Project Planner Contracts

Project Planner
UK

The median Project Planner daily rate in the UK is £488, 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 561 653 798
Rank change year-on-year +92 +145 -103
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 23 44 50
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.079% 0.057%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.084% 0.060%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 28 37
10th Percentile £378 £290 £287
25th Percentile £450 £353 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £400 £415
Median % change year-on-year +21.88% -3.61% +18.57%
75th Percentile £550 £496 £518
90th Percentile £605 £538 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £455 £475 £375
% change year-on-year -4.21% +26.67% -2.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 0
10th Percentile £44.50 £42.60 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.15 -
Median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.71% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile £54.57 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
% change year-on-year +7.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 40,557 52,491 83,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.51% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,070 36,644 58,616
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,936 1,486 1,938
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.42 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.81 £65.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planner in the UK

Project Planner
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Project Planner in the UK

Project Planner
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Planner over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Planner in the UK

Project Planner
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Planner in the UK

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Planner over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Planner in the UK

Project Planner
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the UK 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
England +68 22 £474 +18.44% 19
UK excluding London +29 18 £455 -4.21% 20
South East +23 9 £460 +15.00% 8
Work from Home +99 5 £525 +31.25% 10
London +62 4 £575 +43.75% 2
North of England +20 4 £475 - 1
North West +18 4 £475 - 1
East of England -1 3 £488 -37.10% 3
South West +3 2 £344 - 4

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Project Planner 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 featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 16 (69.57%) Security Cleared
2 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
3 12 (52.17%) Primavera
4 8 (34.78%) Microsoft
4 8 (34.78%) Project Planning
4 8 (34.78%) DV Cleared
5 7 (30.43%) SC Cleared
6 6 (26.09%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
8 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (17.39%) Agile
8 4 (17.39%) Risk Analysis
8 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
9 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (13.04%) Portfolio Management
9 3 (13.04%) Project Management
9 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
9 3 (13.04%) Finance
10 2 (8.70%) Change Control
10 2 (8.70%) Critical Path Analysis
10 2 (8.70%) Work Breakdown Structure
10 2 (8.70%) Contingency Planning
10 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (8.70%) Aviation
11 1 (4.35%) Budgeting
11 1 (4.35%) Business Case
11 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (4.35%) PMO

Project Planner Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 12 (52.17%) Primavera
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.04%) Finance
5 2 (8.70%) Aviation
5 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
6 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) FMCG
1 1 (4.35%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Project Planning
2 4 (17.39%) Agile
2 4 (17.39%) Risk Analysis
2 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (13.04%) Portfolio Management
3 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (13.04%) Project Management
3 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
4 2 (8.70%) Change Control
4 2 (8.70%) Contingency Planning
4 2 (8.70%) Critical Path Analysis
4 2 (8.70%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 1 (4.35%) Decision-Making
5 1 (4.35%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (4.35%) Earned Value Management
5 1 (4.35%) Line Management
5 1 (4.35%) PRINCE2
5 1 (4.35%) Resource Management
5 1 (4.35%) SAP Implementation
5 1 (4.35%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 16 (69.57%) Security Cleared
2 8 (34.78%) DV Cleared
3 7 (30.43%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
1 1 (4.35%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (34.78%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) SAP