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 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 16 21
Rank change year-on-year -45 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,624 3,956 7,242
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.17% 9.67% 7.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.16% 10.40% 9.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,547 2,019 5,237
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,854 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,750 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +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 63,052 38,055 78,562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.14% 93.05% 86.27%
Number of salaries quoted 38,936 22,478 58,228
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,237
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -7.94%

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 8 April 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 8 April 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 -50 2,217 £55,000 -4.35% 1,263
UK excluding London -50 1,723 £47,500 -13.64% 1,056
Work from Home -19 803 £57,000 -5.00% 423
London -23 682 £70,000 - 403
North of England -40 551 £43,136 -21.57% 233
South East -43 400 £50,292 -9.85% 313
Midlands -61 258 £50,000 -6.87% 175
North West -40 251 £45,000 -17.87% 119
West Midlands -43 195 £47,500 -13.64% 98
Yorkshire -29 190 £40,000 -27.27% 85
South West -46 175 £45,000 -18.18% 104
East of England -57 119 £55,000 - 137
Scotland -20 116 £40,000 -30.43% 53
North East -13 110 £40,000 -29.82% 31
Northern Ireland -9 72 £47,500 -11.63% 24
East Midlands -87 61 £55,000 +15.79% 76
Wales -42 39 £42,934 -20.19% 49

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
1 131 (4.99%) SharePoint
2 50 (1.91%) Confluence
3 45 (1.71%) CMS
4 35 (1.33%) WordPress
5 20 (0.76%) ArcGIS
6 12 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.19%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.11%) Apache
10 3 (0.11%) govService
10 3 (0.11%) Kinematics
10 3 (0.11%) SAS
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%) Umbraco
Applications
1 394 (15.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 185 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
3 126 (4.80%) Microsoft Project
4 119 (4.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 17 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.57%) AutoCAD
7 15 (0.57%) Trello
8 10 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.38%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
9 9 (0.34%) Adobe Premiere
10 6 (0.23%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
11 3 (0.11%) Maya
12 2 (0.076%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.076%) Elementor
12 2 (0.076%) Notion
12 2 (0.076%) Weka
Business Applications
1 26 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
3 19 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
3 19 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
4 16 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
5 15 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
6 14 (0.53%) Oracle EBS R12
7 10 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 10 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.27%) Shopify
9 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
9 6 (0.23%) Primavera
9 6 (0.23%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
10 5 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (0.19%) SAP PM
11 4 (0.15%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 237 (9.03%) Azure
2 229 (8.73%) Power Platform
3 170 (6.48%) SaaS
4 154 (5.87%) Microsoft 365
5 112 (4.27%) AWS
6 61 (2.32%) PowerApps
7 47 (1.79%) Asana
8 39 (1.49%) GCP
9 37 (1.41%) Power Automate
10 34 (1.30%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (0.99%) Smartsheet
13 24 (0.91%) Google Analytics
13 24 (0.91%) OneDrive
14 23 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
15 22 (0.84%) Canva
16 18 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
17 17 (0.65%) ChatGPT
17 17 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 45 (1.71%) Broadband
2 39 (1.49%) Firewall
2 39 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (0.99%) CHAP
3 26 (0.99%) WAN
4 22 (0.84%) DNS
5 20 (0.76%) DHCP
6 19 (0.72%) Internet
7 18 (0.69%) LAN
7 18 (0.69%) Network Security
8 17 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
9 16 (0.61%) TCP/IP
9 16 (0.61%) VPN
9 16 (0.61%) Wireless
10 12 (0.46%) Intranet
10 12 (0.46%) VLAN
11 10 (0.38%) Multicast
11 10 (0.38%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.30%) VoIP
13 5 (0.19%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (7.28%) Power BI
2 189 (7.20%) Tableau
3 156 (5.95%) Data Mining
4 30 (1.14%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.03%) GIS
6 22 (0.84%) Data Lake
6 22 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.76%) QGIS
7 20 (0.76%) Spatial Data
8 18 (0.69%) Power Query
9 15 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
11 9 (0.34%) DB2
12 7 (0.27%) Big Data
13 6 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
13 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.19%) Metadata
14 5 (0.19%) MySQL
14 5 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 119 (4.54%) JIRA
2 20 (0.76%) Git
3 12 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.27%) GitLab
5 5 (0.19%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.11%) Storybook
6 3 (0.11%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.076%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.076%) ESLint
7 2 (0.076%) Gradle
7 2 (0.076%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.076%) JMeter
7 2 (0.076%) JUnit
7 2 (0.076%) Maven
7 2 (0.076%) Mockito
7 2 (0.076%) Selenium
7 2 (0.076%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.076%) TestNG
7 2 (0.076%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.038%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,095 (41.73%) Social Skills
2 999 (38.07%) Finance
3 643 (24.50%) Analytical Skills
4 303 (11.55%) Marketing
5 215 (8.19%) Organisational Skills
6 196 (7.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 172 (6.55%) Manufacturing
8 162 (6.17%) Legal
9 139 (5.30%) Retail
10 134 (5.11%) Public Sector
11 119 (4.54%) Presentation Skills
12 113 (4.31%) Banking
13 112 (4.27%) Law
14 72 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
15 63 (2.40%) Games
16 55 (2.10%) Telecoms
17 54 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
18 49 (1.87%) Financial Institution
19 37 (1.41%) Advertising
19 37 (1.41%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 454 (17.30%) Analyst
2 405 (15.43%) Project Manager
3 350 (13.34%) Senior
4 253 (9.64%) Trainee
5 246 (9.38%) Trainee Analyst
6 208 (7.93%) Senior Manager
7 204 (7.77%) Business Analyst
8 165 (6.29%) Data Analyst
9 163 (6.21%) Lead
10 158 (6.02%) IT Manager
11 150 (5.72%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 124 (4.73%) Consultant
13 123 (4.69%) Development Manager
14 97 (3.70%) Senior Project Manager
15 96 (3.66%) Trainee Business Analyst
16 92 (3.51%) Product Manager
17 86 (3.28%) Architect
18 79 (3.01%) Systems Manager
19 78 (2.97%) IT Project Manager
20 72 (2.74%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (1.22%) HTML
2 31 (1.18%) .NET
3 26 (0.99%) EDI
4 24 (0.91%) CSS
5 23 (0.88%) PyTorch
6 13 (0.50%) JSON
7 12 (0.46%) .NET Core
7 12 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
7 12 (0.46%) React
8 11 (0.42%) HTML5 Canvas
9 10 (0.38%) SPFx
10 9 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (0.34%) REST
11 8 (0.30%) Middleware
12 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
12 7 (0.27%) Matplotlib
12 7 (0.27%) OAuth
12 7 (0.27%) Seaborn
13 5 (0.19%) OpenID
13 5 (0.19%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 198 (7.55%) Management Information System
2 117 (4.46%) Onboarding
3 106 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
4 82 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 70 (2.67%) Social Media
6 66 (2.52%) Driving Licence
7 65 (2.48%) FMCG
8 56 (2.13%) Data Centre
9 49 (1.87%) Virtual Team
10 42 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
11 39 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
12 37 (1.41%) Algorithms
13 36 (1.37%) Robotics
14 35 (1.33%) Blog
15 32 (1.22%) Mobile App
16 29 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
17 27 (1.03%) Low-Code
17 27 (1.03%) Security Posture
18 24 (0.91%) IoT
19 22 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 73 (2.78%) Windows
2 31 (1.18%) Apple iOS
