Microsoft Project Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft Project
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 17 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 +12 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 8 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 4.71% 0.93% 0.60%
As % of the Applications category 26.67% 10.00% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 0
10th Percentile £312 - -
25th Percentile £422 £381 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £388 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.58% - -
75th Percentile £488 £394 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £475 £388 £450
% change year-on-year +22.58% -13.89% -10.00%

All Software Application Skills
Southampton

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 30 10 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 17.65% 9.35% 2.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 4 1
10th Percentile £248 £219 -
25th Percentile £278 £323 £585
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £454 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -24.35% +166.44%
75th Percentile £500 £532 £614
90th Percentile £543 £536 -
Hampshire median daily rate £495 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +16.47% -15.00% +66.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.21 - £72.50
Median hourly rate £12.36 - £75.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +275.00%
75th Percentile £12.44 - £77.50
90th Percentile £33.90 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £15.24 £35.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year -56.46% +133.33% -37.92%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Project relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in Southampton

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project in Southampton over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Project in Southampton

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (87.50%) JIRA
General
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Retail
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Programme Planner
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) PMO Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (62.50%) Business Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
4 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
4 1 (12.50%) ITIL
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (87.50%) PMO
2 1 (12.50%) ISO 9001
2 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001