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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 50 39
Rank change year-on-year +7 -11 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 255 112 248
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.16% 3.71% 4.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.13% 4.06% 5.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 76 147
10th Percentile £348 £334 £361
25th Percentile £445 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £613 £608 £600
90th Percentile £690 £653 £638
England median daily rate £515 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -1.90% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 1 1
10th Percentile £36.70 - -
25th Percentile £46.25 - £16.25
Median hourly rate £79.25 £51.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +55.39% +191.43% -61.11%
75th Percentile £82.25 - £18.75
90th Percentile £87.83 - -
England median hourly rate £40.02 £65.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -38.43% +96.97% -42.61%

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 4,969 2,760 4,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.01% 91.45% 82.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,138 1,741 2,742
10th Percentile £280 £250 £263
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £501
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -0.20% -0.79%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £661 £700
England median daily rate £519 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.23% -1.00% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 485 208 474
10th Percentile £15.07 £13.25 £13.02
25th Percentile £23.00 £15.12 £18.23
Median hourly rate £52.50 £24.66 £49.50
Median % change year-on-year +112.90% -50.18% -5.71%
75th Percentile £82.25 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.95
England median hourly rate £47.00 £27.40 £37.50
% change year-on-year +71.53% -26.93% +5.19%

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 June 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 June 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 June 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 -5 124 £535 -1.43% 68
Berkshire -5 74 £525 -4.55% 26
Hampshire +12 67 £525 -4.55% 45
Buckinghamshire -5 43 £563 +5.39% 27
Surrey -2 25 £519 -9.78% 24
West Sussex -8 21 £483 -5.76% 9
Kent +11 12 £410 -14.58% 13
Oxfordshire -31 7 £298 -17.93% 17
Home Counties -2 1 - -
East Sussex - 1 £350 - 4
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 (6.27%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.92%) Confluence
3 2 (0.78%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.39%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 31 (12.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (7.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (7.06%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (3.53%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.39%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.35%) SAP PSCD
2 4 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.78%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.78%) Primavera
4 1 (0.39%) BASE24
4 1 (0.39%) SAP APO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.39%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.39%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.39%) SAP PLM
4 1 (0.39%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.39%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 26 (10.20%) Azure
2 13 (5.10%) Power Platform
3 12 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.53%) Entra ID
5 8 (3.14%) AWS
6 6 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.18%) SaaS
9 2 (0.78%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.78%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (0.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) Serverless
10 1 (0.39%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.39%) dbt
10 1 (0.39%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.39%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (7.45%) LAN
2 17 (6.67%) Firewall
3 15 (5.88%) WAN
4 12 (4.71%) VPN
5 8 (3.14%) BGP
5 8 (3.14%) OSPF
6 6 (2.35%) DNS
6 6 (2.35%) IPsec
6 6 (2.35%) SD-WAN
7 5 (1.96%) Intranet
7 5 (1.96%) MPLS
8 4 (1.57%) ATM
8 4 (1.57%) DHCP
8 4 (1.57%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (1.18%) 2G
9 3 (1.18%) 5G
9 3 (1.18%) NGN
9 3 (1.18%) Radio Access Network
9 3 (1.18%) TCP/IP
9 3 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.10%) Power BI
2 4 (1.57%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.78%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.39%) MS Access
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.39%) QualityStage
4 1 (0.39%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 25 (9.80%) JIRA
2 4 (1.57%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) GitLab
3 1 (0.39%) Postman
General
1 90 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 64 (25.10%) Finance
3 40 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (14.12%) Documentation Skills
5 27 (10.59%) Public Sector
6 19 (7.45%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (6.67%) Retail
8 15 (5.88%) Telecoms
9 14 (5.49%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.75%) Aerospace
11 6 (2.35%) Military
12 5 (1.96%) Legal
13 4 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (1.18%) Law
15 2 (0.78%) Billing
16 1 (0.39%) Banking
16 1 (0.39%) Local Government
16 1 (0.39%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 50 (19.61%) Project Manager
2 39 (15.29%) Lead
3 32 (12.55%) Senior
4 29 (11.37%) Analyst
5 18 (7.06%) Architect
6 14 (5.49%) Business Analyst
6 14 (5.49%) IT Manager
6 14 (5.49%) Senior Manager
7 13 (5.10%) Senior Project Manager
8 12 (4.71%) SC Cleared Project Manager
9 11 (4.31%) Consultant
9 11 (4.31%) Delivery Manager
10 10 (3.92%) IT Project Manager
10 10 (3.92%) PMO Lead
10 10 (3.92%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (3.53%) Dynamics 365 Architect
11 9 (3.53%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
11 9 (3.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (3.14%) ERP Architect
12 8 (3.14%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.57%) JSON
1 4 (1.57%) XML
2 3 (1.18%) .NET
2 3 (1.18%) AngularJS
2 3 (1.18%) CSS
2 3 (1.18%) Middleware
2 3 (1.18%) REST
2 3 (1.18%) RESTful
3 2 (0.78%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.78%) ADO
3 2 (0.78%) Blazor
3 2 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (0.78%) Razor View Engine
3 2 (0.78%) SOAP
3 2 (0.78%) YAML
4 1 (0.39%) A2A Protocol
4 1 (0.39%) IDoc
4 1 (0.39%) OAuth
4 1 (0.39%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.45%) Data Centre
2 12 (4.71%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.53%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.53%) Virtual Team
4 7 (2.75%) PKI
5 6 (2.35%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.96%) Operational Technology
6 5 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.57%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.18%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.78%) FMCG
9 2 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) PMI
9 2 (0.78%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.78%) Replication
9 2 (0.78%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.78%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.45%) Windows
2 9 (3.53%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.75%) Linux
4 2 (0.78%) Debian
4 2 (0.78%) Unix
5 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (32.16%) Project Management
2 81 (31.76%) Stakeholder Management
3 73 (28.63%) Agile
4 43 (16.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
6 34 (13.33%) Change Management
7 33 (12.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 31 (12.16%) Migration
9 30 (11.76%) Budget Management
9 30 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
10 28 (10.98%) PRINCE2
11 27 (10.59%) User Acceptance Testing
12 24 (9.41%) ITIL
13 23 (9.02%) Validation
13 23 (9.02%) Waterfall
14 22 (8.63%) Change Control
14 22 (8.63%) ERP
15 19 (7.45%) Decision-Making
16 18 (7.06%) Resource Allocation
17 17 (6.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.92%) SQL
2 6 (2.35%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.57%) C#
4 3 (1.18%) Python
5 2 (0.78%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.78%) Bicep
5 2 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.78%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.78%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.39%) R
Qualifications
1 99 (38.82%) Security Cleared
2 80 (31.37%) SC Cleared
3 29 (11.37%) DV Cleared
4 22 (8.63%) PMP
5 21 (8.24%) Degree
6 13 (5.10%) PMI Certification
7 9 (3.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.75%) CCNP
8 7 (2.75%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.96%) APMP
9 5 (1.96%) CISM
9 5 (1.96%) CISSP
10 4 (1.57%) CCNA
10 4 (1.57%) HNC
11 3 (1.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (1.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 2 (0.78%) MAPM
12 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.39%) ISEB
13 1 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (14.12%) PMO
2 22 (8.63%) NIST
3 21 (8.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (5.49%) QA
5 12 (4.71%) GDPR
6 7 (2.75%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.78%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.78%) NCSC
8 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.39%) Def Stans
8 1 (0.39%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.39%) P3O
8 1 (0.39%) RMADS
8 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.96%) VMware NSX
3 4 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) Firmware
4 1 (0.39%) OpenAM
4 1 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.78%) NSN NetAct
4 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.39%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.39%) SCOM
4 1 (0.39%) Terraform
4 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 55 (21.57%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.67%) SAP
3 16 (6.27%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.71%) Cisco
5 10 (3.92%) Oracle
6 8 (3.14%) CheckPoint
7 7 (2.75%) Palo Alto
7 7 (2.75%) VMware
8 5 (1.96%) Aruba
9 4 (1.57%) Tagetik
10 3 (1.18%) F5
10 3 (1.18%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.18%) Juniper
10 3 (1.18%) Nokia
10 3 (1.18%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.78%) Citrix
11 2 (0.78%) Meraki
11 2 (0.78%) NEC
11 2 (0.78%) Okta
11 2 (0.78%) SolarWinds