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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 16 22
Rank change year-on-year -37 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,686 4,662 6,095
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.83% 9.97% 7.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.87% 10.72% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,492 2,112 4,462
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,275 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,815 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +6.48% -7.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +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 55,161 43,489 68,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.71% 93.04% 88.07%
Number of salaries quoted 33,069 21,992 52,917
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 1 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 1 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 -39 2,254 £52,500 -8.70% 1,381
UK excluding London -40 1,793 £45,000 -18.18% 1,232
Work from Home -31 744 £57,508 -2.53% 420
London -29 663 £69,750 +3.33% 366
North of England -26 528 £40,000 -27.27% 243
South East -28 457 £55,040 -4.28% 377
Midlands -52 272 £45,000 -18.18% 206
North West -33 235 £42,500 -19.05% 124
South West -28 191 £45,282 -13.75% 154
West Midlands -39 191 £45,000 -21.05% 108
Yorkshire -28 186 £40,000 -27.27% 101
Scotland -21 142 £40,000 -27.27% 57
North East -8 107 £40,000 -32.20% 23
East of England -46 107 £55,000 +10.00% 160
East Midlands -69 79 £44,100 -11.80% 96
Northern Ireland -4 67 £60,000 +26.32% 23
Wales -40 35 £55,000 +5.17% 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
1 143 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 51 (1.90%) Confluence
3 43 (1.60%) CMS
4 32 (1.19%) WordPress
5 20 (0.74%) ArcGIS
6 13 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
7 8 (0.30%) Kinematics
8 6 (0.22%) Apache Spark
9 5 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.15%) Apache
10 4 (0.15%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.11%) govService
11 3 (0.11%) SAS
12 2 (0.074%) Drupal
12 2 (0.074%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.037%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.037%) IIS
13 1 (0.037%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.037%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 415 (15.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 202 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
3 129 (4.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 113 (4.21%) Microsoft Project
5 25 (0.93%) AutoCAD
6 23 (0.86%) MS Visio
7 17 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 17 (0.63%) Trello
8 15 (0.56%) Maya
9 14 (0.52%) SOLIDWORKS
10 9 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
10 9 (0.34%) Photoshop
11 8 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
12 7 (0.26%) Adobe XD
13 6 (0.22%) Revit
14 4 (0.15%) CATIA
15 3 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
15 3 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
15 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
16 2 (0.074%) Weka
Business Applications
1 63 (2.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 39 (1.45%) SAP MDG
3 18 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
3 18 (0.67%) Oracle Receivables
4 17 (0.63%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 17 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
5 13 (0.48%) Oracle Cash Management
6 11 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
6 11 (0.41%) Oracle EBS R12
6 11 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
7 9 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 9 (0.34%) SAP CO
7 9 (0.34%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.34%) SAP FI/CO
8 8 (0.30%) SAP IBP
9 7 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
9 7 (0.26%) Shopify
10 6 (0.22%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 223 (8.30%) Azure
2 216 (8.04%) Power Platform
3 143 (5.32%) Microsoft 365
4 137 (5.10%) SaaS
5 106 (3.95%) AWS
6 47 (1.75%) PowerApps
7 37 (1.38%) Asana
8 31 (1.15%) GCP
9 30 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 28 (1.04%) Entra ID
11 26 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
12 25 (0.93%) Smartsheet
13 24 (0.89%) Google Analytics
14 22 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
15 21 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
15 21 (0.78%) Power Automate
16 18 (0.67%) Snowflake
17 16 (0.60%) PaaS
18 15 (0.56%) ChatGPT
18 15 (0.56%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.53%) Firewall
2 38 (1.41%) Broadband
2 38 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
3 29 (1.08%) WAN
4 22 (0.82%) CHAP
4 22 (0.82%) Internet
4 22 (0.82%) LAN
5 21 (0.78%) Network Security
6 20 (0.74%) DNS
6 20 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
6 20 (0.74%) VPN
7 19 (0.71%) Wireless
8 18 (0.67%) DHCP
9 17 (0.63%) TCP/IP
10 16 (0.60%) VLAN
11 14 (0.52%) SD-WAN
12 11 (0.41%) Intranet
13 10 (0.37%) Multicast
14 9 (0.34%) BGP
14 9 (0.34%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 200 (7.45%) Tableau
2 182 (6.78%) Power BI
3 167 (6.22%) Data Mining
4 47 (1.75%) SQL Server
5 30 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (0.74%) Data Lake
6 20 (0.74%) GIS
6 20 (0.74%) QGIS
6 20 (0.74%) Spatial Data
7 16 (0.60%) Power Query
7 16 (0.60%) Qlik Sense
8 14 (0.52%) Big Data
9 13 (0.48%) Metadata
10 12 (0.45%) SAP BW
11 7 (0.26%) Looker
11 7 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.19%) DB2
12 5 (0.19%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 112 (4.17%) JIRA
2 14 (0.52%) Git
2 14 (0.52%) GitLab
3 11 (0.41%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.11%) ERwin
4 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
5 2 (0.074%) Checkstyle
5 2 (0.074%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.074%) ESLint
5 2 (0.074%) Gradle
5 2 (0.074%) JIRA Agile
5 2 (0.074%) JUnit
5 2 (0.074%) Maven
5 2 (0.074%) Mockito
5 2 (0.074%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.074%) Selenium
5 2 (0.074%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.074%) TestNG
5 2 (0.074%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.037%) webpack
General
1 1,186 (44.15%) Social Skills
2 1,110 (41.33%) Finance
3 766 (28.52%) Analytical Skills
4 257 (9.57%) Marketing
5 196 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 190 (7.07%) Organisational Skills
7 171 (6.37%) Legal
8 164 (6.11%) Manufacturing
9 148 (5.51%) Retail
10 146 (5.44%) Public Sector
11 132 (4.91%) Law
12 128 (4.77%) Presentation Skills
13 116 (4.32%) Banking
14 77 (2.87%) Games
15 76 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
16 58 (2.16%) Telecoms
17 55 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
18 50 (1.86%) Electronics
19 49 (1.82%) Financial Institution
20 43 (1.60%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 473 (17.61%) Analyst
2 391 (14.56%) Senior
3 390 (14.52%) Project Manager
4 282 (10.50%) Trainee
5 273 (10.16%) Trainee Analyst
6 230 (8.56%) Lead
7 222 (8.27%) Senior Manager
8 215 (8.00%) Business Analyst
9 176 (6.55%) Data Analyst
10 158 (5.88%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 155 (5.77%) IT Manager
12 119 (4.43%) Architect
13 117 (4.36%) Consultant
14 115 (4.28%) Trainee Business Analyst
15 112 (4.17%) Development Manager
16 103 (3.83%) Business Manager
17 100 (3.72%) Senior Project Manager
18 92 (3.43%) Systems Manager
19 84 (3.13%) Product Manager
20 76 (2.83%) Quality Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (0.93%) EDI
2 23 (0.86%) PyTorch
3 22 (0.82%) CSS
3 22 (0.82%) HTML
4 20 (0.74%) .NET
5 15 (0.56%) Middleware
6 9 (0.34%) React
7 8 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
8 7 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
9 6 (0.22%) Node.js
9 6 (0.22%) OAuth
9 6 (0.22%) REST
10 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.15%) FIDO
10 4 (0.15%) Flutter
10 4 (0.15%) OpenID
10 4 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
10 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
10 4 (0.15%) SAML
10 4 (0.15%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 217 (8.08%) Management Information System
2 126 (4.69%) Onboarding
3 123 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
4 78 (2.90%) Product Ownership
5 76 (2.83%) Analytical Mindset
5 76 (2.83%) Data Centre
6 70 (2.61%) FMCG
7 61 (2.27%) Robotics
8 60 (2.23%) Driving Licence
9 58 (2.16%) Social Media
10 48 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
11 45 (1.68%) Virtual Team
12 43 (1.60%) Algorithms
13 31 (1.15%) Blog
14 29 (1.08%) IoT
14 29 (1.08%) Low-Code
15 27 (1.01%) Mobile App
16 25 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
17 21 (0.78%) Blockchain
17 21 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 58 (2.16%) Windows
2 31 (1.15%) Apple iOS
3 26 (0.97%) Android
4 23 (0.86%) Linux
5 17 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.26%) Unix
7 6 (0.22%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.15%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.11%) VMS
10 2 (0.074%) AIX
10 2 (0.074%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.074%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.074%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.074%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.037%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 669 (24.91%) Problem-Solving
2 650 (24.20%) Agile
3 572 (21.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 514 (19.14%) Project Delivery
5 503 (18.73%) Analytics
6 493 (18.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 402 (14.97%) Decision-Making
8 396 (14.74%) Change Management
9 380 (14.15%) Business Analysis
10 371 (13.81%) AI
11 353 (13.14%) PRINCE2
12 317 (11.80%) Data Analysis
13 315 (11.73%) Risk Management
14 271 (10.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 259 (9.64%) Process Improvement
16 251 (9.34%) Coaching
17 237 (8.82%) Roadmaps
18 234 (8.71%) Data Analytics
19 225 (8.38%) Business Intelligence
20 207 (7.71%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 295 (10.98%) SQL
2 292 (10.87%) Python
3 36 (1.34%) VBA
4 30 (1.12%) C#
5 27 (1.01%) JavaScript
6 23 (0.86%) Java
7 21 (0.78%) C
8 18 (0.67%) C++
9 13 (0.48%) PowerShell
10 11 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (0.37%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.26%) PHP
13 6 (0.22%) Bash
13 6 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 6 (0.22%) Perl
14 5 (0.19%) R
15 3 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
15 3 (0.11%) Tcl
15 3 (0.11%) VB
16 2 (0.074%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 735 (27.36%) Degree
2 226 (8.41%) PMP
3 216 (8.04%) PMI Certification
4 184 (6.85%) Security Cleared
5 137 (5.10%) SC Cleared
6 97 (3.61%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.38%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 58 (2.16%) CISSP
9 55 (2.05%) DBS Check
10 48 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 42 (1.56%) CISM
12 37 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
13 36 (1.34%) HNC
14 28 (1.04%) MBA
15 26 (0.97%) SANS
16 25 (0.93%) CISA
17 24 (0.89%) ACCA
17 24 (0.89%) DV Cleared
17 24 (0.89%) FFIEC
18 22 (0.82%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 213 (7.93%) QA
2 129 (4.80%) PMO
3 97 (3.61%) GDPR
4 90 (3.35%) Accessibility
5 54 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 53 (1.97%) NIST
7 38 (1.41%) Data Quality
8 23 (0.86%) COBIT
9 20 (0.74%) ISO 9001
10 19 (0.71%) GRC
11 14 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 13 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
13 12 (0.45%) SLA
14 10 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.34%) NIST 800
15 9 (0.34%) PCI DSS
16 7 (0.26%) IFRS
17 6 (0.22%) MiFID
18 5 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 58 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 22 (0.82%) Docker
3 13 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.45%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.30%) Firmware
6 6 (0.22%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.074%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (0.74%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.45%) Ansible
4 11 (0.41%) Terraform
5 6 (0.22%) SCCM
6 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.11%) Grafana
9 2 (0.074%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.074%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.074%) ServiceCenter
10 1 (0.037%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.037%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.037%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.037%) MOM
10 1 (0.037%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 637 (23.72%) Microsoft
2 164 (6.11%) SAP
3 88 (3.28%) Salesforce
4 68 (2.53%) Oracle
5 67 (2.49%) Google
6 46 (1.71%) Adobe
7 45 (1.68%) Cisco
8 41 (1.53%) ServiceNow
9 28 (1.04%) Anaplan
10 27 (1.01%) HubSpot
11 26 (0.97%) Ariba
12 20 (0.74%) Genesys
12 20 (0.74%) Verint
13 17 (0.63%) OpenText
14 16 (0.60%) Databricks
15 15 (0.56%) Instagram
15 15 (0.56%) Pardot
16 14 (0.52%) VMware
17 13 (0.48%) Palo Alto
17 13 (0.48%) Workday