PRINCE2 Practitioner Contract Job Trends in the North West

PRINCE2 Practitioner
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for PRINCE2 Practitioner qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 - 132
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Practitioner 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.081% - 0.037%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £536 - -
25th Percentile £548 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £208
Median % change year-on-year - - -60.85%
75th Percentile £618 - -
90th Percentile £625 - -
England median daily rate £525 £528 £523
% change year-on-year -0.47% +0.79% +2.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

PRINCE2 Practitioner falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,030 719 784
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 27.80% 33.15% 28.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 663 410 430
10th Percentile £344 £274 £256
25th Percentile £400 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.31%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £600
90th Percentile £704 £713 £690
England median daily rate £525 £525 £537
% change year-on-year - -2.23% -2.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 65 140
10th Percentile £17.53 £17.44 £10.95
25th Percentile £28.88 £22.16 £14.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £17.78
Median % change year-on-year +46.53% +68.71% -56.19%
75th Percentile £71.50 £59.90 £43.10
90th Percentile £87.95 £74.97 £62.50
England median hourly rate £53.90 £28.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year +92.50% -34.88% -21.82%

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PRINCE2 Practitioner relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

PRINCE2 Practitioner job vacancy trend in the North West

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing PRINCE2 Practitioner.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing PRINCE2 Practitioner

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing PRINCE2 Practitioner.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing PRINCE2 Practitioner

PRINCE2 Practitioner
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 PRINCE2 Practitioner within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Manchester - 2 £588 - 1
Merseyside - 1 - - 2
PRINCE2 Practitioner
England

PRINCE2 Practitioner
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Business Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Chief Information Security Officer
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Engagement Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) BCP
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) CBAP
2 1 (33.33%) CISM
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) IIBA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft