Project Delivery Contract Job Trends in the South East

Project Delivery
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 52 36
Rank change year-on-year +9 -16 +9
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 269 126 253
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.22% 3.83% 4.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.20% 4.23% 5.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 81 149
10th Percentile £344 £310 £358
25th Percentile £450 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £619 £575 £600
90th Percentile £710 £650 £639
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 2 4
10th Percentile £36.23 £52.92 -
25th Percentile £43.94 £55.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £79.25 £60.58 £39.60
Median % change year-on-year +30.82% +52.97% +14.03%
75th Percentile £82.94 £65.37 £62.78
90th Percentile £87.83 £68.24 £63.17
England median hourly rate £41.00 £65.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -36.92% +85.71% -42.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,176 2,978 4,702
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.28% 90.57% 82.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,252 1,854 2,737
10th Percentile £280 £250 £255
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -0.49%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £634
90th Percentile £700 £672 £700
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.84% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 513 246 445
10th Percentile £15.34 £13.38 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.35 £15.12 £18.32
Median hourly rate £54.00 £24.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +125.00% -52.00% -
75th Percentile £82.25 £53.75 £67.81
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £78.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -3.62%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in the South East

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in the South East

Project Delivery
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 Delivery within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 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 +1 132 £575 +9.52% 79
Berkshire +4 84 £575 +9.00% 38
Hampshire 0 68 £525 -2.33% 66
Buckinghamshire -4 40 £575 +5.26% 27
Surrey -4 28 £513 -10.87% 27
West Sussex -6 22 £483 -5.76% 7
Kent +8 12 £278 -42.19% 10
Oxfordshire -28 8 £298 -17.93% 18
Home Counties 0 1 - -
Middlesex - 1 - - 5
East Sussex - 1 £350 - 4
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (4.83%) Confluence
2 11 (4.09%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.74%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.37%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.37%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.37%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (10.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (7.43%) Microsoft Project
3 16 (5.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (3.72%) MS Visio
5 8 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.37%) CATIA
6 1 (0.37%) Houdini
6 1 (0.37%) NUKE
6 1 (0.37%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.23%) SAP PSCD
2 4 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.12%) Primavera
4 2 (0.74%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.74%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.37%) BASE24
5 1 (0.37%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.37%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.37%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 37 (13.75%) Azure
2 14 (5.20%) Power Platform
3 12 (4.46%) AWS
3 12 (4.46%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.09%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.12%) GCP
7 3 (1.12%) SaaS
8 2 (0.74%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.74%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 2 (0.74%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 2 (0.74%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 2 (0.74%) Serverless
8 2 (0.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 1 (0.37%) dbt
9 1 (0.37%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.81%) LAN
2 17 (6.32%) Firewall
2 17 (6.32%) WAN
3 15 (5.58%) VPN
4 11 (4.09%) DNS
5 9 (3.35%) BGP
5 9 (3.35%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.97%) MPLS
6 8 (2.97%) OSPF
7 7 (2.60%) TCP/IP
8 6 (2.23%) DHCP
8 6 (2.23%) IPsec
9 5 (1.86%) Intranet
10 4 (1.49%) ATM
10 4 (1.49%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (1.49%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.12%) 5G
11 3 (1.12%) NGN
11 3 (1.12%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.20%) Power BI
2 4 (1.49%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.74%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.37%) EDMS
4 1 (0.37%) MS Access
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.37%) QualityStage
4 1 (0.37%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 32 (11.90%) JIRA
2 4 (1.49%) Git
3 2 (0.74%) GitLab
3 2 (0.74%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.37%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.37%) Postman
General
1 101 (37.55%) Social Skills
2 67 (24.91%) Finance
3 42 (15.61%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (13.38%) Documentation Skills
5 25 (9.29%) Public Sector
6 22 (8.18%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (7.43%) Retail
8 18 (6.69%) Telecoms
9 15 (5.58%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.60%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.23%) Military
12 5 (1.86%) Legal
13 3 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.74%) Billing
14 2 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
15 1 (0.37%) Advertising
15 1 (0.37%) Banking
15 1 (0.37%) Local Government
15 1 (0.37%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 54 (20.07%) Project Manager
2 38 (14.13%) Lead
3 33 (12.27%) Senior
4 30 (11.15%) Analyst
5 25 (9.29%) Architect
6 15 (5.58%) Business Analyst
7 14 (5.20%) IT Manager
7 14 (5.20%) Senior Manager
8 13 (4.83%) Senior Project Manager
9 12 (4.46%) Consultant
9 12 (4.46%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 11 (4.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.09%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.72%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 10 (3.72%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
11 10 (3.72%) IT Project Manager
12 9 (3.35%) Delivery Manager
12 9 (3.35%) ERP Architect
13 8 (2.97%) IT Business Analyst
13 8 (2.97%) Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.49%) .NET
1 4 (1.49%) JSON
1 4 (1.49%) XML
2 3 (1.12%) AngularJS
2 3 (1.12%) CSS
2 3 (1.12%) LDAP
2 3 (1.12%) Middleware
2 3 (1.12%) OAuth
2 3 (1.12%) OpenID
2 3 (1.12%) REST
2 3 (1.12%) RESTful
2 3 (1.12%) SAML
3 2 (0.74%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.74%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.74%) ADO
3 2 (0.74%) Blazor
3 2 (0.74%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (0.74%) Razor View Engine
3 2 (0.74%) SOAP
3 2 (0.74%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.43%) Data Centre
2 12 (4.46%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.46%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.72%) PKI
4 9 (3.35%) Virtual Team
5 8 (2.97%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.60%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (1.86%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.86%) Private Cloud
7 5 (1.86%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.49%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.49%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.74%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 2 (0.74%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.74%) FMCG
10 2 (0.74%) Replication
10 2 (0.74%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.81%) Windows
2 9 (3.35%) Linux
2 9 (3.35%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.74%) Debian
3 2 (0.74%) Unix
4 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (33.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 82 (30.48%) Project Management
3 80 (29.74%) Agile
4 45 (16.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (15.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 39 (14.50%) Change Management
6 39 (14.50%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (11.90%) Budget Management
8 32 (11.90%) Migration
9 31 (11.52%) ITIL
10 29 (10.78%) PRINCE2
11 28 (10.41%) User Acceptance Testing
12 25 (9.29%) Change Control
12 25 (9.29%) Roadmaps
12 25 (9.29%) Waterfall
13 24 (8.92%) Validation
14 23 (8.55%) Decision-Making
14 23 (8.55%) ERP
15 20 (7.43%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.72%) SQL
2 8 (2.97%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.23%) Python
4 4 (1.49%) C#
4 4 (1.49%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.74%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.74%) Bicep
5 2 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.74%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.74%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.37%) Bash
6 1 (0.37%) R
Qualifications
1 102 (37.92%) Security Cleared
2 77 (28.62%) SC Cleared
3 35 (13.01%) DV Cleared
4 28 (10.41%) Degree
5 24 (8.92%) PMP
6 14 (5.20%) PMI Certification
7 9 (3.35%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.60%) CCNP
10 5 (1.86%) APMP
10 5 (1.86%) CISM
10 5 (1.86%) CISSP
10 5 (1.86%) HNC
11 4 (1.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (1.12%) Azure Certification
12 3 (1.12%) CCIE
12 3 (1.12%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.12%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (1.12%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 3 (1.12%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (12.27%) PMO
2 24 (8.92%) NIST
3 21 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (5.58%) QA
5 12 (4.46%) GDPR
6 7 (2.60%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.49%) NCSC
8 2 (0.74%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.74%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.74%) SLA
9 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.37%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.37%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.37%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.37%) P3O
9 1 (0.37%) RMADS
System Software
1 21 (7.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.60%) VMware NSX
3 6 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.12%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.37%) Firmware
5 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.37%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (1.12%) Ansible
2 3 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.12%) Terraform
3 2 (0.74%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.74%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.74%) NSN NetAct
3 2 (0.74%) SCOM
4 1 (0.37%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.37%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.37%) SCCM
4 1 (0.37%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 60 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 19 (7.06%) ServiceNow
3 18 (6.69%) SAP
4 13 (4.83%) Cisco
5 11 (4.09%) VMware
6 10 (3.72%) Oracle
7 7 (2.60%) Palo Alto
8 6 (2.23%) CheckPoint
8 6 (2.23%) F5
9 5 (1.86%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.86%) SolarWinds
10 4 (1.49%) Juniper
10 4 (1.49%) Tagetik
11 3 (1.12%) Aruba
11 3 (1.12%) Citrix
11 3 (1.12%) Nokia
11 3 (1.12%) Salesforce
12 2 (0.74%) Adobe
12 2 (0.74%) Meraki
12 2 (0.74%) NEC