Project Administrator Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Project Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Administrator daily rate in the UK excluding London is £193, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 378 345 399
Rank change year-on-year -33 +54 +65
Contract jobs requiring a Project Administrator 9 13 13
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.050% 0.088% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.095% 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 5
10th Percentile £131 - £147
25th Percentile £132 £121 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £193 £123 £168
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -26.87% -25.56%
75th Percentile £259 £145 £178
90th Percentile £276 £193 £221
UK median daily rate £263 £136 £213
% change year-on-year +93.73% -36.24% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £16.44 -
25th Percentile - £17.24 £12.13
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.20 £12.38
Median % change year-on-year +36.51% +55.15% -30.77%
75th Percentile - £21.79 £12.50
90th Percentile - £22.97 -
UK median hourly rate £26.21 £19.20 £12.38
% change year-on-year +36.51% +55.15% -30.77%

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 16,345 13,724 18,269
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 92.39% 93.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,035 8,185 11,953
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £679 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,655 776 1,187
10th Percentile £13.84 £15.36 £14.32
25th Percentile £17.48 £20.26 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -29.16% +83.52%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.79% -26.67% +50.00%

Project Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Project Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Project Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Project Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Administrator in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Administrator in the UK excluding London

Project Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Project Administrator
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 Project Administrator within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 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
South East -15 4 £135 -43.16% 3
North of England -39 3 £275 +92.64%
Scotland +6 2 - -
North West -31 2 - -
Yorkshire - 1 £275 -
Project Administrator
UK

Project Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Project Administrator 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 Project Administrator in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) SharePoint
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (44.44%) PMO
2 4 (44.44%) Project Governance
3 3 (33.33%) Confluence
3 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) JIRA
4 2 (22.22%) CRM
4 2 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (22.22%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
5 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (11.11%) Configuration Management
5 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (11.11%) ERP
5 1 (11.11%) Logistics
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (11.11%) Order Management
5 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
5 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) SAP
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement

Project Administrator 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (55.56%) SharePoint
2 3 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (22.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
4 1 (11.11%) Electronics
4 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (11.11%) CCTV
2 1 (11.11%) NHS
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 1 (11.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Project Governance
2 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 2 (22.22%) CRM
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (11.11%) Configuration Management
4 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (11.11%) ERP
4 1 (11.11%) Logistics
4 1 (11.11%) Order Management
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
4 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) PMO
2 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) SAP