Project Manager Contracts in London

Project Manager
England > London

The median Project Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 32 32
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1,062 1,612 2,654
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.01% 6.41% 6.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.41% 6.74% 7.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 758 1,214 1,933
10th Percentile £375 £413 £410
25th Percentile £463 £491 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £662 £675 £644
90th Percentile £725 £762 £737
England median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 9 9
10th Percentile £23.70 £61.25 £51.00
25th Percentile £30.00 £62.00 £52.25
Median hourly rate £32.29 £70.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.87% +16.67% +84.62%
75th Percentile £39.25 £87.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £57.59 £93.75 £67.63
England median hourly rate £35.50 £62.50 £50.75
% change year-on-year -43.20% +23.15% +63.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 16,560 23,906 36,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 95.05% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,921 17,459 27,030
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £440 £463 £475
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 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 281 404
10th Percentile £16.00 £17.98 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.17 £22.63 £23.75
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +7.12%
75th Percentile £46.59 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £66.85 £82.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +1 172 £575 -4.17% 16
West London +23 33 £500 -6.45% 10
East London +9 29 £565 -7.76% 10
South London +6 11 £500 -4.76% 13
North London +1 1 £425 -8.11% 4
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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.

1 436 (41.05%) Project Management
2 382 (35.97%) Finance
3 297 (27.97%) Agile
4 251 (23.63%) Social Skills
5 193 (18.17%) Stakeholder Management
6 166 (15.63%) Project Delivery
7 162 (15.25%) Migration
8 129 (12.15%) PRINCE2
9 116 (10.92%) Change Management
10 99 (9.32%) Banking
11 93 (8.76%) Microsoft
12 91 (8.57%) Risk Management
13 87 (8.19%) Scrum
14 82 (7.72%) Problem-Solving
15 73 (6.87%) Budget Management
16 69 (6.50%) Waterfall
17 66 (6.21%) Degree
18 62 (5.84%) Azure
18 62 (5.84%) Retail
19 61 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
20 58 (5.46%) Public Sector
21 57 (5.37%) JIRA
22 55 (5.18%) Security Cleared
23 54 (5.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
23 54 (5.08%) Business Case
24 52 (4.90%) SAP
24 52 (4.90%) Marketing
25 50 (4.71%) Decision-Making
26 49 (4.61%) Data Migration
27 48 (4.52%) 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 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 18 (1.69%) Confluence
3 15 (1.41%) CMS
4 12 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.56%) SharePoint 2013
6 5 (0.47%) Drupal
7 3 (0.28%) Cloud Foundry
7 3 (0.28%) Documentum
7 3 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 1 (0.094%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.094%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.094%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.094%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.82%) Microsoft Project
3 17 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.94%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.19%) Trello
7 1 (0.094%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 25 (2.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.56%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.56%) Sage 50
4 5 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle HRMS
6 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.19%) Temenos Globus
6 2 (0.19%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.094%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.094%) PeopleSoft Financials
7 1 (0.094%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.094%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.094%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 62 (5.84%) Azure
2 37 (3.48%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (1.60%) SaaS
4 16 (1.51%) AWS
4 16 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
5 15 (1.41%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.22%) WhatsApp
7 11 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (0.66%) OneDrive
9 6 (0.56%) Asana
9 6 (0.56%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.56%) SuccessFactors
10 5 (0.47%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.47%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.38%) Apple Pay
11 4 (0.38%) GCP
11 4 (0.38%) Google Pay
11 4 (0.38%) IaaS
11 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.38%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (0.75%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (0.56%) Firewall
4 5 (0.47%) Broadband
4 5 (0.47%) Internet
4 5 (0.47%) Unified Communications
4 5 (0.47%) WAN
5 4 (0.38%) 5G
6 3 (0.28%) MPLS
6 3 (0.28%) Network Security
6 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.19%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.19%) LAN
8 1 (0.094%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.094%) NAS
8 1 (0.094%) SAN
8 1 (0.094%) SNA
8 1 (0.094%) VoIP
8 1 (0.094%) VPN
8 1 (0.094%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
2 11 (1.04%) Data Lake
3 10 (0.94%) Power BI
4 6 (0.56%) 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
6 3 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
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%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.094%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.094%) DB2
8 1 (0.094%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.094%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 57 (5.37%) JIRA
2 1 (0.094%) LSMW
2 1 (0.094%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 382 (35.97%) Finance
2 251 (23.63%) Social Skills
3 99 (9.32%) Banking
4 62 (5.84%) Retail
5 61 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.46%) Public Sector
7 52 (4.90%) Marketing
8 48 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 42 (3.95%) Influencing Skills
9 42 (3.95%) Local Government
10 34 (3.20%) Legal
11 25 (2.35%) Manufacturing
11 25 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (2.17%) Financial Institution
13 22 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.98%) Telecoms
15 18 (1.69%) Investment Banking
16 16 (1.51%) Front Office
17 12 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
18 11 (1.04%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.75%) 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%) SAML
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 33 (3.11%) Data Centre
1 33 (3.11%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.26%) Onboarding
3 22 (2.07%) FMCG
4 19 (1.79%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (1.32%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 11 (1.04%) NHS
7 11 (1.04%) Virtual Team
8 10 (0.94%) PMI
8 10 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (0.85%) Taxonomies
10 8 (0.75%) Mobile App
10 8 (0.75%) Reinsurance
11 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (0.66%) Hedge funds
12 6 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.56%) Over-the-Top Content
12 6 (0.56%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.51%) Windows
2 6 (0.56%) 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
1 436 (41.05%) Project Management
2 297 (27.97%) Agile
3 193 (18.17%) Stakeholder Management
4 166 (15.63%) Project Delivery
5 162 (15.25%) Migration
6 129 (12.15%) PRINCE2
7 116 (10.92%) Change Management
8 91 (8.57%) Risk Management
9 87 (8.19%) Scrum
10 82 (7.72%) Problem-Solving
11 73 (6.87%) Budget Management
12 69 (6.50%) Waterfall
13 54 (5.08%) Business Case
13 54 (5.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 50 (4.71%) Decision-Making
15 49 (4.61%) Data Migration
16 47 (4.43%) Programme Management
17 41 (3.86%) Cybersecurity
18 40 (3.77%) Project Governance
19 39 (3.67%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (1.22%) SQL
2 8 (0.75%) 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 66 (6.21%) Degree
2 55 (5.18%) Security Cleared
3 44 (4.14%) PMP
3 44 (4.14%) SC Cleared
4 43 (4.05%) PMI Certification
5 23 (2.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 13 (1.22%) CISM
7 12 (1.13%) CISSP
8 11 (1.04%) CISA
9 9 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 8 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.38%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.28%) APMP
13 3 (0.28%) HNC
13 3 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.19%) CCNA
14 2 (0.19%) CIPD
14 2 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.67%) PMO
2 27 (2.54%) QA
3 14 (1.32%) Accessibility
3 14 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (1.04%) NIST
5 7 (0.66%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.66%) SLA
6 6 (0.56%) Basel III
7 5 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
7 5 (0.47%) IFRS
8 4 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.28%) GDPR
10 2 (0.19%) COREP
10 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
10 2 (0.19%) FINREP
10 2 (0.19%) GxP
10 2 (0.19%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.19%) MiFID
10 2 (0.19%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (0.85%) 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 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.19%) Matomo
2 2 (0.19%) SCCM
2 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.19%) Terraform
3 1 (0.094%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.094%) Ansible
3 1 (0.094%) CASB
3 1 (0.094%) Rundeck
3 1 (0.094%) WSUS
Vendors
1 93 (8.76%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.90%) SAP
3 28 (2.64%) Salesforce
3 28 (2.64%) ServiceNow
4 23 (2.17%) Oracle
5 13 (1.22%) Cisco
6 10 (0.94%) Google
7 8 (0.75%) BT
7 8 (0.75%) Sage
7 8 (0.75%) Splunk
7 8 (0.75%) Workday
8 5 (0.47%) Apple
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%) Progress