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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 41 39
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 331 175 213
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.02% 4.88% 5.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.17% 5.50% 5.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 111 120
10th Percentile £356 £325 £355
25th Percentile £456 £469 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £563 £620
90th Percentile £713 £613 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 12 9
10th Percentile £37.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £50.00 £15.91 £16.25
Median hourly rate £76.25 £23.01 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +231.38% -56.17% -26.91%
75th Percentile £87.83 £43.24 £62.69
90th Percentile £92.50 £68.24 £65.12
England median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 £36.80
% change year-on-year -13.04% +56.25% -38.67%

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 5,365 3,181 3,562
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.31% 88.76% 83.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,099 1,991 2,144
10th Percentile £275 £213 £255
25th Percentile £419 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £622 £588 £625
90th Percentile £713 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 697 328 181
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.38 £16.17 £30.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £21.02 £58.49
Median % change year-on-year +125.98% -64.06% +7.58%
75th Percentile £70.00 £42.93 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.30 £69.65 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 14 October 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 14 October 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 14 October 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 -2 169 £550 +4.76% 109
Berkshire +1 102 £550 +1.85% 46
Hampshire -20 65 £613 +13.95% 74
Buckinghamshire +1 52 £575 +2.22% 35
Surrey +14 43 £525 +6.33% 47
West Sussex -3 29 £508 +6.84% 13
Kent +1 18 £571 +8.67% 15
Oxfordshire -15 15 £298 -7.03% 29
Middlesex - 3 £450 - 2
Isle of Wight - 1 £400 -
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 17 (5.14%) Confluence
2 10 (3.02%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.60%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.30%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (8.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (7.25%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (3.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.81%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.60%) Houdini
6 2 (0.60%) NUKE
7 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.30%) CATIA
7 1 (0.30%) MicroStation
7 1 (0.30%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (2.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.51%) Primavera
3 3 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.91%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.91%) SAP FI-AP
3 3 (0.91%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.60%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.30%) BASE24
5 1 (0.30%) Maximo
5 1 (0.30%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.30%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.52%) Azure
2 23 (6.95%) Azure DevOps
3 22 (6.65%) AWS
4 14 (4.23%) Entra ID
5 12 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.32%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.11%) GCP
8 5 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.51%) IaaS
9 4 (1.21%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (1.21%) SaaS
9 4 (1.21%) Smartsheet
10 3 (0.91%) Azure AKS
10 3 (0.91%) OpenShift
10 3 (0.91%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.60%) GitHub
11 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.60%) OCI
11 2 (0.60%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.14%) DNS
1 17 (5.14%) LAN
2 12 (3.63%) Firewall
2 12 (3.63%) WAN
3 11 (3.32%) DHCP
4 10 (3.02%) VPN
5 7 (2.11%) Network Security
6 6 (1.81%) MPLS
6 6 (1.81%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.21%) 2G
7 4 (1.21%) 5G
7 4 (1.21%) BGP
7 4 (1.21%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (1.21%) Cisco Firepower
7 4 (1.21%) IPsec
7 4 (1.21%) Radio Access Network
7 4 (1.21%) SD-WAN
7 4 (1.21%) SSL
7 4 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.91%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.02%) Power BI
2 7 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.30%) EDMS
5 1 (0.30%) Metadata
5 1 (0.30%) QualityStage
5 1 (0.30%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 40 (12.08%) JIRA
2 8 (2.42%) MSI
3 4 (1.21%) Git
4 3 (0.91%) Gatling
4 3 (0.91%) GitLab
4 3 (0.91%) JMeter
4 3 (0.91%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.30%) Postman
General
1 156 (47.13%) Social Skills
2 78 (23.56%) Finance
3 46 (13.90%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.57%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (8.76%) Documentation Skills
5 29 (8.76%) Manufacturing
6 27 (8.16%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.14%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.53%) Aerospace
8 15 (4.53%) Retail
9 11 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.42%) Legal
11 6 (1.81%) General Ledger
12 5 (1.51%) Local Government
13 4 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.91%) Automotive
14 3 (0.91%) Billing
14 3 (0.91%) Military
15 2 (0.60%) Banking
Job Titles
1 56 (16.92%) Project Manager
2 47 (14.20%) Architect
3 36 (10.88%) Senior
4 30 (9.06%) Lead
5 29 (8.76%) Analyst
6 21 (6.34%) IT Manager
7 17 (5.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 16 (4.83%) Delivery Manager
9 15 (4.53%) Business Analyst
10 14 (4.23%) IT Project Manager
10 14 (4.23%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.02%) Consultant
11 10 (3.02%) Coordinator
12 9 (2.72%) Network Architect
12 9 (2.72%) Senior Manager
12 9 (2.72%) Tester
13 8 (2.42%) Infrastructure Architect
13 8 (2.42%) Service Manager
14 7 (2.11%) Project Coordinator
14 7 (2.11%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.42%) Terraform
2 4 (1.21%) .NET
3 3 (0.91%) LDAP
3 3 (0.91%) OAuth
3 3 (0.91%) OpenID
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.91%) REST
3 3 (0.91%) RESTful
3 3 (0.91%) SAML
3 3 (0.91%) YAML
4 2 (0.60%) .NET Core
4 2 (0.60%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.60%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.60%) Blazor
4 2 (0.60%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.60%) Middleware
4 2 (0.60%) NETCONF
4 2 (0.60%) RESTCONF
4 2 (0.60%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.60%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.34%) Product Ownership
2 17 (5.14%) Data Centre
2 17 (5.14%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.23%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.32%) Operational Technology
5 10 (3.02%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (2.42%) PKI
8 7 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.11%) PMI
8 7 (2.11%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.51%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.51%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.51%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.21%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.91%) Life Science
12 2 (0.60%) FMCG
12 2 (0.60%) Motion Graphics
12 2 (0.60%) SCADA
12 2 (0.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (9.97%) Windows
2 14 (4.23%) Linux
3 11 (3.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.60%) Unix
4 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.30%) Debian
5 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (51.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 112 (33.84%) Agile
3 94 (28.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (25.68%) Project Management
5 57 (17.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 56 (16.92%) Problem-Solving
7 54 (16.31%) ITIL
8 53 (16.01%) PRINCE2
9 49 (14.80%) Change Management
10 43 (12.99%) Service Management
11 42 (12.69%) Roadmaps
12 41 (12.39%) Decision-Making
13 38 (11.48%) ITSM
14 37 (11.18%) Risk Management
15 36 (10.88%) ERP
16 33 (9.97%) DevOps
16 33 (9.97%) Migration
16 33 (9.97%) Scrum
17 32 (9.67%) Waterfall
18 31 (9.37%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.04%) PowerShell
2 8 (2.42%) Python
3 7 (2.11%) SQL
4 4 (1.21%) Bash
5 3 (0.91%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.60%) C#
6 2 (0.60%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.30%) ABAP
7 1 (0.30%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 139 (41.99%) Security Cleared
2 86 (25.98%) SC Cleared
3 58 (17.52%) DV Cleared
4 52 (15.71%) Degree
5 21 (6.34%) PMI Certification
6 20 (6.04%) PMP
7 15 (4.53%) ACCA
7 15 (4.53%) CIMA
8 12 (3.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 9 (2.72%) Azure Certification
10 8 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.51%) CCNP
11 5 (1.51%) ISTQB
11 5 (1.51%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (1.51%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.21%) CISSP
12 4 (1.21%) ISEB
12 4 (1.21%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.46%) PMO
2 23 (6.95%) QA
3 14 (4.23%) NIST
4 9 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.81%) GDPR
5 6 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 5 (1.51%) GRC
6 5 (1.51%) ISO 19650
7 4 (1.21%) SLA
8 3 (0.91%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.60%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.60%) GMP
9 2 (0.60%) GxP
9 2 (0.60%) NCSC
10 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.30%) IFRS
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 18 (5.44%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.42%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.21%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.91%) OpenAM
6 2 (0.60%) Docker
6 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.60%) vSphere
7 1 (0.30%) Firmware
7 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.72%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.42%) WMI
3 4 (1.21%) Ansible
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.21%) SCOM
3 4 (1.21%) vCenter Server
4 3 (0.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.60%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.60%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.60%) NSN NetAct
5 2 (0.60%) SCCM
5 2 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.30%) Argo
6 1 (0.30%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.30%) QRadar
Vendors
1 81 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.06%) SAP
3 22 (6.65%) VMware
4 20 (6.04%) ServiceNow
5 14 (4.23%) Oracle
6 10 (3.02%) Cisco
7 7 (2.11%) Fortinet
8 6 (1.81%) F5
8 6 (1.81%) Palo Alto
8 6 (1.81%) SolarWinds
9 5 (1.51%) Juniper
9 5 (1.51%) Workday
10 4 (1.21%) Citrix
10 4 (1.21%) Tagetik
11 3 (0.91%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.91%) Databricks
11 3 (0.91%) Google
11 3 (0.91%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.91%) Splunk
12 2 (0.60%) Nokia