Project Management Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Project Management
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 19 12
Rank change year-on-year -9 -7 +15
Contract jobs citing Project Management 16 29 66
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 5.88% 9.67% 11.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.56% 11.28% 11.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 21 53
10th Percentile £400 £200 £317
25th Percentile £409 £413 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £468
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +6.95% +3.89%
75th Percentile £515 £560 £510
90th Percentile £519 £600 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £500 £484
% change year-on-year -10.00% +3.36% +4.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £13.21
25th Percentile - £35.58 £13.27
Median hourly rate - £36.17 £13.37
Median % change year-on-year - +170.49% -
75th Percentile - £36.75 £13.47
90th Percentile - - £13.53
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate - £36.17 £13.37
% change year-on-year - +170.49% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 244 257 553
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 89.71% 85.67% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 185 429
10th Percentile £231 £248 £278
25th Percentile £350 £370 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £465 £520
Median % change year-on-year -6.99% -10.58% +6.67%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £613
90th Percentile £635 £633 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £435 £467 £525
% change year-on-year -6.75% -11.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 8 13
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.83 £13.57
Median hourly rate £29.61 £26.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.80% +31.25% +56.86%
75th Percentile - £36.19 £24.00
90th Percentile - £37.12 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.00 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +50.00% +45.45%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Milton Keynes

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
2 1 (6.25%) Alation
2 1 (6.25%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power BI
1 3 (18.75%) SQL Server
2 1 (6.25%) Metadata
General
1 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Finance
4 2 (12.50%) Legal
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.25%) Law
5 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Project Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Data Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Service Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Service Transition Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Transition Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Lead
3 2 (12.50%) Technical Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Commercial Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Commercial Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Construction Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Contract Management Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Coordinator
4 1 (6.25%) Procurement Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Procurement Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Project Coordinator
4 1 (6.25%) Project Leader
4 1 (6.25%) Report Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Sustainability Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) PMI
2 2 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
2 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (25.00%) Change Management
3 4 (25.00%) Service Management
4 3 (18.75%) Acceptance Criteria
4 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (18.75%) Cost Reduction
4 3 (18.75%) CRM
4 3 (18.75%) Data Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) Energy Management
4 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (18.75%) ITSM
4 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Map
5 2 (12.50%) Business Analysis
5 2 (12.50%) Performance Management
5 2 (12.50%) Project Governance
5 2 (12.50%) Qualitative Analysis
5 2 (12.50%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Identification
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 4 (25.00%) PMP
3 3 (18.75%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) GMP
2 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
2 1 (6.25%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) ServiceNow
2 3 (18.75%) Oracle
2 3 (18.75%) Salesforce
3 1 (6.25%) Informatica
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft