Project Assurance Officer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Project Assurance Officer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Project Assurance Officer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £355, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Assurance Officer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.032% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £353 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 - -
75th Percentile £358 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £355 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,869 1,410 2,473
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.57% 92.28% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,803 858 1,352
10th Percentile £310 £260 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% - -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £699 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £508
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.57% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 265 85 202
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.85
25th Percentile £26.63 £15.13 £19.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £28.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -40.00% -1.86%
75th Percentile £85.50 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £103.90 £80.00 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £31.00 £49.50
% change year-on-year +61.29% -37.37% -1.00%

Project Assurance Officer
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 Project Assurance Officer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 June 2026. 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 - 1 £355 -
Project Assurance Officer
South East

Project Assurance Officer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 June 2026, Project Assurance Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Project Assurance Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management

Project Assurance Officer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft