Microsoft Project Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Microsoft Project
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 20 35
Rank change year-on-year -8 +15 +11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 1 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.52% 0.82% 1.12%
As % of the Applications category 16.67% 12.50% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £382
25th Percentile £538 - £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £420
75th Percentile £613 - £465
90th Percentile - - £486
Hampshire median daily rate £475 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -7.72% +2.95% +11.11%

All Software Application Skills
Portsmouth

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Portsmouth.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 6 8 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 3.13% 6.56% 8.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 18
10th Percentile £544 - £400
25th Percentile £553 - £502
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £400 £550
Median % change year-on-year +46.88% -27.27% +153.98%
75th Percentile £609 - £597
90th Percentile £611 - £626
Hampshire median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +40.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - £32.75 £20.85
25th Percentile - - £22.50
Median hourly rate - £35.00 £26.40
Median % change year-on-year - +32.58% +12.17%
75th Percentile - - £29.87
90th Percentile - - £31.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £22.50 £35.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -35.71% +84.21% -13.64%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Project relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 1 (100.00%) MS Project Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planner
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Project Planner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) SAP Implementation
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP