Hybrid/Remote MAPM Contract Job Trends

Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for MAPM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 307 -
Rank change year-on-year -43 - -
Contract jobs citing MAPM 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.031% 0.010% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.089% 0.036% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £713 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £725 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.69% - -
75th Percentile £614 £738 -
90th Percentile £630 - -
UK median daily rate £575 £725 -
% change year-on-year -20.69% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

MAPM falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,501 2,755 3,867
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.20% 28.41% 26.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,100 1,825 2,483
10th Percentile £361 £350 £329
25th Percentile £431 £425 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% -0.38% -4.02%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £638
90th Percentile £700 £700 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 100 260
10th Percentile £21.25 £15.23 £15.75
25th Percentile £36.00 £27.14 £24.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £54.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +26.74% -31.20%
75th Percentile £82.25 £67.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £96.50 £87.05 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +66.67% -25.00% -27.27%

MAPM
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MAPM and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

MAPM job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

MAPM
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MAPM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing MAPM

MAPM
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) PMI
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Network Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Process Management
4 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
4 1 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (100.00%) PMP
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) APMP
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) PMO