3 26 (0.99%) Android
4 24 (0.91%) Linux
5 16 (0.61%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.15%) Windows 10
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
9 2 (0.076%) zOS
10 1 (0.038%) CentOS
10 1 (0.038%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.038%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.038%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.038%) VMS
10 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 653 (24.89%) Agile
2 624 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
3 573 (21.84%) Project Delivery
4 520 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 485 (18.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 455 (17.34%) Analytics
7 408 (15.55%) Decision-Making
8 379 (14.44%) PRINCE2
9 362 (13.80%) Business Analysis
10 333 (12.69%) Change Management
11 328 (12.50%) AI
12 309 (11.78%) Data Analysis
13 280 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 243 (9.26%) Risk Management
15 229 (8.73%) Coaching
16 228 (8.69%) Data Analytics
17 219 (8.35%) Roadmaps
18 212 (8.08%) Mentoring
19 209 (7.96%) Process Improvement
20 208 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 294 (11.20%) SQL
2 288 (10.98%) Python
3 44 (1.68%) C#
4 36 (1.37%) VBA
5 31 (1.18%) JavaScript
6 24 (0.91%) PowerShell
7 23 (0.88%) TypeScript
8 17 (0.65%) Java
9 13 (0.50%) C++
10 12 (0.46%) C
11 10 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 8 (0.30%) Bash
13 7 (0.27%) PHP
14 6 (0.23%) R
15 4 (0.15%) COBOL
15 4 (0.15%) Embedded C
16 3 (0.11%) Dart
16 3 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
16 3 (0.11%) T-SQL
16 3 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 671 (25.57%) Degree
2 243 (9.26%) PMP
3 226 (8.61%) PMI Certification
4 136 (5.18%) Security Cleared
5 93 (3.54%) SC Cleared
6 78 (2.97%) CISSP
6 78 (2.97%) Master's Degree
7 76 (2.90%) DBS Check
8 56 (2.13%) CISM
9 48 (1.83%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
10 36 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 34 (1.30%) HNC
12 31 (1.18%) CISA
12 31 (1.18%) SANS
13 29 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
14 27 (1.03%) FFIEC
14 27 (1.03%) MBA
15 26 (0.99%) CGEIT
16 25 (0.95%) ACCA
17 23 (0.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 194 (7.39%) QA
2 127 (4.84%) PMO
3 108 (4.12%) GDPR
4 95 (3.62%) Accessibility
5 74 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 66 (2.52%) NIST
7 37 (1.41%) Data Quality
8 35 (1.33%) ISO 9001
9 34 (1.30%) GRC
10 27 (1.03%) COBIT
11 23 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 14 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
13 14 (0.53%) NIST 800
13 14 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 13 (0.50%) SLA
15 11 (0.42%) GAAP
16 10 (0.38%) IFRS
17 9 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 8 (0.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 60 (2.29%) Active Directory
2 26 (0.99%) Docker
3 11 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.30%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.15%) Firmware
6 3 (0.11%) vSphere
7 2 (0.076%) Time Sharing Option
7 2 (0.076%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.076%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.65%) Ansible
4 15 (0.57%) SCCM
5 14 (0.53%) Terraform
6 11 (0.42%) Grafana
7 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.15%) ServiceCenter
9 3 (0.11%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.076%) Argo
10 2 (0.076%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.076%) Puppet
10 2 (0.076%) Salt
11 1 (0.038%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.038%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.038%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.038%) MOM
11 1 (0.038%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 615 (23.44%) Microsoft
2 108 (4.12%) SAP
3 75 (2.86%) Salesforce
4 67 (2.55%) Google
5 66 (2.52%) Oracle
6 63 (2.40%) Adobe
7 51 (1.94%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.07%) Anaplan
9 27 (1.03%) Cisco
10 25 (0.95%) HubSpot
11 20 (0.76%) Genesys
11 20 (0.76%) Verint
12 19 (0.72%) Pardot
13 16 (0.61%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.57%) Apple
14 15 (0.57%) Instagram
15 14 (0.53%) Databricks
16 13 (0.50%) Fortinet
17 12 (0.46%) VMware
18 11 (0.42%) Hootsuite