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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 17 22
Rank change year-on-year -36 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,624 4,310 6,830
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.56% 9.87% 8.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.56% 10.55% 9.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,531 2,063 4,988
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,752 £73,750 £67,968
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,282 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.67% +10.00% -9.09%

All Process & 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 57,551 40,867 73,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.05% 93.60% 87.39%
Number of salaries quoted 34,815 22,139 55,867
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,860 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%
75th Percentile £76,299 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £94,006
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.90%

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 13 March 2026.

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 13 March 2026. 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 -37 2,201 £52,500 -8.70% 1,270
UK excluding London -44 1,740 £45,282 -17.67% 1,084
Work from Home -29 752 £57,500 -4.17% 444
London -26 667 £70,000 - 403
North of England -31 537 £40,000 -27.27% 243
South East -39 408 £52,500 -8.70% 326
Midlands -56 263 £45,000 -17.43% 180
North West -34 246 £42,750 -21.36% 124
West Midlands -40 195 £45,000 -18.18% 105
South West -33 186 £45,000 -16.67% 115
Yorkshire -32 184 £40,000 -33.33% 97
Scotland -18 140 £40,000 -28.89% 58
East of England -45 110 £55,000 +10.00% 138
North East -10 107 £40,000 -33.33% 27
East Midlands -78 67 £52,500 +5.00% 75
Northern Ireland -8 66 £47,500 - 19
Wales -42 37 £42,934 -20.19% 40

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
1 143 (5.45%) SharePoint
2 53 (2.02%) Confluence
3 46 (1.75%) CMS
4 35 (1.33%) WordPress
5 20 (0.76%) ArcGIS
6 12 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.23%) Kinematics
8 5 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.15%) Apache
10 3 (0.11%) govService
10 3 (0.11%) SAS
10 3 (0.11%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.076%) Drupal
11 2 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.038%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.038%) IIS
12 1 (0.038%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.038%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 425 (16.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 193 (7.36%) Microsoft Office
3 128 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 112 (4.27%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 18 (0.69%) AutoCAD
6 17 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 16 (0.61%) Trello
8 10 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.38%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
9 9 (0.34%) Adobe Premiere
10 7 (0.27%) Adobe XD
10 7 (0.27%) Maya
11 4 (0.15%) Revit
12 3 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.11%) CATIA
12 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
13 2 (0.076%) Adobe After Effects
13 2 (0.076%) Weka
Business Applications
1 38 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
2 19 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 18 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
3 18 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
4 16 (0.61%) SAP MDG
5 15 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
6 13 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
7 10 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 10 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 8 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
9 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
9 6 (0.23%) SAP CO
9 6 (0.23%) SAP FI
9 6 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
10 5 (0.19%) Primavera
10 5 (0.19%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 231 (8.80%) Azure
2 217 (8.27%) Power Platform
3 153 (5.83%) SaaS
4 150 (5.72%) Microsoft 365
5 106 (4.04%) AWS
6 49 (1.87%) PowerApps
7 43 (1.64%) Asana
8 32 (1.22%) GCP
9 30 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (1.11%) Entra ID
11 28 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (0.95%) Smartsheet
13 24 (0.91%) Google Analytics
14 23 (0.88%) Power Automate
15 22 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
16 18 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
17 16 (0.61%) Canva
17 16 (0.61%) Miro
17 16 (0.61%) OneDrive
18 15 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 44 (1.68%) Firewall
2 41 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (1.49%) Broadband
4 27 (1.03%) WAN
5 24 (0.91%) CHAP
6 23 (0.88%) Internet
7 21 (0.80%) DNS
7 21 (0.80%) LAN
8 19 (0.72%) DHCP
8 19 (0.72%) Network Security
8 19 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
8 19 (0.72%) TCP/IP
8 19 (0.72%) VPN
9 17 (0.65%) Wireless
10 15 (0.57%) VLAN
11 12 (0.46%) Intranet
11 12 (0.46%) SD-WAN
12 10 (0.38%) Multicast
13 8 (0.30%) VoIP
14 7 (0.27%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 214 (8.16%) Tableau
2 182 (6.94%) Data Mining
2 182 (6.94%) Power BI
3 41 (1.56%) SQL Server
4 26 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
5 22 (0.84%) GIS
6 20 (0.76%) Data Lake
6 20 (0.76%) QGIS
6 20 (0.76%) Spatial Data
7 16 (0.61%) Power Query
8 15 (0.57%) Qlik Sense
9 13 (0.50%) Metadata
10 10 (0.38%) Big Data
11 7 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (0.27%) SAP BW
12 6 (0.23%) DB2
12 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.19%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 114 (4.34%) JIRA
2 15 (0.57%) Git
3 11 (0.42%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.38%) GitLab
5 3 (0.11%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.11%) ERwin
5 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.076%) Checkstyle
6 2 (0.076%) ESLint
6 2 (0.076%) Gradle
6 2 (0.076%) JIRA Agile
6 2 (0.076%) JMeter
6 2 (0.076%) JUnit
6 2 (0.076%) Maven
6 2 (0.076%) Mockito
6 2 (0.076%) Selenium
6 2 (0.076%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.076%) TestNG
6 2 (0.076%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.076%) Zephyr
General
1 1,104 (42.07%) Social Skills
2 1,066 (40.63%) Finance
3 681 (25.95%) Analytical Skills
4 273 (10.40%) Marketing
5 198 (7.55%) Organisational Skills
6 195 (7.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 160 (6.10%) Manufacturing
8 157 (5.98%) Legal
9 140 (5.34%) Public Sector
10 126 (4.80%) Retail
11 123 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
12 121 (4.61%) Law
13 115 (4.38%) Banking
14 72 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
15 68 (2.59%) Games
16 54 (2.06%) Telecoms
17 53 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
18 50 (1.91%) Financial Institution
19 42 (1.60%) Electronics
20 40 (1.52%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 499 (19.02%) Analyst
2 390 (14.86%) Project Manager
3 355 (13.53%) Senior
4 299 (11.39%) Trainee
5 290 (11.05%) Trainee Analyst
6 223 (8.50%) Business Analyst
7 219 (8.35%) Senior Manager
8 194 (7.39%) Lead
9 190 (7.24%) Data Analyst
10 173 (6.59%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 155 (5.91%) IT Manager
12 117 (4.46%) Consultant
12 117 (4.46%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 114 (4.34%) Development Manager
14 96 (3.66%) Senior Project Manager
15 90 (3.43%) Architect
15 90 (3.43%) Product Manager
16 83 (3.16%) Business Manager
17 80 (3.05%) Systems Manager
18 77 (2.93%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (0.95%) EDI
2 23 (0.88%) HTML
2 23 (0.88%) PyTorch
3 22 (0.84%) .NET
4 16 (0.61%) CSS
5 11 (0.42%) Middleware
6 10 (0.38%) React
7 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (0.27%) REST
8 6 (0.23%) OAuth
9 4 (0.15%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.15%) FIDO
9 4 (0.15%) JSON
9 4 (0.15%) Node.js
9 4 (0.15%) OpenID
9 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.15%) SAML
9 4 (0.15%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 207 (7.89%) Management Information System
2 115 (4.38%) Onboarding
2 115 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
3 83 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 68 (2.59%) Driving Licence
5 63 (2.40%) FMCG
6 62 (2.36%) Social Media
7 57 (2.17%) Data Centre
8 46 (1.75%) Virtual Team
9 44 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
10 42 (1.60%) Robotics
11 40 (1.52%) Algorithms
11 40 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 34 (1.30%) Blog
13 30 (1.14%) IoT
13 30 (1.14%) Mobile App
14 28 (1.07%) Low-Code
15 25 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
16 23 (0.88%) Security Posture
17 20 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 65 (2.48%) Windows
2 31 (1.18%) Apple iOS
3 26 (0.99%) Android
4 21 (0.80%) Linux
5 16 (0.61%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.11%) VMS
9 2 (0.076%) AIX
9 2 (0.076%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.076%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.076%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.038%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.038%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 645 (24.58%) Agile
2 636 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
3 529 (20.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 521 (19.86%) Project Delivery
5 473 (18.03%) Analytics
6 458 (17.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 404 (15.40%) Business Analysis
8 398 (15.17%) Decision-Making
9 362 (13.80%) Change Management
10 354 (13.49%) PRINCE2
11 350 (13.34%) AI
12 329 (12.54%) Data Analysis
13 276 (10.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 267 (10.18%) Risk Management
15 250 (9.53%) Coaching
16 247 (9.41%) Data Analytics
17 226 (8.61%) Process Improvement
18 222 (8.46%) Roadmaps
19 210 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
20 204 (7.77%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 305 (11.62%) SQL
2 301 (11.47%) Python
3 35 (1.33%) VBA
4 30 (1.14%) C#
5 26 (0.99%) JavaScript
6 18 (0.69%) Java
7 15 (0.57%) C++
7 15 (0.57%) PowerShell
8 14 (0.53%) C
9 13 (0.50%) TypeScript
10 11 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 7 (0.27%) PHP
12 6 (0.23%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) R
13 3 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
13 3 (0.11%) MATLAB
13 3 (0.11%) VB
14 2 (0.076%) ANSI SQL
14 2 (0.076%) Perl
14 2 (0.076%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 706 (26.91%) Degree
2 227 (8.65%) PMP
3 214 (8.16%) PMI Certification
4 152 (5.79%) Security Cleared
5 107 (4.08%) SC Cleared
6 89 (3.39%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.44%) CISSP
7 64 (2.44%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 61 (2.32%) DBS Check
9 47 (1.79%) CISM
10 41 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 34 (1.30%) HNC
12 32 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
13 28 (1.07%) SANS
14 27 (1.03%) CISA
14 27 (1.03%) MBA
15 26 (0.99%) FFIEC
16 25 (0.95%) ACCA
17 24 (0.91%) CGEIT
18 23 (0.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (7.74%) QA
2 122 (4.65%) PMO
3 98 (3.73%) GDPR
4 92 (3.51%) Accessibility
5 62 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 57 (2.17%) NIST
7 38 (1.45%) Data Quality
8 25 (0.95%) COBIT
9 24 (0.91%) GRC
9 24 (0.91%) ISO 9001
10 18 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
11 14 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 11 (0.42%) SLA
13 9 (0.34%) IFRS
13 9 (0.34%) NIST 800
13 9 (0.34%) PCI DSS
14 8 (0.30%) GAAP
15 6 (0.23%) MiFID
System Software
1 60 (2.29%) Active Directory
2 24 (0.91%) Docker
3 13 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.27%) Firmware
6 5 (0.19%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.076%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (0.80%) Kubernetes
1 21 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.46%) Ansible
2 12 (0.46%) Terraform
3 8 (0.30%) SCCM
4 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
5 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.15%) Grafana
5 4 (0.15%) ServiceCenter
6 2 (0.076%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.038%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.038%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.038%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.038%) MOM
7 1 (0.038%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 644 (24.54%) Microsoft
2 126 (4.80%) SAP
3 77 (2.93%) Salesforce
4 67 (2.55%) Oracle
5 65 (2.48%) Google
6 48 (1.83%) Adobe
7 42 (1.60%) ServiceNow
8 39 (1.49%) Cisco
9 28 (1.07%) Anaplan
10 26 (0.99%) HubSpot
11 20 (0.76%) Genesys
11 20 (0.76%) Verint
12 18 (0.69%) Ariba
13 15 (0.57%) Instagram
13 15 (0.57%) Pardot
14 14 (0.53%) Databricks
14 14 (0.53%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.53%) VMware
15 13 (0.50%) Apple
15 13 (0.50%) Fortinet