Project Officer
UK
The median Project Officer daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 475 | 521 | 604 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +83 | +51 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer | 45 | 61 | 114 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 41 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £205 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £363 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.24% | +20.83% | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £355 | £419 | £397 |
| 90th Percentile | £388 | £475 | £438 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £269 | £318 | £294 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.49% | +8.26% | +37.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.20 | £17.55 | £16.37 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.47 | - | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £18.00 | £27.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.17% | -35.02% | +31.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.76 | £30.00 | £32.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.40 | £43.80 | £35.58 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.80 | £24.00 | £21.10 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | +13.74% | +24.63% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Officer.
Project Officer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Officer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Officer.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Officer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Project Officer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +42 | 37 | £300 | -20.00% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 29 | £269 | -15.49% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 19 | £300 | -5.66% | 6 |
| London | +31 | 11 | £363 | -9.38% | 7 |
| South West | +45 | 10 | £190 | -40.27% | |
| Midlands | +24 | 6 | £348 | -12.45% | |
| West Midlands | +16 | 4 | £375 | -5.66% | |
| North of England | +13 | 4 | £275 | -15.38% | 6 |
| Scotland | +9 | 4 | £263 | -4.55% | |
| South East | +43 | 3 | £300 | -9.43% | 4 |
| East of England | +31 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 2 | £300 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 2 | £225 | -3.85% | 5 |
| North East | - | 2 | £275 | - | 1 |
Project Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Project Officer 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: