Project Controller Contracts

Project Controller
UK

The median Project Controller daily rate in the UK is £310 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 571 710 846
Rank change year-on-year +139 +136 -178
Contract jobs requiring a Project Controller 15 6 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.034% 0.010% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.010% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £444 £93
25th Percentile £305 £472 £152
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £538 £250
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -16.83%
75th Percentile £315 £597 £250
90th Percentile - £621 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £310 £538 £250
% change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -16.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 3 4
10th Percentile £27.19 - £19.30
25th Percentile - - £22.48
Median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.25
Median % change year-on-year -16.45% +61.98% -
75th Percentile - - £38.00
90th Percentile £57.60 - £38.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.25
% change year-on-year -16.45% +61.98% +10.00%

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 40,501 57,364 85,821
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.55% 95.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,442 40,011 60,276
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £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 £748 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,615 1,620 2,120
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.33 £15.47
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.77 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.12% +117.95% +2.63%

Project Controller
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Controller over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Controller within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 +78 13 £310 -42.33% 13
Scotland - 8 - - 4
England +116 7 £310 -42.33% 11
Work from Home +125 5 - - 10
London +109 2 - - 1
South West +24 2 £310 -42.33% 3
East of England +16 2 - - 1
North West - 1 - - 2
North of England - 1 - - 2

Project Controller Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Project Controller 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 Controller in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Project Management
2 11 (73.33%) Document Management
2 11 (73.33%) Coaching
3 10 (66.67%) PMP
4 9 (60.00%) Project Delivery
5 8 (53.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 8 (53.33%) Configuration Management
5 8 (53.33%) JIRA
6 5 (33.33%) SAP
6 5 (33.33%) Finance
7 4 (26.67%) Earned Value Management
8 3 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (20.00%) Performance Management
8 3 (20.00%) Business Performance Management
8 3 (20.00%) Project Planning
8 3 (20.00%) Critical Path Analysis
8 3 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
8 3 (20.00%) Primavera
8 3 (20.00%) SAP PS
8 3 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
8 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
9 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (13.33%) Onboarding
9 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (13.33%) EDMS
9 2 (13.33%) Data Security
9 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
9 2 (13.33%) Pharmaceutical

Project Controller 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Primavera
1 3 (20.00%) SAP PS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 8 (53.33%) JIRA
General
1 5 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
1 2 (13.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Project Management
2 11 (73.33%) Coaching
2 11 (73.33%) Document Management
3 9 (60.00%) Project Delivery
4 8 (53.33%) Configuration Management
4 8 (53.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 4 (26.67%) Earned Value Management
6 3 (20.00%) Business Performance Management
6 3 (20.00%) Critical Path Analysis
6 3 (20.00%) Performance Management
6 3 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
6 3 (20.00%) Project Planning
7 2 (13.33%) Data Security
7 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (13.33%) User Experience
8 1 (6.67%) Change Management
8 1 (6.67%) Commercial Awareness
8 1 (6.67%) Cost Control
8 1 (6.67%) Pay per click
8 1 (6.67%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (13.33%) Degree
3 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft