Project Delivery Contracts in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Project Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Delivery over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 41 34
Rank change year-on-year 0 -7 +10
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 845 1,129 1,765
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.13% 4.83% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.89% 5.40% 6.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 807 1,264
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 42 24
10th Percentile £26.45 £31.03 £17.22
25th Percentile £31.19 £51.21 £22.66
Median hourly rate £40.94 £65.00 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +40.54% +10.12%
75th Percentile - £78.75 £48.68
90th Percentile £51.73 £85.97 £76.73
UK median hourly rate £35.65 £64.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -44.94% +45.51% +5.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Project Delivery 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,295 20,910 27,075
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 89.50% 88.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,314 14,450 18,900
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 1,280 1,343
10th Percentile £12.32 £10.99 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.00 £47.11
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.75 £61.45
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.29% +41.73% +4.82%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Project Delivery in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Delivery in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in the UK excluding London

Project Delivery
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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 +10 257 £500 -4.76% 199
North of England -10 144 £525 +6.87% 215
South West -3 137 £530 +2.42% 125
Scotland +5 122 £500 - 72
Midlands +12 110 £525 -2.33% 176
North West -6 93 £575 +27.78% 125
West Midlands +4 84 £525 -0.94% 94
East of England -21 51 £554 +23.11% 84
Yorkshire -20 37 £470 -14.55% 61
Wales +1 27 £475 - 24
East Midlands +13 25 £489 -17.64% 82
North East +14 14 £500 -30.99% 33
Northern Ireland +4 5 £210 -61.82% 9
Project Delivery
UK

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 25 (2.96%) Confluence
2 16 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 5 (0.59%) SAS
5 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.12%) Apache
5 1 (0.12%) CICS
5 1 (0.12%) CMS
5 1 (0.12%) ColdFusion
5 1 (0.12%) Drupal
5 1 (0.12%) LiveLink
5 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 66 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (7.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 51 (6.04%) Microsoft Project
4 31 (3.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (3.08%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.42%) MS Visio
7 9 (1.07%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.07%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.71%) Maximo
3 6 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.59%) Oracle EBS R12
4 5 (0.59%) SAP Hybris
5 3 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.36%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.24%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.12%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.12%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 90 (10.65%) Azure
2 37 (4.38%) Azure DevOps
3 22 (2.60%) AWS
4 19 (2.25%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
5 17 (2.01%) SaaS
6 16 (1.89%) IaaS
6 16 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (1.42%) PaaS
8 11 (1.30%) Entra ID
9 10 (1.18%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.07%) Power Automate
11 8 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 8 (0.95%) GCP
12 6 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (0.59%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.59%) Azure Service Bus
13 5 (0.59%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 4 (0.47%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (0.47%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 49 (5.80%) VPN
2 46 (5.44%) Firewall
3 41 (4.85%) WAN
4 38 (4.50%) LAN
5 25 (2.96%) DNS
6 23 (2.72%) DHCP
6 23 (2.72%) Network Security
7 21 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (1.66%) Cisco Firepower
9 11 (1.30%) SAN
10 9 (1.07%) Internet
10 9 (1.07%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.95%) ATM
11 8 (0.95%) TCP/IP
12 7 (0.83%) Cisco ASA
12 7 (0.83%) Cisco ISE
12 7 (0.83%) Fibre Channel
12 7 (0.83%) SMTP
12 7 (0.83%) VoIP
13 6 (0.71%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.25%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.66%) Power BI
3 11 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.95%) Data Lake
4 8 (0.95%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.83%) RDBMS
6 6 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.71%) MongoDB
6 6 (0.71%) MySQL
7 5 (0.59%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
8 4 (0.47%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.24%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.24%) Big Data
9 2 (0.24%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.24%) Metadata
9 2 (0.24%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.24%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 104 (12.31%) JIRA
2 10 (1.18%) GitLab
3 8 (0.95%) Git
4 5 (0.59%) Spinnaker
5 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.24%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.24%) ERwin
8 1 (0.12%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 275 (32.54%) Social Skills
2 212 (25.09%) Finance
3 122 (14.44%) Public Sector
4 93 (11.01%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (8.28%) Telecoms
6 52 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
7 29 (3.43%) Influencing Skills
7 29 (3.43%) Manufacturing
7 29 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (2.72%) Banking
8 23 (2.72%) Mandarin Language
9 19 (2.25%) Pharmaceutical
10 18 (2.13%) Retail
11 17 (2.01%) Marketing
12 15 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (1.66%) Legal
14 13 (1.54%) Local Government
15 12 (1.42%) Law
16 6 (0.71%) Billing
17 5 (0.59%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 213 (25.21%) Project Manager
2 103 (12.19%) Architect
3 82 (9.70%) Lead
4 78 (9.23%) Senior
5 70 (8.28%) Analyst
6 40 (4.73%) Senior Manager
7 38 (4.50%) Delivery Manager
8 37 (4.38%) Project Leader
8 37 (4.38%) Senior Project Manager
9 36 (4.26%) IT Manager
10 35 (4.14%) Solutions Architect
11 25 (2.96%) IT Project Manager
12 24 (2.84%) Consultant
13 22 (2.60%) Business Analyst
13 22 (2.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 21 (2.49%) Network Architect
15 20 (2.37%) Developer
16 16 (1.89%) Coordinator
17 15 (1.78%) SAP Manager
18 14 (1.66%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.66%) .NET
2 11 (1.30%) Middleware
2 11 (1.30%) XML
3 9 (1.07%) JSON
3 9 (1.07%) Web Services
4 6 (0.71%) LDAP
4 6 (0.71%) OpenAPI
4 6 (0.71%) RESTful
4 6 (0.71%) Swagger
5 5 (0.59%) ADO
5 5 (0.59%) HTML
5 5 (0.59%) RAML
5 5 (0.59%) REST
5 5 (0.59%) SOAP
6 4 (0.47%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.47%) CSS
6 4 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
7 3 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.36%) jQuery
7 3 (0.36%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 46 (5.44%) Data Centre
2 33 (3.91%) Management Information System
3 21 (2.49%) Product Ownership
4 15 (1.78%) NHS
5 14 (1.66%) Onboarding
5 14 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (1.42%) PKI
7 10 (1.18%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.07%) Virtual Team
9 8 (0.95%) Clustering
9 8 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (0.95%) Private Cloud
10 6 (0.71%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.71%) FMCG
10 6 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 6 (0.71%) PMI
10 6 (0.71%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 5 (0.59%) HP Storage
11 5 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 55 (6.51%) Windows
2 34 (4.02%) Linux
3 24 (2.84%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 14 (1.66%) Unix
5 11 (1.30%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (1.07%) Windows 10
8 8 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.83%) AIX
9 7 (0.83%) Solaris
10 6 (0.71%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.71%) VMS
11 5 (0.59%) Windows Server 2003
12 4 (0.47%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.36%) Android
13 3 (0.36%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
14 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (42.13%) Project Management
2 271 (32.07%) Agile
3 152 (17.99%) Stakeholder Management
4 129 (15.27%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (12.78%) PRINCE2
6 87 (10.30%) Change Management
6 87 (10.30%) Migration
7 84 (9.94%) Continuous Improvement
8 72 (8.52%) Risk Management
9 69 (8.17%) ITIL
10 67 (7.93%) DevOps
11 65 (7.69%) Waterfall
12 63 (7.46%) Business Case
13 62 (7.34%) Service Delivery
14 61 (7.22%) Roadmaps
15 55 (6.51%) Project Planning
15 55 (6.51%) Scrum
16 54 (6.39%) Data Management
16 54 (6.39%) Programme Management
17 45 (5.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 42 (4.97%) SQL
2 27 (3.20%) PowerShell
3 17 (2.01%) C#
4 16 (1.89%) Python
5 13 (1.54%) Java
6 9 (1.07%) Bash
7 6 (0.71%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.47%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.47%) X++
9 3 (0.36%) Go
9 3 (0.36%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.24%) C++
10 2 (0.24%) Ruby
10 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.24%) Swift
11 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.12%) Perl
11 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 195 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 108 (12.78%) Degree
3 98 (11.60%) DV Cleared
4 84 (9.94%) SC Cleared
5 43 (5.09%) PMP
6 34 (4.02%) APMP
7 31 (3.67%) PMI Certification
8 24 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (1.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 13 (1.54%) CCNP
11 12 (1.42%) CCNA
12 8 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.95%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 6 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.59%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.59%) CCIE
14 5 (0.59%) ISEB
14 5 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (12.78%) PMO
2 37 (4.38%) SLA
3 34 (4.02%) QA
4 18 (2.13%) Disclosure Scotland
5 13 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.42%) NIST
7 10 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 8 (0.95%) Data Quality
9 6 (0.71%) Accessibility
9 6 (0.71%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.36%) GDPR
10 3 (0.36%) P3O
11 2 (0.24%) COBIT
11 2 (0.24%) GAMP
11 2 (0.24%) GMP
11 2 (0.24%) GxP
11 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.12%) RMADS
System Software
1 36 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 28 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (1.78%) Virtual Machines
3 15 (1.78%) vSphere
4 13 (1.54%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.95%) XenApp
6 7 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.71%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.71%) Microsoft App-V
7 6 (0.71%) Terminal Services
8 5 (0.59%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.47%) Docker
9 4 (0.47%) Firmware
10 2 (0.24%) Ceph
10 2 (0.24%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 1 (0.12%) ACF2
11 1 (0.12%) RACF
11 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (2.37%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.25%) Ansible
3 13 (1.54%) Terraform
4 9 (1.07%) SCCM
4 9 (1.07%) vCenter Server
5 8 (0.95%) vRealize
6 6 (0.71%) Packer
6 6 (0.71%) vMotion
7 5 (0.59%) EMC NetWorker
7 5 (0.59%) Endace
7 5 (0.59%) HP Data Protector
7 5 (0.59%) Istio
7 5 (0.59%) NetBackup
8 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.36%) PowerBroker
9 3 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.36%) Rancher
9 3 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.36%) WSUS
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 141 (16.69%) Microsoft
2 57 (6.75%) Cisco
3 45 (5.33%) VMware
4 41 (4.85%) SAP
5 33 (3.91%) Juniper
6 30 (3.55%) Oracle
7 19 (2.25%) Citrix
8 16 (1.89%) Atlassian
9 14 (1.66%) F5
9 14 (1.66%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.66%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.42%) CheckPoint
10 12 (1.42%) Red Hat
10 12 (1.42%) Symantec
11 11 (1.30%) Infoblox
12 9 (1.07%) Autodesk
12 9 (1.07%) Remedy
13 8 (0.95%) Ivanti
14 7 (0.83%) Brocade
14 7 (0.83%) HP