Project Manager Contracts in London

Project Manager
England > London

The median Project Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 30 32
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1,055 1,616 2,654
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 5.97% 6.43% 6.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.37% 6.76% 7.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 753 1,214 1,932
10th Percentile £375 £413 £410
25th Percentile £463 £491 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +3.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £644
90th Percentile £725 £762 £737
England median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 9 9
10th Percentile £23.70 £61.25 £51.00
25th Percentile £30.00 £62.00 £52.25
Median hourly rate £32.29 £70.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.87% +16.67% +84.62%
75th Percentile £39.25 £87.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £57.59 £93.75 £67.63
England median hourly rate £35.50 £62.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -43.20% +25.00% +61.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,560 23,910 36,706
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 95.07% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,933 17,446 27,028
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £440 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £676 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 279 404
10th Percentile £15.98 £17.88 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.12 £22.57 £23.75
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +7.12%
75th Percentile £46.49 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £66.70 £80.45 £67.50
England median hourly rate £38.50 £44.53 £24.00
% change year-on-year -13.54% +85.54% +14.01%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 11 June 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
Central London 0 172 £575 -4.17% 17
West London +24 33 £500 -6.45% 9
East London +8 30 £564 -7.96% 11
South London +4 11 £500 -4.76% 14
North London +1 1 £425 -8.11% 4
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Project Manager 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 London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 435 (41.23%) Project Management
2 383 (36.30%) Finance
3 292 (27.68%) Agile
4 249 (23.60%) Social Skills
5 192 (18.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 165 (15.64%) Project Delivery
7 162 (15.36%) Migration
8 129 (12.23%) PRINCE2
9 115 (10.90%) Change Management
10 98 (9.29%) Banking
11 94 (8.91%) Microsoft
12 91 (8.63%) Risk Management
13 86 (8.15%) Scrum
14 80 (7.58%) Problem-Solving
15 74 (7.01%) Budget Management
16 68 (6.45%) Waterfall
17 66 (6.26%) Degree
18 63 (5.97%) Azure
19 62 (5.88%) Retail
20 61 (5.78%) Analytical Skills
21 58 (5.50%) Public Sector
22 57 (5.40%) JIRA
23 55 (5.21%) Security Cleared
23 55 (5.21%) Business Case
24 54 (5.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
25 52 (4.93%) Marketing
25 52 (4.93%) SAP
26 50 (4.74%) Decision-Making
27 49 (4.64%) Data Migration
28 48 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 36 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.71%) Confluence
3 15 (1.42%) CMS
4 12 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.57%) SharePoint 2013
6 5 (0.47%) Drupal
7 3 (0.28%) Cloud Foundry
7 3 (0.28%) Documentum
7 3 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 1 (0.095%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.095%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.095%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (3.79%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.84%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 17 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.95%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.19%) Trello
8 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 26 (2.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.57%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.57%) Sage 50
4 5 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle HRMS
6 2 (0.19%) Temenos Globus
6 2 (0.19%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.095%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 1 (0.095%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.095%) PeopleSoft Financials
7 1 (0.095%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.095%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.095%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.095%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 63 (5.97%) Azure
2 37 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (1.61%) AWS
3 17 (1.61%) SaaS
4 16 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
5 15 (1.42%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.23%) WhatsApp
7 11 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.66%) OneDrive
9 6 (0.57%) Asana
9 6 (0.57%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.47%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.47%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.47%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.38%) Apple Pay
11 4 (0.38%) GCP
11 4 (0.38%) Google Pay
11 4 (0.38%) IaaS
11 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.28%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (0.76%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (0.57%) Firewall
4 5 (0.47%) Broadband
4 5 (0.47%) Internet
4 5 (0.47%) Unified Communications
4 5 (0.47%) WAN
5 4 (0.38%) 5G
6 3 (0.28%) MPLS
6 3 (0.28%) Network Security
6 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.19%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.19%) LAN
8 1 (0.095%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.095%) ISDN
8 1 (0.095%) SAN
8 1 (0.095%) SNA
8 1 (0.095%) VoIP
8 1 (0.095%) VPN
8 1 (0.095%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
2 11 (1.04%) Data Lake
3 10 (0.95%) Power BI
4 6 (0.57%) Tableau
5 4 (0.38%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.28%) Big Data
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database 11g
7 2 (0.19%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.19%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) Mixpanel
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database 12c
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.19%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.095%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.095%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.095%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.095%) DB2
8 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 57 (5.40%) JIRA
2 1 (0.095%) LSMW
2 1 (0.095%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 383 (36.30%) Finance
2 249 (23.60%) Social Skills
3 98 (9.29%) Banking
4 62 (5.88%) Retail
5 61 (5.78%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.50%) Public Sector
7 52 (4.93%) Marketing
8 48 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 42 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
10 41 (3.89%) Local Government
11 34 (3.22%) Legal
12 26 (2.46%) Manufacturing
13 25 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
14 23 (2.18%) Financial Institution
15 22 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.99%) Telecoms
17 18 (1.71%) Investment Banking
18 16 (1.52%) Front Office
19 12 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
20 10 (0.95%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.76%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (0.66%) ADO
3 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.28%) EDI
5 2 (0.19%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 2 (0.19%) SAML
5 2 (0.19%) Web Services
6 1 (0.095%) .NET
6 1 (0.095%) Express.js
6 1 (0.095%) MERN Stack
6 1 (0.095%) Middleware
6 1 (0.095%) Node.js
6 1 (0.095%) React
6 1 (0.095%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 31 (2.94%) Data Centre
3 24 (2.27%) Onboarding
4 21 (1.99%) FMCG
5 19 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (1.33%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 11 (1.04%) NHS
8 11 (1.04%) Virtual Team
9 10 (0.95%) PMI
9 10 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (0.85%) Taxonomies
11 8 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 8 (0.76%) Reinsurance
12 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (0.66%) Hedge funds
13 6 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
13 6 (0.57%) Over-the-Top Content
13 6 (0.57%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.52%) Windows
2 6 (0.57%) Linux
3 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.19%) AIX
4 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 1 (0.095%) Android
5 1 (0.095%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 435 (41.23%) Project Management
2 292 (27.68%) Agile
3 192 (18.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 165 (15.64%) Project Delivery
5 162 (15.36%) Migration
6 129 (12.23%) PRINCE2
7 115 (10.90%) Change Management
8 91 (8.63%) Risk Management
9 86 (8.15%) Scrum
10 80 (7.58%) Problem-Solving
11 74 (7.01%) Budget Management
12 68 (6.45%) Waterfall
13 55 (5.21%) Business Case
14 54 (5.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 50 (4.74%) Decision-Making
16 49 (4.64%) Data Migration
17 46 (4.36%) Programme Management
18 41 (3.89%) Cybersecurity
18 41 (3.89%) Project Governance
19 39 (3.70%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (1.23%) SQL
2 8 (0.76%) Python
3 4 (0.38%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.19%) C#
4 2 (0.19%) R
4 2 (0.19%) VBA
5 1 (0.095%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.095%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 66 (6.26%) Degree
2 55 (5.21%) Security Cleared
3 44 (4.17%) PMP
3 44 (4.17%) SC Cleared
4 43 (4.08%) PMI Certification
5 23 (2.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 13 (1.23%) CISM
7 12 (1.14%) CISSP
8 11 (1.04%) CISA
9 9 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.38%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.28%) APMP
13 3 (0.28%) HNC
13 3 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.19%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 2 (0.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (3.79%) PMO
2 25 (2.37%) QA
3 14 (1.33%) Accessibility
3 14 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (1.04%) NIST
5 7 (0.66%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.66%) SLA
6 6 (0.57%) Basel III
7 5 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
7 5 (0.47%) IFRS
8 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.28%) GDPR
10 2 (0.19%) COREP
10 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
10 2 (0.19%) FINREP
10 2 (0.19%) GxP
10 2 (0.19%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.19%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.19%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (0.85%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.19%) IAG
3 2 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.095%) Firmware
4 1 (0.095%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.19%) Matomo
2 2 (0.19%) SCCM
2 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.19%) Terraform
3 1 (0.095%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.095%) Ansible
3 1 (0.095%) CASB
3 1 (0.095%) Rundeck
3 1 (0.095%) WSUS
Vendors
1 94 (8.91%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.93%) SAP
3 28 (2.65%) Salesforce
3 28 (2.65%) ServiceNow
4 21 (1.99%) Oracle
5 13 (1.23%) Cisco
6 10 (0.95%) Google
7 8 (0.76%) BT
7 8 (0.76%) Sage
7 8 (0.76%) Splunk
7 8 (0.76%) Workday
8 5 (0.47%) Apple
8 5 (0.47%) Bloomberg
8 5 (0.47%) Databricks
9 4 (0.38%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.38%) Calypso
9 4 (0.38%) Hotjar
9 4 (0.38%) Screaming Frog
9 4 (0.38%) Temenos
10 3 (0.28%) Arista