Project Management Contracts in the North of England

Project Management
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 19 21 16
Rank change year-on-year +2 -5 +4
Contract jobs citing Project Management 348 390 592
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 7.33% 7.03% 8.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.66% 7.81% 9.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 273 421
10th Percentile £325 £320 £300
25th Percentile £407 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £590 £575 £538
90th Percentile £638 £638 £600
England median daily rate £525 £530 £513
% change year-on-year -0.94% +3.41% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 24 17
10th Percentile £18.25 £27.19 £23.71
25th Percentile £26.66 £30.41 £28.92
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £33.90
Median % change year-on-year - +3.24% +50.67%
75th Percentile £43.75 £40.00 £50.78
90th Percentile £60.89 £65.70 £62.83
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
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,018 4,995 6,351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 84.66% 90.08% 88.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,427 3,429 4,621
10th Percentile £300 £300 £240
25th Percentile £400 £413 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £485
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +3.09% +10.23%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 206 255
10th Percentile £11.07 £10.63 £10.63
25th Percentile £12.55 £15.73 £13.50
Median hourly rate £20.74 £26.85 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% +41.32% +6.92%
75th Percentile £46.18 £43.75 £34.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £63.38 £63.00
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 the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

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

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

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

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England 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
North West 0 198 £510 +2.00% 316
Yorkshire +9 120 £500 -5.21% 153
North East +10 32 £600 +50.00% 69
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 12 (3.45%) Confluence
2 9 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.57%) IBM Notes
3 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.29%) CICS
Applications
1 27 (7.76%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (5.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (4.60%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.44%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.57%) Revit
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.86%) Aareon QL
2 3 (0.86%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.29%) Primavera
4 1 (0.29%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.29%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.29%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.29%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 31 (8.91%) Azure
2 24 (6.90%) GitHub
3 22 (6.32%) Power Platform
4 18 (5.17%) AWS
5 13 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (2.59%) GCP
7 9 (2.59%) Kong
8 8 (2.30%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.72%) Apigee
9 6 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.72%) SaaS
10 4 (1.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.15%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.15%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.15%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.86%) SAP Fieldglass
12 2 (0.57%) Miro
12 2 (0.57%) OCI
12 2 (0.57%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.16%) DNS
2 9 (2.59%) Firewall
2 9 (2.59%) HTTP
2 9 (2.59%) TCP/IP
2 9 (2.59%) VPN
3 4 (1.15%) WAN
4 3 (0.86%) BIG-IP
4 3 (0.86%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 3 (0.86%) Intranet
4 3 (0.86%) Reverse Proxy
4 3 (0.86%) SSL
5 2 (0.57%) RTP
6 1 (0.29%) 2G
6 1 (0.29%) 3G
6 1 (0.29%) 4G
6 1 (0.29%) 5G
6 1 (0.29%) Internet
6 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.75%) Power BI
2 9 (2.59%) Elasticsearch
3 7 (2.01%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.15%) MySQL
4 4 (1.15%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.86%) DB2
6 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (10.34%) JIRA
2 24 (6.90%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.74%) GitLab
4 9 (2.59%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 9 (2.59%) CircleCI
4 9 (2.59%) Git
4 9 (2.59%) Travis CI
5 4 (1.15%) AppScan
5 4 (1.15%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.15%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.86%) XCUITest
7 2 (0.57%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.57%) Postman
7 2 (0.57%) Selenium
General
1 159 (45.69%) Social Skills
2 92 (26.44%) Finance
3 53 (15.23%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.06%) Public Sector
5 24 (6.90%) Manufacturing
6 15 (4.31%) Banking
6 15 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (3.16%) Legal
9 8 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.30%) Local Government
9 8 (2.30%) Mandarin Language
10 7 (2.01%) Marketing
10 7 (2.01%) Pharmaceutical
11 5 (1.44%) Automotive
11 5 (1.44%) Front Office
11 5 (1.44%) German Language
11 5 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.44%) Police
11 5 (1.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 115 (33.05%) Project Manager
2 34 (9.77%) Analyst
3 24 (6.90%) Lead
4 22 (6.32%) Senior
5 18 (5.17%) Storage Manager
6 15 (4.31%) Business Analyst
6 15 (4.31%) IT Manager
7 14 (4.02%) Senior Manager
8 13 (3.74%) IT Project Manager
8 13 (3.74%) Programme Manager
9 11 (3.16%) Developer
10 10 (2.87%) Capability Manager
10 10 (2.87%) Technical Manager
11 9 (2.59%) Architect
11 9 (2.59%) Senior Project Manager
12 8 (2.30%) Delivery Manager
12 8 (2.30%) Infrastructure Manager
12 8 (2.30%) Portfolio Manager
13 7 (2.01%) Security Engineer
13 7 (2.01%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.75%) YAML
2 13 (3.74%) Elastic Stack
3 9 (2.59%) JSON
3 9 (2.59%) XML
4 4 (1.15%) .NET
5 3 (0.86%) React
6 1 (0.29%) Java EE
6 1 (0.29%) Middleware
6 1 (0.29%) OLE
6 1 (0.29%) RESTful
6 1 (0.29%) Spring
6 1 (0.29%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.89%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.45%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.87%) Algorithms
3 10 (2.87%) Life Science
4 9 (2.59%) Data Structures
5 7 (2.01%) NHS
5 7 (2.01%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.72%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.44%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.15%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.15%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.15%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.86%) Smartphone
9 3 (0.86%) Solar Power
10 2 (0.57%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.17%) Linux
2 16 (4.60%) zOS
3 7 (2.01%) Android
4 5 (1.44%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.86%) Windows
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (33.05%) Agile
2 114 (32.76%) Stakeholder Management
3 76 (21.84%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (14.37%) Project Delivery
5 40 (11.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (10.92%) Waterfall
7 35 (10.06%) PRINCE2
8 26 (7.47%) Change Management
9 25 (7.18%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (7.18%) Decision-Making
9 25 (7.18%) Risk Management
10 24 (6.90%) DevOps
10 24 (6.90%) Project Planning
11 23 (6.61%) Scrum
12 20 (5.75%) Software Testing
12 20 (5.75%) Storage Management
13 19 (5.46%) Collaborative Working
13 19 (5.46%) Cost Management
13 19 (5.46%) Problem Management
14 18 (5.17%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 24 (6.90%) Python
2 16 (4.60%) SQL
3 15 (4.31%) PowerShell
4 14 (4.02%) JCL
5 13 (3.74%) Bash
6 11 (3.16%) REXX
7 7 (2.01%) C
7 7 (2.01%) PL/SQL
8 6 (1.72%) Java
9 5 (1.44%) JavaScript
10 4 (1.15%) C++
11 3 (0.86%) ActionScript
11 3 (0.86%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.86%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.29%) C#
12 1 (0.29%) Swift
Qualifications
1 38 (10.92%) Degree
2 21 (6.03%) PMI Certification
3 20 (5.75%) PMP
4 12 (3.45%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.87%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.86%) HNC
8 3 (0.86%) NVQ Level 4
9 2 (0.57%) APMG
9 2 (0.57%) CCNA
9 2 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.57%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.57%) RIBA
10 1 (0.29%) CCNP
10 1 (0.29%) CISSP
10 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.29%) MCSE
10 1 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.47%) PMO
1 26 (7.47%) QA
2 10 (2.87%) GDPR
3 6 (1.72%) GAMP
3 6 (1.72%) GxP
4 4 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.86%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.86%) IASME
5 3 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.57%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.57%) P3O
7 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.29%) GMP
7 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.29%) NIST
7 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (4.02%) NFS
1 14 (4.02%) Time Sharing Option
2 13 (3.74%) Docker
3 8 (2.30%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.29%) ACF2
4 1 (0.29%) RACF
4 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 24 (6.90%) Ansible
2 20 (5.75%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 13 (3.74%) Grafana
3 13 (3.74%) Kubernetes
3 13 (3.74%) Progress Chef
3 13 (3.74%) Prometheus
3 13 (3.74%) Puppet
3 13 (3.74%) Terraform
4 9 (2.59%) Docker Swarm
4 9 (2.59%) Kibana
4 9 (2.59%) logstash
5 4 (1.15%) Graylog
5 4 (1.15%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.15%) Nessus
5 4 (1.15%) WebInspect
6 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.29%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 40 (11.49%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.75%) IBM
3 16 (4.60%) CA
3 16 (4.60%) SAP
4 15 (4.31%) Broadcom
4 15 (4.31%) Dell
5 14 (4.02%) Brocade
6 13 (3.74%) Splunk
7 7 (2.01%) Avaloq
8 6 (1.72%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.15%) Cadence
9 4 (1.15%) Checkmarx
9 4 (1.15%) Google
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle
9 4 (1.15%) Veracode
10 3 (0.86%) Aareon
10 3 (0.86%) Adobe
10 3 (0.86%) Ariba
10 3 (0.86%) F5
10 3 (0.86%) Sage