Project Planner Contract Job Trends in the South East

Project Planner
England > South East

The median Project Planner daily rate in the South East is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 177 203
Rank change year-on-year +9 +26 +51
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 5 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.13% 0.048% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.052% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 9
10th Percentile - - £268
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £280
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% +60.71% -26.80%
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - £601
England median daily rate £525 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +16.67% +12.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,430 3,822 5,099
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.58% 92.41% 94.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,220 2,289 3,376
10th Percentile £204 £246 £210
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £513
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -0.98% +2.50%
75th Percentile £595 £625 £613
90th Percentile £663 £685 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 336 216 248
10th Percentile £13.38 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.10 £26.81 £21.79
Median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +42.86%
75th Percentile £50.00 £72.36 £67.31
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.16 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.66 £45.88
% change year-on-year -38.15% -11.37% +52.93%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Planner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Project Planner job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East

Project Planner
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 Planner within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Surrey - 2 £500 -
West Sussex - 2 £525 - 2
Berkshire +7 1 - - 1
Thames Valley +3 1 - - 1
Project Planner
England

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Project Planner contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Primavera
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Earned Value Management
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (80.00%) Monte Carlo Method
2 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
2 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 4 (80.00%) Risk Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (40.00%) Agile
4 2 (40.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 2 (40.00%) PMO
4 2 (40.00%) SAP
5 1 (20.00%) Change Control
5 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
5 1 (20.00%) Resource Levelling
5 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Project Planner Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Earned Value Management
1 4 (80.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Levelling
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP