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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 17 25
Rank change year-on-year -32 +8 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,653 5,208 4,609
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.28% 9.80% 7.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.32% 10.77% 8.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,478 2,285 3,293
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,350 £34,834
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -8.03%
75th Percentile £71,938 £71,500 £70,001
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,396
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.97% -2.44%

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 49,863 48,378 55,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.51% 91.05% 89.23%
Number of salaries quoted 29,434 23,452 42,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,250
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 22 January 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 22 January 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 -32 2,256 £52,500 -8.70% 1,402
UK excluding London -33 1,749 £45,000 -18.18% 1,361
London -21 702 £70,000 +3.70% 294
Work from Home -29 664 £60,000 - 456
North of England -25 474 £40,000 -27.00% 244
South East -27 454 £57,500 - 429
Midlands -44 292 £45,000 -18.18% 236
North West -30 216 £42,500 -19.05% 105
West Midlands -36 196 £45,000 -21.74% 132
South West -21 188 £47,500 -8.65% 162
Yorkshire -22 166 £40,000 -27.27% 100
Scotland -18 156 £40,000 -28.26% 61
East of England -47 109 £55,000 +10.00% 186
East Midlands -51 96 £43,700 -16.76% 104
North East -4 92 £32,500 -42.98% 44
Northern Ireland 0 48 £55,000 +10.00% 31
Wales -35 33 £57,500 +12.75% 52

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
1 152 (5.73%) SharePoint
2 50 (1.88%) Confluence
3 37 (1.39%) CMS
4 27 (1.02%) WordPress
5 20 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
6 13 (0.49%) Kinematics
7 8 (0.30%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.23%) Apache
8 6 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.15%) Drupal
11 3 (0.11%) govService
12 2 (0.075%) IIS
12 2 (0.075%) TPMS
13 1 (0.038%) Apache Superset
13 1 (0.038%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.038%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.038%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.038%) PowerFactory
13 1 (0.038%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 413 (15.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 240 (9.05%) Microsoft Office
3 158 (5.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 117 (4.41%) Microsoft Project
5 29 (1.09%) Maya
6 28 (1.06%) MS Visio
7 25 (0.94%) AutoCAD
8 23 (0.87%) Trello
9 16 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
10 15 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 7 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
11 7 (0.26%) Adobe XD
11 7 (0.26%) Photoshop
12 6 (0.23%) Revit
13 5 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
13 5 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
14 4 (0.15%) CATIA
14 4 (0.15%) InDesign
15 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
16 2 (0.075%) Weka
Business Applications
1 99 (3.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 65 (2.45%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.39%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 19 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
4 19 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
5 17 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (0.64%) Oracle Assets
5 17 (0.64%) SAP IBP
6 14 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 14 (0.53%) SAP CO
6 14 (0.53%) SAP FI
6 14 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
7 13 (0.49%) Shopify
8 12 (0.45%) NetSuite
9 11 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
10 9 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
10 9 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
10 9 (0.34%) SAP FS
10 9 (0.34%) SAP FSCM
10 9 (0.34%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 221 (8.33%) Azure
2 207 (7.80%) Power Platform
3 147 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
4 113 (4.26%) SaaS
5 101 (3.81%) AWS
6 40 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (1.39%) GCP
8 29 (1.09%) Entra ID
9 28 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
9 28 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (1.06%) PowerApps
10 24 (0.90%) Smartsheet
10 24 (0.90%) Snowflake
11 22 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
12 21 (0.79%) Asana
12 21 (0.79%) PaaS
12 21 (0.79%) Power Automate
13 20 (0.75%) Google Workspace
14 18 (0.68%) Google Analytics
15 14 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.58%) Firewall
2 37 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.17%) WAN
4 27 (1.02%) VPN
5 24 (0.90%) LAN
5 24 (0.90%) Wireless
6 21 (0.79%) Internet
7 19 (0.72%) Network Security
7 19 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
8 18 (0.68%) VLAN
9 17 (0.64%) CHAP
9 17 (0.64%) SD-WAN
10 14 (0.53%) DNS
10 14 (0.53%) TCP/IP
11 12 (0.45%) Unified Communications
12 11 (0.41%) Broadband
12 11 (0.41%) Intranet
12 11 (0.41%) Multicast
13 10 (0.38%) DHCP
13 10 (0.38%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 182 (6.86%) Power BI
2 172 (6.48%) Tableau
3 130 (4.90%) Data Mining
4 57 (2.15%) SQL Server
5 34 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (0.79%) Data Lake
6 21 (0.79%) SAP BW
7 16 (0.60%) Power Query
8 14 (0.53%) Looker
9 13 (0.49%) Big Data
9 13 (0.49%) Metadata
10 12 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
11 8 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 7 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.19%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 121 (4.56%) JIRA
2 13 (0.49%) Git
2 13 (0.49%) GitLab
3 8 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.15%) JIRA Agile
5 4 (0.15%) Maven
5 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.11%) ERwin
6 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.075%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.075%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.075%) Gradle
7 2 (0.075%) JUnit
7 2 (0.075%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.075%) Mockito
7 2 (0.075%) Selenium
7 2 (0.075%) Subversion
7 2 (0.075%) TestNG
7 2 (0.075%) Vagrant
General
1 1,188 (44.78%) Social Skills
2 1,143 (43.08%) Finance
3 805 (30.34%) Analytical Skills
4 251 (9.46%) Marketing
5 189 (7.12%) Manufacturing
6 174 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
7 173 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 167 (6.29%) Law
9 164 (6.18%) Legal
10 145 (5.47%) Presentation Skills
11 140 (5.28%) Public Sector
12 139 (5.24%) Retail
13 112 (4.22%) Banking
14 77 (2.90%) Telecoms
15 72 (2.71%) Games
16 62 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
17 60 (2.26%) Electronics
18 54 (2.04%) Advertising
19 49 (1.85%) Aviation
20 48 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 449 (16.92%) Analyst
2 403 (15.19%) Senior
3 371 (13.98%) Project Manager
4 257 (9.69%) Trainee
5 248 (9.35%) Trainee Analyst
6 230 (8.67%) Lead
7 222 (8.37%) Business Analyst
8 221 (8.33%) Senior Manager
9 157 (5.92%) IT Manager
10 154 (5.80%) Architect
11 143 (5.39%) Data Analyst
12 125 (4.71%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 123 (4.64%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 113 (4.26%) Development Manager
15 106 (4.00%) Business Manager
16 97 (3.66%) Product Manager
17 91 (3.43%) Consultant
18 86 (3.24%) Senior Project Manager
18 86 (3.24%) Systems Manager
19 83 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (1.28%) CSS
2 27 (1.02%) Middleware
3 24 (0.90%) HTML
4 20 (0.75%) EDI
5 10 (0.38%) .NET
5 10 (0.38%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.34%) React
7 8 (0.30%) FIX Protocol
8 7 (0.26%) FHIR
8 7 (0.26%) Node.js
8 7 (0.26%) Web Services
9 6 (0.23%) REST
10 5 (0.19%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.15%) FIDO
11 4 (0.15%) Flutter
11 4 (0.15%) Pandas
11 4 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.11%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 199 (7.50%) Management Information System
2 127 (4.79%) Self-Motivation
3 121 (4.56%) Onboarding
4 85 (3.20%) Analytical Mindset
4 85 (3.20%) FMCG
5 74 (2.79%) Product Ownership
6 73 (2.75%) Data Centre
7 72 (2.71%) Robotics
8 66 (2.49%) Driving Licence
9 64 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
10 46 (1.73%) Virtual Team
11 42 (1.58%) Social Media
12 32 (1.21%) Algorithms
13 28 (1.06%) IoT
14 26 (0.98%) Blog
15 23 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
16 22 (0.83%) Blockchain
16 22 (0.83%) PMI
17 18 (0.68%) NHS
17 18 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (2.30%) Windows
2 28 (1.06%) Linux
3 23 (0.87%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.34%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.26%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.26%) VMS
6 6 (0.23%) Android
6 6 (0.23%) Unix
7 3 (0.11%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.075%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.038%) AIX
9 1 (0.038%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 703 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
2 640 (24.12%) Agile
3 608 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 549 (20.69%) Project Delivery
5 451 (17.00%) Analytics
6 448 (16.89%) Stakeholder Management
7 410 (15.45%) Change Management
8 409 (15.42%) Decision-Making
9 365 (13.76%) Business Analysis
10 354 (13.34%) Risk Management
11 335 (12.63%) PRINCE2
12 316 (11.91%) AI
13 277 (10.44%) Process Improvement
14 267 (10.06%) Data Analysis
15 254 (9.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 244 (9.20%) Business Intelligence
17 241 (9.08%) ERP
18 232 (8.74%) Business Strategy
18 232 (8.74%) Roadmaps
19 231 (8.71%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 277 (10.44%) SQL
2 250 (9.42%) Python
3 34 (1.28%) C#
4 31 (1.17%) Java
5 30 (1.13%) C
6 29 (1.09%) JavaScript
7 26 (0.98%) VBA
8 23 (0.87%) C++
9 17 (0.64%) PowerShell
10 12 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (0.45%) Perl
11 10 (0.38%) PHP
12 6 (0.23%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.19%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
14 4 (0.15%) R
14 4 (0.15%) Ruby
14 4 (0.15%) VB
15 3 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 828 (31.21%) Degree
2 208 (7.84%) PMP
3 201 (7.58%) PMI Certification
4 189 (7.12%) Security Cleared
5 153 (5.77%) SC Cleared
6 107 (4.03%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.41%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 52 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 49 (1.85%) CISSP
10 45 (1.70%) DBS Check
11 43 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 32 (1.21%) CISM
13 25 (0.94%) MBA
14 24 (0.90%) DV Cleared
14 24 (0.90%) HND
15 23 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 22 (0.83%) CFA
16 22 (0.83%) PhD
17 21 (0.79%) ACCA
17 21 (0.79%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (7.61%) QA
2 165 (6.22%) PMO
3 94 (3.54%) GDPR
4 48 (1.81%) Accessibility
5 46 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 43 (1.62%) NIST
7 40 (1.51%) Data Quality
8 24 (0.90%) ISO 9001
9 20 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
10 18 (0.68%) COBIT
11 16 (0.60%) GRC
12 15 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 12 (0.45%) SLA
15 10 (0.38%) IEC 61131
15 10 (0.38%) IFRS
16 9 (0.34%) IFRS 17
16 9 (0.34%) Solvency II
17 7 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
17 7 (0.26%) HL7
System Software
1 59 (2.22%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.72%) Docker
3 17 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (0.45%) Hyper-V
5 11 (0.41%) Firmware
6 6 (0.23%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.038%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.038%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 16 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (0.53%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.41%) Terraform
4 8 (0.30%) Ansible
5 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.15%) Grafana
7 3 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.11%) SCCM
8 2 (0.075%) Nagios
9 1 (0.038%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.038%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.038%) MOM
9 1 (0.038%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 640 (24.12%) Microsoft
2 216 (8.14%) SAP
3 94 (3.54%) Salesforce
4 72 (2.71%) Oracle
5 62 (2.34%) Google
6 47 (1.77%) Cisco
7 42 (1.58%) ServiceNow
8 37 (1.39%) OpenText
9 36 (1.36%) Ariba
10 32 (1.21%) Adobe
11 28 (1.06%) Anaplan
12 20 (0.75%) Genesys
12 20 (0.75%) HubSpot
12 20 (0.75%) Verint
13 19 (0.72%) VMware
14 17 (0.64%) Databricks
15 15 (0.57%) Workday
16 14 (0.53%) Sage
17 13 (0.49%) Alteryx
18 12 (0.45%) Guidewire