PMO Contract Job Trends

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring PMO skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
17 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 188 148
Rank change year-on-year +32 -40 -9
Contract jobs citing PMO 784 421 698
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.63% 1.43% 1.64%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.84% 9.08% 11.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 274 450
10th Percentile £300 £262 £288
25th Percentile £371 £332 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £455 £478
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% -4.71% -4.50%
75th Percentile £575 £562 £587
90th Percentile £675 £684 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £447 £450
% change year-on-year +0.67% -0.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 16 17
10th Percentile £20.08 - £13.50
25th Percentile £24.13 £18.50 £22.34
Median hourly rate £47.81 £38.03 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.72% +8.66% +7.69%
75th Percentile £83.75 £47.54 £52.50
90th Percentile - £76.73 £63.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £73.25 £46.30 £26.68
% change year-on-year +58.21% +73.54% -13.67%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,971 4,637 6,053
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.57% 15.78% 14.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,140 2,987 3,848
10th Percentile £343 £267 £282
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £600 £620 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £482
% change year-on-year +5.26% -1.35% +0.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 460 174 381
10th Percentile £14.02 £17.67 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.18
Median hourly rate £36.00 £34.50 £21.12
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +63.39% -39.67%
75th Percentile £67.25 £67.03 £45.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £82.90 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £46.30 £18.27
% change year-on-year -13.61% +153.42% -45.27%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PMO relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

PMO job vacancy trend in the UK

PMO
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PMO in the UK

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Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in the UK

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Top 17 Contract Job 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 17 May 2026. 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 +32 707 £488 +4.84% 199
UK excluding London +15 411 £450 +0.67% 152
London +40 301 £500 +11.11% 66
Work from Home +37 236 £463 +5.71% 103
South East +19 152 £523 +26.67% 44
North of England -22 101 £400 -8.57% 41
Midlands -34 80 £315 -37.00% 32
West Midlands -35 64 £315 -37.00% 20
North West -10 49 £380 -24.75% 16
Yorkshire -36 47 £444 +5.84% 16
South West -34 31 £410 -18.00% 14
Scotland +3 25 £425 +23.19% 7
East Midlands -16 17 £313 -24.40% 12
East of England -22 17 £510 -12.07% 13
Northern Ireland -3 6 £225 -40.00% 3
North East -21 5 £450 +80.00% 9
Wales - 1 - - 2

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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:

Application Platforms
1 86 (10.97%) SharePoint
2 51 (6.51%) Confluence
3 3 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (0.38%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.13%) CMS
Applications
1 198 (25.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 139 (17.73%) Microsoft Project
3 104 (13.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 84 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
5 18 (2.30%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.51%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 46 (5.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.66%) Primavera
3 9 (1.15%) SAP CO
3 9 (1.15%) SAP FI
3 9 (1.15%) SAP FI/CO
4 6 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (0.77%) SAP EWM
5 5 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.38%) Adobe Campaign
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.38%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.26%) CA PPM
8 2 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.26%) Workfront
9 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.13%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 98 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 59 (7.53%) Azure
3 30 (3.83%) AWS
4 22 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (2.81%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.17%) Smartsheet
6 10 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.89%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (0.89%) Amazon S3
7 7 (0.89%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (0.89%) Serverless
7 7 (0.89%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 6 (0.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 6 (0.77%) GCP
8 6 (0.77%) SaaS
9 5 (0.64%) OCI
9 5 (0.64%) OpenShift
10 4 (0.51%) ClickUp
10 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.51%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.17%) Firewall
2 10 (1.28%) Wireless
3 6 (0.77%) Network Security
4 3 (0.38%) DNS
4 3 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.38%) WAN
5 2 (0.26%) LAN
6 1 (0.13%) Broadband
6 1 (0.13%) Internet
6 1 (0.13%) Intranet
6 1 (0.13%) PABX
6 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.13%) VPN
6 1 (0.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (12.37%) Power BI
2 17 (2.17%) Tableau
3 10 (1.28%) Oracle Reports
4 9 (1.15%) Power Query
5 7 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.64%) PowerPivot
7 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.26%) Metadata
8 2 (0.26%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.26%) QlikView
8 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.13%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.13%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 126 (16.07%) JIRA
2 10 (1.28%) Burp Suite
2 10 (1.28%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.26%) Hudson
4 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.13%) Git
4 1 (0.13%) LSMW
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) Postman
4 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
General
1 325 (41.45%) Finance
2 315 (40.18%) Social Skills
3 172 (21.94%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (12.37%) Organisational Skills
5 73 (9.31%) Public Sector
6 58 (7.40%) Banking
7 33 (4.21%) Retail
8 32 (4.08%) Legal
9 25 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
10 24 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.42%) Manufacturing
12 16 (2.04%) Telecoms
13 15 (1.91%) Investment Banking
14 14 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.53%) Marketing
16 9 (1.15%) Military
17 8 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.77%) Billing
18 6 (0.77%) Local Government
19 4 (0.51%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 170 (21.68%) Analyst
2 155 (19.77%) Project Manager
3 126 (16.07%) PMO Analyst
4 102 (13.01%) Lead
5 69 (8.80%) PMO Manager
6 56 (7.14%) Senior
7 51 (6.51%) PMO Lead
8 33 (4.21%) SAP Manager
9 27 (3.44%) Coordinator
10 26 (3.32%) IT Manager
11 25 (3.19%) SAP Project Manager
12 24 (3.06%) Senior Manager
13 23 (2.93%) Project Officer
14 22 (2.81%) Change Manager
14 22 (2.81%) Programme Manager
15 21 (2.68%) Support Officer
16 20 (2.55%) Senior Analyst
16 20 (2.55%) Senior Project Manager
16 20 (2.55%) Transformation Manager
17 19 (2.42%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.79%) ADO
2 13 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.38%) Middleware
3 3 (0.38%) REST
4 2 (0.26%) FHIR
4 2 (0.26%) SOAP
4 2 (0.26%) Web Services
5 1 (0.13%) JDO
5 1 (0.13%) JSON
5 1 (0.13%) JWT
5 1 (0.13%) Kafka
5 1 (0.13%) OAuth
5 1 (0.13%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.13%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.13%) SAP TM
5 1 (0.13%) XML
5 1 (0.13%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.87%) Onboarding
2 24 (3.06%) Data Centre
3 21 (2.68%) Virtual Team
4 20 (2.55%) PMI
5 18 (2.30%) Management Information System
5 18 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.17%) Data Protection Act
7 13 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.53%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (0.77%) NHS
11 5 (0.64%) FMCG
11 5 (0.64%) Operational Technology
12 4 (0.51%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.51%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.38%) Online Banking
13 3 (0.38%) Reinsurance
14 2 (0.26%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.91%) Windows
2 1 (0.13%) pSOS
2 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (34.44%) Project Management
2 227 (28.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 215 (27.42%) Agile
4 203 (25.89%) Project Delivery
5 158 (20.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 151 (19.26%) Decision-Making
7 143 (18.24%) Continuous Improvement
8 138 (17.60%) PRINCE2
9 99 (12.63%) Business Intelligence
10 91 (11.61%) Change Management
11 90 (11.48%) Problem-Solving
12 89 (11.35%) Waterfall
13 87 (11.10%) Risk Management
14 76 (9.69%) Change Control
15 72 (9.18%) Programme Management
16 67 (8.55%) Portfolio Management
17 65 (8.29%) Project Governance
18 61 (7.78%) Programme Governance
19 56 (7.14%) Migration
20 52 (6.63%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 25 (3.19%) SQL
2 8 (1.02%) VBA
3 6 (0.77%) Python
3 6 (0.77%) VB
4 4 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (0.51%) Korn
5 3 (0.38%) Java
6 1 (0.13%) ABAP
6 1 (0.13%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 162 (20.66%) Security Cleared
2 114 (14.54%) SC Cleared
3 113 (14.41%) Degree
4 82 (10.46%) PMP
5 77 (9.82%) PMI Certification
6 49 (6.25%) DV Cleared
7 15 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (1.53%) APMP
9 11 (1.40%) Postgraduate
10 10 (1.28%) CHECK Team Member
10 10 (1.28%) CREST Certified
10 10 (1.28%) Cyber Scheme
11 8 (1.02%) APMG
12 7 (0.89%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.77%) CISSP
13 6 (0.77%) MAPM
13 6 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 5 (0.64%) CISA
15 4 (0.51%) CTC Cleared
15 4 (0.51%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.74%) QA
2 27 (3.44%) Data Quality
3 26 (3.32%) GDPR
4 17 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.79%) PCI DSS
5 14 (1.79%) SLA
6 13 (1.66%) P3O
7 9 (1.15%) NIST
8 7 (0.89%) GRC
9 5 (0.64%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.64%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.51%) MiFID
11 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.38%) ITGC
11 3 (0.38%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.26%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.26%) COBIT
12 2 (0.26%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.26%) HL7
System Software
1 3 (0.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (1.28%) Nmap
2 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.26%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.13%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.13%) logstash
Vendors
1 103 (13.14%) Microsoft
2 92 (11.73%) SAP
3 29 (3.70%) Oracle
4 21 (2.68%) ServiceNow
5 19 (2.42%) Planview
6 12 (1.53%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.40%) Cisco
8 9 (1.15%) Dell
9 8 (1.02%) Workday
10 7 (0.89%) Ariba
11 5 (0.64%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.64%) Databricks
12 4 (0.51%) Adobe
12 4 (0.51%) IFS
13 3 (0.38%) BT
13 3 (0.38%) CheckPoint
13 3 (0.38%) Computacenter
13 3 (0.38%) Concur
14 2 (0.26%) Juniper
15 1 (0.13%) Avaya
220 PMO jobs Nationwide