What's In The Guide?

Whether you're building out a project team, benchmarking an offer, or just want to know where the market's headed, this guide has the intel you need to make smarter hiring decisions.

Here’s what we’ve packed in:

✅ Salary benchmarks for permanent and contract roles across junior, mid-level, and leadership

✅ Role-by-role breakdowns: Project Manager, Business Analyst, PMO, Change Manager, Product Manager, Scrum Master, and more

✅ Who is hiring - the industries driving real project services demand in 2026

✅ The permanent vs. contract breakdown - what candidates are actually asking for right now

✅ Emerging skills and what they are worth - including AI and agentic AI delivery

✅ Future outlook - where salaries are heading and what that means for your talent strategy
✅ Practical advice from two specialist recruiters - Sam & Josh

Who Should Download This?

Hiring Managers & HR Leaders
Build realistic hiring budgets, benchmark offers, and compete for top tech talent in a tight market.

Project services professionals

If you are evaluating the market worth or weighing a career move

Business leaders

planning project, PMO, or transformation capability for the year ahead

Contractors

Deciding whether to hold, move, or renegotiate? Read first

Meet Sam M.

Permanent Project Services Recruiter

Since 2022, Sam has spent building a reputation as a dedicated Project Services recruiter, known for tracking down candidates who genuinely fit the brief and the business.

Specialising in permanent recruitment, Sam partners with clients to place Project Managers, Business Analysts, PMO professionals, Change Managers, Product Managers, and Scrum Masters, helping organisations build project delivery capability that lasts.

Want expert advice on permanent project services hiring or market trends? Sam's your guy.

Call Sam: +61283466780

Meet Josh.

Contract Project Services Recruiter

Having lived in London for three years and travelled across 15+ countries throughout Europe and Africa, Joshua brings a global outlook to the Australian project services market.

Specialising in contract recruitment, Joshua partners with clients to deliver Project Managers, Business Analysts, PMO professionals, Change Managers, and Product Managers who can hit the ground running from day one.

If you're scaling your team with contract project services talent or want to understand current rates and market trends, Joshua's your guy.

Call Josh: +61283466702Early access: your 2026 Project Services Salary Guide

About The Recruitment Company

We're not just A recruitment company, we're THE Recruitment Company. We’re a boutique, specialist IT recruitment agency with offices in Sydney and Dublin, and for the past 26 years, we’ve been making waves in the industry by going against the norm and upsetting the apple cart.

We exist for one reason...to make people enjoy the recruitment experience again. Sounds bold, right? But we truly believe recruitment doesn’t have to be stressful, transactional, or uncertain. Whether you’re hiring for your next big transformation project, scaling your team, or navigating hiring challenges, we’re here to make the process smoother, smarter, and dare we say it—enjoyable.

With our game-changing Lifetime Guarantee, we’ve redefined what it means to partner with a recruiter. Because for us, it’s not just about filling roles—it’s about building relationships that last and helping your business succeed long after the hire.

Ready to experience recruitment done differently?

Download the guide and let’s talk about how we can help.

📞 Call us on (02) 8346 6700
📩 hello@therecruitmentcompany.com