Project Management Office (PMO)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for PMO skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PMO over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 130 143
Rank change year-on-year -12 +13 +69
Contract jobs citing PMO 734 1,191 1,736
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.70% 1.99% 1.95%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.82% 14.90% 14.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 856 1,220
10th Percentile £300 £275 £263
25th Percentile £375 £375 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £498 £465
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +7.15% +15.53%
75th Percentile £581 £613 £575
90th Percentile £700 £775 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £425
% change year-on-year - +5.88% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 22 60
10th Percentile £13.50 £22.65 £19.94
25th Percentile £21.73 £30.54 £24.10
Median hourly rate £37.50 £33.75 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -24.16% +154.29%
75th Percentile £54.38 £58.78 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.33 £80.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £31.89 £25.99
% change year-on-year +9.77% +22.68% +48.51%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PMO is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,212 7,992 11,762
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.35% 13.36% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,921 5,491 8,030
10th Percentile £297 £275 £292
25th Percentile £405 £410 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +2.44% +7.89%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £619
90th Percentile £750 £738 £706
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 381 225 302
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.16 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.18 £18.50 £17.06
Median hourly rate £20.61 £37.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.05% +31.58% +35.71%
75th Percentile £45.00 £62.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.38 £77.50 £67.32
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.00 £35.00 £21.05
% change year-on-year -48.57% +66.27% +0.24%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 -3 627 £500 - 198
UK excluding London -3 395 £450 - 144
London -14 283 £500 -8.26% 62
Work from Home +21 251 £475 - 68
South East 0 98 £415 -7.78% 37
South West +42 93 £500 +11.11% 29
North of England -24 70 £481 +1.36% 33
Scotland +28 61 £375 -7.41% 11
Midlands -8 51 £500 +11.11% 18
West Midlands -2 35 £450 +9.09% 12
North West -22 31 £481 +7.00% 23
Yorkshire -16 26 £438 -12.50% 4
East of England -24 22 £450 -21.74% 18
North East +30 16 £500 +35.14% 6
East Midlands +14 15 £595 +19.00% 6
Wales +10 2 £775 +153.06% 1
Northern Ireland -4 1 £225 -37.06%

PMO
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 45 (6.13%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.36%) Confluence
3 7 (0.95%) CMS
4 5 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.14%) Drupal
6 1 (0.14%) Kentico
Applications
1 136 (18.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 98 (13.35%) Microsoft Office
3 85 (11.58%) Microsoft Project
4 81 (11.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 32 (4.36%) Spreadsheet
6 25 (3.41%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.41%) Trello
8 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 12 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.95%) SAP Hybris
3 6 (0.82%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.41%) CA PPM
4 3 (0.41%) Primavera
5 2 (0.27%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.27%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.27%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.27%) Temenos Globus
6 1 (0.14%) Changepoint
6 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 34 (4.63%) Power Platform
2 28 (3.81%) Azure
3 13 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (1.63%) Power Automate
5 11 (1.50%) PowerApps
6 8 (1.09%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 7 (0.95%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (0.95%) SaaS
8 6 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
9 4 (0.54%) Google Workspace
9 4 (0.54%) Slack
10 3 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.41%) OCI
11 2 (0.27%) Adobe Analytics
11 2 (0.27%) Asana
11 2 (0.27%) AWS
11 2 (0.27%) Canva
11 2 (0.27%) ClickUp
11 2 (0.27%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.27%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.95%) Intranet
2 2 (0.27%) SAN
2 2 (0.27%) VoIP
2 2 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.14%) 4G
3 1 (0.14%) 5G
3 1 (0.14%) Firewall
3 1 (0.14%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.50%) Power BI
2 5 (0.68%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.68%) Electronic Patient Records
2 5 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.27%) Big Data
4 2 (0.27%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.27%) Tableau
5 1 (0.14%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.14%) GIS
Development Applications
1 92 (12.53%) JIRA
