Microsoft Project
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Project skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 557 524
Rank change year-on-year +86 -33 +12
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 491 482 999
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.50% 0.48% 0.64%
As % of the Applications category 4.99% 5.43% 7.54%
Number of salaries quoted 319 336 610
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,875 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,293 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.98% +4.00% +5.26%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Project is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,845 8,874 13,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.93% 8.76% 8.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,127 4,829 7,032
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,572 £44,345 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.27% -1.46% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% -5.06% -0.78%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Project as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Project.

Salary trend for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Project within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +122 447 £47,500 -20.83% 223
UK excluding London +86 420 £46,293 -10.98% 187
Work from Home +46 170 £49,990 -16.68% 60
South East +46 169 £44,250 -15.71% 40
North of England +66 74 £47,757 -7.27% 46
Midlands +2 68 £50,000 -7.41% 43
London +25 61 £57,500 -14.81% 42
North East +30 42 £47,500 -9.52% 6
South West -2 41 £46,000 +8.24% 22
East Midlands +8 34 £44,225 -37.93% 13
East of England +40 32 £28,750 -23.33% 23
West Midlands -5 29 £53,750 +3.37% 30
North West +16 22 £48,013 -6.77% 28
Wales +14 22 £42,500 -37.95% 5
Scotland -66 14 £46,000 -8.00% 13
Yorkshire +65 10 £43,450 -8.53% 12

Microsoft Project
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 42 (8.55%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.83%) MS Project Server
3 8 (1.63%) Confluence
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 169 (34.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 95 (19.35%) Microsoft Office
3 67 (13.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 53 (10.79%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.83%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.61%) Trello
7 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 78 (15.89%) Primavera
2 9 (1.83%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.81%) SAP Travel Management
4 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.20%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Maximo
5 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 42 (8.55%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (7.94%) Azure
3 17 (3.46%) SaaS
4 15 (3.05%) Power Platform
5 14 (2.85%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.44%) AWS
7 8 (1.63%) Smartsheet
8 6 (1.22%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.02%) Slack
10 2 (0.41%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.20%) Asana
11 1 (0.20%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.20%) Miro
11 1 (0.20%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.22%) Firewall
2 5 (1.02%) LAN
2 5 (1.02%) WAN
3 4 (0.81%) DHCP
3 4 (0.81%) DNS
3 4 (0.81%) Internet
4 3 (0.61%) VPN
4 3 (0.61%) WebEx
5 2 (0.41%) 4G
5 2 (0.41%) 5G
5 2 (0.41%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.41%) Network Security
5 2 (0.41%) NX-OS
5 2 (0.41%) RFID
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.20%) DECT
6 1 (0.20%) SAN
6 1 (0.20%) Skype
6 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.65%) Power BI
2 5 (1.02%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.02%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.81%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.81%) Tableau
4 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.20%) Big Data
5 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.20%) MySQL
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 77 (15.68%) JIRA
2 4 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.41%) CANoe
3 2 (0.41%) GitLab
3 2 (0.41%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 214 (43.58%) Social Skills
2 109 (22.20%) Finance
3 73 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.39%) Presentation Skills
5 49 (9.98%) Manufacturing
6 34 (6.92%) Organisational Skills
7 33 (6.72%) Retail
8 25 (5.09%) Legal
9 17 (3.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 17 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
9 17 (3.46%) Public Sector
10 11 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
11 10 (2.04%) Games
12 9 (1.83%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.63%) Law
13 8 (1.63%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.43%) French Language
14 7 (1.43%) Marketing
15 6 (1.22%) Electronics
16 5 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 235 (47.86%) Project Manager
2 73 (14.87%) Project Controller
3 48 (9.78%) Senior
4 37 (7.54%) Coordinator
5 36 (7.33%) IT Manager
6 34 (6.92%) IT Project Manager
7 29 (5.91%) Senior Manager
8 27 (5.50%) Senior Project Manager
9 24 (4.89%) Analyst
9 24 (4.89%) Lead
10 21 (4.28%) Project Coordinator
11 15 (3.05%) Project Planner
12 14 (2.85%) Consultant
12 14 (2.85%) Junior
13 12 (2.44%) PMO Coordinator
13 12 (2.44%) Programme Manager
14 9 (1.83%) Business Analyst
14 9 (1.83%) Junior Project Manager
15 7 (1.43%) Implementation Manager
15 7 (1.43%) Implementation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.83%) EDI
2 7 (1.43%) Flash
3 4 (0.81%) SAP TM
4 2 (0.41%) RSS
5 1 (0.20%) .NET
5 1 (0.20%) ADO
5 1 (0.20%) JSON
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.96%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (6.92%) PMI
3 21 (4.28%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.26%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.26%) NHS
5 12 (2.44%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.24%) Renewable Energy
7 9 (1.83%) Onboarding
7 9 (1.83%) SCADA
8 7 (1.43%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.22%) Life Science
10 5 (1.02%) PKI
11 4 (0.81%) FMCG
12 3 (0.61%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.61%) Mobile App
12 3 (0.61%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.61%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.61%) Social Media
13 2 (0.41%) Biopharmaceutical
13 2 (0.41%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.85%) Windows
2 3 (0.61%) Linux
2 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (71.49%) Project Management
2 147 (29.94%) PRINCE2
3 146 (29.74%) Project Delivery
4 141 (28.72%) Agile
5 90 (18.33%) Risk Management
6 87 (17.72%) Programme Management
7 84 (17.11%) Earned Value Management
8 69 (14.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 68 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
10 66 (13.44%) Waterfall
11 58 (11.81%) Systems Engineering
12 54 (11.00%) Performance Management
13 53 (10.79%) Continuous Improvement
14 52 (10.59%) Project Planning
15 51 (10.39%) Change Control
16 49 (9.98%) Project Governance
16 49 (9.98%) Scrum
17 48 (9.78%) ERP
18 42 (8.55%) Decision-Making
19 38 (7.74%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.83%) SQL
2 5 (1.02%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.41%) Python
3 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.20%) Bash
4 1 (0.20%) C#
4 1 (0.20%) Java
4 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 198 (40.33%) Degree
2 67 (13.65%) PMI Certification
3 58 (11.81%) PMP
4 33 (6.72%) Security Cleared
5 29 (5.91%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 24 (4.89%) SC Cleared
7 13 (2.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 12 (2.44%) DBS Check
9 10 (2.04%) APMP
9 10 (2.04%) HNC
10 9 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.63%) APMG
12 5 (1.02%) HND
13 4 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (0.81%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.81%) MAPM
13 4 (0.81%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.41%) SANS
14 2 (0.41%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 2 (0.41%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (24.64%) PMO
2 26 (5.30%) QA
3 22 (4.48%) ISO 9001
4 7 (1.43%) COSHH
4 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.22%) SLA
6 5 (1.02%) P3O
7 4 (0.81%) GMP
7 4 (0.81%) IEC 62304
7 4 (0.81%) ISO 13485
8 3 (0.61%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) AUTOSAR
9 2 (0.41%) ISO 26262
9 2 (0.41%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.20%) GAMP
10 1 (0.20%) GDPR
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 7 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
1 2 (0.41%) Functional Safety
1 2 (0.41%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) Backup Exec
2 1 (0.20%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 273 (55.60%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.87%) SAP
3 18 (3.67%) Salesforce
4 13 (2.65%) NEC
5 12 (2.44%) Northgate
6 10 (2.04%) Google
6 10 (2.04%) Oracle
7 9 (1.83%) Civica
7 9 (1.83%) Sun
8 8 (1.63%) Computacenter
9 6 (1.22%) IFS
10 4 (0.81%) ConnectWise
10 4 (0.81%) Sage
10 4 (0.81%) VMware
11 3 (0.61%) Adobe
11 3 (0.61%) Cadence
11 3 (0.61%) Marketo
11 3 (0.61%) Progress
11 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.61%) Sophos