Project Delivery Contracts with Work from Home Options

Project Delivery
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 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 54 52 51
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 +19
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 535 993 2,077
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.65% 4.10% 4.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.17% 4.57% 5.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 704 1,531
10th Percentile £371 £363 £375
25th Percentile £450 £438 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £515
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +2.91% +11.35%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £613
90th Percentile £710 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 44
10th Percentile £25.15 £50.28 £37.13
25th Percentile £26.51 £55.31 £39.75
Median hourly rate £31.26 £60.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.90% +34.83% -4.30%
75th Percentile £35.00 £68.25 £49.25
90th Percentile - £71.25 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £35.65 £60.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.58% +34.83% +0.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,824 21,734 40,250
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,646 15,426 29,289
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 517
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Project Delivery
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Project Delivery trend for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery.

Project Delivery daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Project Delivery daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery.

Project Delivery hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Project Delivery hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 26 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.55%) Confluence
3 8 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.75%) SAS
6 3 (0.56%) CMS
6 3 (0.56%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.37%) IIS
7 2 (0.37%) MTS
8 1 (0.19%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.19%) CICS
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.19%) LiveLink
8 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 34 (6.36%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (4.30%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (2.43%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.06%) Loan IQ
3 8 (1.50%) SAP Hybris
4 4 (0.75%) Endur
5 3 (0.56%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.56%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.56%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.37%) Aligne
6 2 (0.37%) EuroRunner
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.19%) Maximo
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.19%) SAP GTS
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 77 (14.39%) Azure
2 31 (5.79%) Azure DevOps
3 23 (4.30%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (4.11%) Power Platform
5 21 (3.93%) AWS
6 18 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.80%) PowerApps
8 14 (2.62%) SaaS
9 11 (2.06%) IaaS
10 9 (1.68%) PaaS
11 8 (1.50%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 7 (1.31%) Azure Logic Apps
12 7 (1.31%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.31%) GCP
12 7 (1.31%) OneDrive
12 7 (1.31%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.93%) OpenShift
13 5 (0.93%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.75%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.24%) Network Security
2 11 (2.06%) WAN
3 10 (1.87%) ATM
4 8 (1.50%) Firewall
5 7 (1.31%) LAN
6 6 (1.12%) 5G
6 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.93%) 4G
7 5 (0.93%) Kerberos
7 5 (0.93%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.75%) 2G
8 4 (0.75%) 3G
8 4 (0.75%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.75%) SDH
9 3 (0.56%) DHCP
9 3 (0.56%) DNS
9 3 (0.56%) SAN
9 3 (0.56%) VPN
9 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.37%) SNA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.62%) Power BI
2 10 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (1.87%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.68%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.31%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.75%) Big Data
5 4 (0.75%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.56%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.56%) Tableau
7 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.37%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.19%) DB2
8 1 (0.19%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.19%) MySQL
8 1 (0.19%) NonStop SQL
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 43 (8.04%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
3 2 (0.37%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.37%) ERwin
3 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.19%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.19%) Gerrit
4 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.19%) JUnit
4 1 (0.19%) RStudio
4 1 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.19%) Serenity BDD
4 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.19%) TestNG
4 1 (0.19%) WebDriver
General
1 157 (29.35%) Finance
2 147 (27.48%) Social Skills
3 73 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 48 (8.97%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (5.61%) Influencing Skills
6 26 (4.86%) Banking
7 25 (4.67%) Marketing
8 21 (3.93%) Telecoms
9 18 (3.36%) Retail
10 15 (2.80%) Legal
10 15 (2.80%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.87%) Front Office
12 10 (1.87%) Local Government
13 7 (1.31%) Electronics
13 7 (1.31%) Law
13 7 (1.31%) Military
14 5 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (29.91%) Project Manager
2 64 (11.96%) Architect
2 64 (11.96%) Senior
3 44 (8.22%) Analyst
3 44 (8.22%) Business Analyst
4 40 (7.48%) Lead
5 38 (7.10%) Consultant
5 38 (7.10%) Senior Manager
6 37 (6.92%) Delivery Manager
7 28 (5.23%) Senior Project Manager
7 28 (5.23%) Solutions Architect
8 19 (3.55%) Security Manager
9 18 (3.36%) Developer
10 15 (2.80%) Security Project Manager
11 14 (2.62%) Security Architect
12 13 (2.43%) IT Manager
12 13 (2.43%) Technical Manager
13 11 (2.06%) Delivery Project Manager
13 11 (2.06%) Infrastructure Manager
13 11 (2.06%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.24%) JSON
2 11 (2.06%) .NET
3 10 (1.87%) ADO
3 10 (1.87%) Middleware
3 10 (1.87%) XML
4 8 (1.50%) REST
5 5 (0.93%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.93%) OAuth
5 5 (0.93%) OpenID
5 5 (0.93%) SAML
5 5 (0.93%) Web Services
6 4 (0.75%) JSON Schema
6 4 (0.75%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.56%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.56%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.56%) HTML
7 3 (0.56%) LDAP
7 3 (0.56%) React
7 3 (0.56%) RESTful
7 3 (0.56%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.11%) Product Ownership
2 20 (3.74%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.62%) Data Centre
3 14 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (1.50%) FMCG
4 8 (1.50%) NHS
4 8 (1.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 6 (1.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 5 (0.93%) Data Structures
6 5 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (0.93%) Public Cloud
6 5 (0.93%) Virtual Team
7 4 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Cloud
7 4 (0.75%) Freedom of Information
7 4 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (0.75%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.56%) Distributed Applications
8 3 (0.56%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.56%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.93%) Windows
2 13 (2.43%) Linux
3 4 (0.75%) Solaris
3 4 (0.75%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.56%) Unix
5 2 (0.37%) AIX
5 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.37%) zOS
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (40.37%) Project Management
2 209 (39.07%) Agile
3 97 (18.13%) Stakeholder Management
4 68 (12.71%) PRINCE2
5 63 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (11.40%) DevOps
7 58 (10.84%) Migration
8 53 (9.91%) Waterfall
9 50 (9.35%) Change Management
9 50 (9.35%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (9.16%) Risk Management
11 46 (8.60%) Roadmaps
12 43 (8.04%) Business Case
13 42 (7.85%) Scrum
14 37 (6.92%) Business Analysis
14 37 (6.92%) Programme Management
15 35 (6.54%) Project Governance
16 34 (6.36%) Decision-Making
17 31 (5.79%) Budget Management
18 30 (5.61%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 55 (10.28%) SQL
2 18 (3.36%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.18%) Python
4 15 (2.80%) Java
5 14 (2.62%) C#
6 8 (1.50%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.93%) Bash
7 5 (0.93%) C++
8 4 (0.75%) Perl
8 4 (0.75%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.75%) X++
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.37%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.37%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.19%) PHP
10 1 (0.19%) R
10 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 70 (13.08%) Degree
2 67 (12.52%) Security Cleared
3 48 (8.97%) SC Cleared
4 31 (5.79%) PMP
5 30 (5.61%) PMI Certification
6 19 (3.55%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (2.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 7 (1.31%) CCNP
9 7 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.56%) APMP
12 3 (0.56%) CCNA
12 3 (0.56%) CIPD
12 3 (0.56%) CISSP
12 3 (0.56%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (8.79%) PMO
2 33 (6.17%) QA
3 13 (2.43%) NIST
4 11 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.87%) Disclosure Scotland
6 8 (1.50%) GDPR
6 8 (1.50%) SLA
7 7 (1.31%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.93%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.56%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.56%) COBIT
10 2 (0.37%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.37%) MiFID
10 2 (0.37%) P3O
10 2 (0.37%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.19%) IFRS
11 1 (0.19%) NCSC
11 1 (0.19%) PMBOK
System Software
1 16 (2.99%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.06%) Docker
3 6 (1.12%) vSphere
4 5 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.93%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.37%) Ceph
7 2 (0.37%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.19%) ACF2
8 1 (0.19%) RACF
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.19%) XenApp
8 1 (0.19%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 13 (2.43%) Terraform
2 11 (2.06%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.50%) Ansible
4 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.93%) PingFederate
6 4 (0.75%) WSUS
7 2 (0.37%) EMC NetWorker
7 2 (0.37%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.37%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.37%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.37%) Podman
7 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.19%) Endace
8 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.19%) Puppet
8 1 (0.19%) SCCM
8 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.19%) vRealize
Vendors
1 80 (14.95%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.66%) SAP
3 12 (2.24%) VMware
4 11 (2.06%) Cisco
4 11 (2.06%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.68%) Oracle
5 9 (1.68%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.31%) Atlassian
6 7 (1.31%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.12%) Adobe
7 6 (1.12%) F5
7 6 (1.12%) Informatica
8 5 (0.93%) Databricks
8 5 (0.93%) IFS
8 5 (0.93%) Pega
8 5 (0.93%) Ping Identity
9 4 (0.75%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.75%) Citrix
9 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.75%) Zscaler