Project Manager Contracts in London

Project Manager
England > London

The median Project Manager daily rate in London is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 31 32
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1,059 1,646 2,646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.05% 6.47% 6.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.46% 6.80% 7.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 764 1,238 1,926
10th Percentile £370 £413 £407
25th Percentile £463 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £639
90th Percentile £725 £763 £736
England median daily rate £525 £538 £520
% change year-on-year -2.33% +3.37% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 9 10
10th Percentile £23.79 £61.25 £51.13
25th Percentile £30.00 £62.00 £52.78
Median hourly rate £33.41 £70.00 £60.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.27% +15.70% +86.15%
75th Percentile £39.81 £87.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £60.00 £93.75 £68.29
England median hourly rate £35.50 £62.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -43.20% +25.00% +61.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,385 24,202 36,842
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 95.15% 95.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,830 17,663 27,089
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £440 £463 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 278 414
10th Percentile £16.00 £17.83 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.22 £22.53 £23.24
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £47.18 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.40 £82.33 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.75 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.11% +88.21% +11.21%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
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 Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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 +1 175 £575 -4.17% 21
West London +22 35 £500 -4.49% 8
East London +8 30 £564 -7.01% 10
South London +3 11 £525 - 13
North London +1 1 £425 -8.11% 6
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Project Manager 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 across the London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 439 (41.45%) Project Management
2 387 (36.54%) Finance
3 295 (27.86%) Agile
4 245 (23.14%) Social Skills
5 198 (18.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 170 (16.05%) Project Delivery
7 158 (14.92%) Migration
8 127 (11.99%) PRINCE2
9 114 (10.76%) Change Management
10 97 (9.16%) Banking
11 91 (8.59%) Microsoft
12 90 (8.50%) Risk Management
13 84 (7.93%) Scrum
14 82 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
15 73 (6.89%) Waterfall
16 72 (6.80%) Budget Management
17 64 (6.04%) Degree
18 61 (5.76%) Security Cleared
19 60 (5.67%) Retail
19 60 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
20 59 (5.57%) Public Sector
21 58 (5.48%) Azure
22 56 (5.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
22 56 (5.29%) JIRA
22 56 (5.29%) Business Case
23 55 (5.19%) Decision-Making
23 55 (5.19%) Marketing
24 51 (4.82%) Data Migration
25 49 (4.63%) SAP
25 49 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity

Project Manager Skill Set
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 36 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.61%) Confluence
3 15 (1.42%) CMS
4 12 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.57%) SharePoint 2013
6 5 (0.47%) Drupal
7 3 (0.28%) Documentum
7 3 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 1 (0.094%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.094%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.094%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.094%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.094%) WordPress
Applications
1 39 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (3.02%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
5 10 (0.94%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.57%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.57%) Sage 50
4 5 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.38%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.19%) Loan IQ
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle HRMS
7 2 (0.19%) Temenos Globus
7 2 (0.19%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.094%) Endur
8 1 (0.094%) JDE EnterpriseOne
8 1 (0.094%) PeopleSoft Financials
8 1 (0.094%) SAP MDM
8 1 (0.094%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 58 (5.48%) Azure
2 35 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (1.70%) SaaS
4 17 (1.61%) Power Platform
5 14 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
5 14 (1.32%) WhatsApp
6 13 (1.23%) AWS
7 10 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.66%) OneDrive
9 6 (0.57%) Asana
9 6 (0.57%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.47%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.47%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.38%) GCP
11 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.38%) SuccessFactors
12 3 (0.28%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.28%) FinancialForce
12 3 (0.28%) IaaS
12 3 (0.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (0.76%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (0.57%) Firewall
4 5 (0.47%) Broadband
4 5 (0.47%) Internet
4 5 (0.47%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.38%) 5G
6 3 (0.28%) Network Security
6 3 (0.28%) WAN
7 2 (0.19%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.19%) LAN
7 2 (0.19%) MPLS
7 2 (0.19%) SNA
8 1 (0.094%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.094%) ISDN
8 1 (0.094%) SAN
8 1 (0.094%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.094%) VoIP
8 1 (0.094%) VPN
8 1 (0.094%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.61%) Data Warehouse
2 12 (1.13%) Power BI
3 11 (1.04%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.57%) Tableau
5 4 (0.38%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.28%) Big Data
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Database 11g
7 2 (0.19%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.19%) Metadata
7 2 (0.19%) Mixpanel
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database 12c
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.19%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.094%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.094%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.094%) DB2
8 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 56 (5.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.094%) LSMW
2 1 (0.094%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 387 (36.54%) Finance
2 245 (23.14%) Social Skills
3 97 (9.16%) Banking
4 60 (5.67%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (5.67%) Retail
5 59 (5.57%) Public Sector
6 55 (5.19%) Marketing
7 49 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 42 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
9 39 (3.68%) Local Government
10 36 (3.40%) Legal
11 26 (2.46%) Manufacturing
11 26 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
12 24 (2.27%) Financial Institution
13 23 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (2.08%) Telecoms
15 20 (1.89%) Front Office
15 20 (1.89%) Investment Banking
16 12 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
16 12 (1.13%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.76%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (0.66%) ADO
3 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.28%) EDI
5 2 (0.19%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 2 (0.19%) Web Services
6 1 (0.094%) .NET
6 1 (0.094%) Express.js
6 1 (0.094%) MERN Stack
6 1 (0.094%) Middleware
6 1 (0.094%) Node.js
6 1 (0.094%) React
6 1 (0.094%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (3.21%) Management Information System
2 33 (3.12%) Data Centre
3 25 (2.36%) Onboarding
4 21 (1.98%) FMCG
5 19 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
6 16 (1.51%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 11 (1.04%) NHS
8 11 (1.04%) Virtual Team
9 10 (0.94%) PMI
10 9 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (0.85%) Taxonomies
11 8 (0.76%) Derivative
11 8 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.76%) Mobile App
11 8 (0.76%) Reinsurance
12 7 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.66%) Equities
12 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
13 6 (0.57%) Over-the-Top Content
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.32%) Windows
2 6 (0.57%) Linux
3 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.19%) AIX
4 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 1 (0.094%) Android
5 1 (0.094%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.094%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 439 (41.45%) Project Management
2 295 (27.86%) Agile
3 198 (18.70%) Stakeholder Management
4 170 (16.05%) Project Delivery
5 158 (14.92%) Migration
6 127 (11.99%) PRINCE2
7 114 (10.76%) Change Management
8 90 (8.50%) Risk Management
9 84 (7.93%) Scrum
10 82 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
11 73 (6.89%) Waterfall
12 72 (6.80%) Budget Management
13 56 (5.29%) Business Case
13 56 (5.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 55 (5.19%) Decision-Making
15 51 (4.82%) Data Migration
16 48 (4.53%) Programme Management
17 43 (4.06%) Project Governance
18 39 (3.68%) Business Analysis
18 39 (3.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 15 (1.42%) SQL
2 9 (0.85%) Python
3 4 (0.38%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.19%) C#
4 2 (0.19%) R
4 2 (0.19%) VBA
5 1 (0.094%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.094%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 64 (6.04%) Degree
2 61 (5.76%) Security Cleared
3 48 (4.53%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.15%) PMP
5 43 (4.06%) PMI Certification
6 25 (2.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 13 (1.23%) CISM
7 13 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 12 (1.13%) CISSP
9 11 (1.04%) CISA
10 8 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 5 (0.47%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.38%) APMP
14 3 (0.28%) HNC
14 3 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
15 2 (0.19%) CCNA
15 2 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
15 2 (0.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (3.97%) PMO
2 25 (2.36%) QA
3 15 (1.42%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.04%) NIST
6 8 (0.76%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.66%) SLA
8 6 (0.57%) Basel III
9 5 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
9 5 (0.47%) IFRS
10 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.28%) GDPR
11 3 (0.28%) GRC
12 2 (0.19%) COREP
12 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
12 2 (0.19%) FINREP
12 2 (0.19%) IFRS 17
12 2 (0.19%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.19%) P3O
System Software
1 7 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.19%) IAG
3 2 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.094%) Firmware
4 1 (0.094%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 2 (0.19%) Matomo
1 2 (0.19%) SCCM
2 1 (0.094%) Amdocs OSS
2 1 (0.094%) Ansible
2 1 (0.094%) CASB
2 1 (0.094%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.094%) Rundeck
2 1 (0.094%) WSUS
Vendors
1 91 (8.59%) Microsoft
2 49 (4.63%) SAP
3 28 (2.64%) Salesforce
3 28 (2.64%) ServiceNow
4 22 (2.08%) Oracle
5 13 (1.23%) Cisco
6 8 (0.76%) BT
6 8 (0.76%) Google
6 8 (0.76%) Sage
7 7 (0.66%) Splunk
7 7 (0.66%) Workday
8 5 (0.47%) Bloomberg
8 5 (0.47%) Databricks
9 4 (0.38%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.38%) Calypso
9 4 (0.38%) Hotjar
9 4 (0.38%) Screaming Frog
9 4 (0.38%) Temenos
10 3 (0.28%) Arista
10 3 (0.28%) MuleSoft