Project Management Contract Job Trends in the South East

Project Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 22 19
Rank change year-on-year -11 -3 -7
Contract jobs citing Project Management 256 300 404
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 5.80% 8.36% 8.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.86% 9.45% 9.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 183 245
10th Percentile £363 £302 £335
25th Percentile £453 £423 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £610 £600
90th Percentile £650 £673 £675
England median daily rate £520 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -0.95% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 16 29
10th Percentile - £27.00 £23.55
25th Percentile £20.79 £39.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £47.69 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.58% -20.52% +86.31%
75th Percentile £63.75 £74.06 £72.33
90th Percentile £94.00 £75.00 £78.00
England median hourly rate £43.50 £34.50 £45.53
% change year-on-year +26.09% -24.22% +10.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Project Management 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 3,731 3,175 4,436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.60% 88.46% 89.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,450 1,978 2,853
10th Percentile £223 £250 £213
25th Percentile £400 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £518
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -1.38% +1.37%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £615
90th Percentile £678 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 355 119 236
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.84 £19.10
25th Percentile £17.00 £26.13 £27.50
Median hourly rate £22.50 £47.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% -14.10% +29.67%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.00 £66.30
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.89 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.35%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Project Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South East over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the South East over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
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 Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 December 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 -8 140 £528 -2.31% 263
Berkshire -13 94 £550 - 153
Hampshire -13 68 £535 +3.88% 112
Buckinghamshire +4 27 £510 -2.86% 68
Surrey -6 26 £525 -8.70% 85
Oxfordshire -6 19 £499 -0.25% 42
West Sussex -2 15 £507 +12.67% 36
Kent -4 6 £500 -9.09% 77
East Sussex +1 1 £550 +34.97% 26
Home Counties -2 1 - -
Sussex -6 1 - - 1
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 28 (10.94%) Confluence
2 24 (9.38%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.13%) CMS
4 2 (0.78%) WordPress
5 1 (0.39%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.39%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 49 (19.14%) Microsoft Project
2 35 (13.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (10.16%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (6.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.13%) Primavera
2 5 (1.95%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (1.95%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (1.56%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.78%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.39%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.20%) Azure
1 21 (8.20%) Power Platform
2 15 (5.86%) AWS
3 7 (2.73%) GCP
3 7 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (2.34%) SaaS
5 5 (1.95%) OpenShift
6 3 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
6 3 (1.17%) Amazon S3
6 3 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.17%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 2 (0.78%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.78%) GitHub
7 2 (0.78%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.78%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 2 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.56%) Broadband
2 3 (1.17%) DNS
2 3 (1.17%) LAN
2 3 (1.17%) Network Security
2 3 (1.17%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (0.78%) DHCP
3 2 (0.78%) Junos
3 2 (0.78%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.78%) Unified Communications
3 2 (0.78%) VLAN
3 2 (0.78%) WAN
4 1 (0.39%) BGP
4 1 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.39%) IPsec
4 1 (0.39%) MPLS
4 1 (0.39%) SAN
4 1 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.39%) VPN
4 1 (0.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (7.81%) Power BI
2 5 (1.95%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (1.95%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.56%) Tableau
4 3 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.78%) Metadata
6 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.39%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 35 (13.67%) JIRA
2 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.39%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) Gradle
3 1 (0.39%) Maven
General
1 108 (42.19%) Social Skills
2 77 (30.08%) Finance
3 41 (16.02%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.59%) Public Sector
5 17 (6.64%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (6.64%) Telecoms
6 16 (6.25%) Manufacturing
7 11 (4.30%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (4.30%) Retail
8 7 (2.73%) Legal
8 7 (2.73%) Local Government
9 6 (2.34%) Automotive
10 5 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.95%) Marketing
11 4 (1.56%) Publishing
12 3 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.78%) Banking
13 2 (0.78%) Billing
13 2 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 108 (42.19%) Project Manager
2 27 (10.55%) Analyst
3 23 (8.98%) Senior
4 21 (8.20%) Lead
5 13 (5.08%) Senior Manager
6 12 (4.69%) Project Planner
7 10 (3.91%) DevOps Engineer
7 10 (3.91%) IT Manager
7 10 (3.91%) IT Project Manager
7 10 (3.91%) SC Cleared Project Manager
8 9 (3.52%) Security Manager
8 9 (3.52%) Senior Project Manager
8 9 (3.52%) Support Analyst
9 8 (3.13%) Oracle Project Manager
9 8 (3.13%) PMO Lead
9 8 (3.13%) Security Project Manager
10 7 (2.73%) Business Analyst
10 7 (2.73%) Coordinator
10 7 (2.73%) Programme Manager
11 6 (2.34%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.56%) ADO
3 3 (1.17%) .NET
4 2 (0.78%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.39%) Ajax
5 1 (0.39%) ATL
5 1 (0.39%) CSS
5 1 (0.39%) EDI
5 1 (0.39%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.39%) HTML
5 1 (0.39%) Middleware
5 1 (0.39%) React
5 1 (0.39%) REST
5 1 (0.39%) Spring
5 1 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.69%) PMI
2 10 (3.91%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.91%) Mobile App
3 9 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.13%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (3.13%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.13%) Virtual Team
5 7 (2.73%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.56%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.56%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.78%) Blog
7 2 (0.78%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.78%) Handset
7 2 (0.78%) Life Science
7 2 (0.78%) NHS
7 2 (0.78%) Podcast
7 2 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.78%) SCADA
7 2 (0.78%) Social Media
8 1 (0.39%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.03%) Windows
2 8 (3.13%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.56%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.39%) Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (39.06%) Agile
2 73 (28.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 66 (25.78%) PRINCE2
4 65 (25.39%) Project Delivery
5 62 (24.22%) Problem-Solving
6 40 (15.63%) Change Management
7 39 (15.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 31 (12.11%) Decision-Making
9 29 (11.33%) Cybersecurity
9 29 (11.33%) Waterfall
10 26 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
11 25 (9.77%) Project Governance
11 25 (9.77%) Risk Management
12 23 (8.98%) Budget Management
13 22 (8.59%) DevOps
14 21 (8.20%) CRM
14 21 (8.20%) Migration
15 20 (7.81%) Change Control
15 20 (7.81%) ERP
16 18 (7.03%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.34%) SQL
2 3 (1.17%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.78%) Java
3 2 (0.78%) Python
4 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.39%) Perl
4 1 (0.39%) R
4 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.39%) VB
4 1 (0.39%) X++
Qualifications
1 69 (26.95%) Security Cleared
2 45 (17.58%) PMP
3 42 (16.41%) PMI Certification
3 42 (16.41%) SC Cleared
4 41 (16.02%) Degree
5 34 (13.28%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.52%) APMP
7 6 (2.34%) CISM
7 6 (2.34%) CISSP
7 6 (2.34%) MAPM
8 5 (1.95%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.17%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.17%) CCAB
9 3 (1.17%) OCP
9 3 (1.17%) Oracle Certification
9 3 (1.17%) PgMP
10 2 (0.78%) ACCA
10 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.39%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (17.97%) PMO
2 16 (6.25%) QA
3 9 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.73%) NIST
5 6 (2.34%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.17%) NCSC
7 2 (0.78%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.78%) GDPR
7 2 (0.78%) GMP
7 2 (0.78%) GRC
7 2 (0.78%) IFRS
7 2 (0.78%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.39%) P3O
8 1 (0.39%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (2.34%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.17%) Terraform
2 1 (0.39%) Ansible
2 1 (0.39%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.39%) SCCM
2 1 (0.39%) SCOM
2 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 42 (16.41%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.20%) Oracle
3 17 (6.64%) SAP
4 11 (4.30%) ServiceNow
5 10 (3.91%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.13%) Google
7 4 (1.56%) Remedy
7 4 (1.56%) VMware
8 3 (1.17%) Cisco
8 3 (1.17%) IFS
8 3 (1.17%) Juniper
8 3 (1.17%) Samsung
9 2 (0.78%) Databricks
9 2 (0.78%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.78%) YouTube
10 1 (0.39%) Arqiva
10 1 (0.39%) BT
10 1 (0.39%) CA Agile Central
10 1 (0.39%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud