Hybrid/Remote Project Delivery Contract Job Trends

Project Delivery
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 52 51
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 439 462 672
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.29% 3.96% 3.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.72% 4.44% 4.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 301 507
10th Percentile £332 £375 £356
25th Percentile £413 £456 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% -1.85%
75th Percentile £600 £628 £615
90th Percentile £706 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £515 £538 £540
% change year-on-year -4.19% -0.46% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 15 8
10th Percentile - £20.80 £44.31
25th Percentile - £21.25 £50.00
Median hourly rate £45.46 £30.00 £60.75
Median % change year-on-year +51.53% -50.62% -6.54%
75th Percentile £65.00 £37.34 £76.56
90th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £80.88
UK median hourly rate £45.46 £35.00 £56.16
% change year-on-year +29.89% -37.68% -13.60%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,307 10,398 15,211
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.96% 89.03% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,155 6,534 10,383
10th Percentile £330 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 328 212 370
10th Percentile £15.27 £17.58 £19.91
25th Percentile £20.47 £22.00 £27.06
Median hourly rate £42.50 £37.00 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -30.84% -2.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £71.44
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.85
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.88% +25.29%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Project Delivery job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Project Delivery daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Project Delivery hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Project Delivery
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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (5.01%) Confluence
2 19 (4.33%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.23%) Camunda
4 1 (0.23%) CMS
4 1 (0.23%) Moodle
4 1 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 30 (6.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.92%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (4.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (3.42%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.68%) Trello
8 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.23%) InDesign
8 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 22 (5.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (2.05%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (1.37%) SAP ERP
4 5 (1.14%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.91%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.91%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.91%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.68%) SAP GTS
6 3 (0.68%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.68%) SAP VC
7 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.46%) Primavera
7 2 (0.46%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.46%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.46%) SAP PLM
7 2 (0.46%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.46%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 57 (12.98%) Azure
2 24 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (3.42%) SaaS
4 14 (3.19%) Power Platform
5 11 (2.51%) AWS
6 10 (2.28%) Entra ID
7 8 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.59%) GitHub
9 6 (1.37%) OCI
9 6 (1.37%) SuccessFactors
10 5 (1.14%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (1.14%) GCP
10 5 (1.14%) PaaS
10 5 (1.14%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.91%) IaaS
12 3 (0.68%) GitHub Actions
13 2 (0.46%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.46%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.64%) Firewall
2 13 (2.96%) LAN
3 9 (2.05%) WAN
4 7 (1.59%) Network Security
5 6 (1.37%) BGP
5 6 (1.37%) OSPF
6 5 (1.14%) DNS
6 5 (1.14%) VPN
7 4 (0.91%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.91%) Wireless
8 3 (0.68%) HTTP
8 3 (0.68%) IPsec
8 3 (0.68%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.46%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.46%) DHCP
9 2 (0.46%) MPLS
9 2 (0.46%) SSL
9 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.46%) WebEx
9 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.28%) Power BI
2 8 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.14%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (1.14%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.91%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.46%) Tableau
7 1 (0.23%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.23%) Big Data
7 1 (0.23%) Looker
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.23%) MySQL
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.23%) Redis
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 45 (10.25%) JIRA
2 8 (1.82%) Git
3 4 (0.91%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.68%) Selenium
5 2 (0.46%) GitLab
5 2 (0.46%) JMeter
5 2 (0.46%) MSTest
5 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.23%) Gradle
6 1 (0.23%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.23%) Subversion
General
1 166 (37.81%) Social Skills
2 112 (25.51%) Finance
3 54 (12.30%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (9.34%) Public Sector
5 25 (5.69%) Banking
6 24 (5.47%) Manufacturing
7 22 (5.01%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (3.87%) Influencing Skills
8 17 (3.87%) Retail
9 12 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (2.73%) Marketing
10 10 (2.28%) Legal
11 8 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.59%) Law
12 7 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.59%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.37%) Back Office
13 6 (1.37%) Local Government
14 5 (1.14%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 96 (21.87%) Project Manager
2 63 (14.35%) Analyst
2 63 (14.35%) Lead
3 48 (10.93%) Business Analyst
4 42 (9.57%) Architect
5 31 (7.06%) Consultant
6 30 (6.83%) Senior
7 25 (5.69%) Service Architect
8 21 (4.78%) Delivery Manager
9 13 (2.96%) Programme Manager
9 13 (2.96%) SAP Consultant
10 12 (2.73%) IT Manager
10 12 (2.73%) Senior Manager
11 10 (2.28%) Senior Project Manager
12 9 (2.05%) Functional Consultant
13 8 (1.82%) Coordinator
13 8 (1.82%) Project Leader
13 8 (1.82%) Solutions Architect
14 7 (1.59%) Change Manager
14 7 (1.59%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
1 7 (1.59%) Web Services
2 5 (1.14%) .NET
2 5 (1.14%) SAP Fiori
2 5 (1.14%) XML
3 4 (0.91%) AngularJS
3 4 (0.91%) React
3 4 (0.91%) RESTful
3 4 (0.91%) SOAP
4 3 (0.68%) ADO
4 3 (0.68%) JMS
4 3 (0.68%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (0.68%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.68%) XSD
5 2 (0.46%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.46%) HTML
5 2 (0.46%) Node.js
5 2 (0.46%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.46%) REST
5 2 (0.46%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.33%) Virtual Team
2 17 (3.87%) PMI
3 16 (3.64%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.96%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.73%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.05%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.59%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.37%) NHS
9 5 (1.14%) Algorithms
9 5 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.91%) CMDB
10 4 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.91%) Life Science
10 4 (0.91%) LIMS
11 3 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.46%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.78%) Windows
2 10 (2.28%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.14%) Linux
4 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.46%) Unix
5 2 (0.46%) VMS
5 2 (0.46%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (33.26%) Agile
2 140 (31.89%) Project Management
3 114 (25.97%) Stakeholder Management
4 69 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
5 68 (15.49%) Change Management
6 65 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 64 (14.58%) PRINCE2
8 63 (14.35%) ITIL
9 59 (13.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 54 (12.30%) Migration
11 47 (10.71%) Service Management
11 47 (10.71%) Waterfall
12 42 (9.57%) Roadmaps
12 42 (9.57%) Workshop Facilitation
13 40 (9.11%) DevOps
14 39 (8.88%) ERP
15 38 (8.66%) Cybersecurity
16 37 (8.43%) Budget Management
17 36 (8.20%) Requirements Gathering
18 35 (7.97%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.33%) SQL
2 14 (3.19%) Python
3 13 (2.96%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.37%) Bash
4 6 (1.37%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.68%) Java
6 2 (0.46%) ABAP
6 2 (0.46%) C#
6 2 (0.46%) PHP
7 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.23%) Go
7 1 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.23%) Perl
7 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.23%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 96 (21.87%) Security Cleared
2 79 (18.00%) SC Cleared
3 64 (14.58%) Degree
4 35 (7.97%) PMI Certification
5 31 (7.06%) PMP
6 14 (3.19%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 9 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.59%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.59%) SAP Certification
9 6 (1.37%) CCNP
9 6 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (1.14%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.14%) CISSP
11 4 (0.91%) ACCA
11 4 (0.91%) BC Cleared
11 4 (0.91%) CCNA
11 4 (0.91%) CIMA
11 4 (0.91%) CISM
11 4 (0.91%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.11%) PMO
2 25 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 19 (4.33%) QA
4 16 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.19%) GDPR
6 10 (2.28%) NCSC
7 8 (1.82%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.14%) NIST
8 5 (1.14%) PSD2
9 4 (0.91%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.91%) COBIT
10 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.68%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.68%) GRC
10 3 (0.68%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.68%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.46%) MiFID
11 2 (0.46%) SEPA
System Software
1 13 (2.96%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.91%) Docker
3 4 (0.91%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.68%) vSphere
5 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.23%) Firmware
6 1 (0.23%) RACF
6 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.23%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (1.59%) SCCM
2 6 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (1.37%) Terraform
3 5 (1.14%) Ansible
4 4 (0.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.68%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.46%) Grafana
6 2 (0.46%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.23%) CEMLI
7 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.23%) SELinux
Vendors
1 59 (13.44%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.02%) SAP
3 24 (5.47%) Oracle
4 21 (4.78%) ServiceNow
5 17 (3.87%) Salesforce
6 16 (3.64%) Cisco
7 11 (2.51%) VMware
8 7 (1.59%) Workday
9 6 (1.37%) Ariba
9 6 (1.37%) CheckPoint
9 6 (1.37%) Databricks
9 6 (1.37%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.37%) Sage
10 5 (1.14%) Citrix
10 5 (1.14%) Google
10 5 (1.14%) IBM
11 4 (0.91%) Aruba
11 4 (0.91%) Okta
12 3 (0.68%) Extreme Networks
12 3 (0.68%) Meraki