PMI Certification Contracts

PMI Certification
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for PMI Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 242 307 420
Rank change year-on-year +65 +113 -59
Contract jobs citing PMI Certification 314 285 289
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.08% 0.66% 0.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.45% 2.22% 1.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 174 198
10th Percentile £361 £390 £413
25th Percentile £413 £438 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £663 £625 £674
90th Percentile £793 £650 £791
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 24 3
10th Percentile - £23.29 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £25.50 -
Median hourly rate £75.00 £26.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +188.46% -30.67% -15.73%
75th Percentile £87.05 £60.00 £42.50
90th Percentile - £86.96 £45.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £26.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +159.62% -30.67% -30.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

PMI Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,093 12,848 15,285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.18% 29.95% 27.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,683 8,002 10,190
10th Percentile £275 £310 £338
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £645 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 527 1,096 751
10th Percentile £17.84 £13.86 £14.57
25th Percentile £21.86 £18.10 £21.24
Median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +24.36%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.13 £68.75
90th Percentile £78.38 £75.75 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.18 £40.97 £52.50
% change year-on-year -21.45% -21.96% +50.00%

PMI Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PMI Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PMI Certification in the UK

PMI Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PMI Certification.

Daily rate trend for PMI Certification in the UK

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMI Certification over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for PMI Certification in the UK

PMI Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PMI Certification.

Hourly rate trend for PMI Certification in the UK

PMI Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMI Certification over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for PMI Certification in the UK

PMI Certification
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMI Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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 +69 267 £525 - 398
London +91 169 £575 +4.55% 238
Work from Home +48 115 £550 +4.76% 222
UK excluding London +33 103 £475 -9.52% 195
South East +39 31 £500 -6.98% 53
North of England +15 28 £550 +15.79% 52
Scotland +14 13 £465 +3.33% 8
North West +4 13 £550 +35.80% 27
Yorkshire +19 12 £550 +10.00% 20
Midlands -2 11 £408 -16.31% 31
South West +50 10 £425 -24.44% 17
West Midlands -2 8 £425 -15.00% 14
East of England +22 7 £497 -9.64% 10
East Midlands +9 3 £391 -15.46% 17
North East +1 3 £563 +7.14% 5
Northern Ireland -10 3 £588 - 17

PMI Certification
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (5.10%) Confluence
2 11 (3.50%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.64%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 63 (20.06%) Microsoft Project
2 23 (7.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (5.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (4.78%) Trello
6 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.64%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (4.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.27%) Endur
3 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.96%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (0.64%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.64%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.64%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.32%) Aligne
5 1 (0.32%) Maximo
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.32%) SAP R/3
5 1 (0.32%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.32%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 35 (11.15%) Azure
2 26 (8.28%) AWS
3 15 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (4.78%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.18%) Asana
5 8 (2.55%) GCP
5 8 (2.55%) OneDrive
6 5 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.59%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.96%) SaaS
7 3 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.64%) Google Drive
8 2 (0.64%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.64%) Miro
8 2 (0.64%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.32%) dbt
9 1 (0.32%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.87%) Firewall
2 7 (2.23%) 5G
3 5 (1.59%) VPN
4 4 (1.27%) WAN
5 3 (0.96%) Network Security
6 2 (0.64%) BIG-IP
6 2 (0.64%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 2 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 2 (0.64%) Internet
6 2 (0.64%) LAN
6 2 (0.64%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.64%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.32%) ATM
7 1 (0.32%) DNS
7 1 (0.32%) MPLS
7 1 (0.32%) PPP
7 1 (0.32%) SMS
7 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.78%) Power BI
2 8 (2.55%) Tableau
3 7 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.59%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.64%) Big Data
5 2 (0.64%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.64%) GIS
5 2 (0.64%) Looker
6 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.32%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.32%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.32%) QlikView
6 1 (0.32%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau Desktop
6 1 (0.32%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 57 (18.15%) JIRA
2 2 (0.64%) Postman
3 1 (0.32%) Git
3 1 (0.32%) Subversion
General
1 191 (60.83%) Social Skills
2 136 (43.31%) Finance
3 66 (21.02%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.64%) Legal
5 21 (6.69%) Banking
5 21 (6.69%) Presentation Skills
6 20 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (5.73%) Telecoms
8 14 (4.46%) Manufacturing
9 12 (3.82%) Marketing
10 11 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (2.55%) Billing
11 8 (2.55%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (2.55%) Retail
12 7 (2.23%) Back Office
12 7 (2.23%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.27%) Automotive
13 4 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.27%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 163 (51.91%) Project Manager
2 30 (9.55%) Lead
3 26 (8.28%) Analyst
4 17 (5.41%) Programme Manager
5 16 (5.10%) IT Manager
6 15 (4.78%) Business Analyst
6 15 (4.78%) Consultant
6 15 (4.78%) Delivery Manager
6 15 (4.78%) Infrastructure Manager
6 15 (4.78%) Security Manager
7 14 (4.46%) IT Project Manager
7 14 (4.46%) Senior
8 13 (4.14%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 10 (3.18%) SAP Manager
9 10 (3.18%) Security Project Manager
9 10 (3.18%) Senior Manager
9 10 (3.18%) Technical Manager
10 9 (2.87%) Coordinator
10 9 (2.87%) Project Coordinator
11 8 (2.55%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.96%) SOAP
2 2 (0.64%) Middleware
2 2 (0.64%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.32%) ADO
3 1 (0.32%) CSS
3 1 (0.32%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.32%) HTML
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.32%) REST
3 1 (0.32%) RESTful
3 1 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 83 (26.43%) PMI
2 17 (5.41%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.50%) Onboarding
3 11 (3.50%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.87%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.55%) Life Science
5 8 (2.55%) Renewable Energy
5 8 (2.55%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.91%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.91%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.91%) IoT
6 6 (1.91%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.59%) Reference Data
8 4 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.27%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.96%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.96%) Market Risk
9 3 (0.96%) PKI
10 2 (0.64%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.14%) Windows
2 3 (0.96%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.32%) Android
3 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (76.43%) Project Management
2 182 (57.96%) PRINCE2
3 169 (53.82%) Agile
4 138 (43.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 104 (33.12%) Problem-Solving
6 83 (26.43%) Project Delivery
7 73 (23.25%) Waterfall
8 59 (18.79%) Scrum
9 57 (18.15%) Change Management
10 54 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 53 (16.88%) Risk Management
12 52 (16.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 45 (14.33%) Resource Allocation
14 42 (13.38%) ITIL
15 37 (11.78%) Migration
15 37 (11.78%) Programme Management
15 37 (11.78%) Roadmaps
16 31 (9.87%) Process Improvement
16 31 (9.87%) Project Planning
17 30 (9.55%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (3.82%) SQL
2 5 (1.59%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.27%) Python
4 3 (0.96%) ABAP
5 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.32%) Java
5 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 248 (78.98%) PMP
2 142 (45.22%) Degree
3 27 (8.60%) Master's Degree
4 23 (7.32%) Security Cleared
5 18 (5.73%) SC Cleared
6 16 (5.10%) CBAP
6 16 (5.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (4.14%) CISSP
8 10 (3.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 8 (2.55%) AWS Certification
9 8 (2.55%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.91%) CISM
10 6 (1.91%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (1.59%) CAPM
11 5 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.27%) APMP
12 4 (1.27%) CISA
12 4 (1.27%) CRISC
12 4 (1.27%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.24%) PMO
2 17 (5.41%) QA
3 10 (3.18%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.55%) GDPR
5 6 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.91%) MiFID
6 5 (1.59%) GxP
7 4 (1.27%) IFRS
7 4 (1.27%) IFRS 9
7 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.27%) PMBOK
8 3 (0.96%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 3 (0.96%) Basel III
8 3 (0.96%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.96%) NIST
9 2 (0.64%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.32%) EMIR
10 1 (0.32%) FINRA
10 1 (0.32%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.32%) SEPA
System Software
1 11 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.55%) Amdocs OSS
2 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.96%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.64%) SCCM
4 2 (0.64%) Terraform
5 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.32%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 45 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.69%) SAP
3 13 (4.14%) Ariba
4 11 (3.50%) ServiceNow
5 8 (2.55%) Cisco
6 7 (2.23%) Oracle
6 7 (2.23%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.91%) Amdocs
7 6 (1.91%) Ciena
7 6 (1.91%) Databricks
7 6 (1.91%) Ericsson
7 6 (1.91%) NetCracker
7 6 (1.91%) Nokia
8 4 (1.27%) F5
9 3 (0.96%) Alteryx
9 3 (0.96%) Google
9 3 (0.96%) HP
9 3 (0.96%) Marketo
9 3 (0.96%) Workday
9 3 (0.96%) Zscaler