Project Delivery Contracts in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Project Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Delivery over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 41 27
Rank change year-on-year +8 -14 +7
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 83 108 216
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.39% 4.79% 6.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.25% 5.42% 6.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 72 161
10th Percentile £325 £363 £331
25th Percentile £450 £450 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +13.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile £625 £588 £583
90th Percentile £775 £648 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +8.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £20.16 - -
25th Percentile - - £16.24
Median hourly rate £26.92 - £17.48
75th Percentile £35.00 - £18.72
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £34.00 £64.25 £44.50
% change year-on-year -47.08% +44.38% +3.49%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Project Delivery 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 the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,582 1,992 3,203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.70% 88.26% 90.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,054 1,359 2,336
10th Percentile £272 £263 £273
25th Percentile £363 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £493
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +4.52% +15.94%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £576
90th Percentile £750 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 51 65
10th Percentile £11.08 £12.50 £12.00
25th Percentile £14.03 £13.51 £13.87
Median hourly rate £22.50 £20.97 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% +24.64% +0.03%
75th Percentile £40.38 £28.75 £19.86
90th Percentile £58.00 £47.50 £22.15
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.29% +45.58% +8.70%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Project Delivery in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Project Delivery in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in the West Midlands

Project Delivery
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 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
Birmingham +3 25 £500 - 35
Warwickshire +14 24 £525 -6.67% 10
Coventry +20 13 £600 +20.00% 15
Staffordshire +3 5 - - 8
Shropshire +4 3 £137 -74.63% 4
Solihull -17 3 - -
Worcestershire - 3 £550 - 7
Wolverhampton +5 1 £525 -12.50% 3
Herefordshire -11 1 £575 -13.53% 2
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.20%) Confluence
2 1 (1.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.20%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (3.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.41%) SAP CO
2 2 (2.41%) SAP FI
2 2 (2.41%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (2.41%) SAP SD
3 1 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.20%) SAP HCM
3 1 (1.20%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (1.20%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.23%) Azure
1 6 (7.23%) Power Platform
2 3 (3.61%) AWS
2 3 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (3.61%) PowerApps
3 2 (2.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 2 (2.41%) Azure Service Bus
3 2 (2.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 2 (2.41%) Power Automate
3 2 (2.41%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (16.87%) Firewall
2 11 (13.25%) VPN
2 11 (13.25%) WAN
3 10 (12.05%) LAN
4 8 (9.64%) SD-WAN
5 7 (8.43%) Network Security
6 6 (7.23%) Cisco ASA
6 6 (7.23%) Cisco Firepower
6 6 (7.23%) Cisco ISE
6 6 (7.23%) DHCP
6 6 (7.23%) DNS
6 6 (7.23%) Internet
7 5 (6.02%) MPLS
7 5 (6.02%) PBX
7 5 (6.02%) VoIP
7 5 (6.02%) WLAN
8 4 (4.82%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (3.61%) SAN
9 3 (3.61%) TCP/IP
10 2 (2.41%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.02%) Power BI
2 2 (2.41%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (7.23%) JIRA
2 3 (3.61%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 25 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.69%) Finance
3 11 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.05%) Organisational Skills
5 9 (10.84%) Public Sector
6 6 (7.23%) Telecoms
7 5 (6.02%) Law
8 4 (4.82%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.41%) German Language
10 2 (2.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (1.20%) Legal
11 1 (1.20%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.20%) Marketing
11 1 (1.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 26 (31.33%) Project Manager
2 19 (22.89%) Senior
3 13 (15.66%) Senior Manager
3 13 (15.66%) Senior Project Manager
4 10 (12.05%) Analyst
5 9 (10.84%) Architect
6 5 (6.02%) Consultant
6 5 (6.02%) Enterprise Architect
6 5 (6.02%) PMO Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Administrator
7 4 (4.82%) HR Manager
7 4 (4.82%) SAP Consultant
7 4 (4.82%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Senior PMO
7 4 (4.82%) Senior PMO Analyst
8 3 (3.61%) Business Analyst
8 3 (3.61%) Business Change Manager
8 3 (3.61%) Change Manager
8 3 (3.61%) Network Engineer
8 3 (3.61%) Senior Portfolio Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.23%) Web Services
2 2 (2.41%) .NET
2 2 (2.41%) CSS
2 2 (2.41%) HTML
3 1 (1.20%) 802.1X
3 1 (1.20%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.20%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (1.20%) BAPI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.23%) Data Centre
2 5 (6.02%) NHS
2 5 (6.02%) PMI
3 3 (3.61%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (2.41%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.20%) FMCG
5 1 (1.20%) IoT
5 1 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.20%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.41%) Windows
2 1 (1.20%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (45.78%) Project Management
2 25 (30.12%) Agile
3 19 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (22.89%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (16.87%) Change Management
5 12 (14.46%) PRINCE2
6 11 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
6 11 (13.25%) Resource Management
7 10 (12.05%) Decision-Making
7 10 (12.05%) Risk Management
8 9 (10.84%) Analytics
8 9 (10.84%) ITIL
9 8 (9.64%) Data Analytics
10 7 (8.43%) Asset Management
10 7 (8.43%) Data Analysis
10 7 (8.43%) Network Architecture
10 7 (8.43%) Programme Management
10 7 (8.43%) Project Planning
11 6 (7.23%) Performance Management
11 6 (7.23%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.82%) SQL
2 2 (2.41%) C#
2 2 (2.41%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.20%) Java
3 1 (1.20%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (15.66%) Cisco Certification
2 8 (9.64%) Degree
3 7 (8.43%) PMI Certification
3 7 (8.43%) PMP
3 7 (8.43%) Security Cleared
4 5 (6.02%) CCIE
4 5 (6.02%) CCIE Data Center
4 5 (6.02%) CCNA
4 5 (6.02%) CCNP
4 5 (6.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (2.41%) Azure Certification
5 2 (2.41%) CIPD
5 2 (2.41%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 2 (2.41%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.20%) APMG
6 1 (1.20%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.20%) JNCIA
6 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.20%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (14.46%) PMO
2 4 (4.82%) QA
3 3 (3.61%) SLA
4 1 (1.20%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.20%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.20%) GDPR
4 1 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.20%) NIST
4 1 (1.20%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (2.41%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (3.61%) Ansible
1 3 (3.61%) Terraform
2 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (1.20%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (14.46%) Cisco
2 9 (10.84%) Microsoft
3 8 (9.64%) CheckPoint
4 5 (6.02%) Infoblox
4 5 (6.02%) Palo Alto
4 5 (6.02%) Symantec
4 5 (6.02%) Zscaler
5 4 (4.82%) F5
5 4 (4.82%) Juniper
5 4 (4.82%) SAP
6 3 (3.61%) ServiceNow
7 2 (2.41%) McAfee
8 1 (1.20%) Adobe
8 1 (1.20%) Planview