Project Planner Contracts in England

Project Planner
UK > England

The median Project Planner daily rate in England is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 516 600 737
Rank change year-on-year +84 +137 -115
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 27 38 44
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.073% 0.080% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.085% 0.065%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 24 31
10th Percentile £325 £292 £310
25th Percentile £402 £353 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £415
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -3.61% +18.57%
75th Percentile £503 £478 £503
90th Percentile £550 £534 £550
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £415
% change year-on-year +12.50% -3.61% +18.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 0
10th Percentile £51.86 £43.86 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.71% - -
75th Percentile £55.00 - -
90th Percentile £55.07 - -
UK median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
% change year-on-year +7.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,161 44,903 67,296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.57% 95.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,530 31,932 48,137
10th Percentile £285 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.11%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,560 1,303 1,794
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.63 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -16.39% +88.21% +11.21%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.15
% change year-on-year -16.67% +86.37% +9.75%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Project Planner in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Planner in England.

Daily rate trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Planner in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Planner in England.

Hourly rate trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
South East +22 12 £433 +8.31% 12
London +71 5 £550 +46.67% 2
North of England +28 4 £475 +58.33% 5
North West +21 4 £475 +58.33% 5
South West +11 3 £344 - 4
East of England +1 2 £488 -37.10% 1
Midlands +20 1 £350 -26.32% 2
West Midlands - 1 £350 - 2
Project Planner
UK

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2024, Project Planner 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 across the England region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 19 (70.37%) Security Cleared
2 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
3 15 (55.56%) Primavera
4 12 (44.44%) Microsoft
5 11 (40.74%) Project Planning
5 11 (40.74%) DV Cleared
6 9 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (29.63%) Microsoft Office
7 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
9 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Project
9 6 (22.22%) Public Sector
10 5 (18.52%) Agile
11 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (14.81%) Project Management
12 3 (11.11%) Work Breakdown Structure
12 3 (11.11%) PMO
12 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
12 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
12 3 (11.11%) Finance
12 3 (11.11%) Critical Path Analysis
12 3 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
12 3 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
12 3 (11.11%) Change Control
13 2 (7.41%) Environmental Health
13 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (7.41%) Aviation
14 1 (3.70%) Customer Service
14 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (3.70%) Business Case

Project Planner Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 9 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
2 8 (29.63%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 15 (55.56%) Primavera
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 3 (11.11%) Finance
5 2 (7.41%) Aviation
5 2 (7.41%) Environmental Health
5 2 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.70%) FMCG
1 1 (3.70%) Operational Technology
1 1 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Project Planning
2 5 (18.52%) Agile
3 4 (14.81%) Project Management
3 4 (14.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (11.11%) Change Control
4 3 (11.11%) Critical Path Analysis
4 3 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
4 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 3 (11.11%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 1 (3.70%) Coaching
5 1 (3.70%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (3.70%) Contingency Planning
5 1 (3.70%) Contract Management
5 1 (3.70%) Decision-Making
5 1 (3.70%) Line Management
5 1 (3.70%) People Management
5 1 (3.70%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (3.70%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 19 (70.37%) Security Cleared
2 11 (40.74%) DV Cleared
3 7 (25.93%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) PMO
2 1 (3.70%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
2 1 (3.70%) NEC
2 1 (3.70%) SAP