PMP Contract Job Trends in the South West

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 114 118
Rank change year-on-year -20 +4 +25
Contract jobs citing PMP 19 7 23
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.51% 0.35% 0.89%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.16% 0.67% 1.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 7 20
10th Percentile £400 - -
25th Percentile £437 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £544
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -21.84% +14.47%
75th Percentile £600 £444 £756
90th Percentile £612 £460 -
England median daily rate £545 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -5.30% +4.55% +3.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

PMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,635 1,051 1,295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 43.69% 53.22% 50.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,025 648 776
10th Percentile £350 £213 £375
25th Percentile £458 £401 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £556
Median % change year-on-year - -0.99% -3.39%
75th Percentile £640 £644 £652
90th Percentile £725 £738 £735
England median daily rate £530 £525 £530
% change year-on-year +0.95% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 148 106
10th Percentile £19.33 £18.51 £38.13
25th Percentile £25.77 £20.82 £60.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +138.57% -64.07% +12.00%
75th Percentile £76.00 £33.75 £74.00
90th Percentile £92.53 £70.75 £82.50
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £53.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -52.55% -1.43%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PMP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

PMP job vacancy trend in the South West

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Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing PMP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing PMP

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMP in the South West over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PMP in the South West

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing PMP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing PMP

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
Bristol -16 9 £428 +0.59% 2
Wiltshire - 9 £600 - 2
Somerset - 1 £525 - 8
PMP
England

PMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (5.26%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (42.11%) NetSuite
1 8 (42.11%) Oracle Payables
1 8 (42.11%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (5.26%) Oracle General Ledger
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.79%) 3G
1 3 (15.79%) 4G
1 3 (15.79%) 5G
General
1 12 (63.16%) Finance
2 7 (36.84%) General Ledger
3 4 (21.05%) Aerospace
4 3 (15.79%) Social Skills
4 3 (15.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (42.11%) Consultant
1 8 (42.11%) Implementation Consultant
1 8 (42.11%) Lead
2 7 (36.84%) Lead Consultant
2 7 (36.84%) NetSuite Consultant
3 6 (31.58%) Project Manager
3 6 (31.58%) Transformation Consultant
4 3 (15.79%) Project Engineer
4 3 (15.79%) Telecoms Manager
4 3 (15.79%) Telecoms Project Manager
5 2 (10.53%) Oracle Consultant
6 1 (5.26%) Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) Cost Analyst
6 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared Project Manager
6 1 (5.26%) Senior
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Manager
6 1 (5.26%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.53%) PMI
2 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.26%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) PRINCE2
2 12 (63.16%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (36.84%) Budget Management
3 7 (36.84%) Budgeting
3 7 (36.84%) Change Management
3 7 (36.84%) Requirements Gathering
3 7 (36.84%) Workflow
4 6 (31.58%) Technology Enablement
5 4 (21.05%) Agile
5 4 (21.05%) Cost Control
5 4 (21.05%) Cost Management
5 4 (21.05%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 4 (21.05%) Project Management
6 3 (15.79%) Change Control
6 3 (15.79%) Risk Management
7 2 (10.53%) Business Case
7 2 (10.53%) Business Transformation
7 2 (10.53%) Decision-Making
7 2 (10.53%) Project Governance
7 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) ACCA
1 8 (42.11%) CIMA
2 6 (31.58%) Degree
3 5 (26.32%) PMI Certification
3 5 (26.32%) Security Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) APMP
5 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) MAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (42.11%) Microsoft
1 8 (42.11%) Oracle