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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 26 22
Rank change year-on-year -36 -4 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,466 3,436 7,468
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.60% 7.57% 7.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.54% 8.21% 8.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,452 1,732 5,313
10th Percentile £34,775 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,967 £43,969 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,778 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 69,702 41,872 87,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.38% 92.19% 82.13%
Number of salaries quoted 48,070 22,602 61,776
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,681 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.36% - -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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -31 2,149 £55,000 -8.33% 1,017
UK excluding London -34 1,595 £52,500 -4.55% 872
Work from Home -10 992 £55,000 -4.35% 362
London -31 705 £69,500 -2.11% 333
North of England -7 467 £55,000 +0.38% 199
South East -29 404 £49,442 -11.38% 275
Midlands -48 231 £55,000 +1.85% 134
North West +12 216 £55,000 +7.06% 112
South West -34 174 £47,500 -20.83% 97
Yorkshire -26 153 £60,000 +9.09% 68
East of England -39 146 £60,000 +9.09% 111
West Midlands -46 146 £55,000 - 81
North East -25 98 £60,000 +17.65% 22
East Midlands -36 84 £53,750 +16.22% 52
Northern Ireland -12 71 £47,500 -17.39% 17
Scotland -48 65 £40,000 -20.71% 36
Wales -58 41 £52,500 -17.97% 26

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 90 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 52 (2.11%) Confluence
3 39 (1.58%) CMS
4 33 (1.34%) WordPress
5 20 (0.81%) ArcGIS
6 7 (0.28%) WebLogic
6 7 (0.28%) WebSphere
7 5 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.16%) Moodle
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
9 3 (0.12%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.081%) govService
10 2 (0.081%) Totara
11 1 (0.041%) Drupal
11 1 (0.041%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 237 (9.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 213 (8.64%) Microsoft Project
3 174 (7.06%) Microsoft Office
4 53 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.61%) Trello
8 9 (0.36%) Photoshop
9 8 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.24%) AutoCAD
11 5 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
11 5 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
12 4 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
13 3 (0.12%) Blender
13 3 (0.12%) Maya
14 2 (0.081%) Camtasia
15 1 (0.041%) Adobe Captivate
15 1 (0.041%) FrameMaker
15 1 (0.041%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 40 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 20 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
3 20 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
4 16 (0.65%) Oracle Assets
4 16 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
4 16 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
5 15 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
6 10 (0.41%) NetSuite
7 8 (0.32%) Primavera
7 8 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
7 8 (0.32%) Shopify
8 7 (0.28%) Fidessa
8 7 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.24%) SAP Business One
10 5 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
10 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
11 4 (0.16%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 239 (9.69%) Azure
2 219 (8.88%) Power Platform
3 147 (5.96%) SaaS
4 131 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
5 114 (4.62%) AWS
6 81 (3.28%) PowerApps
7 61 (2.47%) Power Automate
8 45 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
9 33 (1.34%) Smartsheet
10 32 (1.30%) Asana
11 30 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
11 30 (1.22%) GCP
12 29 (1.18%) OneDrive
13 27 (1.09%) Entra ID
14 25 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
15 24 (0.97%) Canva
16 23 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
17 21 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
17 21 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 43 (1.74%) Broadband
2 40 (1.62%) Firewall
3 28 (1.14%) WAN
4 26 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (0.93%) LAN
6 19 (0.77%) CHAP
7 18 (0.73%) DNS
8 14 (0.57%) DHCP
8 14 (0.57%) Structured Cabling
9 13 (0.53%) SD-WAN
10 12 (0.49%) Network Security
10 12 (0.49%) TCP/IP
11 10 (0.41%) Wireless
12 9 (0.36%) VPN
13 8 (0.32%) BGP
13 8 (0.32%) Multicast
14 7 (0.28%) NGN
14 7 (0.28%) VoIP
15 6 (0.24%) Internet
15 6 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (7.18%) Power BI
2 90 (3.65%) Tableau
3 78 (3.16%) Data Mining
4 37 (1.50%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.14%) GIS
6 21 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.81%) QGIS
7 20 (0.81%) Spatial Data
8 17 (0.69%) Data Lake
9 11 (0.45%) Power Query
10 9 (0.36%) Db2
10 9 (0.36%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.32%) Metadata
11 8 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (0.28%) Big Data
12 7 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
13 6 (0.24%) NoSQL
14 5 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 152 (6.16%) JIRA
2 24 (0.97%) Git
3 11 (0.45%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.16%) GitLab
5 4 (0.16%) JUnit
6 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 2 (0.081%) JMeter
7 2 (0.081%) Postman
7 2 (0.081%) Selenium
7 2 (0.081%) TestNG
7 2 (0.081%) Yeoman
7 2 (0.081%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.041%) Checkstyle
8 1 (0.041%) Maven
8 1 (0.041%) Pa11y
8 1 (0.041%) Plastic SCM
8 1 (0.041%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.041%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,015 (41.16%) Social Skills
2 820 (33.25%) Finance
3 467 (18.94%) Analytical Skills
4 267 (10.83%) Marketing
5 228 (9.25%) Organisational Skills
6 151 (6.12%) Retail
7 145 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 142 (5.76%) Manufacturing
9 139 (5.64%) Legal
10 124 (5.03%) Public Sector
11 107 (4.34%) Law
12 96 (3.89%) Banking
13 71 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
14 61 (2.47%) Local Government
15 57 (2.31%) Telecoms
16 54 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
17 47 (1.91%) Advertising
18 46 (1.87%) Financial Institution
19 42 (1.70%) Aviation
20 41 (1.66%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 507 (20.56%) Project Manager
2 348 (14.11%) Senior
3 304 (12.33%) Analyst
4 184 (7.46%) Lead
5 183 (7.42%) Senior Manager
6 177 (7.18%) IT Manager
7 156 (6.33%) Consultant
8 151 (6.12%) Senior Project Manager
9 149 (6.04%) Business Analyst
10 126 (5.11%) Development Manager
11 104 (4.22%) IT Project Manager
12 93 (3.77%) Trainee
12 93 (3.77%) Trainee Analyst
13 84 (3.41%) Data Analyst
14 76 (3.08%) Product Manager
15 74 (3.00%) Trainee Data Analyst
16 63 (2.55%) IT Support
17 58 (2.35%) Security Manager
18 57 (2.31%) Coordinator
18 57 (2.31%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (1.74%) .NET
1 43 (1.74%) PyTorch
2 42 (1.70%) HTML
3 37 (1.50%) CSS
4 24 (0.97%) HTML5 Canvas
4 24 (0.97%) JSON
5 23 (0.93%) Hugging Face
5 23 (0.93%) TensorFlow
6 21 (0.85%) .NET Core
6 21 (0.85%) Flash
7 19 (0.77%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (0.77%) SPFx
8 17 (0.69%) EDI
9 14 (0.57%) LangChain
9 14 (0.57%) LlamaIndex
9 14 (0.57%) Model Context Protocol
10 13 (0.53%) Middleware
11 12 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
12 8 (0.32%) Node.js
13 7 (0.28%) Matplotlib
Miscellaneous
1 171 (6.93%) Management Information System
2 140 (5.68%) Onboarding
3 102 (4.14%) Data Centre
4 83 (3.37%) Driving Licence
5 80 (3.24%) Product Ownership
6 56 (2.27%) Social Media
7 52 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
8 51 (2.07%) FMCG
9 46 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
10 45 (1.82%) Virtual Team
11 44 (1.78%) Security Posture
12 34 (1.38%) Cloud Native
12 34 (1.38%) Mobile App
13 33 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
14 31 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
15 29 (1.18%) Algorithms
16 27 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
16 27 (1.09%) PMI
17 26 (1.05%) AI Agents
18 25 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 85 (3.45%) Windows
2 31 (1.26%) Linux
3 28 (1.14%) Apple iOS
4 23 (0.93%) Android
5 19 (0.77%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.24%) Unix
8 5 (0.20%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.12%) AIX
10 2 (0.081%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.081%) zOS
11 1 (0.041%) CentOS
11 1 (0.041%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.041%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.041%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.041%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 714 (28.95%) Agile
2 613 (24.86%) Project Delivery
3 542 (21.98%) Problem-Solving
4 516 (20.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 473 (19.18%) PRINCE2
6 394 (15.98%) Continuous Improvement
7 337 (13.67%) Decision-Making
8 305 (12.37%) Analytics
9 265 (10.75%) Mentoring
10 263 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 255 (10.34%) AI
12 254 (10.30%) Roadmaps
13 233 (9.45%) Business Analysis
13 233 (9.45%) Risk Management
14 232 (9.41%) Coaching
15 228 (9.25%) Change Management
16 213 (8.64%) Logistics
17 208 (8.43%) Budget Management
18 199 (8.07%) ERP
19 183 (7.42%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 228 (9.25%) SQL
2 218 (8.84%) Python
3 48 (1.95%) C#
4 47 (1.91%) JavaScript
5 33 (1.34%) PowerShell
6 32 (1.30%) TypeScript
7 27 (1.09%) VBA
8 16 (0.65%) Java
9 9 (0.36%) C
10 7 (0.28%) C++
10 7 (0.28%) PHP
11 5 (0.20%) Bash
12 4 (0.16%) ABAP
12 4 (0.16%) Assembly Language
12 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.16%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.12%) COBOL
13 3 (0.12%) Dart
13 3 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.081%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 578 (23.44%) Degree
2 215 (8.72%) PMP
3 213 (8.64%) PMI Certification
4 132 (5.35%) DBS Check
5 122 (4.95%) Security Cleared
6 97 (3.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 85 (3.45%) CISSP
8 61 (2.47%) SC Cleared
9 60 (2.43%) CISM
10 55 (2.23%) Master's Degree
11 41 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 38 (1.54%) DV Cleared
13 28 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
13 28 (1.14%) CRISC
14 26 (1.05%) CISA
15 25 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
16 24 (0.97%) HNC
16 24 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
16 24 (0.97%) SANS
17 20 (0.81%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 190 (7.70%) QA
2 160 (6.49%) PMO
3 110 (4.46%) Accessibility
4 104 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 90 (3.65%) NIST
6 86 (3.49%) GDPR
7 42 (1.70%) GRC
8 41 (1.66%) ISO 9001
9 36 (1.46%) Data Quality
10 33 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 31 (1.26%) SLA
12 24 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 23 (0.93%) COBIT
13 23 (0.93%) NIST 800
14 18 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 16 (0.65%) ISO 14001
16 13 (0.53%) GAAP
17 11 (0.45%) IFRS
18 10 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
19 9 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 44 (1.78%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.77%) Docker
3 8 (0.32%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.12%) VMware Server
6 2 (0.081%) DFS Replication
6 2 (0.081%) Firmware
6 2 (0.081%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.081%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.081%) vSphere
7 1 (0.041%) IAG
7 1 (0.041%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
1 22 (0.89%) SCCM
2 20 (0.81%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.49%) Ansible
4 10 (0.41%) Grafana
4 10 (0.41%) Terraform
5 6 (0.24%) Puppet
6 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
6 4 (0.16%) Progress Chef
6 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
7 3 (0.12%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.081%) Argo
8 2 (0.081%) Hadoop YARN
8 2 (0.081%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.081%) Salt
9 1 (0.041%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.041%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.041%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.041%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 500 (20.28%) Microsoft
2 100 (4.06%) Oracle
3 99 (4.01%) SAP
4 68 (2.76%) Adobe
5 59 (2.39%) ServiceNow
6 57 (2.31%) Salesforce
7 52 (2.11%) Google
8 27 (1.09%) HubSpot
9 20 (0.81%) Pardot
10 19 (0.77%) Cisco
11 17 (0.69%) Fortinet
12 16 (0.65%) JD Edwards
13 15 (0.61%) SonicWALL
14 14 (0.57%) Apple
15 13 (0.53%) Instagram
16 12 (0.49%) Remedy
17 11 (0.45%) Bloomberg
17 11 (0.45%) Reuters
17 11 (0.45%) Sage
17 11 (0.45%) Wrike