Head of PMO Contracts

Head of Project Management Office
UK

The median Head of Project Management Office daily rate in the UK is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 565 682 843
Rank change year-on-year +117 +161 -139
Contract jobs requiring a Head of PMO 5 8 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.014% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.015% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 19
10th Percentile £504 £653 £464
25th Percentile £566 £713 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £900 £550
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +63.64% -10.20%
75th Percentile £650 £950 £725
90th Percentile £740 £1,010 £780
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 - £513
% change year-on-year - - -43.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 39,467 53,505 83,509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 94.60% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,700 37,347 58,712
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,724 1,494 2,029
10th Percentile £12.83 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.44%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.95 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.11% +110.78% +5.26%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of PMO in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of PMO.

Daily rate trend for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of PMO over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +92 5 £600 -33.33% 2
London +93 4 £600 -33.33%
Work from Home +123 1 £800 +10.34%
UK excluding London +57 1 £475 - 2
South East +17 1 £475 -

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Head of PMO 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 featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) PMO
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Virgin Media
3 2 (40.00%) People Management
4 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) CRM
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) Coaching

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) People Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) CRM
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Virgin Media