Project Assistant Contracts

Project Assistant
UK

As of 8 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Assistant daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 583 691 836
Rank change year-on-year +108 +145 -141
Contract jobs requiring a Project Assistant 3 2 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.003% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.004% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £159
25th Percentile - - £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £226
Median % change year-on-year - - +79.21%
75th Percentile - - £269
90th Percentile - - £360
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £220
% change year-on-year - - +74.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.92 - -
Median hourly rate £16.17 - £14.51
75th Percentile £16.42 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.17 - £14.51
% change year-on-year - - +36.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 39,991 54,978 83,963
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.64% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,011 38,395 59,001
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,675 1,545 2,052
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.28 £19.25 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.74 £76.40 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.88% +117.73% +2.74%

Project Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Project Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Project Assistant in the UK

Project Assistant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Assistant.

Daily rate trend for Project Assistant in the UK

Project Assistant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Assistant.

Hourly rate trend for Project Assistant in the UK

Project Assistant
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
UK excluding London +72 3 - - 7
England - 3 - - 6
North of England - 2 - - 2
North West - 2 - - 1
South East - 1 - - 3

Project Assistant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Project Assistant 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 Assistant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) NHS
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) CAFM
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Presales
3 1 (33.33%) Mandarin Language
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management

Project Assistant 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Mandarin Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 2 (66.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) CAFM
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Presales
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft