PMP Contracts in Northern Ireland

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 27 28
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing PMP 6 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.46% 0.60% 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.06% 1.32% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £440
75th Percentile £606 - £460
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £570 £525 £531
% change year-on-year +8.57% -1.18% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.52 - -
Median hourly rate £27.54 - -
75th Percentile £27.57 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £72.50 £53.75
% change year-on-year -10.34% +34.88% -14.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

PMP 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 Northern Ireland.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 99 76 37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 40.57% 45.24% 21.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 39 18
10th Percentile £200 £183 £209
25th Percentile £316 £375 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -4.95%
75th Percentile £606 £606 £574
90th Percentile £672 £655 £645
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 3
10th Percentile £14.19 £21.19 -
25th Percentile £14.91 £23.43 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £13.91
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +73.83% -26.79%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £38.64 -
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -44.11% -18.18% +22.22%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing PMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for PMP in Northern Ireland

PMP
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PMP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PMP

PMP
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim -6 6 £588 - 5
PMP
UK

PMP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Banking
3 3 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Financial Institution
4 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Legal
5 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Data Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Senior Data Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Market Risk Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Risk Data Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Risk Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Business Data Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (33.33%) Credit Risk
2 2 (33.33%) Data Structures
3 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
3 1 (16.67%) Equities
3 1 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (16.67%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 1 (16.67%) Business Case
4 1 (16.67%) Change Control
4 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Change
4 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) PMI Certification
2 4 (66.67%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) ISEB
3 3 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (16.67%) QA