Microsoft Project Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Project
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 114 109
Rank change year-on-year +9 -5 -4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 29 10 35
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 1.39% 0.50% 1.42%
As % of the Applications category 18.71% 6.02% 10.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 7 31
10th Percentile £365 £244 -
25th Percentile £450 £263 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -7.61%
75th Percentile £523 £489 £538
90th Percentile £546 £511 £575
South East median daily rate £500 £456 £460
% change year-on-year +9.59% -0.81% -0.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £61.71 -
South East median hourly rate £21.25 £61.71 -
% change year-on-year -65.56% - -

All Software Application Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 155 166 321
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 7.45% 8.30% 12.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 85 203
10th Percentile £212 £166 £148
25th Percentile £287 £219 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £404 £280
Median % change year-on-year +12.14% +44.11% -25.33%
75th Percentile £535 £500 £458
90th Percentile £640 £630 £550
South East median daily rate £475 £402 £326
% change year-on-year +18.23% +23.43% -12.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 18
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.19 £13.87
25th Percentile £14.50 £31.53 £16.51
Median hourly rate £29.61 £42.50 £31.57
Median % change year-on-year -30.33% +34.61% +67.40%
75th Percentile - £58.76 £45.21
90th Percentile £29.86 £62.82 £62.05
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £35.00 £23.24
% change year-on-year -54.29% +50.60% -10.62%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Project in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 18 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 -2 16 £490 +81.48% 2
Buckinghamshire +14 11 £484 -0.46% 2
Oxfordshire - 2 £675 -
Microsoft Project
South East

Microsoft Project
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (20.69%) Confluence
2 5 (17.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (27.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (17.24%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (3.45%) SAP HCM
2 1 (3.45%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (17.24%) Power Platform
3 2 (6.90%) Contentstack
3 2 (6.90%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (20.69%) SQL Server
2 5 (17.24%) Power BI
3 3 (10.34%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (3.45%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (27.59%) JIRA
2 1 (3.45%) SoapUI
General
1 17 (58.62%) Social Skills
2 9 (31.03%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (31.03%) Finance
3 4 (13.79%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Marketing
5 1 (3.45%) Automotive
5 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (41.38%) Project Manager
2 6 (20.69%) Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Data Analyst
3 5 (17.24%) Lead
3 5 (17.24%) PMO Lead
3 5 (17.24%) Senior
4 4 (13.79%) Data Centre Manager
4 4 (13.79%) Data Centre Project Manager
4 4 (13.79%) Senior Manager
5 3 (10.34%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Engineering Manager
6 2 (6.90%) IT Manager
6 2 (6.90%) IT Project Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365 Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
6 2 (6.90%) Testing Manager
7 1 (3.45%) HR Manager
7 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared Project Manager
7 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Senior Portfolio Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) React
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (3.45%) SOAP
2 1 (3.45%) XML
2 1 (3.45%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Data Centre
1 4 (13.79%) Virtual Team
2 3 (10.34%) PMI
3 2 (6.90%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.90%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.45%) Educational Technology
4 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (68.97%) Project Management
2 16 (55.17%) PRINCE2
3 13 (44.83%) Change Management
4 12 (41.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (31.03%) Project Delivery
6 8 (27.59%) PRINCE
7 7 (24.14%) Agile
7 7 (24.14%) Budget Management
7 7 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (20.69%) Business Case
8 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (17.24%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (17.24%) CRM
9 5 (17.24%) Data Analysis
9 5 (17.24%) Decision-Making
9 5 (17.24%) Impact Assessments
9 5 (17.24%) Matrix Management
10 4 (13.79%) Migration
10 4 (13.79%) Penetration Testing
10 4 (13.79%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (48.28%) Degree
2 12 (41.38%) PMI Certification
2 12 (41.38%) SC Cleared
2 12 (41.38%) Security Cleared
3 10 (34.48%) PMP
4 4 (13.79%) CISM
4 4 (13.79%) CISSP
5 2 (6.90%) DV Cleared
6 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.45%) ISEB
6 1 (3.45%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (3.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (3.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (55.17%) PMO
2 4 (13.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.79%) NIST
3 2 (6.90%) Accessibility
4 1 (3.45%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 11 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 6 (20.69%) Oracle
3 5 (17.24%) Salesforce
4 4 (13.79%) ServiceNow
5 1 (3.45%) Compaq
5 1 (3.45%) HP
5 1 (3.45%) SAP
5 1 (3.45%) Terracotta
5 1 (3.45%) webMethods
5 1 (3.45%) Workday