Microsoft Project Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 269 278 234
Rank change year-on-year +9 -44 +49
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 70 191 530
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.48% 0.80% 1.19%
As % of the Applications category 7.00% 12.36% 18.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 145 365
10th Percentile £313 £363 £313
25th Percentile £371 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £609 £594 £550
90th Percentile £650 £675 £625
UK median daily rate £507 £500 £488
% change year-on-year +1.37% +2.56% +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 10 34
10th Percentile £29.81 £20.25 -
25th Percentile £33.63 £43.75 £39.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £62.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +40.45% +88.44%
75th Percentile - £80.00 £49.25
90th Percentile - £80.25 -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £53.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.58% +20.79% +117.07%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Project is in the Software Applications 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 software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,000 1,545 2,835
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.80% 6.45% 6.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 485 1,066 1,999
10th Percentile £179 £213 £200
25th Percentile £285 £334 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.78% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £540 £575 £550
90th Percentile £656 £700 £638
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £445
% change year-on-year -5.88% -4.49% +11.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 102 137
10th Percentile £12.90 £15.52 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.68 £21.00 £19.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £40.55 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.68% +15.84% +100.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £52.18 £49.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £67.50 £62.36
UK median hourly rate £16.23 £27.83 £21.50
% change year-on-year -41.68% +29.44% +22.86%

Microsoft Project
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Microsoft Project trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project.

Microsoft Project daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Microsoft Project daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project.

Microsoft Project hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Microsoft Project hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Project
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 8 (11.43%) Confluence
2 5 (7.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.43%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 21 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (24.29%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (15.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (11.43%) MS Visio
5 2 (2.86%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (2.86%) Camtasia
5 2 (2.86%) Lectora
Business Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Primavera
1 2 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.43%) Loan IQ
2 1 (1.43%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.43%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.29%) Azure
1 3 (4.29%) Smartsheet
2 2 (2.86%) Asana
2 2 (2.86%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.86%) Slack
3 1 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.43%) OCI
3 1 (1.43%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.29%) 5G
2 2 (2.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (1.43%) SNMP
3 1 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.86%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (2.86%) Crystal Reports
1 2 (2.86%) DB2
1 2 (2.86%) Power BI
2 1 (1.43%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (24.29%) JIRA
2 1 (1.43%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.43%) Oracle Forms
General
1 38 (54.29%) Social Skills
2 27 (38.57%) Finance
3 11 (15.71%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (11.43%) Public Sector
5 6 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (8.57%) Marketing
6 5 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.71%) Banking
7 4 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.86%) Aviation
9 2 (2.86%) Local Government
9 2 (2.86%) Retail
9 2 (2.86%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.43%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.43%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.43%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.43%) Police
Job Titles
1 33 (47.14%) Project Manager
2 7 (10.00%) Analyst
2 7 (10.00%) Security Manager
2 7 (10.00%) Security Project Manager
2 7 (10.00%) Senior
3 5 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 5 (7.14%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
3 5 (7.14%) Senior Manager
3 5 (7.14%) Senior Project Manager
4 4 (5.71%) Administrator
4 4 (5.71%) Technical Manager
4 4 (5.71%) Technical Project Manager
5 3 (4.29%) IT Manager
5 3 (4.29%) Project Administrator
5 3 (4.29%) Vulnerability Management Manager
5 3 (4.29%) Vulnerability Management Project Manager
5 3 (4.29%) Vulnerability Manager
6 2 (2.86%) Lead
6 2 (2.86%) Learning Technologist
6 2 (2.86%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.86%) Flash
1 2 (2.86%) Middleware
2 1 (1.43%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.86%) Cyberattack
2 2 (2.86%) e-Learning
2 2 (2.86%) Learning Management System
2 2 (2.86%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.86%) Video Editing
3 1 (1.43%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.43%) DataPower
3 1 (1.43%) Derivative
3 1 (1.43%) Fixed Income
3 1 (1.43%) NHS
3 1 (1.43%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.29%) Windows
2 2 (2.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (70.00%) Project Management
2 24 (34.29%) PRINCE2
3 23 (32.86%) Agile
3 23 (32.86%) Project Delivery
4 11 (15.71%) Risk Management
4 11 (15.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (15.71%) Waterfall
5 10 (14.29%) Change Control
6 9 (12.86%) Budget Management
6 9 (12.86%) Migration
6 9 (12.86%) Project Governance
7 8 (11.43%) Business Case
7 8 (11.43%) Scrum
8 7 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (8.57%) Process Improvement
10 5 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (7.14%) Kanban
10 5 (7.14%) Mentoring
10 5 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.86%) Java
1 2 (2.86%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.86%) SQL
2 1 (1.43%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 24 (34.29%) Degree
2 17 (24.29%) Security Cleared
3 16 (22.86%) SC Cleared
4 8 (11.43%) PMP
5 6 (8.57%) PMI Certification
6 5 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (4.29%) APMP
7 3 (4.29%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.86%) DV Cleared
8 2 (2.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (1.43%) CAPM
9 1 (1.43%) ISEB
9 1 (1.43%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (1.43%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (34.29%) PMO
2 2 (2.86%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.86%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (2.86%) Government Security Classifications
2 2 (2.86%) P3O
3 1 (1.43%) PMBOK
3 1 (1.43%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 33 (47.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.71%) SAP
3 3 (4.29%) VMware
4 2 (2.86%) Adobe
4 2 (2.86%) Oracle
5 1 (1.43%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.43%) ServiceNow