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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 50 38
Rank change year-on-year +6 -12 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 284 137 254
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.37% 4.08% 4.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.37% 4.53% 5.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 90 148
10th Percentile £324 £306 £358
25th Percentile £445 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +7.25% -3.07%
75th Percentile £619 £575 £600
90th Percentile £701 £650 £647
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 4
10th Percentile £36.85 £52.92 -
25th Percentile £48.13 £55.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £60.58 £39.60
Median % change year-on-year +34.53% +52.97% -11.99%
75th Percentile £86.42 £65.37 £62.78
90th Percentile £88.76 £68.24 £63.17
England median hourly rate £47.50 £60.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.83% +71.43% -45.31%

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 5,286 3,025 4,633
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.36% 90.08% 82.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,343 1,884 2,706
10th Percentile £280 £250 £263
25th Percentile £413 £399 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -0.49%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £665 £700
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 523 256 433
10th Percentile £15.73 £13.38 £13.00
25th Percentile £24.36 £15.12 £18.20
Median hourly rate £55.00 £22.29 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +146.80% -55.43% -
75th Percentile £82.25 £51.70 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £74.38 £77.40
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +88.87% -34.02% -6.09%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 +3 144 £575 +15.00% 78
Berkshire -2 95 £575 +9.52% 45
Hampshire -1 71 £525 -2.33% 60
Buckinghamshire -3 40 £575 +5.99% 19
Surrey -4 27 £519 -9.78% 37
West Sussex -10 22 £483 -5.76% 16
Kent +10 13 £400 -16.67% 14
Oxfordshire -28 9 £275 -24.14% 16
Home Counties -1 1 - -
Middlesex - 1 - - 3
East Sussex - 1 £350 - 6
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 14 (4.93%) Confluence
2 10 (3.52%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.70%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.35%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (9.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.39%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (5.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.17%) MS Visio
5 8 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.35%) CATIA
6 1 (0.35%) Houdini
6 1 (0.35%) NUKE
6 1 (0.35%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.11%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (1.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.41%) Primavera
4 3 (1.06%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.70%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.70%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.35%) BASE24
6 1 (0.35%) SAP APO
6 1 (0.35%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.35%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.35%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.35%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 43 (15.14%) Azure
2 15 (5.28%) Azure DevOps
3 14 (4.93%) AWS
3 14 (4.93%) Entra ID
3 14 (4.93%) Power Platform
4 9 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.41%) GCP
7 3 (1.06%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (1.06%) SaaS
8 2 (0.70%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.70%) Azure App Service
8 2 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.70%) Azure Key Vault
8 2 (0.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.70%) IaaS
8 2 (0.70%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 2 (0.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 2 (0.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.39%) LAN
2 18 (6.34%) Firewall
3 17 (5.99%) WAN
4 15 (5.28%) VPN
5 13 (4.58%) DNS
6 9 (3.17%) BGP
6 9 (3.17%) MPLS
6 9 (3.17%) SD-WAN
7 8 (2.82%) TCP/IP
8 7 (2.46%) OSPF
9 6 (2.11%) DHCP
9 6 (2.11%) IPsec
10 5 (1.76%) Network Security
10 5 (1.76%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (1.41%) ATM
11 4 (1.41%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (1.41%) Cisco Firepower
11 4 (1.41%) Intranet
12 3 (1.06%) 2G
12 3 (1.06%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.93%) Power BI
2 4 (1.41%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.70%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.35%) EDMS
5 1 (0.35%) MS Access
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.35%) QualityStage
5 1 (0.35%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 33 (11.62%) JIRA
2 6 (2.11%) Git
3 2 (0.70%) GitLab
3 2 (0.70%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.35%) MSI
4 1 (0.35%) Postman
General
1 111 (39.08%) Social Skills
2 68 (23.94%) Finance
3 45 (15.85%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (13.38%) Documentation Skills
5 25 (8.80%) Public Sector
6 20 (7.04%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (7.04%) Retail
7 19 (6.69%) Telecoms
8 16 (5.63%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.46%) Aerospace
10 6 (2.11%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.11%) Military
11 5 (1.76%) Legal
12 2 (0.70%) Billing
12 2 (0.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.70%) Local Government
12 2 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.35%) Advertising
13 1 (0.35%) Banking
13 1 (0.35%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 55 (19.37%) Project Manager
2 39 (13.73%) Lead
3 32 (11.27%) Senior
4 31 (10.92%) Analyst
5 30 (10.56%) Architect
6 16 (5.63%) Business Analyst
7 14 (4.93%) IT Manager
7 14 (4.93%) Senior Manager
8 13 (4.58%) Consultant
8 13 (4.58%) Senior Project Manager
9 12 (4.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (4.23%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 11 (3.87%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.52%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 10 (3.52%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
12 9 (3.17%) Delivery Manager
12 9 (3.17%) ERP Architect
12 9 (3.17%) IT Project Manager
12 9 (3.17%) Network Architect
13 8 (2.82%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.76%) REST
2 4 (1.41%) .NET
2 4 (1.41%) JSON
2 4 (1.41%) XML
2 4 (1.41%) YAML
3 3 (1.06%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.06%) CSS
3 3 (1.06%) LDAP
3 3 (1.06%) Middleware
3 3 (1.06%) OAuth
3 3 (1.06%) OpenID
3 3 (1.06%) RESTful
3 3 (1.06%) SAML
4 2 (0.70%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.70%) Blazor
4 2 (0.70%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.70%) NETCONF
4 2 (0.70%) Razor View Engine
4 2 (0.70%) RESTCONF
4 2 (0.70%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.04%) Data Centre
2 14 (4.93%) Product Ownership
3 12 (4.23%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.52%) PKI
5 9 (3.17%) Virtual Team
6 8 (2.82%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.46%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.11%) Private Cloud
8 6 (2.11%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.76%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.41%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.41%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.41%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 2 (0.70%) FMCG
12 2 (0.70%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.45%) Windows
2 10 (3.52%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.17%) Linux
4 2 (0.70%) Debian
4 2 (0.70%) Unix
5 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (35.92%) Stakeholder Management
2 87 (30.63%) Agile
3 80 (28.17%) Project Management
4 51 (17.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (16.20%) Change Management
6 42 (14.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 41 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (13.38%) ITIL
9 34 (11.97%) Cybersecurity
9 34 (11.97%) Migration
10 33 (11.62%) PRINCE2
11 32 (11.27%) Budget Management
12 29 (10.21%) User Acceptance Testing
13 28 (9.86%) Roadmaps
14 26 (9.15%) Validation
14 26 (9.15%) Waterfall
15 25 (8.80%) Service Management
16 24 (8.45%) Decision-Making
16 24 (8.45%) ERP
17 22 (7.75%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.23%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.52%) Python
2 10 (3.52%) SQL
3 4 (1.41%) C#
3 4 (1.41%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.06%) Bash
5 2 (0.70%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.70%) Bicep
5 2 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.70%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.70%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 112 (39.44%) Security Cleared
2 83 (29.23%) SC Cleared
3 41 (14.44%) DV Cleared
4 30 (10.56%) Degree
5 27 (9.51%) PMP
6 16 (5.63%) PMI Certification
7 10 (3.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (2.46%) CCNP
9 7 (2.46%) CISSP
10 6 (2.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (1.76%) APMP
11 5 (1.76%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.76%) CISM
11 5 (1.76%) HNC
11 5 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.41%) CCIE
12 4 (1.41%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (1.06%) MCSA
13 3 (1.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.27%) PMO
2 25 (8.80%) NIST
3 21 (7.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (5.63%) QA
5 12 (4.23%) GDPR
6 7 (2.46%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.41%) NCSC
8 3 (1.06%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.70%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.70%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.70%) SLA
10 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.35%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.35%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.35%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.35%) P3O
10 1 (0.35%) RMADS
System Software
1 22 (7.75%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.46%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.06%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.35%) Firmware
5 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.76%) Terraform
3 4 (1.41%) Ansible
3 4 (1.41%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.06%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.70%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.70%) NSN NetAct
5 2 (0.70%) SCOM
5 2 (0.70%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.35%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.35%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.35%) SCCM
6 1 (0.35%) WMI
Vendors
1 63 (22.18%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.39%) ServiceNow
3 20 (7.04%) SAP
4 13 (4.58%) Cisco
4 13 (4.58%) VMware
5 10 (3.52%) Oracle
6 7 (2.46%) Palo Alto
7 6 (2.11%) CheckPoint
7 6 (2.11%) F5
7 6 (2.11%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.76%) Juniper
8 5 (1.76%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.41%) Citrix
9 4 (1.41%) Tagetik
10 3 (1.06%) Aruba
10 3 (1.06%) Nokia
10 3 (1.06%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.06%) Workday
11 2 (0.70%) Arista
11 2 (0.70%) Okta