APMG Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

APMG (APM Group)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for APMG qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 125 142
Rank change year-on-year +11 +17 +47
Contract jobs citing APMG 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.21% 0.047% 0.038%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.12% 0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £613 - -
25th Percentile £623 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £640 - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.17%
75th Percentile £645 - £588
90th Percentile £648 - -
South East median daily rate £626 - £575
% change year-on-year - - -3.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

APMG 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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 703 837 1,068
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 37.67% 39.09% 40.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 495 675
10th Percentile £222 £257 £213
25th Percentile £374 £402 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -4.00% +5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £623
90th Percentile £618 £694 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 60 60
10th Percentile £18.87 £29.60 £18.25
25th Percentile £20.65 £48.18 £45.21
Median hourly rate £25.15 £61.50 £62.32
Median % change year-on-year -59.10% -1.33% +196.77%
75th Percentile £29.61 £70.98 £72.33
90th Percentile £83.00 £100.00 £75.71
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
% change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%

APMG
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing APMG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

APMG job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

APMG
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing APMG.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing APMG

APMG
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing APMG within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 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
Buckinghamshire - 4 £640 - 3
APMG
South East

APMG
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Business Change Manager
1 4 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 4 (100.00%) Change Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Change Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Change Management
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (25.00%) Business Change Management
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Coaching
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared