Project Planner Contracts in the Thames Valley

Project Planner
South East > Thames Valley

The median Project Planner daily rate in the Thames Valley is £433 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 June 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
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 154 166
Rank change year-on-year +34 +12 -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 12 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.46% 0.035% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.037% 0.087%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £408 - £341
25th Percentile £416 - £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £400 £388
Median % change year-on-year +8.31% +3.23% -
75th Percentile £451 - £422
90th Percentile £459 - £424
South East median daily rate £433 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +8.31% - +60.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £52.00 - -
25th Percentile £53.13 - -
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
75th Percentile £55.06 - -
90th Percentile £55.09 - -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,443 2,720 3,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.64% 94.44% 96.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,366 1,848 2,386
10th Percentile £213 £300 £205
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 82 99
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £21.16 £13.00
Median hourly rate £47.95 £49.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +182.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £78.97 £58.35
South East median hourly rate £48.20 £50.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -3.60% +150.00% -20.00%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planner in the Thames Valley

Project Planner
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Planner in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Project Planner in the Thames Valley

Project Planner
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Planner in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Project Planner in the Thames Valley

Project Planner
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 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
Berkshire +4 11 £433 +8.31% 9
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Project Planner
South East

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 3 June 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 Thames Valley region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Primavera
2 10 (83.33%) DV Cleared
2 10 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 8 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
4 7 (58.33%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (41.67%) Public Sector
5 5 (41.67%) Project Planning
6 3 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
7 2 (16.67%) Change Control
7 2 (16.67%) Critical Path Analysis
7 2 (16.67%) Environmental Health
7 2 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
7 2 (16.67%) Aviation
8 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (8.33%) SAP
8 1 (8.33%) Project Management
8 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (8.33%) Agile
8 1 (8.33%) Line Management
8 1 (8.33%) Risk Analysis
8 1 (8.33%) SAP Implementation
8 1 (8.33%) Earned Value Management

Project Planner Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (58.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (91.67%) Primavera
General
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (41.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (16.67%) Aviation
4 2 (16.67%) Environmental Health
5 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Project Planning
2 3 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (16.67%) Change Control
3 2 (16.67%) Critical Path Analysis
3 2 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) Earned Value Management
4 1 (8.33%) Line Management
4 1 (8.33%) Project Management
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) DV Cleared
1 10 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) SAP