Project Planning Contracts with Work from Home Options

Project Planning
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Project Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Planning over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 215 281 269
Rank change year-on-year +66 -12 +57
Contract jobs citing Project Planning 129 180 434
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.87% 0.75% 0.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% 0.84% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 108 333
10th Percentile £213 £363 £321
25th Percentile £313 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +21.21%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £633 £747 £676
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 15 34
10th Percentile £22.81 £41.35 -
25th Percentile £35.00 - £39.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £49.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.35% +10.11% -1.11%
75th Percentile £61.25 £56.25 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £80.00 -
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £49.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -18.37% +10.11% -11.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Project Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,871 21,399 39,942
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.23% 89.63% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,673 15,206 29,099
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +5.42%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 495 518
10th Percentile £15.02 £18.49 £14.96
25th Percentile £24.00 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.13 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.51% +30.33% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.95 £78.45 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

Project Planning
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Project Planning trend for jobs with a WFH option

Project Planning
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 Project Planning.

Project Planning daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Planning
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Project Planning daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Planning
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 Project Planning.

Project Planning hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Project Planning hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Planning
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 1 (0.78%) Confluence
1 1 (0.78%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (5.43%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.43%) Primavera
2 4 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (2.33%) SAP PS
4 2 (1.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.78%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.78%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.85%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (6.20%) Azure
3 7 (5.43%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.65%) PowerApps
5 3 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (2.33%) WhatsApp
6 2 (1.55%) Azure API Management
6 2 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (0.78%) Azure AKS
7 1 (0.78%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.78%) Oracle CX
7 1 (0.78%) PaaS
7 1 (0.78%) SaaS
7 1 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.53%) Structured Cabling
2 8 (6.20%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (4.65%) Firewall
3 6 (4.65%) VPN
4 5 (3.88%) Network Security
4 5 (3.88%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.10%) DHCP
5 4 (3.10%) DNS
5 4 (3.10%) VLAN
6 2 (1.55%) Internet
7 1 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.78%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.78%) IOS XR
7 1 (0.78%) LAN
7 1 (0.78%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.78%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.65%) Power BI
2 3 (2.33%) Metadata
3 1 (0.78%) Base SAS
3 1 (0.78%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.78%) SAS Data Integration Studio
3 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (4.65%) JIRA
2 1 (0.78%) TestRail
General
1 45 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 43 (33.33%) Finance
3 25 (19.38%) Public Sector
4 19 (14.73%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (7.75%) Manufacturing
6 9 (6.98%) Retail
7 6 (4.65%) Marketing
7 6 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (3.88%) Legal
9 4 (3.10%) Banking
9 4 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.33%) Investment Banking
10 3 (2.33%) Public Speaking
11 2 (1.55%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.55%) Law
11 2 (1.55%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.78%) Automotive
12 1 (0.78%) Local Government
12 1 (0.78%) Military
12 1 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 48 (37.21%) Project Manager
2 13 (10.08%) Consultant
3 10 (7.75%) Senior
4 9 (6.98%) Analyst
5 8 (6.20%) Coordinator
5 8 (6.20%) Lead
5 8 (6.20%) Project Coordinator
6 7 (5.43%) SC Cleared Project Manager
6 7 (5.43%) Senior Manager
7 6 (4.65%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
8 5 (3.88%) Functional Consultant
8 5 (3.88%) IT Manager
8 5 (3.88%) IT Project Manager
8 5 (3.88%) Security Consultant
8 5 (3.88%) Senior Project Manager
9 4 (3.10%) Delivery Manager
9 4 (3.10%) Information Security Consultant
9 4 (3.10%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
9 4 (3.10%) Technical Manager
9 4 (3.10%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.88%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (3.10%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.33%) NHS
3 3 (2.33%) Onboarding
3 3 (2.33%) Robotics
3 3 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.33%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.55%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.55%) IVR
4 2 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.55%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.78%) Animation
5 1 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.78%) Equities
5 1 (0.78%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.78%) PMI
5 1 (0.78%) Reference Data
5 1 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.55%) Linux
2 1 (0.78%) pSOS
2 1 (0.78%) Unix
2 1 (0.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (50.39%) Project Management
2 39 (30.23%) Stakeholder Management
3 34 (26.36%) Risk Management
4 32 (24.81%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (23.26%) Agile
6 29 (22.48%) Change Management
7 17 (13.18%) PRINCE2
7 17 (13.18%) Project Delivery
8 16 (12.40%) Decision-Making
9 15 (11.63%) ERP
9 15 (11.63%) GAP Analysis
10 13 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (9.30%) Line Management
12 11 (8.53%) CRM
13 10 (7.75%) DevOps
13 10 (7.75%) Information Security
14 9 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
14 9 (6.98%) Cybersecurity
14 9 (6.98%) Performance Management
14 9 (6.98%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.78%) SAS Macro
1 1 (0.78%) Shell Script
1 1 (0.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (24.81%) Degree
2 31 (24.03%) Security Cleared
3 24 (18.60%) SC Cleared
4 8 (6.20%) CISM
4 8 (6.20%) CISSP
4 8 (6.20%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (6.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 7 (5.43%) PMP
6 5 (3.88%) APMP
6 5 (3.88%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.88%) Master's Degree
7 4 (3.10%) CCNA
7 4 (3.10%) CEH
7 4 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (3.10%) CRISC
7 4 (3.10%) DV Cleared
7 4 (3.10%) PMI Certification
8 3 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.78%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.30%) QA
2 8 (6.20%) PMO
3 4 (3.10%) GDPR
4 2 (1.55%) NIST
5 1 (0.78%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.78%) RMADS
System Software
1 1 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 19 (14.73%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.30%) SAP
3 4 (3.10%) Oracle
4 2 (1.55%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.78%) Cisco
5 1 (0.78%) Computacenter
5 1 (0.78%) F5
5 1 (0.78%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.78%) Nokia
5 1 (0.78%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.78%) VMware