Project Management Job Trends

Project Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 18 25
Rank change year-on-year -17 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,972 5,243 4,152
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 5.65% 7.83% 7.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.57% 9.38% 8.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 2,245 2,910
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,783 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,262
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,623 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.66% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,350 £90,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,636 £54,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.82% -1.36% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,214 55,881 49,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.89% 83.44% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 27,281 28,909 37,851
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,404 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,854 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Project Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the UK

Project Management
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 Management within the UK over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. 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 -18 2,527 £55,971 -2.66% 2,586
UK excluding London -20 1,893 £51,636 -4.82% 1,953
Work from Home -17 834 £60,000 - 902
London -13 831 £70,000 - 871
South East -12 511 £57,500 +4.55% 548
North of England -25 459 £42,616 -21.08% 434
Midlands -27 294 £50,000 -9.09% 395
South West +1 217 £55,000 - 205
North West -28 211 £45,000 -16.56% 248
West Midlands -13 196 £49,000 -14.78% 244
Scotland -19 171 £54,855 +1.26% 93
East of England -33 169 £55,000 +5.77% 222
Yorkshire -13 164 £45,000 -18.18% 121
East Midlands -39 99 £52,500 +0.96% 150
North East +22 84 £32,500 -31.07% 72
Northern Ireland +1 37 £65,000 -3.70% 35
Wales -15 37 £60,000 +18.16% 53

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 160 (5.38%) SharePoint
2 67 (2.25%) Confluence
3 49 (1.65%) CMS
4 39 (1.31%) WordPress
5 25 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
6 21 (0.71%) Kinematics
7 12 (0.40%) Apache Spark
8 9 (0.30%) Apache
9 7 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 7 (0.24%) Drupal
10 6 (0.20%) Umbraco
11 5 (0.17%) Headless CMS
12 4 (0.13%) Apache Synapse
12 4 (0.13%) IIS
12 4 (0.13%) Moodle
12 4 (0.13%) PowerFactory
13 3 (0.10%) Magnolia
14 2 (0.067%) Skype for Business
14 2 (0.067%) TPMS
15 1 (0.034%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 396 (13.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 296 (9.96%) Microsoft Office
3 189 (6.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 127 (4.27%) Microsoft Project
5 40 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 30 (1.01%) Maya
7 27 (0.91%) AutoCAD
8 22 (0.74%) Trello
9 15 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 14 (0.47%) Photoshop
11 13 (0.44%) Revit
12 12 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
13 9 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
14 8 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
14 8 (0.27%) Adobe XD
15 7 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
16 6 (0.20%) Navisworks
17 5 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
17 5 (0.17%) Civil 3D
17 5 (0.17%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 117 (3.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 65 (2.19%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.24%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 27 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
5 24 (0.81%) SAP CO
5 24 (0.81%) SAP FI
5 24 (0.81%) SAP FI/CO
6 21 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
6 21 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
7 20 (0.67%) SAP IBP
8 19 (0.64%) Oracle Assets
9 17 (0.57%) NetSuite
10 15 (0.50%) Shopify
11 13 (0.44%) Sprinklr
12 12 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
12 12 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
13 11 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
13 11 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
13 11 (0.37%) SAP FSCM
13 11 (0.37%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 241 (8.11%) Azure
2 201 (6.76%) Power Platform
3 147 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
4 114 (3.84%) AWS
5 97 (3.26%) SaaS
6 57 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
7 56 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
8 41 (1.38%) Power Automate
9 39 (1.31%) GCP
10 35 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
11 34 (1.14%) Smartsheet
11 34 (1.14%) Snowflake
12 27 (0.91%) Entra ID
12 27 (0.91%) Google Analytics
13 23 (0.77%) IaaS
14 22 (0.74%) Google Workspace
14 22 (0.74%) PowerApps
15 21 (0.71%) Asana
16 20 (0.67%) PaaS
17 19 (0.64%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 48 (1.62%) Firewall
2 36 (1.21%) WAN
3 32 (1.08%) VPN
4 30 (1.01%) LAN
4 30 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
5 29 (0.98%) Wireless
6 21 (0.71%) VLAN
7 20 (0.67%) Internet
7 20 (0.67%) SD-WAN
8 19 (0.64%) Unified Communications
9 18 (0.61%) DNS
10 15 (0.50%) TCP/IP
11 14 (0.47%) Intranet
12 13 (0.44%) MPLS
12 13 (0.44%) Network Security
12 13 (0.44%) VoIP
13 12 (0.40%) Broadband
13 12 (0.40%) DHCP
14 9 (0.30%) BGP
15 7 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 170 (5.72%) Power BI
2 118 (3.97%) Tableau
3 82 (2.76%) Data Mining
4 71 (2.39%) SQL Server
5 33 (1.11%) SAP BW
6 29 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.67%) Looker
8 17 (0.57%) Metadata
9 15 (0.50%) Big Data
9 15 (0.50%) Power Query
9 15 (0.50%) SAP HANA
10 14 (0.47%) Data Lake
11 12 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
12 11 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
13 9 (0.30%) MySQL
13 9 (0.30%) Relational Database
13 9 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 8 (0.27%) GIS
14 8 (0.27%) MS Access
15 7 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 191 (6.43%) JIRA
2 21 (0.71%) Git
3 10 (0.34%) GitLab
4 8 (0.27%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.13%) JIRA Agile
5 4 (0.13%) LabVIEW
5 4 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.13%) Subversion
5 4 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.10%) ERwin
6 3 (0.10%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.067%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.067%) Maven
7 2 (0.067%) Vagrant
8 1 (0.034%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.034%) gulp
8 1 (0.034%) Redmine
8 1 (0.034%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.034%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.034%) webpack
General
1 1,369 (46.06%) Social Skills
2 1,243 (41.82%) Finance
3 853 (28.70%) Analytical Skills
4 330 (11.10%) Marketing
5 254 (8.55%) Law
6 224 (7.54%) Legal
7 223 (7.50%) Retail
8 215 (7.23%) Manufacturing
9 214 (7.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 191 (6.43%) Organisational Skills
11 175 (5.89%) Public Sector
12 163 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
13 120 (4.04%) Banking
14 91 (3.06%) Telecoms
15 86 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
16 83 (2.79%) Electronics
17 74 (2.49%) Local Government
18 69 (2.32%) Advertising
19 62 (2.09%) Aerospace
19 62 (2.09%) Games
Job Titles
1 477 (16.05%) Senior
2 456 (15.34%) Project Manager
3 356 (11.98%) Analyst
4 295 (9.93%) Lead
5 227 (7.64%) Senior Manager
6 190 (6.39%) IT Manager
7 162 (5.45%) Business Analyst
8 156 (5.25%) Trainee
9 147 (4.95%) Trainee Analyst
10 134 (4.51%) Architect
11 115 (3.87%) Consultant
12 113 (3.80%) Business Manager
13 108 (3.63%) Development Manager
14 98 (3.30%) IT Project Manager
14 98 (3.30%) Product Manager
15 96 (3.23%) Data Analyst
15 96 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
16 92 (3.10%) Coordinator
17 84 (2.83%) Senior Project Manager
18 82 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (1.68%) CSS
2 44 (1.48%) HTML
3 39 (1.31%) Middleware
4 24 (0.81%) .NET
5 18 (0.61%) React
6 12 (0.40%) EDI
6 12 (0.40%) Node.js
6 12 (0.40%) Web Services
7 10 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (0.27%) FHIR
8 8 (0.27%) Kafka
9 6 (0.20%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.20%) PyTorch
9 6 (0.20%) Spring
9 6 (0.20%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.17%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.17%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.17%) FIX Protocol
10 5 (0.17%) Flutter
10 5 (0.17%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 230 (7.74%) Management Information System
2 134 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
3 130 (4.37%) Onboarding
4 108 (3.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 103 (3.47%) FMCG
6 93 (3.13%) Data Centre
7 87 (2.93%) Robotics
8 84 (2.83%) Product Ownership
9 79 (2.66%) Driving Licence
10 67 (2.25%) Social Media
11 60 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
12 57 (1.92%) NHS
13 48 (1.62%) Virtual Team
14 45 (1.51%) Algorithms
15 34 (1.14%) IoT
16 26 (0.87%) Blog
16 26 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
17 24 (0.81%) Life Science
17 24 (0.81%) SCADA
18 22 (0.74%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 65 (2.19%) Windows
2 25 (0.84%) Linux
2 25 (0.84%) Windows Server
3 11 (0.37%) Windows 10
4 9 (0.30%) VMS
5 7 (0.24%) Android
5 7 (0.24%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.10%) zOS
8 2 (0.067%) Unix
9 1 (0.034%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 732 (24.63%) Problem-Solving
2 715 (24.06%) Agile
3 695 (23.38%) Project Delivery
4 642 (21.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 535 (18.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 441 (14.84%) Analytics
7 407 (13.69%) Change Management
7 407 (13.69%) Risk Management
8 393 (13.22%) Decision-Making
9 341 (11.47%) PRINCE2
10 311 (10.46%) ERP
11 299 (10.06%) AI
12 286 (9.62%) Business Analysis
13 274 (9.22%) Process Improvement
14 267 (8.98%) Business Strategy
15 266 (8.95%) Roadmaps
16 258 (8.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 249 (8.38%) Mentoring
18 243 (8.18%) CRM
19 242 (8.14%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 287 (9.66%) SQL
2 207 (6.97%) Python
3 62 (2.09%) JavaScript
4 51 (1.72%) C#
5 39 (1.31%) Java
6 38 (1.28%) C
7 30 (1.01%) C++
8 26 (0.87%) PowerShell
9 17 (0.57%) R
10 16 (0.54%) VBA
11 15 (0.50%) PHP
12 13 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 12 (0.40%) TypeScript
14 10 (0.34%) Perl
15 7 (0.24%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.20%) Bash
16 6 (0.20%) MATLAB
17 5 (0.17%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.13%) VB
18 4 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 928 (31.22%) Degree
2 208 (7.00%) PMP
3 204 (6.86%) PMI Certification
4 201 (6.76%) Security Cleared
5 154 (5.18%) SC Cleared
6 135 (4.54%) Master's Degree
7 72 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
8 64 (2.15%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
9 58 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 58 (1.95%) DBS Check
10 43 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 40 (1.35%) CISSP
12 33 (1.11%) PhD
13 29 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
14 25 (0.84%) AWS Certification
15 23 (0.77%) CCNP
15 23 (0.77%) CFA
16 22 (0.74%) DV Cleared
17 21 (0.71%) APMP
17 21 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 248 (8.34%) QA
2 200 (6.73%) PMO
3 105 (3.53%) GDPR
4 98 (3.30%) Accessibility
5 48 (1.62%) Data Quality
6 43 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 33 (1.11%) ISO 9001
8 27 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
9 24 (0.81%) NIST
10 21 (0.71%) SLA
11 20 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 19 (0.64%) MiFID
13 13 (0.44%) IFRS
14 12 (0.40%) GxP
14 12 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 11 (0.37%) Solvency II
16 10 (0.34%) COBIT
16 10 (0.34%) IEC 61131
17 9 (0.30%) GRC
17 9 (0.30%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 59 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 20 (0.67%) Docker
3 14 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.37%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.34%) Firmware
6 4 (0.13%) vSphere
7 3 (0.10%) Time Sharing Option
7 3 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.067%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.034%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 28 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.40%) Terraform
3 9 (0.30%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.13%) Ansible
5 4 (0.13%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.13%) SCCM
6 2 (0.067%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.067%) Grafana
6 2 (0.067%) Nagios
7 1 (0.034%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.034%) Cisco CUCM
7 1 (0.034%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.034%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.034%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.034%) SmoothWall
7 1 (0.034%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 660 (22.21%) Microsoft
2 256 (8.61%) SAP
3 102 (3.43%) Salesforce
4 88 (2.96%) Google
5 76 (2.56%) Oracle
6 66 (2.22%) Adobe
7 57 (1.92%) Cisco
8 37 (1.24%) OpenText
9 35 (1.18%) Ariba
9 35 (1.18%) ServiceNow
10 26 (0.87%) Databricks
11 25 (0.84%) HubSpot
12 23 (0.77%) Sage
13 19 (0.64%) Atlassian
14 18 (0.61%) TikTok
14 18 (0.61%) VMware
15 16 (0.54%) NEC
16 15 (0.50%) IBM
16 15 (0.50%) Murex
16 15 (0.50%) Siemens