Project Controller Contracts in the UK excluding London

Project Controller
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Controller daily rate in the UK excluding London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 383 457
Rank change year-on-year +60 +74 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Project Controller 13 16 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.10% 0.077% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.083% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £444
25th Percentile - £305 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £310 £538
Median % change year-on-year +61.29% -42.33% +115.43%
75th Percentile - £315 £597
90th Percentile - - £621
UK median daily rate £500 £310 £538
% change year-on-year +61.29% -42.33% +115.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 3
10th Percentile £27.25 £36.19 -
25th Percentile £35.00 - -
Median hourly rate £53.75 £40.94 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.29% -16.45% +58.37%
75th Percentile £59.69 - -
90th Percentile £60.00 £57.60 -
UK median hourly rate £53.75 £40.94 £49.00
% change year-on-year +31.29% -16.45% +58.37%

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 11,767 19,240 22,667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 92.63% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,552 11,748 15,893
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £363 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £492 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £598 £595
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 829 2,243 1,165
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £13.45
25th Percentile £17.61 £15.75 £18.09
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%
75th Percentile £64.50 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Project Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Project Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Controller in the UK excluding London

Project Controller
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Controller in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Project Controller in the UK excluding London

Project Controller
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Controller in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Controller in the UK excluding London

Project Controller
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Controller in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Controller in the UK excluding London

Project Controller
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 Controller within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
South West +46 3 - - 1
East of England +29 3 - -
North of England +21 3 - - 4
North West +19 3 - - 4
South East - 3 £500 - 1
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
Project Controller
UK

Project Controller Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Project Controller in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) SAP
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 9 (69.23%) Primavera
2 9 (69.23%) Project Management
2 9 (69.23%) Critical Path Analysis
2 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
3 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
3 8 (61.54%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (53.85%) Finance
5 5 (38.46%) Change Control
5 5 (38.46%) Coaching
5 5 (38.46%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 5 (38.46%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (30.77%) Performance Measurement
6 4 (30.77%) Performance Management
6 4 (30.77%) Earned Value Management
6 4 (30.77%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (30.77%) Business Performance Management
6 4 (30.77%) SAP PS
7 3 (23.08%) Project Planning
7 3 (23.08%) Aerospace
8 2 (15.38%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (15.38%) Cost Control
8 2 (15.38%) PMO
9 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
9 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
9 1 (7.69%) Power BI
9 1 (7.69%) Matrix Organization

Project Controller Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (30.77%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (69.23%) Primavera
2 4 (30.77%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
General
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Aerospace
4 1 (7.69%) French Language
4 1 (7.69%) German Language
4 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Law
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Critical Path Analysis
1 9 (69.23%) Project Management
2 5 (38.46%) Change Control
2 5 (38.46%) Coaching
2 5 (38.46%) Collaborative Working
2 5 (38.46%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 4 (30.77%) Business Performance Management
3 4 (30.77%) Earned Value Management
3 4 (30.77%) Performance Management
3 4 (30.77%) Performance Measurement
4 3 (23.08%) Project Planning
5 2 (15.38%) Cost Control
6 1 (7.69%) Business Forecasting
6 1 (7.69%) Line Management
6 1 (7.69%) Mathematics
6 1 (7.69%) Matrix Management
6 1 (7.69%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (7.69%) Mentoring
6 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.69%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.69%) APMP
4 1 (7.69%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) PMO
Vendors
1 11 (84.62%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft