Project Management Contracts in the North of England

Project Management
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +7
Contract jobs citing Project Management 348 435 564
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 7.41% 7.51% 7.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.64% 8.28% 8.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 304 394
10th Percentile £329 £313 £275
25th Percentile £407 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -
75th Percentile £588 £550 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £612
England median daily rate £525 £530 £500
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 30 23
10th Percentile £18.25 £26.02 £19.70
25th Percentile £26.66 £29.10 £27.38
Median hourly rate £34.61 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% - +55.56%
75th Percentile £43.75 £56.94 £48.75
90th Percentile £54.50 £65.10 £62.18
England median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -22.20% +48.48% +23.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,027 5,253 6,349
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 85.79% 90.66% 88.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,466 3,653 4,642
10th Percentile £300 £300 £241
25th Percentile £400 £413 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £563
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 357 209 259
10th Percentile £11.04 £10.63 £10.63
25th Percentile £12.50 £16.25 £12.86
Median hourly rate £17.72 £29.30 £18.69
Median % change year-on-year -39.52% +56.81% +2.51%
75th Percentile £44.74 £47.00 £31.00
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £51.91
England median hourly rate £36.33 £37.15 £24.35
% change year-on-year -2.21% +52.57% +3.62%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the North of England region over the 6 months to 4 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
North West -2 193 £505 +2.28% 323
Yorkshire +5 127 £500 -4.76% 160
North East +20 30 £600 +50.00% 51
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.30%) Confluence
1 8 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.57%) IBM Notes
2 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.29%) CICS
Applications
1 29 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (5.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (5.17%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.72%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.57%) Revit
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (2.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.86%) Aareon QL
2 3 (0.86%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.57%) Primavera
3 2 (0.57%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.29%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.29%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.29%) SAP Retail
4 1 (0.29%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 31 (8.91%) Azure
2 22 (6.32%) Power Platform
3 21 (6.03%) GitHub
4 15 (4.31%) AWS
4 15 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.30%) PowerApps
7 7 (2.01%) SaaS
8 6 (1.72%) Apigee
8 6 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.72%) GCP
8 6 (1.72%) Kong
9 4 (1.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.15%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.15%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.86%) OCI
11 2 (0.57%) Miro
11 2 (0.57%) Snowflake
12 1 (0.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.16%) DNS
2 6 (1.72%) Firewall
2 6 (1.72%) HTTP
2 6 (1.72%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.72%) VPN
3 4 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.86%) DHCP
4 3 (0.86%) Intranet
4 3 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.57%) 2G
5 2 (0.57%) 3G
5 2 (0.57%) 4G
5 2 (0.57%) 5G
5 2 (0.57%) RTP
5 2 (0.57%) WAN
5 2 (0.57%) Wireless
6 1 (0.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.75%) Power BI
2 9 (2.59%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.72%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.15%) MySQL
5 4 (1.15%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.86%) DB2
7 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (9.20%) JIRA
2 21 (6.03%) Jenkins
3 12 (3.45%) GitLab
4 6 (1.72%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 6 (1.72%) CircleCI
4 6 (1.72%) Git
4 6 (1.72%) Travis CI
5 4 (1.15%) AppScan
5 4 (1.15%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.15%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.86%) XCUITest
7 2 (0.57%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.57%) Postman
7 2 (0.57%) Selenium
7 2 (0.57%) Subversion
General
1 152 (43.68%) Social Skills
2 93 (26.72%) Finance
3 57 (16.38%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.06%) Public Sector
5 26 (7.47%) Manufacturing
6 17 (4.89%) Banking
6 17 (4.89%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (3.74%) Legal
9 9 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.30%) Local Government
10 8 (2.30%) Mandarin Language
11 6 (1.72%) Retail
12 5 (1.44%) Front Office
12 5 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.44%) Police
13 4 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.86%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.57%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 104 (29.89%) Project Manager
2 38 (10.92%) Analyst
3 30 (8.62%) Lead
4 19 (5.46%) Senior
5 18 (5.17%) Business Analyst
5 18 (5.17%) Storage Manager
6 16 (4.60%) IT Manager
7 13 (3.74%) IT Project Manager
8 12 (3.45%) Technical Manager
9 11 (3.16%) Programme Manager
9 11 (3.16%) Senior Manager
10 10 (2.87%) Capability Manager
11 9 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (2.59%) Developer
11 9 (2.59%) Technical Project Manager
12 8 (2.30%) Architect
12 8 (2.30%) Portfolio Manager
13 7 (2.01%) Dynamics 365 Project Manager
13 7 (2.01%) Infrastructure Manager
13 7 (2.01%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.89%) YAML
2 10 (2.87%) Elastic Stack
3 6 (1.72%) JSON
3 6 (1.72%) XML
4 4 (1.15%) .NET
5 3 (0.86%) React
6 1 (0.29%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.61%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.31%) Data Centre
3 9 (2.59%) Algorithms
3 9 (2.59%) Life Science
4 7 (2.01%) NHS
4 7 (2.01%) Public Cloud
5 6 (1.72%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.44%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.44%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.44%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.15%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.15%) Mainframe
7 4 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.86%) PMI
8 3 (0.86%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.57%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.17%) Linux
2 16 (4.60%) zOS
3 6 (1.72%) Android
3 6 (1.72%) Windows
4 5 (1.44%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.15%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.86%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.57%) Unix
7 2 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 110 (31.61%) Agile
3 76 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (14.08%) Project Delivery
5 41 (11.78%) Waterfall
6 40 (11.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (10.63%) PRINCE2
8 29 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
8 29 (8.33%) Change Management
9 27 (7.76%) Project Planning
9 27 (7.76%) Risk Management
10 23 (6.61%) Decision-Making
10 23 (6.61%) DevOps
11 21 (6.03%) Cost Management
11 21 (6.03%) Scrum
12 20 (5.75%) ERP
12 20 (5.75%) Problem Management
12 20 (5.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (5.75%) Storage Management
13 19 (5.46%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.03%) Python
2 16 (4.60%) SQL
3 14 (4.02%) JCL
4 12 (3.45%) PowerShell
5 11 (3.16%) REXX
6 10 (2.87%) Bash
7 7 (2.01%) Java
7 7 (2.01%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.44%) JavaScript
9 4 (1.15%) C
10 3 (0.86%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.57%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.29%) C#
12 1 (0.29%) C++
12 1 (0.29%) Swift
Qualifications
1 39 (11.21%) Degree
2 22 (6.32%) PMI Certification
3 20 (5.75%) PMP
4 11 (3.16%) Security Cleared
5 9 (2.59%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.15%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.86%) HNC
7 3 (0.86%) NVQ Level 4
8 2 (0.57%) APMG
8 2 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.57%) CCNA
8 2 (0.57%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.29%) CAPM
9 1 (0.29%) CCNP
9 1 (0.29%) CISSP
9 1 (0.29%) MCP
9 1 (0.29%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.05%) PMO
2 24 (6.90%) QA
3 11 (3.16%) GDPR
4 6 (1.72%) GAMP
4 6 (1.72%) GxP
5 4 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.86%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.86%) IASME
6 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.57%) ISO 20022
7 2 (0.57%) NIST
7 2 (0.57%) P3O
8 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.29%) COREP
8 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.29%) FINREP
8 1 (0.29%) GMP
8 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (4.02%) NFS
1 14 (4.02%) Time Sharing Option
2 11 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.87%) Docker
4 4 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.15%) VMware Workstation
5 3 (0.86%) KVM
5 3 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.29%) ACF2
6 1 (0.29%) RACF
Systems Management
1 21 (6.03%) Ansible
2 20 (5.75%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 10 (2.87%) Grafana
3 10 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.87%) Progress Chef
3 10 (2.87%) Prometheus
3 10 (2.87%) Puppet
3 10 (2.87%) Terraform
4 6 (1.72%) Docker Swarm
4 6 (1.72%) Kibana
4 6 (1.72%) logstash
5 4 (1.15%) Graylog
5 4 (1.15%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.15%) Nessus
5 4 (1.15%) WebInspect
6 3 (0.86%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.29%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 48 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.18%) SAP
3 20 (5.75%) IBM
4 16 (4.60%) CA
5 15 (4.31%) Broadcom
5 15 (4.31%) Dell
6 14 (4.02%) Brocade
7 10 (2.87%) Splunk
8 7 (2.01%) Avaloq
8 7 (2.01%) Oracle
9 6 (1.72%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.44%) Ariba
10 5 (1.44%) VMware
11 4 (1.15%) Cadence
11 4 (1.15%) Checkmarx
11 4 (1.15%) Google
11 4 (1.15%) Veracode
12 3 (0.86%) Aareon
12 3 (0.86%) Adobe
12 3 (0.86%) Sage