Project Control Officer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Project Control Officer
England > South East

The median Project Control Officer daily rate in the South East is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Control Officer 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.061% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £280 - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £410 - -

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 6,062 3,089 4,926
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.18% 90.43% 92.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,611 2,002 2,965
10th Percentile £303 £213 £255
25th Percentile £425 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £630
90th Percentile £713 £660 £688
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 671 243 448
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £13.84
25th Percentile £26.25 £15.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £52.50 £26.50 £56.69
Median % change year-on-year +98.11% -53.26% +13.39%
75th Percentile £77.50 £61.12 £70.40
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £45.56 £27.29 £42.50
% change year-on-year +66.91% -35.78% -3.53%

Project Control Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Project Control Officer job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Control Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Control Officer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Control Officer job vacancies in the South East

Project Control Officer
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 Project Control Officer within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 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
Thames Valley - 4 £363 -
Buckinghamshire - 4 £363 -
Project Control Officer
England

Project Control Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Project Control Officer 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 Project Control Officer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
1 4 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
3 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) Project Governance
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) .NET
4 1 (25.00%) Order Management
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning

Project Control Officer 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
3 2 (50.00%) Project Governance
3 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) Order Management
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft