Project Management Contracts in London

Project Management
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 29 28
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,215 1,724 2,807
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.93% 6.74% 7.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.85% 7.41% 7.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 825 1,229 1,902
10th Percentile £308 £363 £375
25th Percentile £425 £463 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £570 £544
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +4.73% +8.74%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
England median daily rate £525 £530 £513
% change year-on-year -0.94% +3.41% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 34 86
10th Percentile £20.09 £22.65 £23.34
25th Percentile £23.75 £30.00 £25.68
Median hourly rate £32.40 £42.25 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% -5.06% +64.81%
75th Percentile £48.75 £66.56 £49.25
90th Percentile £55.00 £86.00 £62.50
England median hourly rate £38.12 £48.75 £32.40
% change year-on-year -21.81% +50.46% +20.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,473 23,264 35,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 90.93% 92.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,093 16,856 26,215
10th Percentile £340 £375 £394
25th Percentile £449 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 265 402
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.49 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +9.86% +8.07%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £82.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +7 193 £544 -6.45% 89
West London +6 51 £500 -16.67% 51
East London +6 26 £600 +7.62% 26
South London -2 11 £588 +6.82% 17
North London - 3 £425 - 9
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 80 (6.58%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.39%) CMS
3 27 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 26 (2.14%) Confluence
5 11 (0.91%) Drupal
6 5 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.33%) SAS
8 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.16%) nginx
9 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.16%) WordPress
10 1 (0.082%) CICS
10 1 (0.082%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.082%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.082%) IBM Notes
10 1 (0.082%) Joomla!
10 1 (0.082%) Kentico
Applications
1 85 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
2 70 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 48 (3.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (3.79%) Microsoft Project
5 28 (2.30%) MS Visio
6 14 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
7 7 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.58%) InDesign
7 7 (0.58%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.33%) Trello
9 3 (0.25%) Acrobat
9 3 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.16%) FileZilla
10 2 (0.16%) Sketch
11 1 (0.082%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.082%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.082%) OmniGraffle
11 1 (0.082%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 33 (2.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.40%) Loan IQ
3 10 (0.82%) Workfront
4 6 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.49%) SAP SD
5 5 (0.41%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.41%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.41%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.33%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.33%) SAP QM
6 4 (0.33%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.25%) Endur
7 3 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.25%) Primavera
7 3 (0.25%) SAP Hybris
7 3 (0.25%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 108 (8.89%) Azure
2 57 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (3.54%) Power Platform
4 40 (3.29%) AWS
5 34 (2.80%) SaaS
6 20 (1.65%) GCP
7 16 (1.32%) Slack
8 15 (1.23%) Google Workspace
8 15 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
9 14 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.15%) WhatsApp
10 13 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.07%) GitHub
10 13 (1.07%) OneDrive
11 12 (0.99%) OCI
12 10 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.82%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (0.74%) Entra ID
14 8 (0.66%) PowerApps
15 6 (0.49%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.23%) WAN
2 11 (0.91%) Firewall
2 11 (0.91%) Structured Cabling
3 9 (0.74%) Internet
3 9 (0.74%) VoIP
4 8 (0.66%) LAN
4 8 (0.66%) SD-WAN
4 8 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.49%) FIX Connectivity
6 5 (0.41%) 5G
6 5 (0.41%) Broadband
6 5 (0.41%) DNS
6 5 (0.41%) Network Security
6 5 (0.41%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.33%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.25%) DHCP
8 3 (0.25%) OSPF
8 3 (0.25%) SAN
8 3 (0.25%) VPN
8 3 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.13%) Power BI
2 23 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
3 19 (1.56%) SQL Server
4 12 (0.99%) Tableau
5 10 (0.82%) Big Data
5 10 (0.82%) GIS
6 9 (0.74%) Data Mining
6 9 (0.74%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.66%) Metadata
7 8 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.58%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 7 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (0.58%) MySQL
9 5 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.33%) SAP HANA
11 3 (0.25%) Data Mart
11 3 (0.25%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.25%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 97 (7.98%) JIRA
2 7 (0.58%) Git
2 7 (0.58%) GitLab
3 5 (0.41%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.41%) LoadRunner
3 5 (0.41%) NeoLoad
4 4 (0.33%) Artifactory
4 4 (0.33%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.33%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.33%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio Team System
5 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.25%) Maven
5 3 (0.25%) Postman
6 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.16%) Subversion
6 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
General
1 474 (39.01%) Social Skills
2 391 (32.18%) Finance
3 204 (16.79%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (8.07%) Banking
5 94 (7.74%) Marketing
6 80 (6.58%) Public Sector
7 74 (6.09%) Legal
8 71 (5.84%) Presentation Skills
9 51 (4.20%) Influencing Skills
10 48 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
