Project Administrator
UK
The median Project Administrator daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 526 | 547 | 670 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +123 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Administrator | 13 | 33 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.043% | 0.076% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.081% | 0.040% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £131 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £150 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £267 | £288 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.36% | -7.13% | +64.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £350 | £300 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £398 | £345 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £250 | £267 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.37% | +18.67% | +28.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.71 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.13 | £12.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.21 | £16.33 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.55% | +25.58% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £27.03 | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £27.63 | £21.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.21 | £15.38 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +70.42% | +18.31% | +4.00% |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Project Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Administrator.
Project Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Administrator over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
Project Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Administrator.
Project Administrator
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +49 | 9 | £300 | +16.05% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 9 | £250 | -6.37% | 30 |
| London | +52 | 4 | £300 | +20.00% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 3 | £365 | +36.70% | 17 |
| Scotland | +4 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 2 | £358 | +30.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +10 | 2 | £225 | +57.62% | 10 |
| Midlands | +8 | 2 | £358 | +30.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 2 | £225 | - | 7 |
| South West | +44 | 1 | £250 | - | 5 |
| South East | +43 | 1 | £350 | +31.09% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £200 | - | 1 |
Project Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Project Administrator 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 Administrator in the job title.
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Project Administrator 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: