Marketing
16 1 (0.49%) German Language
Job Titles
1 95 (46.12%) Project Manager
2 34 (16.50%) Senior
3 27 (13.11%) Analyst
4 15 (7.28%) Architect
5 13 (6.31%) IT Manager
5 13 (6.31%) Senior Manager
6 12 (5.83%) IT Project Manager
6 12 (5.83%) Senior Project Manager
7 11 (5.34%) Business Analyst
7 11 (5.34%) PMO Analyst
7 11 (5.34%) Senior Analyst
8 8 (3.88%) Senior PMO
9 7 (3.40%) Lead
9 7 (3.40%) Security Manager
9 7 (3.40%) Security Project Manager
9 7 (3.40%) Senior PMO Analyst
10 6 (2.91%) AML Project Manager
10 6 (2.91%) Enterprise Architect
10 6 (2.91%) Systems Engineer
11 5 (2.43%) Control Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.94%) .NET
1 4 (1.94%) React
2 1 (0.49%) Ajax
2 1 (0.49%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.49%) LDAP
2 1 (0.49%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.49%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.85%) Management Information System
1 10 (4.85%) Onboarding
2 8 (3.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (2.91%) Algorithms
4 5 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (2.43%) NHS
4 5 (2.43%) PMI
4 5 (2.43%) Product Ownership
5 4 (1.94%) Mainframe
5 4 (1.94%) Operational Technology
5 4 (1.94%) Public Cloud
5 4 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.46%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.46%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.97%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.97%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.49%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.94%) Android
1 4 (1.94%) Apple iOS
2 3 (1.46%) Windows
3 2 (0.97%) Linux
4 1 (0.49%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (29.61%) Agile
2 59 (28.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (21.36%) Project Delivery
4 40 (19.42%) Problem-Solving
5 27 (13.11%) PRINCE2
6 24 (11.65%) Change Management
6 24 (11.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (11.17%) Risk Management
8 22 (10.68%) Decision-Making
9 18 (8.74%) Waterfall
10 17 (8.25%) Business Case
11 16 (7.77%) Migration
12 15 (7.28%) Scrum
12 15 (7.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 14 (6.80%) Resource Allocation
13 14 (6.80%) Resource Management
14 13 (6.31%) Business Strategy
14 13 (6.31%) ERP
14 13 (6.31%) Project Planning
15 12 (5.83%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.37%) C
2 8 (3.88%) Java
3 6 (2.91%) MATLAB
4 4 (1.94%) Python
5 3 (1.46%) SQL
6 1 (0.49%) C++
6 1 (0.49%) Perl
6 1 (0.49%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (10.68%) Degree
2 16 (7.77%) PMP
3 15 (7.28%) PMI Certification
4 11 (5.34%) Security Cleared
5 10 (4.85%) SC Cleared
6 7 (3.40%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (1.46%) CBAP
8 3 (1.46%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.46%) ISEB
9 2 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.97%) CCNA
9 2 (0.97%) CCNP
9 2 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.97%) HNC
9 2 (0.97%) HND
9 2 (0.97%) IIBA
9 2 (0.97%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.49%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (12.14%) PMO
2 7 (3.40%) QA
3 6 (2.91%) ISO 26262
4 5 (2.43%) AUTOSAR
4 5 (2.43%) MISRA
4 5 (2.43%) MISRA C
5 4 (1.94%) GDPR
5 4 (1.94%) SLA
6 2 (0.97%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.97%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.49%) IFRS
7 1 (0.49%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.49%) NIST
7 1 (0.49%) P3O
7 1 (0.49%) Solvency II
System Software
1 2 (0.97%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.49%) iptables
2 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.49%) Functional Safety
1 1 (0.49%) HP ALM
1 1 (0.49%) Kibana
1 1 (0.49%) logstash
1 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (8.74%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.25%) SAP
3 4 (1.94%) NEC
3 4 (1.94%) Oracle
3 4 (1.94%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.94%) ServiceNow
4 2 (0.97%) Cisco
4 2 (0.97%) Northgate
5 1 (0.49%) Adobe
5 1 (0.49%) Anaplan
5 1 (0.49%) Ariba
5 1 (0.49%) CODA
5 1 (0.49%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.49%) HP
5 1 (0.49%) Juniper
5 1 (0.49%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.49%) Palantir
5 1 (0.49%) Planview
5 1 (0.49%) Sage
5 1 (0.49%) VMware