11 42 (3.46%) Retail
11 42 (3.46%) Telecoms
12 37 (3.05%) Local Government
13 32 (2.63%) Front Office
14 27 (2.22%) Investment Banking
14 27 (2.22%) Manufacturing
15 26 (2.14%) Financial Institution
16 24 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 19 (1.56%) Law
17 19 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 439 (36.13%) Project Manager
2 128 (10.53%) Analyst
3 93 (7.65%) Lead
4 89 (7.33%) Senior
5 83 (6.83%) Business Analyst
6 76 (6.26%) Consultant
7 61 (5.02%) IT Manager
8 58 (4.77%) Senior Manager
9 51 (4.20%) Delivery Manager
10 47 (3.87%) IT Project Manager
11 45 (3.70%) Programme Manager
12 37 (3.05%) Architect
12 37 (3.05%) Security Manager
12 37 (3.05%) Technical Manager
13 32 (2.63%) Senior Project Manager
14 31 (2.55%) Developer
15 28 (2.30%) Infrastructure Manager
16 27 (2.22%) Security Project Manager
17 25 (2.06%) Business Manager
17 25 (2.06%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.32%) XML
2 12 (0.99%) EDI
3 9 (0.74%) .NET
4 7 (0.58%) ADO
4 7 (0.58%) CSS
5 6 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
5 6 (0.49%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.49%) Web Services
6 5 (0.41%) HTML
6 5 (0.41%) Vue
7 4 (0.33%) Laravel
7 4 (0.33%) React
8 3 (0.25%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.25%) jQuery
8 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (0.25%) Murex MxML
8 3 (0.25%) OAuth
8 3 (0.25%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.25%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 3 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 71 (5.84%) Management Information System
2 35 (2.88%) Product Ownership
3 25 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
3 25 (2.06%) Onboarding
4 22 (1.81%) Data Centre
4 22 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.65%) PMI
6 16 (1.32%) FMCG
6 16 (1.32%) Social Media
6 16 (1.32%) Virtual Team
7 14 (1.15%) Derivative
8 13 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (0.99%) NHS
10 11 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (0.74%) Fixed Income
13 8 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.58%) Public Cloud
14 7 (0.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 31 (2.55%) Windows
2 22 (1.81%) Linux
3 8 (0.66%) Android
4 7 (0.58%) Unix
4 7 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.49%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.25%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.25%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.16%) zOS
8 1 (0.082%) AIX
8 1 (0.082%) VMS
8 1 (0.082%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 425 (34.98%) Agile
2 253 (20.82%) Project Delivery
3 241 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
4 223 (18.35%) Stakeholder Management
5 184 (15.14%) PRINCE2
6 150 (12.35%) Change Management
6 150 (12.35%) Risk Management
7 138 (11.36%) Migration
8 133 (10.95%) Scrum
9 106 (8.72%) Decision-Making
10 105 (8.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 98 (8.07%) Waterfall
12 94 (7.74%) Programme Management
13 79 (6.50%) Budget Management
14 78 (6.42%) Business Case
15 75 (6.17%) Analytics
15 75 (6.17%) Business Analysis
16 74 (6.09%) ITIL
17 71 (5.84%) Business Intelligence
18 65 (5.35%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 62 (5.10%) SQL
2 35 (2.88%) Python
3 21 (1.73%) PowerShell
4 20 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 12 (0.99%) Java
6 10 (0.82%) C#
6 10 (0.82%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.74%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.58%) R
8 7 (0.58%) XPath
8 7 (0.58%) XQuery
9 6 (0.49%) Bash
9 6 (0.49%) Scala
10 5 (0.41%) PHP
11 4 (0.33%) Go
11 4 (0.33%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.25%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.25%) VBA
13 2 (0.16%) ABAP
13 2 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 213 (17.53%) Degree
2 103 (8.48%) Security Cleared
3 88 (7.24%) PMI Certification
4 85 (7.00%) PMP
5 69 (5.68%) SC Cleared
6 41 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 37 (3.05%) DV Cleared
8 33 (2.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 27 (2.22%) CISSP
10 22 (1.81%) CISM
11 21 (1.73%) Master's Degree
12 18 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
13 14 (1.15%) CISA
14 10 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 7 (0.58%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.58%) MBA
17 6 (0.49%) CCNA
17 6 (0.49%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (9.79%) PMO
2 77 (6.34%) QA
3 32 (2.63%) Data Quality
4 23 (1.89%) Accessibility
5 21 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (0.99%) SLA
7 10 (0.82%) GDPR
8 9 (0.74%) NIST
9 6 (0.49%) Basel III
9 6 (0.49%) P3O
9 6 (0.49%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.41%) EMIR
10 5 (0.41%) IFRS
11 4 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.33%) GRC
11 4 (0.33%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.25%) GAAP
12 3 (0.25%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 22 (1.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.33%) Docker
3 4 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.16%) HDFS
5 2 (0.16%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.16%) XenApp
5 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.082%) ACF2
6 1 (0.082%) Firmware
6 1 (0.082%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.082%) NFS
6 1 (0.082%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.082%) RACF
6 1 (0.082%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.082%) vCloud
6 1 (0.082%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.66%) PingFederate
3 5 (0.41%) SCCM
4 4 (0.33%) Ansible
4 4 (0.33%) Terraform
5 3 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.25%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.25%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.16%) CASB
6 2 (0.16%) Grafana
6 2 (0.16%) Graylog
6 2 (0.16%) Nagios
6 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.16%) Puppet
6 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.082%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.082%) Matomo
Vendors
1 206 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 113 (9.30%) SAP
3 58 (4.77%) Oracle
4 30 (2.47%) Google
5 29 (2.39%) ServiceNow
6 28 (2.30%) Adobe
7 25 (2.06%) Salesforce
8 18 (1.48%) Cisco
9 12 (0.99%) VMware
10 10 (0.82%) Bloomberg
10 10 (0.82%) Databricks
10 10 (0.82%) Workday
11 8 (0.66%) CA Agile Central
12 7 (0.58%) Atlassian
12 7 (0.58%) Foundry
12 7 (0.58%) IBM
12 7 (0.58%) Okta
12 7 (0.58%) Palantir
12 7 (0.58%) Splunk
13 6 (0.49%) Fortinet