Project Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Project Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Governance over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 634 708 749
Rank change year-on-year +74 +41 +41
Permanent jobs citing Project Governance 256 271 556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.27% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.29% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 174 193 325
10th Percentile £37,502 £41,144 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,250 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,902 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.41% -3.18% +2.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Governance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Project Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Governance over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Governance within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +79 228 £65,000 +18.18% 52
UK excluding London +10 172 £52,500 -1.41% 35
Work from Home +59 87 £65,000 +20.93% 20
London +106 75 £75,000 +20.34% 25
South East +30 49 £65,000 +4.00% 9
North of England +22 40 £45,500 -11.65% 6
Midlands -3 36 £52,500 +16.67% 3
West Midlands +11 28 £52,500 +16.67%
North West -4 27 £51,150 -0.68% 5
South West -28 17 £49,000 -10.91% 5
Scotland -49 17 £46,250 -55.95% 9
East of England +2 9 £65,000 +4.00% 4
North East +2 9 £39,000 -25.71%
East Midlands -12 8 £29,000 -30.54% 3
Yorkshire +68 4 £42,500 -19.05% 1
Northern Ireland - 3 - -
Wales +8 1 £60,000 +21.52%

Project Governance
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 12 (4.69%) Confluence
2 11 (4.30%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.73%) MS Project Server
4 4 (1.56%) CMS
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.39%) Liferay
Applications
1 47 (18.36%) Microsoft Project
2 26 (10.16%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (3.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.56%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.17%) BPCS
1 3 (1.17%) Dynamics AX
1 3 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.17%) Dynamics GP
1 3 (1.17%) Dynamics NAV
1 3 (1.17%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.78%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.78%) Primavera
2 2 (0.78%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.78%) Shopify
3 1 (0.39%) CA PPM
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.72%) SaaS
2 15 (5.86%) IaaS
2 15 (5.86%) PaaS
3 14 (5.47%) Azure
4 12 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (3.13%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.73%) Smartsheet
7 5 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.56%) AWS
8 4 (1.56%) WhatsApp
9 3 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.78%) Asana
10 2 (0.78%) Basecamp
10 2 (0.78%) Google Drive
10 2 (0.78%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.78%) Lucidchart
11 1 (0.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.52%) 5G
2 8 (3.13%) Network Security
3 5 (1.95%) LAN
3 5 (1.95%) Structured Cabling
3 5 (1.95%) WAN
3 5 (1.95%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.39%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.34%) Power BI
2 5 (1.95%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.78%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
3 2 (0.78%) Tableau
4 1 (0.39%) Big Data
4 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.39%) Hadoop
4 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (7.81%) JIRA
General
1 130 (50.78%) Social Skills
2 92 (35.94%) Finance
3 36 (14.06%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (12.11%) Presentation Skills
5 29 (11.33%) Legal
6 26 (10.16%) Retail
7 18 (7.03%) Law
8 14 (5.47%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.30%) Public Sector
10 8 (3.13%) Banking
10 8 (3.13%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.73%) Billing
12 6 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.95%) Marketing
14 4 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.56%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.78%) Advertising
15 2 (0.78%) Back Office
16 1 (0.39%) Automotive
16 1 (0.39%) Games
Job Titles
1 149 (58.20%) Project Manager
2 42 (16.41%) Senior
3 37 (14.45%) Senior Manager
4 34 (13.28%) Senior Project Manager
5 31 (12.11%) IT Manager
6 20 (7.81%) Coordinator
7 18 (7.03%) Lead
8 17 (6.64%) IT Project Manager
9 16 (6.25%) Analyst
10 13 (5.08%) PMO Coordinator
11 12 (4.69%) Infrastructure Manager
12 10 (3.91%) Business Analyst
12 10 (3.91%) Infrastructure Project Manager
13 9 (3.52%) Engineering Manager
13 9 (3.52%) Technical Manager
14 8 (3.13%) Pensions Project Manager
14 8 (3.13%) Technical Project Manager
15 7 (2.73%) Change Manager
15 7 (2.73%) Systems Manager
16 6 (2.34%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.73%) Flash
1 7 (2.73%) Middleware
2 6 (2.34%) Web Services
3 3 (1.17%) .NET
4 2 (0.78%) ADO
4 2 (0.78%) CSS
4 2 (0.78%) Express.js
4 2 (0.78%) HTML
4 2 (0.78%) MERN Stack
4 2 (0.78%) Node.js
4 2 (0.78%) React
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.38%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (7.03%) Management Information System
3 17 (6.64%) PMI
4 12 (4.69%) Virtual Team
5 10 (3.91%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.34%) Freedom of Information
6 6 (2.34%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.17%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.17%) Robotics
8 2 (0.78%) FMCG
8 2 (0.78%) Photography
8 2 (0.78%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.78%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.39%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.17%) Windows
2 2 (0.78%) Android
2 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (75.39%) Project Management
2 103 (40.23%) Agile
3 94 (36.72%) Project Delivery
4 84 (32.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 68 (26.56%) PRINCE2
6 47 (18.36%) Change Management
7 45 (17.58%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (15.23%) Waterfall
9 37 (14.45%) Risk Management
10 35 (13.67%) Line Management
11 34 (13.28%) Programme Management
12 26 (10.16%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (10.16%) Decision-Making
13 25 (9.77%) Business Case
13 25 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (9.77%) Migration
14 23 (8.98%) Business Analysis
14 23 (8.98%) Time Management
15 22 (8.59%) Budget Management
15 22 (8.59%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.78%) Google Apps Script
1 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.39%) Java
2 1 (0.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 65 (25.39%) Degree
2 33 (12.89%) PMI Certification
3 24 (9.38%) PMP
4 14 (5.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 8 (3.13%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.95%) RIBA
7 4 (1.56%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.56%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.56%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.56%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.56%) SC Cleared
8 3 (1.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.78%) APMP
9 2 (0.78%) CAPM
9 2 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.78%) HNC
10 1 (0.39%) ACCA
10 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.39%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (35.94%) PMO
2 23 (8.98%) QA
3 16 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.52%) ISO 9001
5 6 (2.34%) COBIT
5 6 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (2.34%) NIST
5 6 (2.34%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.56%) P3O
7 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.78%) GDPR
8 1 (0.39%) GRC
8 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (2.34%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (14.06%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.13%) CheckPoint
3 7 (2.73%) SAP
4 4 (1.56%) Oracle
5 3 (1.17%) Epicor
5 3 (1.17%) IFS
5 3 (1.17%) Infor
5 3 (1.17%) JD Edwards
5 3 (1.17%) Sage
6 2 (0.78%) Adobe
6 2 (0.78%) Alteryx
6 2 (0.78%) Google
6 2 (0.78%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.39%) CA Agile Central
7 1 (0.39%) Cadence
7 1 (0.39%) Citrix
7 1 (0.39%) Planview
7 1 (0.39%) Progress
7 1 (0.39%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.39%) Zoho