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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 196 156
Rank change year-on-year +33 -40 -20
Contract jobs citing PMO 865 467 668
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.64% 1.43% 1.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.68% 8.68% 11.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 595 303 421
10th Percentile £299 £263 £275
25th Percentile £375 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £583 £550
90th Percentile £704 £675 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £425 £438
% change year-on-year +5.88% -2.97% -2.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 14 22
10th Percentile £20.63 - £13.90
25th Percentile £24.19 £18.50 £23.43
Median hourly rate £57.50 £27.63 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.11% -1.32% -15.15%
75th Percentile £75.82 £44.49 £57.19
90th Percentile £83.75 £46.30 £63.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.00 £37.02 £28.00
% change year-on-year +67.48% +32.21% -15.15%

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 8,933 5,381 5,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.96% 16.47% 13.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,729 3,457 3,634
10th Percentile £339 £280 £280
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £610 £620
90th Percentile £700 £717 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £475
% change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 552 234 421
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.65 £11.66
25th Percentile £19.30 £18.15 £13.52
Median hourly rate £36.07 £30.00 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +20.23% +24.07% -37.54%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £81.71 £82.99 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.72 £27.35 £24.18
% change year-on-year +41.57% +13.11% -31.40%

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

PMO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
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

PMO
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
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 13 July 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 +34 771 £493 +5.07% 225
UK excluding London +14 448 £450 +5.88% 171
London +35 337 £500 - 93
Work from Home +12 266 £450 +0.67% 108
South East +3 135 £533 +18.44% 53
North of England -24 108 £408 +10.17% 21
Midlands -15 98 £395 -7.06% 34
West Midlands -39 76 £350 -20.00% 25
North West -6 61 £390 +8.33% 9
South West -27 42 £410 -29.46% 30
Yorkshire -39 42 £438 +4.92% 11
Scotland -10 29 £425 +17.24% 6
East of England -8 25 £510 -12.07% 15
East Midlands 0 22 £413 +37.50% 9
Northern Ireland -2 7 £170 -54.36% 7
Wales -14 6 £575 +16.46% 5
North East -36 5 £450 +80.00% 1

PMO
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 82 (9.48%) SharePoint
2 60 (6.94%) Confluence
3 6 (0.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.12%) CMS
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 181 (20.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 133 (15.38%) Microsoft Project
3 87 (10.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 64 (7.40%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.39%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 43 (4.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.62%) Primavera
3 12 (1.39%) SAP CO
3 12 (1.39%) SAP FI
3 12 (1.39%) SAP FI/CO
4 7 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (0.81%) SAP EWM
5 6 (0.69%) Adobe Campaign
6 5 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.46%) CA PPM
7 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.35%) Changepoint
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.23%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.23%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 88 (10.17%) Power Platform
2 48 (5.55%) Azure
3 24 (2.77%) Smartsheet
4 23 (2.66%) AWS
5 22 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (1.04%) OCI
10 7 (0.81%) Amazon EC2
10 7 (0.81%) Amazon S3
10 7 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
10 7 (0.81%) Serverless
10 7 (0.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (0.69%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 6 (0.69%) Google Workspace
11 6 (0.69%) Power Automate
11 6 (0.69%) SaaS
12 5 (0.58%) PaaS
12 5 (0.58%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.58%) Firewall
2 4 (0.46%) WAN
3 3 (0.35%) Broadband
3 3 (0.35%) LAN
3 3 (0.35%) Network Security
3 3 (0.35%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.12%) DNS
4 1 (0.12%) Internet
4 1 (0.12%) MPLS
4 1 (0.12%) PABX
4 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.12%) Wireless
4 1 (0.12%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (10.06%) Power BI
2 17 (1.97%) Tableau
3 7 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (0.81%) Power Query
4 6 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.23%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.23%) EDMS
5 2 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.23%) Metadata
5 2 (0.23%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.23%) Qlik Sense
5 2 (0.23%) QlikView
5 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.12%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.12%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 122 (14.10%) JIRA
2 2 (0.23%) Hudson
3 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.12%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.12%) Git
3 1 (0.12%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.12%) Postman
3 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
General
1 345 (39.88%) Finance
2 322 (37.23%) Social Skills
3 179 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (12.37%) Organisational Skills
5 88 (10.17%) Public Sector
6 60 (6.94%) Banking
7 42 (4.86%) Legal
8 29 (3.35%) Retail
9 27 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (2.77%) Manufacturing
12 21 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
13 19 (2.20%) Local Government
14 14 (1.62%) Investment Banking
15 13 (1.50%) Marketing
15 13 (1.50%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.16%) Military
17 7 (0.81%) Publishing
18 6 (0.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 183 (21.16%) Analyst
2 160 (18.50%) Project Manager
3 121 (13.99%) PMO Analyst
4 116 (13.41%) Lead
5 72 (8.32%) PMO Manager
6 69 (7.98%) Senior
7 51 (5.90%) PMO Lead
8 36 (4.16%) Project Officer
9 32 (3.70%) SAP Manager
10 29 (3.35%) Coordinator
11 27 (3.12%) Senior Manager
11 27 (3.12%) Support Officer
11 27 (3.12%) Transformation Manager
12 26 (3.01%) Senior PMO
13 25 (2.89%) SAP Project Manager
14 24 (2.77%) Project Coordinator
15 23 (2.66%) Senior Analyst
15 23 (2.66%) Senior Project Manager
16 22 (2.54%) IT Manager
16 22 (2.54%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.16%) ADO
2 9 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.69%) Middleware
4 5 (0.58%) REST
5 4 (0.46%) SOAP
6 2 (0.23%) FHIR
7 1 (0.12%) HTML
7 1 (0.12%) JDO
7 1 (0.12%) JSON
7 1 (0.12%) JWT
7 1 (0.12%) Kafka
7 1 (0.12%) OAuth
7 1 (0.12%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.12%) SAP TM
7 1 (0.12%) Web Services
7 1 (0.12%) XML
7 1 (0.12%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.47%) Onboarding
2 25 (2.89%) Management Information System
3 21 (2.43%) Product Ownership
4 20 (2.31%) Data Centre
4 20 (2.31%) Virtual Team
5 16 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
5 16 (1.85%) NHS
6 15 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (1.62%) PMI
8 9 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (0.69%) FMCG
9 6 (0.69%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.46%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.46%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (0.46%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.35%) Online Banking
11 3 (0.35%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.35%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.23%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.50%) Windows
2 1 (0.12%) Linux
2 1 (0.12%) pSOS
2 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.12%) SUSE
2 1 (0.12%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
2 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (32.60%) Stakeholder Management
2 251 (29.02%) Project Management
3 234 (27.05%) Agile
4 222 (25.66%) Project Delivery
5 197 (22.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 173 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 173 (20.00%) Decision-Making
7 133 (15.38%) PRINCE2
8 95 (10.98%) Change Management
9 91 (10.52%) Waterfall
10 90 (10.40%) Business Intelligence
11 88 (10.17%) Programme Governance
12 84 (9.71%) Programme Management
13 83 (9.60%) Portfolio Management
14 82 (9.48%) Problem-Solving
15 74 (8.55%) Migration
16 71 (8.21%) Programme Delivery
16 71 (8.21%) Risk Management
17 69 (7.98%) Change Control
18 65 (7.51%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 21 (2.43%) SQL
2 7 (0.81%) VBA
3 6 (0.69%) VB
4 5 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (0.58%) Korn
5 4 (0.46%) Python
6 3 (0.35%) Java
7 1 (0.12%) COBOL
7 1 (0.12%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.12%) RPG
7 1 (0.12%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 185 (21.39%) Security Cleared
2 120 (13.87%) SC Cleared
3 106 (12.25%) Degree
4 69 (7.98%) PMP
5 64 (7.40%) DV Cleared
6 61 (7.05%) PMI Certification
7 20 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.04%) APMG
8 9 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 7 (0.81%) CISSP
10 6 (0.69%) CISA
10 6 (0.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (0.58%) CTC Cleared
12 4 (0.46%) APMP
12 4 (0.46%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.35%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.35%) CCA
13 3 (0.35%) MAPM
13 3 (0.35%) RIBA
13 3 (0.35%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (4.39%) Data Quality
2 32 (3.70%) QA
3 21 (2.43%) GDPR
4 17 (1.97%) P3O
5 15 (1.73%) SLA
6 12 (1.39%) NIST
7 9 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.58%) GRC
8 5 (0.58%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.58%) SOC 2
9 4 (0.46%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.46%) MiFID
10 3 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.35%) ITGC
10 3 (0.35%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.23%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.23%) HL7
11 2 (0.23%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 2 (0.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (0.12%) logstash
3 1 (0.12%) Nmap
Vendors
1 129 (14.91%) Microsoft
2 97 (11.21%) SAP
3 34 (3.93%) ServiceNow
4 31 (3.58%) Oracle
5 19 (2.20%) Planview
6 18 (2.08%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.16%) Workday
8 9 (1.04%) Dell
9 7 (0.81%) Adobe
10 6 (0.69%) Atlassian
10 6 (0.69%) Cisco
10 6 (0.69%) Google
11 5 (0.58%) Databricks
12 4 (0.46%) IFS
13 3 (0.35%) Ariba
13 3 (0.35%) Computacenter
14 2 (0.23%) BT
14 2 (0.23%) CheckPoint
14 2 (0.23%) OpenText
14 2 (0.23%) Red Hat