PMO Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring PMO skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PMO over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 168 133 165
Rank change year-on-year -35 +32 -19
Contract jobs citing PMO 134 245 399
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.37% 1.62% 1.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 9.04% 11.16% 12.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 172 293
10th Percentile £300 £313 £281
25th Percentile £358 £368 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £478 £473
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.06% +5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £575
90th Percentile £668 £736 £716
UK median daily rate £473 £475 £496
% change year-on-year -0.53% -4.28% +4.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 13
10th Percentile £33.22 £28.00 -
25th Percentile £35.40 £32.50 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.04 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% - -21.35%
75th Percentile £57.02 £36.25 £63.75
90th Percentile £67.81 £38.50 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £39.04 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +11.54% +7.69% -26.97%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,482 2,195 3,120
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 15.11% 14.49% 12.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 995 1,518 2,277
10th Percentile £287 £313 £325
25th Percentile £400 £420 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £518
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -0.58% +3.60%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £714 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 78 66
10th Percentile £16.68 £12.75 £18.60
25th Percentile £21.25 £14.00 £23.67
Median hourly rate £35.25 £21.94 £39.80
Median % change year-on-year +60.70% -44.89% -10.01%
75th Percentile £67.50 £46.56 £59.82
90th Percentile £87.15 £65.00 £72.13
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +64.29% -40.00% +27.27%

PMO
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing PMO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

PMO trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

PMO
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing PMO.

PMO daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

PMO
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing PMO over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

PMO daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

PMO
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing PMO.

PMO hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

PMO
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing PMO over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

PMO hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

PMO
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 17 (12.69%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.24%) Confluence
3 2 (1.49%) CMS
4 1 (0.75%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 26 (19.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (12.69%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (12.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (8.21%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (3.73%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (4.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.49%) SAP IBP
2 2 (1.49%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.75%) Maximo
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.22%) Azure
2 6 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (3.73%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.24%) SaaS
5 2 (1.49%) Asana
5 2 (1.49%) IaaS
5 2 (1.49%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.75%) Datadog
6 1 (0.75%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.75%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.73%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (10.45%) JIRA
General
1 78 (58.21%) Social Skills
2 71 (52.99%) Finance
3 17 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (11.19%) Presentation Skills
5 12 (8.96%) Banking
6 11 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (5.97%) Marketing
7 8 (5.97%) Retail
8 7 (5.22%) Public Sector
9 5 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.99%) Back Office
10 4 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.99%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.24%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.24%) Automotive
11 3 (2.24%) Investment Banking
11 3 (2.24%) Legal
11 3 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.49%) Front Office
12 2 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 36 (26.87%) Project Manager
2 29 (21.64%) Analyst
3 22 (16.42%) PMO Analyst
4 14 (10.45%) Lead
4 14 (10.45%) PMO Manager
5 11 (8.21%) Programme Manager
6 8 (5.97%) Senior
7 7 (5.22%) IT Manager
8 6 (4.48%) Coordinator
8 6 (4.48%) Junior
8 6 (4.48%) PMO Lead
8 6 (4.48%) Project Coordinator
9 5 (3.73%) IT Project Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Junior PMO
9 5 (3.73%) PMO Project Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Project Analyst
9 5 (3.73%) Senior Manager
9 5 (3.73%) Senior Project Manager
10 4 (2.99%) Infrastructure Manager
10 4 (2.99%) Project Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.49%) LDAP
1 2 (1.49%) Middleware
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.70%) PMI
2 11 (8.21%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.73%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (2.24%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.24%) Reference Data
5 2 (1.49%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.49%) Derivative
5 2 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.49%) Market Risk
5 2 (1.49%) Mobile Banking
5 2 (1.49%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.75%) CMDB
6 1 (0.75%) Fixed Income
6 1 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.75%) IoT
6 1 (0.75%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.24%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (41.04%) Project Management
2 44 (32.84%) Stakeholder Management
3 43 (32.09%) Agile
4 29 (21.64%) PRINCE2
5 26 (19.40%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (16.42%) Project Delivery
7 21 (15.67%) Programme Management
8 20 (14.93%) Change Management
9 14 (10.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (9.70%) Change Control
11 12 (8.96%) Decision-Making
11 12 (8.96%) Risk Management
12 11 (8.21%) Budget Management
12 11 (8.21%) Migration
12 11 (8.21%) Project Governance
13 9 (6.72%) Data Protection
13 9 (6.72%) Portfolio Management
13 9 (6.72%) Resource Allocation
14 8 (5.97%) Matrix Organization
14 8 (5.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.49%) VB
2 1 (0.75%) Java
2 1 (0.75%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 21 (15.67%) Degree
2 19 (14.18%) PMI Certification
3 12 (8.96%) Security Cleared
4 11 (8.21%) SC Cleared
5 9 (6.72%) PMP
6 5 (3.73%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.75%) APMP
8 1 (0.75%) CISSP
8 1 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.75%) MBA
8 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.48%) QA
2 3 (2.24%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.24%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.49%) P3O
4 1 (0.75%) GDPR
4 1 (0.75%) GRC
4 1 (0.75%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (2.24%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (13.43%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.46%) SAP
3 5 (3.73%) Planview
4 3 (2.24%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.75%) Ariba
5 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
5 1 (0.75%) Dell
5 1 (0.75%) Google
5 1 (0.75%) OneTrust
5 1 (0.75%) Oracle
5 1 (0.75%) Sitecore
5 1 (0.75%) SolarWinds
5 1 (0.75%) VMware
5 1 (0.75%) Workday