2 4 (0.54%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 325 (44.28%) Finance
2 238 (32.43%) Social Skills
3 85 (11.58%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (10.49%) Banking
5 74 (10.08%) Public Sector
6 65 (8.86%) Organisational Skills
7 48 (6.54%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (4.90%) Retail
9 33 (4.50%) Telecoms
10 29 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (3.81%) Marketing
12 22 (3.00%) Law
12 22 (3.00%) Manufacturing
13 17 (2.32%) Mandarin Language
14 16 (2.18%) Investment Banking
14 16 (2.18%) Legal
15 14 (1.91%) Pharmaceutical
16 13 (1.77%) Billing
16 13 (1.77%) Electronics
17 12 (1.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 170 (23.16%) Analyst
2 122 (16.62%) PMO Analyst
3 106 (14.44%) Project Manager
4 96 (13.08%) Lead
5 72 (9.81%) Senior
6 64 (8.72%) PMO Manager
7 57 (7.77%) PMO Lead
8 39 (5.31%) Senior PMO
9 29 (3.95%) Support Officer
10 27 (3.68%) Senior Analyst
11 26 (3.54%) Coordinator
11 26 (3.54%) Project Leader
12 24 (3.27%) Senior Manager
13 23 (3.13%) Consultant
13 23 (3.13%) Project Officer
14 21 (2.86%) Junior
14 21 (2.86%) Programme Manager
14 21 (2.86%) Project Coordinator
15 20 (2.72%) Senior PMO Analyst
16 18 (2.45%) PMO Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.41%) ADO
1 3 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.27%) HTML
2 2 (0.27%) JSON
2 2 (0.27%) XML
3 1 (0.14%) EDI
3 1 (0.14%) Middleware
3 1 (0.14%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (2.86%) Management Information System
2 17 (2.32%) Onboarding
3 16 (2.18%) Product Ownership
4 12 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.50%) PMI
6 8 (1.09%) Virtual Team
7 6 (0.82%) Derivative
7 6 (0.82%) Fixed Income
7 6 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (0.82%) NHS
8 4 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.54%) FMCG
9 3 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.41%) Market Risk
10 2 (0.27%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.27%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.27%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.27%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.27%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.68%) Windows
2 3 (0.41%) Android
3 2 (0.27%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (48.23%) Project Management
2 214 (29.16%) Agile
3 185 (25.20%) Project Delivery
4 161 (21.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 112 (15.26%) Change Management
6 99 (13.49%) Risk Management
7 94 (12.81%) PRINCE2
8 78 (10.63%) Problem-Solving
9 77 (10.49%) Programme Management
10 66 (8.99%) Project Planning
11 58 (7.90%) Waterfall
12 55 (7.49%) Budget Management
13 54 (7.36%) Decision-Making
14 53 (7.22%) Project Governance
15 49 (6.68%) Continuous Improvement
16 48 (6.54%) Change Control
17 45 (6.13%) Business Case
17 45 (6.13%) Business Intelligence
18 44 (5.99%) Data Analysis
18 44 (5.99%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.23%) SQL
2 4 (0.54%) R
3 3 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (0.41%) Python
3 3 (0.41%) VBA
4 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 136 (18.53%) Security Cleared
2 76 (10.35%) Degree
2 76 (10.35%) SC Cleared
3 59 (8.04%) DV Cleared
4 36 (4.90%) PMP
5 28 (3.81%) PMI Certification
6 25 (3.41%) APMP
7 13 (1.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 8 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.82%) APMG
10 5 (0.68%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.54%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.41%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.41%) CIMA
12 3 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.27%) ISEB
13 2 (0.27%) ISEB Practitioner
14 1 (0.14%) CAPM
14 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (2.32%) P3O
1 17 (2.32%) QA
2 7 (0.95%) Data Quality
3 6 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.68%) GDPR
5 4 (0.54%) Def Stans
5 4 (0.54%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.41%) EMIR
7 2 (0.27%) Basel III
7 2 (0.27%) COREP
7 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.27%) FINREP
7 2 (0.27%) MiFID
7 2 (0.27%) NIST
8 1 (0.14%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.14%) ITGC
8 1 (0.14%) NCSC
8 1 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 10 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (1.23%) VMware NSX
3 6 (0.82%) vSphere
4 3 (0.41%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.27%) Active Directory
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 3 (0.41%) MOM
2 2 (0.27%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.14%) AppManager
3 1 (0.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 143 (19.48%) Microsoft
2 54 (7.36%) SAP
3 15 (2.04%) Oracle
4 14 (1.91%) Planview
5 12 (1.63%) VMware
6 11 (1.50%) Atlassian
6 11 (1.50%) Cisco
7 10 (1.36%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.36%) ServiceNow
8 8 (1.09%) Dell
9 5 (0.68%) Adobe
9 5 (0.68%) Cadence
10 4 (0.54%) Google
10 4 (0.54%) Snow
11 3 (0.41%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.41%) Citrix
11 3 (0.41%) Virgin Media
12 2 (0.27%) BT
12 2 (0.27%) Cerner
12 2 (0.27%) Progress