PRINCE2 Contracts in the UK excluding London

PRINCE 2
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for PRINCE2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 106 85 70
Rank change year-on-year -21 -15 +41
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 407 649 1,072
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.96% 2.83% 3.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 3.18% 3.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 499 813
10th Percentile £244 £246 £230
25th Percentile £363 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £525
90th Percentile £638 £650 £600
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 26 54
10th Percentile £18.35 £17.29 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £41.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £16.93
Median % change year-on-year -26.52% +165.80% -35.42%
75th Percentile £44.74 £47.50 £33.77
90th Percentile £87.80 £73.75 £47.50
UK median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £38.04
% change year-on-year -26.52% +18.30% +43.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

PRINCE2 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,263 20,432 27,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.19% 89.17% 89.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,230 14,021 19,224
10th Percentile £246 £260 £240
25th Percentile £375 £400 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £580
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,129 1,241 1,350
10th Percentile £12.41 £10.63 £12.43
25th Percentile £15.39 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £62.28
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.45%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London

PRINCE2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London

PRINCE2
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PRINCE2 in the UK excluding London

PRINCE2
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
South West +13 101 £486 -7.52% 38
South East -34 84 £500 - 74
North of England -27 53 £450 -10.00% 81
Midlands -31 53 £500 +5.26% 60
Scotland +9 46 £425 -5.56% 12
East of England -5 42 £300 -36.84% 35
North West -12 39 £391 -20.91% 51
West Midlands -18 39 £550 +15.79% 31
Wales +26 20 £463 +156.94% 17
East Midlands -22 14 £450 -2.70% 28
Yorkshire -18 11 £513 -6.82% 17
Northern Ireland +8 9 £165 -61.18% 4
North East +9 3 £525 +56.72% 13
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 31 (7.62%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.70%) Confluence
2 11 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.49%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (0.25%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 66 (16.22%) Microsoft Project
2 44 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 41 (10.07%) Microsoft Office
4 29 (7.13%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (2.70%) Acrobat
6 10 (2.46%) MS Visio
7 8 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.74%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.25%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.25%) Primavera
3 1 (0.25%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (0.25%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.25%) SAP IBP
3 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.25%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 24 (5.90%) Azure
2 9 (2.21%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (1.47%) SaaS
4 5 (1.23%) OCI
5 3 (0.74%) AWS
5 3 (0.74%) Power Platform
6 2 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.25%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.25%) IaaS
7 1 (0.25%) PaaS
7 1 (0.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.95%) Structured Cabling
1 12 (2.95%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (2.46%) LAN
3 7 (1.72%) Internet
4 6 (1.47%) WAN
5 4 (0.98%) Firewall
6 3 (0.74%) Network Security
6 3 (0.74%) WLAN
7 2 (0.49%) DHCP
7 2 (0.49%) DNS
7 2 (0.49%) SAN
7 2 (0.49%) Skype
7 2 (0.49%) SMTP
7 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.49%) Wireless
8 1 (0.25%) Intranet
8 1 (0.25%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.25%) SNMP
8 1 (0.25%) SSL
8 1 (0.25%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.47%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (1.23%) Electronic Patient Records
3 3 (0.74%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.49%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.49%) Power BI
5 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 41 (10.07%) JIRA
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 188 (46.19%) Social Skills
2 153 (37.59%) Finance
3 117 (28.75%) Public Sector
4 77 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (13.02%) Presentation Skills
6 30 (7.37%) Organisational Skills
7 28 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (5.90%) Marketing
9 23 (5.65%) Local Government
10 22 (5.41%) Manufacturing
11 17 (4.18%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.69%) Legal
13 11 (2.70%) Law
14 9 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.72%) Banking
15 7 (1.72%) Electronics
16 6 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (1.23%) Military
17 5 (1.23%) Retail
18 4 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 199 (48.89%) Project Manager
2 57 (14.00%) Senior
3 45 (11.06%) Senior Manager
4 43 (10.57%) Lead
5 37 (9.09%) IT Manager
6 30 (7.37%) IT Project Manager
7 27 (6.63%) Project Leader
8 22 (5.41%) Delivery Manager
9 19 (4.67%) Senior Project Manager
10 18 (4.42%) Analyst
11 17 (4.18%) Programme Manager
12 13 (3.19%) Infrastructure Manager
12 13 (3.19%) SC Cleared Project Manager
13 12 (2.95%) Security Manager
14 11 (2.70%) Bid Manager
14 11 (2.70%) Coordinator
14 11 (2.70%) Project Coordinator
15 10 (2.46%) Infrastructure Project Manager
15 10 (2.46%) Technical Manager
16 9 (2.21%) Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.49%) ADO
2 2 (0.49%) CSS
2 2 (0.49%) HTML
2 2 (0.49%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.49%) Middleware
2 2 (0.49%) REST
2 2 (0.49%) Visualforce
3 1 (0.25%) .NET
3 1 (0.25%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.16%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.44%) NHS
3 13 (3.19%) PMI
4 12 (2.95%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.72%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.98%) Freedom of Information
7 4 (0.98%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.74%) Robotics
9 2 (0.49%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.49%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.49%) FMCG
9 2 (0.49%) PKI
9 2 (0.49%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.25%) CCTV
10 1 (0.25%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.25%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.41%) Windows
2 12 (2.95%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.47%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.49%) Linux
4 2 (0.49%) Unix
5 1 (0.25%) Solaris
5 1 (0.25%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (72.48%) Project Management
2 210 (51.60%) Agile
3 135 (33.17%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (26.78%) Project Delivery
5 85 (20.88%) Change Management
6 71 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
7 60 (14.74%) Risk Management
8 56 (13.76%) Project Planning
9 54 (13.27%) ITIL
10 50 (12.29%) Decision-Making
11 43 (10.57%) Waterfall
12 39 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
12 39 (9.58%) Scrum
13 38 (9.34%) Budget Management
14 37 (9.09%) Scaled Agile Framework
15 34 (8.35%) Workshop Facilitation
16 30 (7.37%) Business Case
16 30 (7.37%) Programme Management
17 28 (6.88%) Data Management
18 27 (6.63%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.47%) SQL
2 2 (0.49%) Apex Code
2 2 (0.49%) JavaScript
2 2 (0.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 121 (29.73%) Security Cleared
2 94 (23.10%) Degree
3 75 (18.43%) PMI Certification
4 71 (17.44%) PMP
4 71 (17.44%) SC Cleared
5 49 (12.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 46 (11.30%) DV Cleared
7 45 (11.06%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 38 (9.34%) APMP
9 9 (2.21%) ISEB
9 9 (2.21%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.72%) CCNA
11 7 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.47%) MCSE
12 6 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.98%) CISM
13 4 (0.98%) CISSP
13 4 (0.98%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (14.50%) PMO
2 12 (2.95%) SLA
3 10 (2.46%) Disclosure Scotland
4 7 (1.72%) P3O
4 7 (1.72%) QA
5 3 (0.74%) COBIT
5 3 (0.74%) NEBOSH
6 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.49%) GDPR
6 2 (0.49%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 9000
7 1 (0.25%) PMBOK
7 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 18 (4.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.25%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 2 (0.49%) HP Quality Center
1 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.49%) OPNET
1 2 (0.49%) SCCM
1 2 (0.49%) SCOM
2 1 (0.25%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (0.25%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 97 (23.83%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.65%) SAP
3 16 (3.93%) Oracle
4 12 (2.95%) Adobe
5 9 (2.21%) Cadence
6 8 (1.97%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.23%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.23%) VMware
8 4 (0.98%) NEC
9 3 (0.74%) Sage
9 3 (0.74%) Siemens
10 2 (0.49%) Ariba
10 2 (0.49%) Avaya
10 2 (0.49%) Cisco
10 2 (0.49%) Extreme Networks
10 2 (0.49%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.49%) Guidewire
10 2 (0.49%) IFS
10 2 (0.49%) Remedy
10 2 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud