Head of PMO Contract Job Trends in the South East

Head of Project Management Office
England > South East

The median Head of Project Management Office daily rate in the South East is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 - 179
Rank change year-on-year - - +31
Contract jobs requiring a Head of PMO 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.075% - 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% - 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £725 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - £475
75th Percentile £800 - £488
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £750 £850 £600
% change year-on-year -11.76% +41.67% -33.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 6,167 3,194 4,445
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.15% 90.53% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,637 2,064 2,714
10th Percentile £305 £205 £250
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.31% +4.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £637
90th Percentile £720 £663 £691
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 739 278 369
10th Percentile £15.72 £13.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.88 £15.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £52.43 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +108.45% -56.15% +14.70%
75th Percentile £71.25 £57.50 £73.75
90th Percentile £86.61 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +63.46% -42.22% +6.95%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of PMO' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in the South East

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the South East

Head of PMO
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
Thames Valley - 4 £775 - 1
Oxfordshire - 3 £750 -
Surrey - 1 - -
Berkshire - 1 £800 - 1
Head of PMO
England

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Head of PMO contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) AI
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) SAFe Agilist
2 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Local Government
2 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) AI
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) PMO