Senior Project Planner Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Project Planner
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Project Planner daily rate in the UK excluding London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 464 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Planner 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.015% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £450 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 25,241 13,749 16,863
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 90.38% 92.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,273 8,447 10,310
10th Percentile £305 £215 £219
25th Percentile £410 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £650 £685
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,008 1,207 1,754
10th Percentile £14.56 £13.36 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.47 £16.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +0.58%

Senior Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior Project Planner job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior Project Planner
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 Senior Project Planner within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 August 2026. 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 - 3 £525 - 1
South East - 1 - - 1
Senior Project Planner
UK

Senior Project Planner Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Senior Project Planner 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 Senior Project Planner in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (75.00%) Business Case
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 1 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Earned Value Management
3 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Primavera
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior Project Planner 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Primavera
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (75.00%) Business Case
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (75.00%) Project Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 1 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Earned Value Management
3 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) SAP