Project Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Project Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 19 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 -10 0
Contract jobs citing Project Management 126 222 329
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.65% 8.45% 11.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.31% 9.75% 12.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 129 244
10th Percentile £310 £313 £306
25th Percentile £419 £409 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +1.33%
75th Percentile £568 £600 £588
90th Percentile £650 £638 £650
South East median daily rate £478 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +0.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 3
10th Percentile - £26.47 £28.21
25th Percentile £46.30 £41.25 £36.78
Median hourly rate £47.15 £45.00 £52.10
Median % change year-on-year +4.78% -13.63% -33.42%
75th Percentile £56.06 £61.88 £70.33
90th Percentile £72.90 £69.23 £80.63
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £30.00 £46.05
% change year-on-year +150.00% -34.85% +39.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Project Management 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 1,353 2,277 2,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.86% 86.64% 90.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 845 1,262 1,750
10th Percentile £300 £213 £313
25th Percentile £406 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £606
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +1.95% +0.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 166 66
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.09 £16.88
25th Percentile £14.28 £19.25 £24.86
Median hourly rate £25.23 £45.00 £52.30
Median % change year-on-year -43.94% -13.96% +200.23%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.42 £69.05
90th Percentile £79.16 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £27.76 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.56% -5.00% +127.79%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the Thames Valley

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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 Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 May 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 +3 109 £450 -14.29% 621
Buckinghamshire -15 9 £528 +17.52% 250
Oxfordshire -7 8 £525 +12.00% 174
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.59%) Confluence
3 1 (0.79%) Camunda
3 1 (0.79%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.59%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.17%) Maximo
2 4 (3.17%) Oracle ASCP
2 4 (3.17%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (3.17%) Oracle EBS R12
2 4 (3.17%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (1.59%) SAP Hybris
3 2 (1.59%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.79%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.79%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 10 (7.94%) Azure
2 6 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.17%) AWS
3 4 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.38%) Google Workspace
4 3 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.59%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.59%) PowerApps
5 2 (1.59%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 1 (0.79%) Adobe Analytics
6 1 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.79%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.79%) GCP
6 1 (0.79%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.79%) IaaS
6 1 (0.79%) Lucidchart
6 1 (0.79%) PaaS
6 1 (0.79%) SaaS
6 1 (0.79%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (13.49%) VPN
2 16 (12.70%) ATM
2 16 (12.70%) Ethernet
2 16 (12.70%) Frame Relay
2 16 (12.70%) GPRS
2 16 (12.70%) GSM
2 16 (12.70%) LAN
2 16 (12.70%) LTE
2 16 (12.70%) MPLS
2 16 (12.70%) SAN
2 16 (12.70%) SDH
2 16 (12.70%) UMTS
2 16 (12.70%) WAN
2 16 (12.70%) Wireshark
3 6 (4.76%) Structured Cabling
4 5 (3.97%) Radio Access Network
5 4 (3.17%) SD-WAN
6 2 (1.59%) 4G
6 2 (1.59%) 5G
6 2 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.59%) Power BI
2 1 (0.79%) MS Access
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (3.17%) JIRA
2 2 (1.59%) Selenium
3 1 (0.79%) Rational DOORS
General
1 63 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 36 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 28 (22.22%) Finance
4 20 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (7.14%) Manufacturing
6 7 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (5.56%) Public Sector
7 6 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.76%) Retail
8 5 (3.97%) Marketing
9 4 (3.17%) Agriculture
9 4 (3.17%) Local Government
9 4 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.38%) Legal
10 3 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.59%) Automotive
11 2 (1.59%) Aviation
11 2 (1.59%) Billing
12 1 (0.79%) Law
12 1 (0.79%) Police
Job Titles
1 34 (26.98%) Project Manager
2 15 (11.90%) IP Engineer
3 14 (11.11%) Test Engineer
4 10 (7.94%) Lead
5 8 (6.35%) Analyst
5 8 (6.35%) Consultant
6 7 (5.56%) Architect
7 6 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
7 6 (4.76%) Infrastructure Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Implementation Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Implementation Project Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 5 (3.97%) IP Network Engineer
8 5 (3.97%) Network Engineer
9 4 (3.17%) Cabling Engineer
9 4 (3.17%) Developer
9 4 (3.17%) Functional Consultant
9 4 (3.17%) Oracle Functional Consultant
9 4 (3.17%) Project Implementation Manager
9 4 (3.17%) Project Planner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.59%) Node.js
1 2 (1.59%) Parceljs
1 2 (1.59%) RESTful
2 1 (0.79%) .NET
2 1 (0.79%) .NET Core
2 1 (0.79%) ADO
2 1 (0.79%) Middleware
2 1 (0.79%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (15.08%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.97%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.17%) Life Science
4 4 (3.17%) PMI
4 4 (3.17%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.38%) Infotainment
5 3 (2.38%) IoT
5 3 (2.38%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.38%) PKI
6 2 (1.59%) CCTV
6 2 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.59%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.79%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.79%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.79%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 17 (13.49%) Linux
2 16 (12.70%) Unix
3 5 (3.97%) Windows
4 3 (2.38%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (36.51%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (30.95%) Agile
3 37 (29.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (21.43%) PRINCE2
5 26 (20.63%) Project Delivery
6 20 (15.87%) Test Strategy
7 17 (13.49%) Change Management
7 17 (13.49%) Risk Management
7 17 (13.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 16 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (12.70%) Fault Management
8 16 (12.70%) Regression Testing
9 14 (11.11%) Waterfall
10 11 (8.73%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (7.14%) Migration
11 9 (7.14%) Project Planning
12 8 (6.35%) Change Control
13 7 (5.56%) Business Analysis
13 7 (5.56%) ITIL
13 7 (5.56%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 18 (14.29%) Java
2 2 (1.59%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.59%) SQL
3 1 (0.79%) C#
3 1 (0.79%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (15.08%) ISEB
2 17 (13.49%) Degree
3 16 (12.70%) CCNP
3 16 (12.70%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (12.70%) ISTQB
3 16 (12.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 15 (11.90%) PMI Certification
5 12 (9.52%) PMP
5 12 (9.52%) Security Cleared
6 9 (7.14%) APMP
6 9 (7.14%) SC Cleared
7 4 (3.17%) DV Cleared
7 4 (3.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (2.38%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.59%) PgMP
10 1 (0.79%) SAP Certification
10 1 (0.79%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 1 (0.79%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.79%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.35%) GDPR
2 6 (4.76%) P3O
2 6 (4.76%) PMO
2 6 (4.76%) QA
3 3 (2.38%) GRC
4 2 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.59%) NIST
5 1 (0.79%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.79%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.38%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.59%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.59%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (2.38%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 27 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 16 (12.70%) Cisco
2 16 (12.70%) Juniper
3 12 (9.52%) SAP
4 7 (5.56%) Oracle
4 7 (5.56%) VMware
5 5 (3.97%) IFS
6 4 (3.17%) Google
7 3 (2.38%) Adobe
7 3 (2.38%) Cramer
7 3 (2.38%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.59%) Ariba
8 2 (1.59%) Dynatrace
8 2 (1.59%) Infoblox
8 2 (1.59%) Intel
8 2 (1.59%) Remedy
9 1 (0.79%) Capita
9 1 (0.79%) Computacenter
9 1 (0.79%) IBM
9 1 (0.79%) Salesforce