Critical Path Analysis Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Critical Path Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Critical Path Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 117 138
Rank change year-on-year -9 +21 +42
Contract jobs citing Critical Path Analysis 2 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.097% 0.15% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.17% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £419
25th Percentile - - £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +1.88% +9.06%
75th Percentile - - £543
90th Percentile - - £570
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £407
% change year-on-year +5.00% +23.00% +18.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £49.61 - -
25th Percentile £54.68 - -
Median hourly rate £63.74 - -
75th Percentile £72.18 - -
90th Percentile £76.87 - -
South East median hourly rate £63.74 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Critical Path Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,816 1,793 2,293
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.86% 88.67% 91.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,183 1,051 1,470
10th Percentile £268 £298 £213
25th Percentile £400 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 54 105
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.92 £18.95
25th Percentile £17.35 £29.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.68% +13.49% +138.10%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.00 £64.50
90th Percentile £87.09 £69.03 £74.08
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £51.00 £51.96
% change year-on-year -56.86% -1.85% +38.56%

Critical Path Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Critical Path Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Critical Path Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Critical Path Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Critical Path Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Critical Path Analysis in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Critical Path Analysis in the Thames Valley

Critical Path Analysis
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 Critical Path Analysis within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Berkshire -4 2 - -
Critical Path Analysis
South East

Critical Path Analysis
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (50.00%) Environmental Health
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Levelling
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) MAPM
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared