MAPM Contract Job Trends in the South East

Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for MAPM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MAPM 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.12% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £650 £500 £350
% change year-on-year +30.00% +42.86% -36.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
England median hourly rate £80.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

MAPM 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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,685 1,615 2,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 41.64% 39.53% 42.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,090 1,042 1,351
10th Percentile £238 £269 £215
25th Percentile £406 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.14% +1.23%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £525 £526 £550
% change year-on-year -0.19% -4.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 100 146
10th Percentile - £22.49 £26.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £31.25 £49.79
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.34 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.89% -2.77% +33.33%
75th Percentile £60.25 £68.42 £71.74
90th Percentile £89.63 £87.75 £78.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.63 £53.50
% change year-on-year -50.32% -5.37% +18.89%

MAPM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MAPM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

MAPM job vacancy trend in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MAPM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MAPM

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MAPM in the South East over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MAPM in the South East

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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 MAPM within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 5 £650 - 3
Thames Valley - 5 £650 - 3
MAPM
England

MAPM
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 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Project Manager
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
2 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Contingency Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (40.00%) Network Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (20.00%) Budgeting
4 1 (20.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 5 (100.00%) PMP
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) APMP
3 3 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) PMO