Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) Guidance
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for P3O skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited P3O over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | 156 | 178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +22 | -40 |
| Contract jobs citing P3O | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 0.074% | 0.064% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.43% | 0.44% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £454 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £494 | £497 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £588 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.51% | +6.82% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £672 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £711 | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £503 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.48% | +25.63% | -23.81% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
P3O is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 467 | 457 | 541 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 17.36% | 14.64% | 13.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 258 | 294 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £392 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +2.70% | +2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £650 | £673 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 31 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.70 | £10.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £30.54 | £11.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.84 | £39.60 | £18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.58% | +116.99% | +21.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £48.76 | £35.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | £80.00 | £57.05 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.04 | £37.50 | £27.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.24% | +37.61% | +29.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing P3O as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing P3O in the North West.
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Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing P3O within the North West region over the 6 months to 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | - | 2 | £538 | - | |
| P3O England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
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