Project Management Office Leader
UK
The median Project Management Office Leader daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 518 | 532 | 611 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +79 | +109 |
| Contract jobs requiring a PMO Lead | 40 | 54 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 38 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £317 | £400 | £370 |
| 25th Percentile | £483 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -6.54% | +1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £586 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £631 | £649 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -11.11% | +1.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £87.50 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +165.15% | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £33.00 |
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 | 29,839 | 39,768 | 53,460 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.80% | 93.03% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,985 | 25,591 | 37,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,399 | 2,720 | 1,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.39 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.88% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.13 | £63.41 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.78 | £77.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +78.57% |
PMO Lead
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured PMO Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PMO Lead.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO Lead over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PMO Lead.
PMO Lead
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMO Lead within the UK over the 6 months to 15 July 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 |
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| England | +16 | 32 | £550 | +10.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 24 | £525 | +16.67% | 5 |
| London | +15 | 13 | £625 | +13.64% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 7 | £550 | +4.76% | 6 |
| South West | +39 | 6 | £625 | +25.00% | |
| South East | +38 | 5 | £525 | +16.96% | 4 |
| Midlands | +6 | 5 | £342 | -34.86% | |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £486 | - | |
| West Midlands | +7 | 3 | £425 | -19.05% | |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 2 | £500 | +14.29% | |
| East Midlands | -3 | 2 | £342 | - | |
| North of England | -5 | 2 | £500 | +11.11% | |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
PMO Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, PMO Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring PMO Lead in the job title.
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PMO Lead Skill Set
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: