Project Accountant
UK
The median Project Accountant daily rate in the UK is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 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 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 563 | 668 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +105 | +193 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Accountant | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.010% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.036% | 0.011% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £445 | - | £615 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £475 | £638 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £500 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.50% | -25.93% | +56.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £525 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | - | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -25.93% | - |
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 | 30,308 | 36,483 | 50,573 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.42% | 92.98% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,221 | 23,641 | 34,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,493 | 2,092 | 1,520 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.66 | £14.16 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.01 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.15 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £39.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +10.19% | +85.83% |
Project Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Accountant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Accountant.
Project Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Accountant over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
Project Accountant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Accountant.
Project Accountant
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 2 August 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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| UK excluding London | +3 | 8 | £450 | -10.00% | 3 |
| England | +33 | 7 | £625 | +25.00% | 4 |
| North of England | -5 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +13 | 3 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | +22 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £450 | - |
Project Accountant Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Project Accountant 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 Project Accountant in the job title.
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Project Accountant 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:
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