Head of PMO Contract Job Trends

Head of Project Management Office
UK

The median Head of Project Management Office daily rate in the UK is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 565 549 619
Rank change year-on-year -16 +70 +189
Contract jobs requiring a Head of PMO 2 4 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.011% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.012% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 6
10th Percentile £665 - £300
25th Percentile £688 £525 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% +4.71% -6.62%
75th Percentile £763 £575 £698
90th Percentile £785 - £844
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 - £482
% change year-on-year - - -12.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 31,208 33,969 44,256
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 92.87% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,768 20,497 30,170
10th Percentile £279 £300 £300
25th Percentile £401 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £744
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,754 1,295 1,536
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.08 £14.89
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.27 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.82% -15.56% +62.28%
75th Percentile £51.02 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.13 £37.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -32.99% -15.73% +89.36%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of PMO' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of PMO over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK

Head of PMO
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 1 November 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
Work from Home 0 1 £650 +18.18%
England -23 1 £650 - 4
East of England - 1 £650 -
UK excluding London - 1 £650 - 4

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Head of PMO 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 featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) APMP
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MBA
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) OCI
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (50.00%) OCI
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) APMP
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) MBA
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) SAP