Project Management Contracts in the South West

Project Management
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 12 22 16
Rank change year-on-year +10 -6 +9
Contract jobs citing Project Management 333 280 340
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 10.47% 7.73% 9.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.60% 8.62% 10.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 212 239
10th Percentile £296 £375 £375
25th Percentile £402 £439 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.68% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £594 £638 £550
90th Percentile £688 £725 £621
England median daily rate £525 £530 £500
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 23 45
10th Percentile £31.60 £35.00 -
25th Percentile £31.95 £39.55 £15.90
Median hourly rate £35.00 £65.00 £16.93
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% +283.93% -23.37%
75th Percentile £60.94 £82.50 £37.50
90th Percentile £69.50 £87.00 £69.05
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
South West

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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,643 3,248 3,291
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 83.14% 89.65% 88.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,686 2,392 2,335
10th Percentile £220 £313 £300
25th Percentile £405 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +6.52%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £589
90th Percentile £700 £722 £670
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 334 195
10th Percentile £13.86 £9.80 £15.90
25th Percentile £28.63 £16.32 £20.16
Median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £48.74
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +26.18% +9.53%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.37 £70.65
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South West over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

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

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West 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
Wiltshire +6 96 £525 -12.50% 40
Bristol +5 84 £496 +3.06% 87
Gloucestershire +27 83 £525 -4.55% 32
Devon -2 22 £465 +6.90% 42
Somerset -5 15 £532 -5.42% 58
Cornwall +2 8 £194 -59.15% 7
Dorset +9 7 £300 -14.29% 20
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (5.11%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.10%) Confluence
3 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.60%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.30%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.30%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 41 (12.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (9.31%) Microsoft Project
4 27 (8.11%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.60%) Simulink
7 1 (0.30%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 7 (2.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.50%) SAP HCM
2 5 (1.50%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.90%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.60%) CA PPM
4 2 (0.60%) Primavera
4 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.30%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 27 (8.11%) Azure
2 14 (4.20%) AWS
3 8 (2.40%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.10%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.80%) SuccessFactors
6 3 (0.90%) SaaS
7 2 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.60%) GCP
7 2 (0.60%) PaaS
7 2 (0.60%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.30%) Apigee
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.30%) Google Container Engine
8 1 (0.30%) OCI
8 1 (0.30%) OpenShift
8 1 (0.30%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.30%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.60%) 4G
2 11 (3.30%) 3GPP
2 11 (3.30%) LTE
2 11 (3.30%) Radio Access Network
2 11 (3.30%) Wireless
2 11 (3.30%) Wireshark
3 8 (2.40%) Intranet
4 6 (1.80%) Structured Cabling
5 4 (1.20%) DNS
5 4 (1.20%) LAN
6 3 (0.90%) DHCP
6 3 (0.90%) WAN
6 3 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.60%) Firewall
7 2 (0.60%) SAN
7 2 (0.60%) Skype
7 2 (0.60%) SMTP
7 2 (0.60%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.30%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.50%) Power BI
2 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.60%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (10.81%) JIRA
2 2 (0.60%) Postman
2 2 (0.60%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
General
1 125 (37.54%) Social Skills
2 85 (25.53%) Finance
3 55 (16.52%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (15.62%) Public Sector
5 36 (10.81%) Presentation Skills
6 25 (7.51%) Telecoms
7 18 (5.41%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.20%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.60%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (2.70%) Legal
10 9 (2.70%) Marketing
11 7 (2.10%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.10%) Electronics
11 7 (2.10%) Local Government
11 7 (2.10%) Military
12 5 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.20%) Aviation
13 4 (1.20%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (1.20%) Police
14 3 (0.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 105 (31.53%) Project Manager
2 69 (20.72%) Lead
3 41 (12.31%) Architect
4 26 (7.81%) Developer
4 26 (7.81%) Lead Architect
5 24 (7.21%) Project Leader
6 21 (6.31%) Senior
7 20 (6.01%) IT Manager
8 17 (5.11%) IT Project Manager
8 17 (5.11%) SC Cleared Project Manager
9 15 (4.50%) Senior Manager
10 13 (3.90%) DV Cleared Project Manager
10 13 (3.90%) Full Stack Developer
11 12 (3.60%) Analyst
12 10 (3.00%) Delivery Manager
13 7 (2.10%) Junior
13 7 (2.10%) Project Analyst
13 7 (2.10%) Project Officer
13 7 (2.10%) Project Support Officer
13 7 (2.10%) SharePoint Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.90%) AngularJS
1 13 (3.90%) React
1 13 (3.90%) Spring
2 4 (1.20%) .NET
3 2 (0.60%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.30%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.30%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.30%) CSS
4 1 (0.30%) REST
4 1 (0.30%) SPFx
4 1 (0.30%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
2 7 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (1.80%) Management Information System
3 6 (1.80%) PKI
4 5 (1.50%) Life Science
4 5 (1.50%) Virtual Team
5 4 (1.20%) Clustering
5 4 (1.20%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (0.90%) Onboarding
6 3 (0.90%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.60%) Credit Risk
7 2 (0.60%) PMI
7 2 (0.60%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.30%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.30%) Animation
8 1 (0.30%) Contactless
8 1 (0.30%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.30%) FMCG
8 1 (0.30%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.60%) Windows
2 7 (2.10%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.50%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.60%) Linux
4 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (36.64%) Agile
2 108 (32.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 91 (27.33%) PRINCE2
4 85 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (21.02%) Project Delivery
6 61 (18.32%) Change Management
7 50 (15.02%) Project Planning
8 38 (11.41%) Decision-Making
9 29 (8.71%) Data Management
9 29 (8.71%) Strategic Thinking
9 29 (8.71%) Workshop Facilitation
10 26 (7.81%) Identity Access Management
10 26 (7.81%) Programme Management
11 25 (7.51%) Commercial Awareness
11 25 (7.51%) Digital Identity
11 25 (7.51%) Risk Management
11 25 (7.51%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 24 (7.21%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 24 (7.21%) DevOps
13 23 (6.91%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.41%) Python
2 16 (4.80%) JavaScript
3 13 (3.90%) C
3 13 (3.90%) Java
4 6 (1.80%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.50%) C#
5 5 (1.50%) SQL
6 2 (0.60%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 180 (54.05%) Security Cleared
2 102 (30.63%) SC Cleared
3 74 (22.22%) DV Cleared
4 40 (12.01%) Degree
5 28 (8.41%) APMP
6 14 (4.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 9 (2.70%) PMP
8 7 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.10%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 5 (1.50%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.50%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.90%) HNC
11 3 (0.90%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.90%) MCSE
12 2 (0.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 1 (0.30%) CISM
13 1 (0.30%) CISSP
13 1 (0.30%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.30%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (18.02%) PMO
2 26 (7.81%) JSP 440
3 21 (6.31%) QA
4 5 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.20%) GMP
5 4 (1.20%) NIST
6 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 3 (0.90%) SLA
7 2 (0.60%) GDPR
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 9000
8 1 (0.30%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.30%) RMADS
System Software
1 6 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.90%) Docker
4 3 (0.90%) vSphere
5 2 (0.60%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (1.50%) SCCM
2 4 (1.20%) Ansible
2 4 (1.20%) OPNET
2 4 (1.20%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.90%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.90%) Terraform
4 2 (0.60%) MOM
4 2 (0.60%) SCOM
5 1 (0.30%) Failover Clustering
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.30%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 65 (19.52%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.51%) SAP
3 11 (3.30%) Actix
3 11 (3.30%) Ericsson
3 11 (3.30%) Huawei
3 11 (3.30%) Nokia
4 8 (2.40%) VMware
5 6 (1.80%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.50%) Adobe
6 5 (1.50%) Darktrace
7 3 (0.90%) BT
7 3 (0.90%) Remedy
7 3 (0.90%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.60%) FIS
8 2 (0.60%) HP
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle
8 2 (0.60%) SolarWinds
8 2 (0.60%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.30%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.30%) Progress