Microsoft Project
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 299 | 338 | 286 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -52 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project | 278 | 233 | 441 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.86% | 0.61% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Applications category | 10.10% | 9.18% | 11.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 131 | 322 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £345 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £504 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.97% | +6.04% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £597 | £552 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.05% | +5.56% | -1.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.35 | £20.68 | £39.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | £22.13 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.50 | £28.75 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +96.52% | -34.45% | -22.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £40.00 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.08 | £53.96 | £60.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.75 | £35.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.14% | -26.32% | +46.06% |
All Software Application Skills
UK
Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 2,752 | 2,537 | 3,860 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 8.48% | 6.65% | 7.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,536 | 1,436 | 2,480 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £165 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £250 | £260 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £525 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £375 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 343 | 278 | 265 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £13.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.02 | £15.21 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.63 | £17.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.03% | -22.22% | +3.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £35.00 | £42.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.14 | £59.13 | £54.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.32 | £16.23 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.49% | -24.51% | +7.50% |
Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Microsoft Project as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.
Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.
Microsoft Project
Top 16 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Project within the UK over the 6 months to 15 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +29 | 232 | £541 | +6.17% | 310 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 157 | £480 | +1.05% | 269 |
| London | +33 | 103 | £594 | +13.45% | 104 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 77 | £550 | +10.00% | 98 |
| Midlands | +15 | 47 | £541 | +3.14% | 51 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 43 | £541 | -1.55% | 30 |
| North of England | +8 | 31 | £459 | -3.42% | 38 |
| South West | +10 | 24 | £550 | +5.26% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 22 | £440 | -7.37% | 8 |
| South East | +4 | 22 | £480 | +3.78% | 91 |
| Scotland | +9 | 21 | £447 | -5.89% | 18 |
| North West | -5 | 9 | £503 | +38.62% | 25 |
| Wales | +7 | 5 | £308 | - | 5 |
| East of England | -1 | 5 | £408 | -25.91% | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £588 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 4 | £600 | +97.53% | 19 |
Microsoft Project
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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