Project Leader Contracts in the South East

Project Lead
England > South East

The median Project Lead daily rate in the South East is £295 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 189 211 242
Rank change year-on-year +22 +31 -44
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 15 12 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.27% 0.20% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.22% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 12 11
10th Percentile - £307 £260
25th Percentile £263 £504 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £295 £635 £500
Median % change year-on-year -53.54% +27.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £369 £680 £575
90th Percentile £519 - £700
England median daily rate £550 £575 £531
% change year-on-year -4.35% +8.24% +9.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £18.35 - -
75th Percentile £31.39 - -
90th Percentile £54.85 - -
England median hourly rate £27.93 £65.50 £42.00
% change year-on-year -57.37% +55.95% +50.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 5,161 5,536 7,502
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 94.33% 95.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,107 3,852 5,076
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £390 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £614 £603 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £669
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 477 243 339
10th Percentile £12.78 £18.08 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £16.18
Median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.21% +128.95% -13.40%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.30 £43.85
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £60.30
England median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -22.22% +100.00% +0.36%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in the South East

Project Leader
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Project Leader in the South East

Project Leader
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in the South East over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Leader in the South East

Project Leader
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Project Leader in the South East

Project Leader
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Leader in the South East over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Leader in the South East

Project Leader
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 Leader within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 +6 10 £275 -56.69% 2
Berkshire -11 7 £315 -50.39% 1
Oxfordshire - 3 £275 - 1
Surrey - 3 - -
Hampshire +9 2 £513 +42.76% 2
Project Leader
England

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Project Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Project Management
2 9 (60.00%) Degree
2 9 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (46.67%) Service Delivery
3 7 (46.67%) Public Sector
4 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 6 (40.00%) Programme Management
4 6 (40.00%) DV Cleared
4 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
4 6 (40.00%) Line Management
4 6 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (40.00%) Community of Practice
5 5 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
5 5 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (33.33%) Configuration Management
5 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 4 (26.67%) Customer Experience
6 4 (26.67%) ServiceNow
6 4 (26.67%) Agile
6 4 (26.67%) Finance
6 4 (26.67%) ITIL
7 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2
7 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
7 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Local Government
7 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
7 3 (20.00%) NVQ Level 4
7 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (20.00%) User Experience
7 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 7 (46.67%) Public Sector
2 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Finance
4 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (20.00%) Local Government
4 3 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Windows
1 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Project Management
2 9 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (46.67%) Service Delivery
4 6 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 6 (40.00%) Community of Practice
4 6 (40.00%) Line Management
4 6 (40.00%) Programme Management
4 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
5 5 (33.33%) Configuration Management
5 5 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
6 4 (26.67%) Agile
6 4 (26.67%) Customer Experience
6 4 (26.67%) ITIL
7 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
7 3 (20.00%) Business Analysis
7 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
7 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2
7 3 (20.00%) Resource Management
7 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 9 (60.00%) Degree
2 6 (40.00%) DV Cleared
2 6 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (20.00%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) ServiceNow