Project Delivery Contracts in the South East

Project Delivery
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Project Delivery skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Delivery over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 37 44
Rank change year-on-year -16 +7 -18
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 122 258 284
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.05% 4.64% 4.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.43% 5.47% 5.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 143 213
10th Percentile £300 £351 £353
25th Percentile £438 £419 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £530
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -5.66% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £610
90th Percentile £650 £644 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - £22.20
25th Percentile £68.26 £56.16 £27.92
Median hourly rate £73.31 £57.32 £49.99
Median % change year-on-year +27.90% +14.66% -23.09%
75th Percentile £78.36 £58.48 £63.44
90th Percentile - - £67.50
England median hourly rate £51.25 £34.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +50.74% -47.69% +46.07%

All Process and 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 2,757 4,716 5,181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 91.59% 84.85% 89.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,756 2,743 3,594
10th Percentile £256 £243 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
75th Percentile £600 £621 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 434 219
10th Percentile £13.85 £13.00 £18.25
25th Percentile £15.79 £18.23 £23.83
Median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%
75th Percentile £62.50 £62.49 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.83
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery in the South East

Project Delivery
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Project Delivery in the South East

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 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in the South East

Project Delivery
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the South East.

Hourly rate trend 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 1 May 2025. 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 +5 79 £575 +15.00% 89
Berkshire +1 65 £600 +10.60% 52
Hampshire -5 22 £525 -12.50% 50
Buckinghamshire +2 10 £475 +5.56% 24
West Sussex -6 10 £513 +7.89% 18
Surrey -5 8 £546 +6.59% 29
Oxfordshire +1 4 £500 +5.26% 27
Kent +8 1 £550 -2.22% 23
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.10%) Confluence
2 4 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.64%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.82%) ThingWorx
4 1 (0.82%) WinCC
Applications
1 8 (6.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.64%) Chatbot
3 2 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (19.67%) Oracle EBS
1 24 (19.67%) Oracle EBS R12
2 13 (10.66%) Maximo
3 12 (9.84%) Oracle ASCP
4 5 (4.10%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (3.28%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (1.64%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (1.64%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.82%) Primavera
7 1 (0.82%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.82%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 10 (8.20%) Azure
2 5 (4.10%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.28%) AWS
4 2 (1.64%) Azure Service Bus
4 2 (1.64%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.64%) OpenShift
4 2 (1.64%) Oracle CX
4 2 (1.64%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.64%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 1 (0.82%) Adobe Analytics
5 1 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.82%) IaaS
5 1 (0.82%) OCI
5 1 (0.82%) PaaS
5 1 (0.82%) SaaS
5 1 (0.82%) ShareGate
5 1 (0.82%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.82%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.74%) Firewall
2 5 (4.10%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (2.46%) 5G
3 3 (2.46%) BGP
4 2 (1.64%) 3G
4 2 (1.64%) 3GPP
4 2 (1.64%) 4G
4 2 (1.64%) DHCP
4 2 (1.64%) DNS
4 2 (1.64%) LAN
4 2 (1.64%) LTE
4 2 (1.64%) OSPF
4 2 (1.64%) WAN
5 1 (0.82%) Broadband
5 1 (0.82%) HTTP
5 1 (0.82%) Internet
5 1 (0.82%) IPv6
5 1 (0.82%) Network Security
5 1 (0.82%) RIP
5 1 (0.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.64%) Power BI
2 1 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.82%) GIS
2 1 (0.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 1 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
2 1 (0.82%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.92%) JIRA
2 2 (1.64%) Git
2 2 (1.64%) Subversion
3 1 (0.82%) GitLab
3 1 (0.82%) Selenium
3 1 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 55 (45.08%) Social Skills
2 42 (34.43%) Finance
3 33 (27.05%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (13.11%) Telecoms
5 7 (5.74%) Public Sector
6 6 (4.92%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.10%) Retail
8 4 (3.28%) Legal
9 3 (2.46%) Billing
9 3 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.64%) Banking
10 2 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.64%) Local Government
11 1 (0.82%) Electronics
11 1 (0.82%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 28 (22.95%) Project Manager
2 26 (21.31%) Consultant
3 23 (18.85%) Oracle Consultant
4 22 (18.03%) Functional Consultant
4 22 (18.03%) Oracle Functional Consultant
5 13 (10.66%) Lead
6 11 (9.02%) Senior
7 9 (7.38%) Architect
8 5 (4.10%) Senior Manager
9 4 (3.28%) Analyst
9 4 (3.28%) IT Manager
9 4 (3.28%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (3.28%) Procurement Consultant
9 4 (3.28%) Senior Project Manager
10 3 (2.46%) Business Analyst
10 3 (2.46%) Delivery Project Manager
10 3 (2.46%) IT Support
10 3 (2.46%) Network Engineer
10 3 (2.46%) Systems Engineer
10 3 (2.46%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.64%) Node.js
1 2 (1.64%) Parceljs
1 2 (1.64%) RESTful
2 1 (0.82%) ADO
2 1 (0.82%) Ajax
2 1 (0.82%) CSS
2 1 (0.82%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.82%) EntireX
2 1 (0.82%) HTML
2 1 (0.82%) REST
2 1 (0.82%) SAML
2 1 (0.82%) SOAP
2 1 (0.82%) Web Services
2 1 (0.82%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.92%) Data Centre
2 4 (3.28%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.28%) Onboarding
2 4 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (2.46%) IoT
3 3 (2.46%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.64%) CMDB
4 2 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.64%) Life Science
4 2 (1.64%) NHS
4 2 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (1.64%) SCADA
4 2 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (0.82%) Clustering
5 1 (0.82%) FMCG
5 1 (0.82%) PKI
5 1 (0.82%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.28%) Linux
2 3 (2.46%) Windows
3 2 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (1.64%) Solaris
3 2 (1.64%) Unix
3 2 (1.64%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (31.97%) Project Management
2 31 (25.41%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (25.41%) Stakeholder Management
3 29 (23.77%) Agile
4 18 (14.75%) PRINCE2
5 16 (13.11%) E-business
6 14 (11.48%) Migration
7 13 (10.66%) Logistics
8 10 (8.20%) Decision-Making
8 10 (8.20%) Project Governance
8 10 (8.20%) Risk Management
8 10 (8.20%) Roadmaps
9 9 (7.38%) Change Management
9 9 (7.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (7.38%) ITIL
9 9 (7.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 7 (5.74%) Scrum
11 6 (4.92%) Waterfall
12 5 (4.10%) Customer Service
12 5 (4.10%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.46%) Python
2 2 (1.64%) Bash
2 2 (1.64%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.64%) Perl
2 2 (1.64%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.64%) SQL
3 1 (0.82%) Go
3 1 (0.82%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (9.84%) PMI Certification
2 11 (9.02%) PMP
2 11 (9.02%) Security Cleared
3 10 (8.20%) Degree
3 10 (8.20%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.28%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.64%) APMP
6 2 (1.64%) CCIE
6 2 (1.64%) CCNP
6 2 (1.64%) CISSP
6 2 (1.64%) ISEB
6 2 (1.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (1.64%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.82%) CCDA
7 1 (0.82%) CCDP
7 1 (0.82%) CCNA
7 1 (0.82%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.38%) PMO
2 5 (4.10%) QA
3 3 (2.46%) GDPR
3 3 (2.46%) SLA
4 2 (1.64%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.82%) IEC 61131
5 1 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.82%) NCSC
5 1 (0.82%) P3O
System Software
1 5 (4.10%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.64%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (1.64%) vSphere
3 1 (0.82%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.82%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (3.28%) Ansible
2 3 (2.46%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.64%) Amdocs OSS
3 2 (1.64%) Red Hat Satellite
3 2 (1.64%) SELinux
4 1 (0.82%) Rancher
4 1 (0.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (24.59%) Oracle
2 13 (10.66%) SAP
3 10 (8.20%) Microsoft
4 8 (6.56%) VMware
5 5 (4.10%) Cisco
6 4 (3.28%) Remedy
6 4 (3.28%) SolarWinds
7 3 (2.46%) IBM
7 3 (2.46%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.46%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.64%) Cramer
8 2 (1.64%) Databricks
8 2 (1.64%) Dynatrace
8 2 (1.64%) Infoblox
8 2 (1.64%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.64%) Symantec
8 2 (1.64%) Veritas
8 2 (1.64%) Virgin Media
8 2 (1.64%) Workday
9 1 (0.82%) NEC