Resource Levelling Contract Job Trends

Resource Levelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Resource Levelling skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 590 536 597
Rank change year-on-year -54 +61 +192
Contract jobs citing Resource Levelling 5 8 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.023% 0.018%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.015% 0.027% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - £240 £318
25th Percentile - £281 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £356 £475
Median % change year-on-year +54.49% -25.05% +11.76%
75th Percentile - £437 £494
90th Percentile - £482 £510
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 - £250
% change year-on-year - - -34.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £25.47 -
25th Percentile £46.24 £25.65 -
Median hourly rate £47.48 £25.93 £43.86
Median % change year-on-year +83.09% -40.88% -
75th Percentile £48.71 £26.22 -
90th Percentile - £26.39 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.48 £25.93 -
% change year-on-year +83.09% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Resource Levelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,337 30,122 39,072
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.38% 88.11% 88.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,351 18,405 26,081
10th Percentile £300 £306 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £477 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,080 985 1,517
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%
75th Percentile £49.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.50 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.69% -26.97% +39.06%

Resource Levelling
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Resource Levelling relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Resource Levelling job vacancy trend in the UK

Resource Levelling
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Resource Levelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Resource Levelling

Resource Levelling
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Resource Levelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Resource Levelling

Resource Levelling
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Resource Levelling within the UK over the 6 months to 18 December 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 -35 5 £550 +10.00%
UK excluding London -48 5 £550 -
South East - 5 £550 -
Work from Home -10 1 £550 +10.00%

Resource Levelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Environmental Health
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Network Planner
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Planner
1 1 (20.00%) Project Planner
1 1 (20.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Change Control
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (60.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 1 (20.00%) AI
4 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft