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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 44 36
Rank change year-on-year +1 -8 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 298 163 240
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.51% 4.70% 4.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.56% 5.21% 5.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 114 135
10th Percentile £351 £315 £355
25th Percentile £450 £441 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £575 £610
90th Percentile £699 £650 £645
England median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 5 6
10th Percentile £44.25 - £16.25
25th Percentile £50.00 £15.91 £25.00
Median hourly rate £81.50 £51.00 £57.10
Median % change year-on-year +59.80% -10.69% +26.89%
75th Percentile £86.42 £70.16 £63.21
90th Percentile £88.76 - £67.66
England median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year - +29.41% -34.11%

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 5,356 3,126 4,248
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.07% 90.22% 82.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,347 1,954 2,547
10th Percentile £280 £250 £263
25th Percentile £413 £400 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +1.35%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £672 £700
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 551 278 356
10th Percentile £15.72 £13.50 £14.50
25th Percentile £26.44 £15.13 £22.00
Median hourly rate £57.79 £21.99 £56.34
Median % change year-on-year +162.84% -60.98% +12.69%
75th Percentile £82.25 £51.07 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +1 156 £564 +7.38% 68
Berkshire -2 100 £575 +8.49% 31
Hampshire -15 66 £525 -2.33% 54
Buckinghamshire -5 44 £569 -0.48% 14
Surrey -2 33 £525 -8.70% 40
West Sussex -15 22 £483 -3.40% 2
Kent +10 13 £400 -16.67% 17
Oxfordshire -19 12 £258 -5.50% 25
Middlesex - 2 - - 3
Home Counties +1 1 - -
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 16 (5.37%) Confluence
2 9 (3.02%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.67%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.34%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 29 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (9.06%) Microsoft Project
3 16 (5.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (3.02%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.67%) Houdini
5 2 (0.67%) NUKE
6 1 (0.34%) CATIA
6 1 (0.34%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.01%) Primavera
1 6 (2.01%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.01%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.67%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.67%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.67%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.34%) BASE24
5 1 (0.34%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.34%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.34%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.34%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.34%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 52 (17.45%) Azure
2 18 (6.04%) Azure DevOps
3 16 (5.37%) AWS
4 15 (5.03%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.36%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.02%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.34%) GCP
8 4 (1.34%) IaaS
9 3 (1.01%) Azure AKS
9 3 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (1.01%) OpenShift
9 3 (1.01%) SaaS
10 2 (0.67%) Azure App Service
10 2 (0.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (0.67%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.67%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 2 (0.67%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (0.67%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.71%) LAN
2 17 (5.70%) Firewall
3 16 (5.37%) VPN
3 16 (5.37%) WAN
4 14 (4.70%) DNS
5 9 (3.02%) MPLS
5 9 (3.02%) SD-WAN
5 9 (3.02%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.68%) BGP
7 7 (2.35%) DHCP
8 6 (2.01%) OSPF
9 5 (1.68%) 2G
9 5 (1.68%) 5G
9 5 (1.68%) IPsec
9 5 (1.68%) Network Security
9 5 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (1.34%) ATM
10 4 (1.34%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (1.34%) Cisco Firepower
10 4 (1.34%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.36%) Power BI
2 5 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (1.68%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.01%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.34%) EDMS
5 1 (0.34%) MS Access
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.34%) QualityStage
5 1 (0.34%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (0.34%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 37 (12.42%) JIRA
2 6 (2.01%) Git
3 3 (1.01%) GitLab
4 2 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.34%) MSI
5 1 (0.34%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.34%) Postman
General
1 121 (40.60%) Social Skills
2 73 (24.50%) Finance
3 51 (17.11%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.76%) Documentation Skills
5 30 (10.07%) Public Sector
6 20 (6.71%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (6.71%) Retail
7 19 (6.38%) Telecoms
8 16 (5.37%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.35%) Aerospace
9 7 (2.35%) Military
10 5 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.68%) Legal
11 4 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.34%) Local Government
12 3 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.67%) Billing
14 1 (0.34%) Advertising
14 1 (0.34%) Automotive
14 1 (0.34%) Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (20.13%) Project Manager
2 37 (12.42%) Lead
3 34 (11.41%) Senior
4 31 (10.40%) Architect
5 29 (9.73%) Analyst
6 18 (6.04%) IT Manager
7 16 (5.37%) Business Analyst
7 16 (5.37%) Senior Manager
8 15 (5.03%) Consultant
9 14 (4.70%) Senior Project Manager
10 12 (4.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (4.03%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 12 (4.03%) Solutions Architect
11 11 (3.69%) IT Project Manager
12 10 (3.36%) Dynamics 365 Architect
12 10 (3.36%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
12 10 (3.36%) ERP Architect
13 9 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
13 9 (3.02%) Network Architect
14 8 (2.68%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.68%) YAML
2 4 (1.34%) .NET
2 4 (1.34%) JSON
2 4 (1.34%) REST
2 4 (1.34%) XML
3 3 (1.01%) AngularJS
3 3 (1.01%) LDAP
3 3 (1.01%) Middleware
3 3 (1.01%) OAuth
3 3 (1.01%) OpenID
3 3 (1.01%) RESTful
3 3 (1.01%) SAML
4 2 (0.67%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.67%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.67%) ADO
4 2 (0.67%) CSS
4 2 (0.67%) NETCONF
4 2 (0.67%) Razor View Engine
4 2 (0.67%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.67%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.38%) Data Centre
2 17 (5.70%) Product Ownership
3 13 (4.36%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.36%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.36%) PKI
5 9 (3.02%) Virtual Team
6 8 (2.68%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.35%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (2.35%) Public Cloud
8 6 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.01%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.68%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.34%) PMI
10 4 (1.34%) Security Operations Centre
10 4 (1.34%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.67%) Motion Graphics
11 2 (0.67%) Replication
11 2 (0.67%) Social Media
11 2 (0.67%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.06%) Windows
2 12 (4.03%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.69%) Linux
4 2 (0.67%) Debian
4 2 (0.67%) Unix
5 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (36.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 91 (30.54%) Agile
3 85 (28.52%) Project Management
4 58 (19.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 49 (16.44%) Change Management
5 49 (16.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 42 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
7 40 (13.42%) ITIL
8 38 (12.75%) Cybersecurity
9 36 (12.08%) PRINCE2
10 35 (11.74%) Migration
11 33 (11.07%) Roadmaps
12 32 (10.74%) Budget Management
13 30 (10.07%) User Acceptance Testing
14 29 (9.73%) ERP
15 28 (9.40%) Service Management
16 27 (9.06%) Waterfall
17 26 (8.72%) Validation
18 25 (8.39%) ITSM
18 25 (8.39%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.36%) PowerShell
2 11 (3.69%) Python
3 10 (3.36%) SQL
4 4 (1.34%) C#
4 4 (1.34%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.01%) Bash
6 2 (0.67%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.67%) Bicep
6 2 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.67%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.67%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.34%) R
Qualifications
1 118 (39.60%) Security Cleared
2 88 (29.53%) SC Cleared
3 44 (14.77%) DV Cleared
4 39 (13.09%) Degree
5 24 (8.05%) PMP
6 18 (6.04%) PMI Certification
7 13 (4.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (3.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 8 (2.68%) Azure Certification
9 8 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (2.35%) CISSP
11 6 (2.01%) CCNP
12 5 (1.68%) APMP
12 5 (1.68%) CISM
12 5 (1.68%) HNC
12 5 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (1.34%) CCIE
13 4 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (1.01%) MCSA
14 3 (1.01%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (10.07%) PMO
2 28 (9.40%) NIST
3 24 (8.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (5.70%) QA
5 13 (4.36%) GDPR
6 7 (2.35%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.34%) NCSC
8 3 (1.01%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.67%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.67%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.67%) SLA
10 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.34%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.34%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.34%) GRC
10 1 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.34%) IFRS
10 1 (0.34%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 22 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.35%) VMware NSX
4 3 (1.01%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.67%) vSphere
6 1 (0.34%) Docker
6 1 (0.34%) Firmware
6 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (2.35%) Kubernetes
1 7 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (2.35%) Terraform
2 4 (1.34%) Ansible
3 3 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.67%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.67%) NSN NetAct
4 2 (0.67%) SCOM
4 2 (0.67%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.34%) Argo
5 1 (0.34%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.34%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.34%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.34%) QRadar
5 1 (0.34%) SCCM
5 1 (0.34%) WMI
Vendors
1 67 (22.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.05%) ServiceNow
3 20 (6.71%) SAP
4 16 (5.37%) VMware
5 13 (4.36%) Oracle
6 12 (4.03%) Cisco
7 6 (2.01%) F5
7 6 (2.01%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.01%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.68%) CheckPoint
8 5 (1.68%) Juniper
8 5 (1.68%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.34%) Citrix
9 4 (1.34%) Tagetik
9 4 (1.34%) Workday
10 3 (1.01%) Adobe
10 3 (1.01%) Google
10 3 (1.01%) Nokia
10 3 (1.01%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.67%) Foundry