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 £310 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 442 502
Rank change year-on-year +70 +60 -66
Contract jobs requiring a Project Controller 16 5 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.078% 0.021% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.022% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £444 -
25th Percentile £305 £472 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £538 £250
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -39.52%
75th Percentile £315 £597 £250
90th Percentile - £621 -
UK median daily rate £310 £538 £250
% change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -39.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 4
10th Percentile £36.19 - £20.84
25th Percentile - - £26.33
Median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.94
Median % change year-on-year -16.45% +58.37% +12.51%
75th Percentile - - £34.69
90th Percentile £57.60 - £36.38
UK median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.94
% change year-on-year -16.45% +58.37% +2.28%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 19,104 22,515 29,589
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 94.27% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,669 15,787 20,737
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £363 £397 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £597 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,253 1,161 1,465
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.41 £12.24
25th Percentile £15.75 £18.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £19.52
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% +115.96% +2.74%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £43.50
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

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 6 May 2024.

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 6 May 2024. 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
Scotland - 8 - - 1
East of England +11 4 - - 3
South West +23 3 £310 -42.33% 6
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 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 6 May 2024, 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 14 (87.50%) Project Management
2 11 (68.75%) Coaching
3 10 (62.50%) Document Management
4 9 (56.25%) Project Delivery
5 8 (50.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 8 (50.00%) PMP
5 8 (50.00%) Configuration Management
5 8 (50.00%) Finance
5 8 (50.00%) JIRA
6 5 (31.25%) SAP
6 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
7 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (25.00%) Earned Value Management
8 3 (18.75%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (18.75%) Performance Management
8 3 (18.75%) Business Performance Management
8 3 (18.75%) Primavera
8 3 (18.75%) Telecoms
8 3 (18.75%) Project Planning
8 3 (18.75%) SAP PS
8 3 (18.75%) Critical Path Analysis
8 3 (18.75%) Performance Measurement
9 2 (12.50%) Business Forecasting
9 2 (12.50%) PMO
9 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
9 2 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
9 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 2 (12.50%) CIMA
9 2 (12.50%) CAD
9 2 (12.50%) ACCA

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (18.75%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Primavera
1 3 (18.75%) SAP PS
Development Applications
1 8 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Telecoms
4 2 (12.50%) French Language
4 2 (12.50%) German Language
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Project Management
2 11 (68.75%) Coaching
3 10 (62.50%) Document Management
4 9 (56.25%) Project Delivery
5 8 (50.00%) Configuration Management
5 8 (50.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
6 4 (25.00%) Earned Value Management
7 3 (18.75%) Business Performance Management
7 3 (18.75%) Critical Path Analysis
7 3 (18.75%) Performance Management
7 3 (18.75%) Performance Measurement
7 3 (18.75%) Project Planning
8 2 (12.50%) Business Forecasting
8 2 (12.50%) CAD
8 2 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
8 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
8 2 (12.50%) Process Improvement
9 1 (6.25%) Commercial Awareness
9 1 (6.25%) Cost Control
9 1 (6.25%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) PMP
2 2 (12.50%) ACCA
2 2 (12.50%) CIMA
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) SAP
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft