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 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 17 25
Rank change year-on-year -34 +8 +3
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,710 5,033 5,532
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.17% 9.86% 7.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.21% 10.74% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,484 2,213 4,045
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,799 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -6.78%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £70,000
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% -7.41%

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 51,996 46,880 64,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 79.99% 91.87% 88.55%
Number of salaries quoted 30,799 22,693 50,451
10th Percentile £28,750 £35,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £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 £76,000 £80,100 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £101,000 £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 6 February 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 6 February 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 -33 2,306 £52,500 -8.70% 1,312
UK excluding London -36 1,817 £45,000 -18.18% 1,119
Work from Home -30 690 £57,500 -4.17% 477
London -26 681 £70,000 +3.70% 427
North of England -26 524 £40,000 -27.27% 215
South East -30 470 £57,500 - 348
Midlands -43 292 £45,000 -18.18% 192
North West -28 230 £42,500 -19.05% 116
West Midlands -34 199 £45,000 -21.05% 118
South West -24 187 £45,564 -12.38% 123
Yorkshire -21 182 £40,000 -27.27% 73
Scotland -20 149 £40,000 -27.27% 63
North East -2 112 £40,000 -32.20% 31
East of England -39 111 £55,000 +10.00% 137
East Midlands -58 93 £43,100 -17.90% 74
Northern Ireland +1 56 £55,000 +15.79% 20
Wales -35 34 £60,000 +15.38% 51

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
1 148 (5.46%) SharePoint
2 48 (1.77%) Confluence
3 41 (1.51%) CMS
4 29 (1.07%) WordPress
5 16 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (0.41%) Kinematics
7 7 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.18%) Apache
9 5 (0.18%) Drupal
10 4 (0.15%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.11%) govService
11 3 (0.11%) SAS
12 2 (0.074%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.074%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.037%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.037%) IIS
13 1 (0.037%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.037%) PowerFactory
13 1 (0.037%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 423 (15.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 235 (8.67%) Microsoft Office
3 150 (5.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 117 (4.32%) Microsoft Project
5 29 (1.07%) AutoCAD
6 28 (1.03%) MS Visio
7 26 (0.96%) Maya
8 22 (0.81%) Trello
9 18 (0.66%) SOLIDWORKS
10 16 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 7 (0.26%) Adobe XD
12 6 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
12 6 (0.22%) Photoshop
12 6 (0.22%) Revit
13 5 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
14 4 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
14 4 (0.15%) CATIA
15 3 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
15 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
15 3 (0.11%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 95 (3.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 65 (2.40%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.37%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 20 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
5 19 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
5 19 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
6 17 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
7 15 (0.55%) SAP IBP
8 14 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
9 13 (0.48%) SAP CO
9 13 (0.48%) SAP FI
9 13 (0.48%) SAP FI/CO
10 12 (0.44%) Shopify
11 11 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
11 11 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
12 10 (0.37%) NetSuite
13 9 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
14 8 (0.30%) Oracle EBS R12
14 8 (0.30%) SAP FS
14 8 (0.30%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 219 (8.08%) Power Platform
2 209 (7.71%) Azure
3 145 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
4 120 (4.43%) SaaS
5 94 (3.47%) AWS
6 38 (1.40%) PowerApps
7 36 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
8 34 (1.25%) GCP
9 29 (1.07%) Entra ID
10 28 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
11 27 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
12 24 (0.89%) Asana
12 24 (0.89%) Microsoft Copilot
12 24 (0.89%) Smartsheet
13 21 (0.77%) Google Analytics
14 18 (0.66%) Google Workspace
14 18 (0.66%) PaaS
14 18 (0.66%) Power Automate
14 18 (0.66%) Snowflake
15 14 (0.52%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.55%) Firewall
2 39 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (1.03%) WAN
4 24 (0.89%) VPN
4 24 (0.89%) Wireless
5 22 (0.81%) Internet
6 21 (0.77%) LAN
7 20 (0.74%) Broadband
7 20 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
8 19 (0.70%) CHAP
8 19 (0.70%) Network Security
9 18 (0.66%) VLAN
10 15 (0.55%) DNS
10 15 (0.55%) SD-WAN
11 13 (0.48%) DHCP
11 13 (0.48%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.41%) Intranet
12 11 (0.41%) Multicast
13 10 (0.37%) MPLS
14 9 (0.33%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (6.94%) Power BI
2 186 (6.86%) Tableau
3 150 (5.54%) Data Mining
4 50 (1.85%) SQL Server
5 31 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 19 (0.70%) SAP BW
8 16 (0.59%) Power Query
9 15 (0.55%) Metadata
10 14 (0.52%) Big Data
11 12 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
12 10 (0.37%) Looker
13 8 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 7 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
15 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 5 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
16 5 (0.18%) MongoDB
16 5 (0.18%) MySQL
16 5 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 115 (4.24%) JIRA
2 13 (0.48%) Git
2 13 (0.48%) GitLab
3 7 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.15%) JIRA Agile
5 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.11%) ERwin
6 3 (0.11%) Maven
6 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.074%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.074%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.074%) ESLint
7 2 (0.074%) Gradle
7 2 (0.074%) JUnit
7 2 (0.074%) Mockito
7 2 (0.074%) Selenium
7 2 (0.074%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.074%) TestNG
8 1 (0.037%) Balsamiq
General
1 1,207 (44.54%) Social Skills
2 1,153 (42.55%) Finance
3 807 (29.78%) Analytical Skills
4 275 (10.15%) Marketing
5 197 (7.27%) Manufacturing
6 188 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
7 183 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 168 (6.20%) Legal
9 155 (5.72%) Law
10 143 (5.28%) Retail
11 139 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
11 139 (5.13%) Public Sector
12 112 (4.13%) Banking
13 75 (2.77%) Games
14 68 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
15 66 (2.44%) Telecoms
16 55 (2.03%) Electronics
17 53 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
18 48 (1.77%) Advertising
19 47 (1.73%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 469 (17.31%) Analyst
2 402 (14.83%) Senior
3 367 (13.54%) Project Manager
4 275 (10.15%) Trainee
5 266 (9.82%) Trainee Analyst
6 230 (8.49%) Lead
7 226 (8.34%) Business Analyst
8 220 (8.12%) Senior Manager
9 158 (5.83%) Data Analyst
10 152 (5.61%) Architect
11 150 (5.54%) IT Manager
12 141 (5.20%) Trainee Data Analyst
13 130 (4.80%) Development Manager
14 125 (4.61%) Trainee Business Analyst
15 110 (4.06%) Business Manager
16 108 (3.99%) Product Manager
17 93 (3.43%) Consultant
18 90 (3.32%) Senior Project Manager
19 89 (3.28%) Systems Manager
20 83 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (1.25%) CSS
2 24 (0.89%) HTML
2 24 (0.89%) Middleware
3 22 (0.81%) EDI
4 13 (0.48%) .NET
5 10 (0.37%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.33%) React
7 8 (0.30%) FIX Protocol
8 7 (0.26%) Node.js
9 6 (0.22%) FHIR
9 6 (0.22%) REST
10 5 (0.18%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.18%) Web Services
11 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.15%) FIDO
11 4 (0.15%) Flutter
11 4 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.11%) Pandas
12 3 (0.11%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 210 (7.75%) Management Information System
2 126 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
3 124 (4.58%) Onboarding
4 96 (3.54%) FMCG
5 84 (3.10%) Analytical Mindset
6 79 (2.92%) Product Ownership
7 73 (2.69%) Data Centre
8 69 (2.55%) Robotics
9 61 (2.25%) Driving Licence
10 60 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
11 46 (1.70%) Social Media
12 42 (1.55%) Virtual Team
13 29 (1.07%) Algorithms
14 28 (1.03%) Blog
14 28 (1.03%) IoT
15 27 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
16 24 (0.89%) Low-Code
17 23 (0.85%) Blockchain
18 22 (0.81%) PMI
19 21 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 57 (2.10%) Windows
2 26 (0.96%) Linux
3 19 (0.70%) Windows Server
4 15 (0.55%) Apple iOS
5 12 (0.44%) Android
6 7 (0.26%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.22%) Unix
8 3 (0.11%) VMS
9 2 (0.074%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.074%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.037%) AIX
10 1 (0.037%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 689 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
2 656 (24.21%) Agile
3 610 (22.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 566 (20.89%) Project Delivery
5 478 (17.64%) Analytics
6 469 (17.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 426 (15.72%) Decision-Making
8 411 (15.17%) Change Management
9 378 (13.95%) Business Analysis
10 346 (12.77%) Risk Management
11 336 (12.40%) AI
12 333 (12.29%) PRINCE2
13 287 (10.59%) Data Analysis
14 277 (10.22%) Process Improvement
15 268 (9.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 247 (9.11%) Coaching
17 240 (8.86%) Business Intelligence
18 236 (8.71%) Roadmaps
19 227 (8.38%) ERP
20 221 (8.15%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 287 (10.59%) SQL
2 264 (9.74%) Python
3 33 (1.22%) VBA
4 31 (1.14%) JavaScript
5 29 (1.07%) C#
6 28 (1.03%) C
6 28 (1.03%) Java
7 21 (0.77%) C++
8 15 (0.55%) PowerShell
9 12 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 10 (0.37%) Perl
10 10 (0.37%) PHP
11 8 (0.30%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.22%) Bash
12 6 (0.22%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.18%) R
14 4 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
14 4 (0.15%) VB
15 3 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
15 3 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 823 (30.37%) Degree
2 211 (7.79%) PMP
3 204 (7.53%) PMI Certification
4 191 (7.05%) Security Cleared
5 151 (5.57%) SC Cleared
6 108 (3.99%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.36%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 52 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
9 50 (1.85%) DBS Check
10 47 (1.73%) CISSP
11 44 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 34 (1.25%) CISM
13 28 (1.03%) HNC
14 26 (0.96%) MBA
15 25 (0.92%) DV Cleared
15 25 (0.92%) HND
16 22 (0.81%) CISA
17 21 (0.77%) ACCA
17 21 (0.77%) CFA
17 21 (0.77%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (7.49%) QA
2 154 (5.68%) PMO
3 96 (3.54%) GDPR
4 51 (1.88%) Accessibility
5 50 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 44 (1.62%) NIST
7 40 (1.48%) Data Quality
8 24 (0.89%) ISO 9001
9 20 (0.74%) COBIT
10 16 (0.59%) GRC
11 14 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 12 (0.44%) SLA
13 10 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
13 10 (0.37%) IEC 61131
14 9 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.33%) IFRS
15 8 (0.30%) IFRS 17
15 8 (0.30%) PCI DSS
15 8 (0.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 58 (2.14%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.70%) Docker
3 15 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.41%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.37%) Firmware
6 6 (0.22%) vSphere
7 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.037%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (0.66%) Kubernetes
1 18 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.33%) Ansible
2 9 (0.33%) Terraform
3 5 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
4 4 (0.15%) Grafana
4 4 (0.15%) SCCM
5 3 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.037%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.037%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.037%) MOM
6 1 (0.037%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 649 (23.95%) Microsoft
2 203 (7.49%) SAP
3 100 (3.69%) Salesforce
4 71 (2.62%) Oracle
5 66 (2.44%) Google
6 44 (1.62%) Cisco
7 42 (1.55%) ServiceNow
8 41 (1.51%) Adobe
9 37 (1.37%) OpenText
10 35 (1.29%) Ariba
11 28 (1.03%) Anaplan
12 24 (0.89%) HubSpot
13 20 (0.74%) Genesys
13 20 (0.74%) Verint
14 17 (0.63%) Databricks
15 16 (0.59%) VMware
16 13 (0.48%) Pardot
17 12 (0.44%) Fortinet
17 12 (0.44%) Sage
17 12 (0.44%) Workday