Head of PMO Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Head of Project Management Office
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Project Management Office daily rate in the UK excluding London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 389 - 410
Rank change year-on-year - - +90
Contract jobs requiring a Head of PMO 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.006% - 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £482
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.45%
75th Percentile - - £579
90th Percentile - - £674
UK median daily rate £725 £550 £525
% change year-on-year +31.82% +4.71% -6.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 14,970 15,427 19,609
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.67% 92.11% 93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,269 8,847 13,033
10th Percentile £208 £220 £213
25th Percentile £363 £375 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £671 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,438 1,078 1,268
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.73 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.95 £19.41 £18.25
Median hourly rate £25.13 £37.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.99% -15.73% +89.36%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.75 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -33.82% -15.56% +62.28%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of PMO' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Head of PMO
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
East of England - 1 £650 -
Head of PMO
UK

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Head of PMO 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP