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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 46 42
Rank change year-on-year -7 -4 -1
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 195 140 259
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.69% 4.74% 4.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 5.16% 5.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 103 150
10th Percentile £323 £316 £362
25th Percentile £425 £495 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £603 £634 £594
90th Percentile £658 £650 £646
England median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 3 1
10th Percentile £15.91 £22.78 -
25th Percentile £16.31 £37.07 £56.16
Median hourly rate £26.75 £61.79 £57.32
Median % change year-on-year -56.71% +7.80% +19.42%
75th Percentile £71.85 £70.52 £58.48
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.23 -
England median hourly rate £45.46 £55.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -17.35% +61.76% -47.29%

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 4,380 2,714 4,892
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 82.84% 91.97% 86.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,859 1,732 2,919
10th Percentile £275 £253 £213
25th Percentile £406 £402 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -0.10%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £613
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 383 147 387
10th Percentile £15.22 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.41 £20.57 £18.10
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -6.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £80.00 £62.50 £62.23
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £31.00 £33.11 £32.50
% change year-on-year -6.37% +1.88% -11.33%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 18 March 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 -27 104 £535 -2.73% 66
Berkshire -20 68 £563 -2.17% 40
Hampshire +6 52 £525 +5.00% 49
Buckinghamshire -2 32 £510 -2.86% 13
Surrey -10 15 £475 -18.10% 16
Kent -1 11 £445 -19.09% 7
West Sussex -13 9 £525 - 9
Oxfordshire -14 4 £435 -15.12% 14
East Sussex - 4 - - 3
Home Counties - 1 £700 -
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 20 (10.26%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.62%) Confluence
3 3 (1.54%) MS Project Server
4 2 (1.03%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 27 (13.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (11.28%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (9.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (2.05%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.05%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (2.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (1.03%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.51%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.51%) Primavera
3 1 (0.51%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.51%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.51%) SAP PLM
3 1 (0.51%) SAP PSCD
3 1 (0.51%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 15 (7.69%) Azure
2 12 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (5.64%) Power Platform
4 6 (3.08%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.56%) SaaS
6 3 (1.54%) OCI
7 2 (1.03%) AWS
7 2 (1.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 2 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.03%) Azure Functions
7 2 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (1.03%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.03%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 2 (1.03%) Serverless
8 1 (0.51%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 1 (0.51%) GCP
8 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.51%) OpenShift
8 1 (0.51%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 16 (8.21%) Firewall
2 13 (6.67%) LAN
3 12 (6.15%) WAN
4 10 (5.13%) BGP
4 10 (5.13%) OSPF
5 7 (3.59%) Structured Cabling
6 6 (3.08%) IPsec
6 6 (3.08%) VPN
7 5 (2.56%) SD-WAN
8 4 (2.05%) Intranet
9 3 (1.54%) MPLS
9 3 (1.54%) TCP/IP
10 2 (1.03%) DNS
10 2 (1.03%) Wireless
11 1 (0.51%) ATM
11 1 (0.51%) DHCP
11 1 (0.51%) EIGRP
11 1 (0.51%) ISDN
11 1 (0.51%) PSTN
11 1 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.64%) Power BI
2 4 (2.05%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (2.05%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.54%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.03%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.03%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.51%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 14 (7.18%) JIRA
2 3 (1.54%) Git
3 1 (0.51%) Subversion
General
1 81 (41.54%) Social Skills
2 45 (23.08%) Finance
3 30 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (10.26%) Public Sector
5 18 (9.23%) Documentation Skills
5 18 (9.23%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (4.62%) Telecoms
7 8 (4.10%) Manufacturing
7 8 (4.10%) Retail
8 7 (3.59%) Aerospace
8 7 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (2.05%) Law
10 3 (1.54%) Legal
11 2 (1.03%) Banking
11 2 (1.03%) Billing
11 2 (1.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.03%) Military
11 2 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.51%) Automotive
12 1 (0.51%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 49 (25.13%) Project Manager
2 30 (15.38%) Lead
3 19 (9.74%) Analyst
4 14 (7.18%) Senior
5 13 (6.67%) Coordinator
5 13 (6.67%) PMO Lead
6 11 (5.64%) Delivery Manager
7 10 (5.13%) IT Manager
8 8 (4.10%) Administrator
8 8 (4.10%) Business Analyst
9 7 (3.59%) IT Project Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Network Engineer
9 7 (3.59%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 6 (3.08%) Cisco Engineer
10 6 (3.08%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 6 (3.08%) Network Manager
10 6 (3.08%) Oracle Project Manager
10 6 (3.08%) PMO Analyst
10 6 (3.08%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
10 6 (3.08%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.05%) ADO
1 4 (2.05%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.54%) CSS
2 3 (1.54%) Middleware
3 2 (1.03%) JSON
3 2 (1.03%) XML
3 2 (1.03%) YAML
4 1 (0.51%) REST
4 1 (0.51%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.18%) Data Centre
2 10 (5.13%) Product Ownership
3 7 (3.59%) PMI
4 5 (2.56%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.05%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.54%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.54%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.03%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.03%) NHS
7 2 (1.03%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.03%) Wiki
8 1 (0.51%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.51%) iSeries
8 1 (0.51%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.51%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.13%) Windows
2 5 (2.56%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.54%) Linux
4 2 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.51%) Solaris
5 1 (0.51%) Unix
5 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (35.90%) Project Management
2 59 (30.26%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (26.67%) Agile
4 41 (21.03%) PRINCE2
5 34 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (12.82%) Migration
7 24 (12.31%) Change Management
8 23 (11.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (10.77%) Change Control
10 20 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 19 (9.74%) Budget Management
12 17 (8.72%) Project Governance
12 17 (8.72%) Waterfall
13 16 (8.21%) Cybersecurity
13 16 (8.21%) Roadmaps
14 14 (7.18%) ITIL
14 14 (7.18%) Time Management
15 13 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
15 13 (6.67%) ERP
15 13 (6.67%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.56%) PowerShell
2 4 (2.05%) Python
2 4 (2.05%) SQL
3 2 (1.03%) Bicep
3 2 (1.03%) C#
3 2 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (1.03%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.51%) Bash
4 1 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 70 (35.90%) Security Cleared
2 54 (27.69%) SC Cleared
3 30 (15.38%) PMP
4 23 (11.79%) Degree
4 23 (11.79%) PMI Certification
5 19 (9.74%) DV Cleared
6 7 (3.59%) APMP
6 7 (3.59%) CCNA
6 7 (3.59%) CCNP
6 7 (3.59%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.56%) MAPM
8 2 (1.03%) CBAP
8 2 (1.03%) CISM
8 2 (1.03%) CISSP
8 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.51%) HNC
9 1 (0.51%) MCSE
9 1 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.51%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (22.05%) PMO
2 9 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (4.10%) QA
4 7 (3.59%) GDPR
4 7 (3.59%) NIST
5 5 (2.56%) P3O
6 3 (1.54%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.03%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (1.03%) ISO 8583
7 2 (1.03%) NCSC
7 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.03%) PSD2
8 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.51%) COBIT
8 1 (0.51%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.51%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.51%) RMADS
8 1 (0.51%) SLA
8 1 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (3.59%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.54%) vSphere
4 2 (1.03%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.51%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.03%) CEMLI
2 2 (1.03%) PaperCut
2 2 (1.03%) SCCM
3 1 (0.51%) Ansible
3 1 (0.51%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.51%) Nagios
3 1 (0.51%) Red Hat Satellite
3 1 (0.51%) SELinux
3 1 (0.51%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.51%) VxRail
Vendors
1 49 (25.13%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.15%) Oracle
3 11 (5.64%) SAP
4 10 (5.13%) Cisco
4 10 (5.13%) ServiceNow
5 7 (3.59%) CheckPoint
6 6 (3.08%) Aruba
6 6 (3.08%) Palo Alto
7 5 (2.56%) VMware
8 3 (1.54%) Citrix
8 3 (1.54%) Workday
9 2 (1.03%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.03%) Meraki
9 2 (1.03%) MuleSoft
9 2 (1.03%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.03%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.03%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.51%) Remedy
10 1 (0.51%) Sage
10 1 (0.51%) Symantec