Project Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Project Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 5 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 15 16
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,064 1,519 1,899
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.98% 8.22% 8.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.82% 9.89% 9.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 682 857 1,287
10th Percentile £301 £300 £300
25th Percentile £376 £375 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% - +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 186 101
10th Percentile £21.39 £22.00 £22.23
25th Percentile £29.00 £28.00 £31.25
Median hourly rate £40.78 £38.12 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -4.70% +48.15%
75th Percentile £60.00 £43.75 £61.06
90th Percentile £77.13 £66.38 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £37.15 £38.12 £41.50
% change year-on-year -2.54% -8.14% +53.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,598 15,352 19,823
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 89.24% 83.12% 88.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,181 9,199 13,285
10th Percentile £240 £250 £263
25th Percentile £368 £387 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £692
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,316 1,591 1,213
10th Percentile £13.81 £13.69 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.95 £16.50 £17.70
Median hourly rate £22.92 £40.94 £39.60
Median % change year-on-year -44.02% +3.38% +84.19%
75th Percentile £45.89 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.08 £75.00 £76.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.41 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.77% -4.91% +61.02%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the UK excluding London

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the UK excluding London

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the UK excluding London

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the UK excluding London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the UK excluding London

Project Management
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 Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 August 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
North of England -5 272 £488 -6.25% 528
South East -10 224 £485 -3.00% 583
Midlands -4 207 £450 -10.00% 404
North West -5 156 £475 -5.00% 297
West Midlands -3 146 £469 -9.15% 258
South West -4 137 £450 -10.00% 212
Scotland -14 124 £450 +5.88% 124
Yorkshire +7 107 £500 -9.09% 172
East of England -22 69 £523 +16.11% 209
East Midlands -5 57 £391 -13.11% 139
Northern Ireland -5 24 £525 +208.82% 67
Wales -11 20 £438 -14.30% 54
North East -19 9 £483 -13.84% 67
Project Management
UK

Project Management
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 72 (6.77%) SharePoint
2 67 (6.30%) Confluence
3 6 (0.56%) CMS
4 3 (0.28%) IIS
4 3 (0.28%) MS Project Server
4 3 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.19%) CICS
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.094%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.094%) SAS
6 1 (0.094%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.094%) ThingWorx
6 1 (0.094%) WordPress
Applications
1 105 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (8.08%) Microsoft Project
3 61 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
4 57 (5.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.60%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.03%) Trello
7 10 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.28%) Simulink
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.19%) InDesign
9 2 (0.19%) Windchill
10 1 (0.094%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.094%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.094%) CATIA
10 1 (0.094%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.094%) Revit
10 1 (0.094%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 36 (3.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (1.88%) Primavera
3 6 (0.56%) SAP PS
4 5 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.38%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.28%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.19%) PRMS
7 2 (0.19%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.19%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.19%) Sprinklr
7 2 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.094%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.094%) CA PPM
8 1 (0.094%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.094%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.094%) SAP BRIM
Cloud Services
1 70 (6.58%) Azure
2 45 (4.23%) Power Platform
3 40 (3.76%) AWS
4 37 (3.48%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (1.50%) GCP
7 14 (1.32%) SaaS
7 14 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
8 12 (1.13%) Asana
8 12 (1.13%) Google Workspace
9 8 (0.75%) Smartsheet
10 6 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (0.56%) Entra ID
10 6 (0.56%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.47%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 5 (0.47%) ShareGate
12 4 (0.38%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.01%) WAN
2 31 (2.91%) LAN
3 22 (2.07%) VPN
4 20 (1.88%) Firewall
5 18 (1.69%) DNS
6 16 (1.50%) DHCP
7 15 (1.41%) Wireless
8 14 (1.32%) MPLS
9 13 (1.22%) SDH
10 12 (1.13%) ATM
10 12 (1.13%) Ethernet
11 11 (1.03%) Frame Relay
11 11 (1.03%) GPRS
11 11 (1.03%) GSM
11 11 (1.03%) LTE
11 11 (1.03%) SAN
11 11 (1.03%) UMTS
11 11 (1.03%) Wireshark
12 10 (0.94%) 5G
12 10 (0.94%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.57%) Power BI
2 10 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
3 9 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.75%) Big Data
5 7 (0.66%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.56%) GIS
6 6 (0.56%) SAP HANA
7 4 (0.38%) Metadata
8 3 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
8 3 (0.28%) IBM InfoSphere
8 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.28%) MySQL
8 3 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.28%) Tableau
9 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.19%) SAP Data Services
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 128 (12.03%) JIRA
2 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.28%) Selenium
3 2 (0.19%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.094%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.094%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.094%) Git
4 1 (0.094%) Gradle
4 1 (0.094%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.094%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.094%) Maven
4 1 (0.094%) MSI
4 1 (0.094%) NetBeans
4 1 (0.094%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 497 (46.71%) Social Skills
2 387 (36.37%) Finance
3 189 (17.76%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (11.56%) Public Sector
5 72 (6.77%) Banking
6 63 (5.92%) Manufacturing
6 63 (5.92%) Telecoms
7 57 (5.36%) Organisational Skills
8 50 (4.70%) Legal
9 42 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
10 36 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
11 32 (3.01%) Marketing
12 31 (2.91%) Retail
13 29 (2.73%) Local Government
14 24 (2.26%) Pharmaceutical
15 21 (1.97%) Aerospace
16 20 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
17 17 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 15 (1.41%) Billing
19 14 (1.32%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 364 (34.21%) Project Manager
2 118 (11.09%) Analyst
3 77 (7.24%) Senior
4 70 (6.58%) Lead
5 60 (5.64%) IT Manager
6 54 (5.08%) IT Project Manager
7 53 (4.98%) Business Analyst
8 32 (3.01%) Senior Manager
9 31 (2.91%) Technical Manager
10 30 (2.82%) Architect
11 29 (2.73%) Delivery Manager
12 26 (2.44%) Security Manager
13 25 (2.35%) Consultant
13 25 (2.35%) Senior Project Manager
14 24 (2.26%) Programme Manager
15 23 (2.16%) IT Support
15 23 (2.16%) Security Project Manager
15 23 (2.16%) Technical Project Manager
16 22 (2.07%) Implementation Manager
16 22 (2.07%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.22%) CSS
1 13 (1.22%) HTML
2 9 (0.85%) React
3 7 (0.66%) .NET
3 7 (0.66%) REST
4 6 (0.56%) LDAP
4 6 (0.56%) Middleware
4 6 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (0.56%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.28%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.28%) ADO
5 3 (0.28%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.28%) MSMQ
5 3 (0.28%) Visualforce
6 2 (0.19%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.19%) EDI
6 2 (0.19%) J2EE
6 2 (0.19%) Yocto
7 1 (0.094%) SAP Core Interface
7 1 (0.094%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 72 (6.77%) Management Information System
2 39 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
3 34 (3.20%) Product Ownership
4 31 (2.91%) Data Protection Act
5 26 (2.44%) PMI
6 25 (2.35%) Data Centre
7 23 (2.16%) Virtual Team
8 18 (1.69%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.03%) Life Science
11 10 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (0.94%) NHS
12 9 (0.85%) Driving Licence
12 9 (0.85%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.66%) Cloud Native
14 7 (0.66%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.66%) SCADA
15 6 (0.56%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 56 (5.26%) Windows
2 22 (2.07%) Linux
2 22 (2.07%) Unix
3 12 (1.13%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.28%) Solaris
4 3 (0.28%) VMS
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.19%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.094%) AIX
6 1 (0.094%) Android
6 1 (0.094%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.094%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.094%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (36.65%) Agile
2 290 (27.26%) Stakeholder Management
3 266 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 236 (22.18%) Project Delivery
5 179 (16.82%) PRINCE2
6 150 (14.10%) Change Management
7 136 (12.78%) Risk Management
8 119 (11.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 112 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
10 105 (9.87%) Migration
11 103 (9.68%) Waterfall
12 98 (9.21%) Decision-Making
13 86 (8.08%) Scrum
14 77 (7.24%) Project Planning
15 74 (6.95%) ITIL
16 73 (6.86%) Project Governance
17 66 (6.20%) Process Improvement
18 64 (6.02%) Business Analysis
18 64 (6.02%) Cybersecurity
19 63 (5.92%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (2.63%) Java
2 21 (1.97%) JavaScript
2 21 (1.97%) Python
2 21 (1.97%) SQL
3 7 (0.66%) PHP
4 5 (0.47%) C
4 5 (0.47%) C#
5 4 (0.38%) C++
6 3 (0.28%) Apex Code
6 3 (0.28%) VB
6 3 (0.28%) VB.NET
7 2 (0.19%) ABAP
7 2 (0.19%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.19%) Ruby
7 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.19%) VBA
8 1 (0.094%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.094%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.094%) Perl
8 1 (0.094%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 194 (18.23%) Degree
2 157 (14.76%) Security Cleared
3 103 (9.68%) PMP
3 103 (9.68%) SC Cleared
4 100 (9.40%) PMI Certification
5 38 (3.57%) DV Cleared
6 34 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 25 (2.35%) Cisco Certification
8 22 (2.07%) CCNP
9 21 (1.97%) ISEB
10 17 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.41%) APMP
12 14 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 11 (1.03%) ISTQB
14 11 (1.03%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 10 (0.94%) CCNA
15 10 (0.94%) CISSP
15 10 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
16 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (10.24%) PMO
2 64 (6.02%) QA
3 19 (1.79%) GDPR
4 18 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.50%) Data Quality
6 13 (1.22%) P3O
7 12 (1.13%) NIST
8 11 (1.03%) Accessibility
9 10 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 9 (0.85%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.75%) Disclosure Scotland
12 6 (0.56%) GRC
12 6 (0.56%) GxP
13 5 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.47%) SLA
14 4 (0.38%) RMADS
15 3 (0.28%) COBIT
15 3 (0.28%) JSP 440
15 3 (0.28%) PMBOK
16 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (1.50%) Active Directory
2 10 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.19%) Firmware
5 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.094%) Docker
6 1 (0.094%) IAG
6 1 (0.094%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.094%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.094%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (0.85%) Amdocs OSS
1 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.75%) NSN NetAct
3 6 (0.56%) Ansible
4 5 (0.47%) Terraform
5 4 (0.38%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.38%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.19%) SCCM
8 1 (0.094%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.094%) Cisco UCCX
8 1 (0.094%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.094%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.094%) SCOM
8 1 (0.094%) SCSM
8 1 (0.094%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 171 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 98 (9.21%) SAP
3 38 (3.57%) Cisco
4 37 (3.48%) Oracle
5 27 (2.54%) ServiceNow
6 26 (2.44%) Google
7 16 (1.50%) Nokia
7 16 (1.50%) Salesforce
8 15 (1.41%) Juniper
9 14 (1.32%) Ericsson
10 13 (1.22%) IFS
11 12 (1.13%) Remedy
11 12 (1.13%) VMware
12 11 (1.03%) Adobe
13 10 (0.94%) Ariba
13 10 (0.94%) IBM
14 9 (0.85%) Citrix
15 8 (0.75%) Workday
16 7 (0.66%) Peregrine
17 6 (0.56%) Progress