Project Consultant Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Projects Consultant
South East > Thames Valley

The median Projects Consultant daily rate in the Thames Valley is £663, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 - 140
Rank change year-on-year - - +42
Contract jobs requiring a Project Consultant 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.11% - 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £651 - £525
25th Percentile £653 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £663 - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.04%
75th Percentile £678 - £688
90th Percentile £684 - £725
South East median daily rate £663 - £625
% change year-on-year - - +8.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,633 1,969 2,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 91.58% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,058 1,125 1,650
10th Percentile £255 £278 £213
25th Percentile £400 £402 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £613 £615
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 81 102
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.70 £16.03
25th Percentile £15.91 £26.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £49.87
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +15.31% +186.17%
75th Percentile £47.50 £64.73 £66.33
90th Percentile £80.00 £97.50 £75.63
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £57.54 £50.00
% change year-on-year -64.01% +15.08% +53.85%

Project Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Project Consultant job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Project Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Project Consultant
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 Consultant within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 October 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 £663 - 1
Project Consultant
South East

Project Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Project Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) CMS
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint

Project Consultant 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Billing
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle