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 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 195 154
Rank change year-on-year +33 -41 -16
Contract jobs citing PMO 834 423 676
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.64% 1.41% 1.54%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.78% 8.67% 11.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 572 271 435
10th Percentile £291 £263 £275
25th Percentile £375 £333 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £470
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -1.60% -6.00%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £569
90th Percentile £700 £700 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £425 £440
% change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 13 22
10th Percentile £20.00 - £14.14
25th Percentile £25.25 £18.50 £25.42
Median hourly rate £62.00 £31.76 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +95.21% +13.43% -17.04%
75th Percentile £83.75 £46.30 £51.56
90th Percentile - - £62.42
UK excluding London median hourly rate £64.00 £41.66 £28.00
% change year-on-year +53.62% +48.79% -12.85%

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 8,529 4,878 6,004
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.81% 16.29% 13.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,477 3,114 3,733
10th Percentile £340 £271 £281
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 511 201 438
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.12 £11.00
25th Percentile £19.26 £19.46 £13.18
Median hourly rate £36.07 £31.76 £23.05
Median % change year-on-year +13.57% +37.82% -38.55%
75th Percentile £67.67 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £83.41 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £31.70 £19.00
% change year-on-year +26.18% +66.84% -49.33%

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 22 June 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 22 June 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 22 June 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 +41 747 £488 +2.63% 98
UK excluding London +25 446 £450 +5.88% 85
London +36 316 £500 +1.78% 41
Work from Home +32 261 £450 +0.67% 53
South East +21 148 £550 +27.54% 31
North of England -13 109 £408 -2.83% 20
Midlands -17 92 £373 -14.86% 13
West Midlands -30 71 £350 -25.13% 10
North West +6 61 £385 -23.76% 8
Yorkshire -33 43 £438 +5.80% 11
South West -36 33 £410 -26.98% 5
Scotland +1 31 £425 +17.24% 4
East of England -12 23 £510 -12.07% 3
East Midlands -4 21 £413 +42.24% 3
Northern Ireland -5 7 £170 -50.36% 3
Wales -13 5 £488 -1.27% 7
North East -40 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 80 (9.59%) SharePoint
2 55 (6.59%) Confluence
3 4 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.24%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.12%) CMS
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 183 (21.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 128 (15.35%) Microsoft Project
3 89 (10.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 62 (7.43%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.44%) MS Visio
6 8 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.36%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 43 (5.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (1.92%) Primavera
3 12 (1.44%) SAP CO
3 12 (1.44%) SAP FI
3 12 (1.44%) SAP FI/CO
4 7 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.72%) SAP EWM
6 4 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.36%) CA PPM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.36%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Workfront
9 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 98 (11.75%) Power Platform
2 43 (5.16%) Azure
3 26 (3.12%) AWS
4 22 (2.64%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.40%) Smartsheet
6 17 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (0.84%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (0.84%) Amazon S3
7 7 (0.84%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (0.84%) Serverless
7 7 (0.84%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 6 (0.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 5 (0.60%) SuccessFactors
10 4 (0.48%) ClickUp
10 4 (0.48%) GCP
10 4 (0.48%) OCI
10 4 (0.48%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.48%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.08%) Firewall
2 5 (0.60%) Wireless
3 4 (0.48%) Network Security
3 4 (0.48%) WAN
4 3 (0.36%) Broadband
4 3 (0.36%) LAN
4 3 (0.36%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) Internet
5 1 (0.12%) MPLS
5 1 (0.12%) PABX
5 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.12%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (11.63%) Power BI
2 16 (1.92%) Tableau
3 7 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (0.84%) Power Query
4 6 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.48%) PowerPivot
6 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.24%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.24%) EDMS
7 2 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.24%) Metadata
7 2 (0.24%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.24%) QlikView
7 2 (0.24%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.12%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.12%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 120 (14.39%) JIRA
2 5 (0.60%) Burp Suite
2 5 (0.60%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.24%) Hudson
4 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.12%) Git
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.12%) Postman
4 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
General
1 330 (39.57%) Finance
2 314 (37.65%) Social Skills
3 172 (20.62%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (12.11%) Organisational Skills
5 84 (10.07%) Public Sector
6 59 (7.07%) Banking
7 39 (4.68%) Legal
8 32 (3.84%) Retail
9 23 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (2.76%) Manufacturing
9 23 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
11 16 (1.92%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.80%) Local Government
13 13 (1.56%) Investment Banking
14 12 (1.44%) Marketing
15 10 (1.20%) Military
16 7 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 188 (22.54%) Analyst
2 155 (18.59%) Project Manager
3 130 (15.59%) PMO Analyst
4 118 (14.15%) Lead
5 64 (7.67%) PMO Manager
6 59 (7.07%) Senior
7 51 (6.12%) PMO Lead
8 33 (3.96%) SAP Manager
9 31 (3.72%) Project Officer
10 28 (3.36%) Support Officer
11 27 (3.24%) Coordinator
12 26 (3.12%) SAP Project Manager
13 25 (3.00%) Senior Manager
14 23 (2.76%) Project Support Officer
14 23 (2.76%) Transformation Manager
15 22 (2.64%) Change Manager
16 21 (2.52%) Senior Project Manager
17 20 (2.40%) IT Manager
17 20 (2.40%) Programme Manager
17 20 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.08%) ADO
2 6 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (0.60%) Middleware
4 4 (0.48%) REST
5 3 (0.36%) SOAP
6 2 (0.24%) FHIR
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 (6.71%) Onboarding
2 22 (2.64%) Data Centre
2 22 (2.64%) Management Information System
3 17 (2.04%) Virtual Team
4 16 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
4 16 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.80%) Product Ownership
6 14 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.56%) PMI
8 12 (1.44%) NHS
9 9 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (0.84%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.72%) FMCG
11 6 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.48%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.36%) AI Agents
13 3 (0.36%) Online Banking
13 3 (0.36%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.36%) Private Cloud
14 2 (0.24%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 13 (1.56%) 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
1 266 (31.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 258 (30.94%) Project Management
3 217 (26.02%) Agile
4 213 (25.54%) Project Delivery
5 182 (21.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 159 (19.06%) Decision-Making
7 158 (18.94%) Continuous Improvement
8 128 (15.35%) PRINCE2
9 102 (12.23%) Business Intelligence
10 90 (10.79%) Change Management
11 88 (10.55%) Waterfall
12 84 (10.07%) Problem-Solving
13 79 (9.47%) Programme Management
14 78 (9.35%) Risk Management
15 76 (9.11%) Portfolio Management
16 72 (8.63%) Programme Governance
17 68 (8.15%) Change Control
18 63 (7.55%) Migration
18 63 (7.55%) Programme Delivery
19 60 (7.19%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 23 (2.76%) SQL
2 8 (0.96%) VBA
3 6 (0.72%) VB
4 5 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (0.60%) Python
5 3 (0.36%) Java
5 3 (0.36%) Korn
6 1 (0.12%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.12%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 176 (21.10%) Security Cleared
2 122 (14.63%) SC Cleared
3 104 (12.47%) Degree
4 67 (8.03%) PMP
5 60 (7.19%) PMI Certification
6 54 (6.47%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.40%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.08%) APMG
9 8 (0.96%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.84%) CISSP
11 6 (0.72%) APMP
11 6 (0.72%) Postgraduate
11 6 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 5 (0.60%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (0.60%) CISA
12 5 (0.60%) CREST Certified
12 5 (0.60%) Cyber Scheme
13 4 (0.48%) CTC Cleared
13 4 (0.48%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.36%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.32%) Data Quality
2 34 (4.08%) QA
3 23 (2.76%) GDPR
4 15 (1.80%) SLA
5 14 (1.68%) P3O
6 12 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.20%) NIST
8 9 (1.08%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.84%) GRC
10 5 (0.60%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.48%) MiFID
12 3 (0.36%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
12 3 (0.36%) ITGC
12 3 (0.36%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.24%) COBIT
13 2 (0.24%) Def Stans
13 2 (0.24%) HL7
System Software
1 2 (0.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.60%) Nmap
3 2 (0.24%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
4 1 (0.12%) logstash
Vendors
1 110 (13.19%) Microsoft
2 96 (11.51%) SAP
3 32 (3.84%) ServiceNow
4 22 (2.64%) Oracle
5 15 (1.80%) Planview
6 13 (1.56%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.08%) Cisco
7 9 (1.08%) Dell
8 8 (0.96%) Workday
9 6 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.60%) Adobe
10 5 (0.60%) Databricks
11 4 (0.48%) Ariba
11 4 (0.48%) IFS
12 3 (0.36%) BT
12 3 (0.36%) Computacenter
13 2 (0.24%) Google
13 2 (0.24%) Huawei
13 2 (0.24%) OpenText
13 2 (0.24%) Red Hat