Project Planner Contracts in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Planner daily rate in the UK excluding London is £455, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 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
26 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 383 412 476
Rank change year-on-year +29 +64 -46
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 18 18 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.084% 0.079% 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.091% 0.084% 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 21
10th Percentile £334 £292 £308
25th Percentile £417 £373 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +26.67% -2.60%
75th Percentile £491 £500 £460
90th Percentile £503 £703 £488
UK median daily rate £488 £400 £415
% change year-on-year +21.88% -3.61% +18.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 0
10th Percentile £44.50 £43.68 -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.71% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile £54.57 - -
UK median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
% change year-on-year +7.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,709 21,379 29,050
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 94.21% 95.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,751 14,853 20,421
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £363 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £593 £600 £575
90th Percentile £680 £688 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,515 1,090 1,383
10th Percentile £12.63 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.92 £18.08 £15.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%
75th Percentile £62.83 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £75.68 £62.45
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planner in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Project Planner in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Planner in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Planner in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Planner in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Planner in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Planner in the UK excluding London

Project Planner
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 Project Planner within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 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 East +23 9 £460 +15.00% 5
North of England +20 4 £475 - 2
North West +18 4 £475 - 2
East of England -1 3 £488 -37.10% 1
South West +3 2 £344 - 2
Project Planner
UK

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 26 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 13 (72.22%) Security Cleared
2 12 (66.67%) Primavera
3 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
4 8 (44.44%) DV Cleared
5 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
6 6 (33.33%) Project Planning
6 6 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Office
8 4 (22.22%) Agile
8 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
8 4 (22.22%) Risk Analysis
8 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
9 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
9 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (16.67%) Project Management
9 3 (16.67%) Risk Management
9 3 (16.67%) Finance
10 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 2 (11.11%) Critical Path Analysis
10 2 (11.11%) Change Control
10 2 (11.11%) Work Breakdown Structure
10 2 (11.11%) Contingency Planning
10 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (11.11%) Aviation
11 1 (5.56%) Budgeting
11 1 (5.56%) PMO
11 1 (5.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 1 (5.56%) Earned Value Management

Project Planner Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (66.67%) Primavera
General
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 3 (16.67%) Finance
5 2 (11.11%) Aviation
5 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 4 (22.22%) Agile
2 4 (22.22%) Risk Analysis
3 3 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (16.67%) Project Management
3 3 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 2 (11.11%) Change Control
4 2 (11.11%) Contingency Planning
4 2 (11.11%) Critical Path Analysis
4 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.11%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 1 (5.56%) Budgeting
5 1 (5.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (5.56%) Earned Value Management
5 1 (5.56%) Line Management
5 1 (5.56%) Resource Management
5 1 (5.56%) SAP Implementation
5 1 (5.56%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) Security Cleared
2 8 (44.44%) DV Cleared
3 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) PMO
1 1 (5.56%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.56%) SAP