Project Management Contracts in London

Project Management
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 29 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +13
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,249 1,749 2,848
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 7.15% 6.72% 7.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.07% 7.40% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 850 1,248 1,912
10th Percentile £313 £370 £375
25th Percentile £425 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £652 £675 £638
90th Percentile £769 £775 £744
England median daily rate £525 £535 £510
% change year-on-year -1.87% +4.90% +7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 36 92
10th Percentile £19.92 £21.88 £21.47
25th Percentile £23.05 £26.00 £25.68
Median hourly rate £31.71 £41.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.66% -7.87% +66.98%
75th Percentile £50.00 £66.94 £49.25
90th Percentile £61.25 £85.00 £62.50
England median hourly rate £38.12 £46.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -17.13% +39.39% +23.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Project Management 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 London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,484 23,644 35,916
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.60% 90.88% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,107 17,068 26,253
10th Percentile £340 £375 £388
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £593 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% +3.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £681 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 267 420
10th Percentile £15.81 £18.30 £17.24
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.45 £23.91
Median hourly rate £27.92 £37.34 £36.41
Median % change year-on-year -25.23% +2.55% +13.78%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.88 £51.00
90th Percentile £66.83 £82.50 £67.56
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
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 Management within the London region over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +7 190 £550 -6.38% 113
West London +4 50 £500 -16.67% 63
East London +8 28 £600 +6.19% 108
South London -1 14 £625 +13.64% 14
North London - 3 £425 - 11
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 79 (6.33%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.32%) CMS
3 27 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 26 (2.08%) Confluence
5 10 (0.80%) Drupal
6 5 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.40%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.16%) nginx
8 2 (0.16%) SAS
8 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.16%) WordPress
9 1 (0.080%) Apache
9 1 (0.080%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.080%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.080%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.080%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.080%) Kentico
Applications
1 88 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
2 77 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (4.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 49 (3.92%) Microsoft Project
5 26 (2.08%) MS Visio
6 17 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
7 7 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.56%) InDesign
7 7 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.24%) Acrobat
9 3 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.24%) Trello
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.16%) FileZilla
10 2 (0.16%) Sketch
11 1 (0.080%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.080%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.080%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.080%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 36 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (1.76%) Loan IQ
3 8 (0.64%) Workfront
4 7 (0.56%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.48%) SAP SD
6 5 (0.40%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.32%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
7 4 (0.32%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.32%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.32%) SAP QM
7 4 (0.32%) Teamcenter
8 3 (0.24%) Endur
8 3 (0.24%) Primavera
8 3 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.24%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 102 (8.17%) Azure
2 56 (4.48%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (3.68%) Power Platform
4 37 (2.96%) AWS
5 34 (2.72%) SaaS
6 17 (1.36%) GCP
7 16 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (1.28%) Slack
8 15 (1.20%) Google Workspace
8 15 (1.20%) SuccessFactors
9 14 (1.12%) GitHub
10 13 (1.04%) OneDrive
11 12 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (0.88%) OCI
12 11 (0.88%) WhatsApp
13 9 (0.72%) Entra ID
13 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (0.56%) Asana
14 7 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (0.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.52%) WAN
2 13 (1.04%) LAN
3 11 (0.88%) Structured Cabling
4 10 (0.80%) Firewall
5 9 (0.72%) VoIP
6 8 (0.64%) Internet
6 8 (0.64%) SD-WAN
6 8 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.48%) FIX Connectivity
8 5 (0.40%) Broadband
8 5 (0.40%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.40%) VPN
8 5 (0.40%) Wireless
9 4 (0.32%) 5G
9 4 (0.32%) Network Security
10 3 (0.24%) Cisco ISE
10 3 (0.24%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.24%) DNS
10 3 (0.24%) OSPF
10 3 (0.24%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (3.20%) Power BI
2 24 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.60%) SQL Server
4 11 (0.88%) Tableau
5 10 (0.80%) Big Data
5 10 (0.80%) Data Mining
5 10 (0.80%) GIS
6 9 (0.72%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.64%) Metadata
7 8 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.56%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 7 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (0.56%) MySQL
8 7 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.40%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.24%) Data Mart
11 3 (0.24%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.16%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 98 (7.85%) JIRA
2 7 (0.56%) Git
2 7 (0.56%) GitLab
3 5 (0.40%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.40%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.40%) LoadRunner
3 5 (0.40%) NeoLoad
4 4 (0.32%) Artifactory
4 4 (0.32%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.32%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.32%) TeamCity
4 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
5 3 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.24%) Maven
5 3 (0.24%) Postman
6 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.16%) Subversion
6 2 (0.16%) TestRail
6 2 (0.16%) Zephyr
General
1 487 (38.99%) Social Skills
2 413 (33.07%) Finance
3 212 (16.97%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (8.73%) Banking
5 99 (7.93%) Marketing
6 84 (6.73%) Public Sector
7 73 (5.84%) Presentation Skills
8 71 (5.68%) Legal
9 53 (4.24%) Influencing Skills
10 51 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
11 43 (3.44%) Retail
12 40 (3.20%) Telecoms
13 39 (3.12%) Front Office
14 34 (2.72%) Local Government
15 33 (2.64%) Investment Banking
16 29 (2.32%) Financial Institution
17 27 (2.16%) Manufacturing
18 25 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 23 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
20 20 (1.60%) Law
Job Titles
1 463 (37.07%) Project Manager
2 124 (9.93%) Analyst
3 100 (8.01%) Lead
4 87 (6.97%) Senior
5 81 (6.49%) Business Analyst
6 72 (5.76%) Consultant
7 57 (4.56%) IT Manager
7 57 (4.56%) Senior Manager
8 49 (3.92%) Delivery Manager
9 44 (3.52%) IT Project Manager
9 44 (3.52%) Programme Manager
10 42 (3.36%) Technical Manager
11 41 (3.28%) Security Manager
12 37 (2.96%) Architect
13 34 (2.72%) Senior Project Manager
14 31 (2.48%) Developer
14 31 (2.48%) Security Project Manager
15 27 (2.16%) Technical Project Manager
16 26 (2.08%) Infrastructure Manager
17 23 (1.84%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.28%) XML
2 11 (0.88%) EDI
3 9 (0.72%) .NET
4 7 (0.56%) ADO
4 7 (0.56%) SailPoint
5 6 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
5 6 (0.48%) Web Services
6 5 (0.40%) CSS
6 5 (0.40%) Vue
7 4 (0.32%) Gherkin
7 4 (0.32%) Jest
7 4 (0.32%) Laravel
7 4 (0.32%) Node.js
7 4 (0.32%) React
8 3 (0.24%) HTML
8 3 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.24%) jQuery
8 3 (0.24%) Murex MxML
8 3 (0.24%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 3 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 73 (5.84%) Management Information System
2 37 (2.96%) Product Ownership
3 28 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
4 24 (1.92%) Onboarding
4 24 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (1.84%) Data Centre
6 22 (1.76%) PMI
7 20 (1.60%) Social Media
8 18 (1.44%) Derivative
9 15 (1.20%) FMCG
10 14 (1.12%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.96%) Fixed Income
11 12 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (0.96%) NHS
12 11 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
12 11 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
14 9 (0.72%) Taxonomies
15 8 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 29 (2.32%) Windows
2 23 (1.84%) Linux
3 8 (0.64%) Android
4 7 (0.56%) Unix
5 5 (0.40%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.32%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.24%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.16%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.16%) zOS
9 1 (0.080%) AIX
9 1 (0.080%) VMS
9 1 (0.080%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 423 (33.87%) Agile
2 259 (20.74%) Project Delivery
3 239 (19.14%) Problem-Solving
4 229 (18.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 186 (14.89%) PRINCE2
6 165 (13.21%) Change Management
7 152 (12.17%) Migration
7 152 (12.17%) Risk Management
8 130 (10.41%) Scrum
9 117 (9.37%) Decision-Making
10 102 (8.17%) Continuous Improvement
11 99 (7.93%) Programme Management
12 98 (7.85%) Waterfall
13 84 (6.73%) Budget Management
14 80 (6.41%) Business Case
15 76 (6.08%) Analytics
16 74 (5.92%) Business Analysis
16 74 (5.92%) Business Intelligence
16 74 (5.92%) ITIL
17 70 (5.60%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 57 (4.56%) SQL
2 32 (2.56%) Python
3 22 (1.76%) PowerShell
4 19 (1.52%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.04%) C#
5 13 (1.04%) Java
6 12 (0.96%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.64%) PL/SQL
8 7 (0.56%) XPath
8 7 (0.56%) XQuery
9 6 (0.48%) Bash
9 6 (0.48%) Scala
10 5 (0.40%) R
11 4 (0.32%) Go
11 4 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
11 4 (0.32%) PHP
12 3 (0.24%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.24%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.24%) VBA
13 2 (0.16%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 214 (17.13%) Degree
2 102 (8.17%) Security Cleared
3 89 (7.13%) PMI Certification
4 84 (6.73%) PMP
5 71 (5.68%) SC Cleared
6 40 (3.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 35 (2.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 34 (2.72%) DV Cleared
9 28 (2.24%) CISSP
10 22 (1.76%) CISM
11 18 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
11 18 (1.44%) Master's Degree
12 14 (1.12%) CISA
13 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.56%) APMP
15 7 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 6 (0.48%) CCNA
16 6 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 6 (0.48%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 127 (10.17%) PMO
2 78 (6.24%) QA
3 31 (2.48%) Data Quality
4 22 (1.76%) Accessibility
5 19 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.12%) SLA
7 11 (0.88%) GDPR
8 8 (0.64%) NIST
9 7 (0.56%) P3O
10 6 (0.48%) Basel III
10 6 (0.48%) EMIR
10 6 (0.48%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.40%) IFRS
12 4 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.32%) GRC
12 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.24%) Dodd-Frank
13 3 (0.24%) MiFID
System Software
1 18 (1.44%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.48%) Docker
3 5 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.080%) ACF2
6 1 (0.080%) Firmware
6 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.080%) NFS
6 1 (0.080%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.080%) RACF
6 1 (0.080%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.080%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.64%) PingFederate
3 5 (0.40%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.40%) SCCM
3 5 (0.40%) Terraform
4 4 (0.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.24%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 2 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.16%) CASB
6 2 (0.16%) Grafana
6 2 (0.16%) Graylog
6 2 (0.16%) Nagios
6 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.16%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.16%) Puppet
6 2 (0.16%) TrustSec
6 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.080%) SCOM
Vendors
1 212 (16.97%) Microsoft
2 119 (9.53%) SAP
3 58 (4.64%) Oracle
4 30 (2.40%) Adobe
4 30 (2.40%) Google
4 30 (2.40%) ServiceNow
5 27 (2.16%) Salesforce
6 21 (1.68%) Cisco
7 12 (0.96%) Bloomberg
8 10 (0.80%) Databricks
8 10 (0.80%) Workday
9 9 (0.72%) VMware
10 8 (0.64%) CA Agile Central
11 7 (0.56%) Apple
11 7 (0.56%) Atlassian
11 7 (0.56%) Foundry
11 7 (0.56%) IBM
11 7 (0.56%) Okta
11 7 (0.56%) Palantir
11 7 (0.56%) Splunk