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 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 110 139
Rank change year-on-year -22 +29 +21
Contract jobs citing PMP 1 24 15
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.045% 0.99% 0.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.081% 1.98% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 22 13
10th Percentile - - £367
25th Percentile - £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £513 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +7.89% +2.70%
75th Percentile - £756 £575
90th Percentile - - £620
England median daily rate £568 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +3.18% - +4.76%

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 1,240 1,213 1,756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 56.31% 50.19% 55.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 764 755 1,108
10th Percentile £225 £356 £384
25th Percentile £449 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +2.68%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
England median daily rate £525 £528 £550
% change year-on-year -0.47% -4.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 72 178
10th Percentile £18.22 £30.00 £33.00
25th Percentile £22.75 £54.06 £49.33
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £62.28
Median % change year-on-year -61.60% +5.18% -4.19%
75th Percentile £63.75 £71.56 £78.00
90th Percentile £73.13 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.63 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.32% -3.57% +16.67%

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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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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 15 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
Bristol -10 1 - - 4
PMP
England

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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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Order to Cash
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Record to Report
1 1 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification