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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 16 21
Rank change year-on-year -43 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,590 3,987 7,241
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.22% 9.74% 7.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.21% 10.47% 9.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,530 2,029 5,239
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.00% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £89,000 £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 61,485 38,072 78,558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.40% 93.03% 86.34%
Number of salaries quoted 37,986 22,481 58,309
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,241
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -11.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,321 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.95% +8.64% -8.41%

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 4 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 4 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 2,184 £55,000 -4.35% 1,263
UK excluding London -50 1,699 £47,500 -13.64% 1,056
Work from Home -18 791 £56,500 -5.83% 423
London -23 673 £70,000 - 403
North of England -40 540 £42,800 -22.18% 233
South East -42 396 £51,000 -8.93% 313
Midlands -57 258 £52,500 -1.58% 175
North West -39 246 £45,000 -17.87% 119
West Midlands -44 194 £47,500 -13.64% 98
Yorkshire -31 185 £40,000 -28.89% 85
South West -43 169 £45,000 -18.18% 104
Scotland -24 116 £40,000 -28.89% 53
East of England -52 116 £55,000 - 137
North East -11 109 £40,000 -29.82% 31
Northern Ireland -10 72 £47,500 -11.63% 24
East Midlands -81 62 £54,500 +17.84% 76
Wales -44 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 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 49 (1.89%) Confluence
3 45 (1.74%) CMS
4 34 (1.31%) WordPress
5 20 (0.77%) 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 (0.12%) Apache
10 3 (0.12%) govService
10 3 (0.12%) Kinematics
10 3 (0.12%) SAS
11 2 (0.077%) Drupal
11 2 (0.077%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.039%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.039%) IIS
12 1 (0.039%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.039%) Umbraco
Applications
1 393 (15.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 184 (7.10%) Microsoft Office
3 124 (4.79%) Microsoft Project
4 117 (4.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.62%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.62%) Trello
7 15 (0.58%) AutoCAD
8 10 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.39%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
9 9 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
10 6 (0.23%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
11 3 (0.12%) Maya
12 2 (0.077%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.077%) Elementor
12 2 (0.077%) Notion
12 2 (0.077%) Weka
Business Applications
1 27 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
3 19 (0.73%) Oracle Assets
3 19 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
4 16 (0.62%) Oracle Cash Management
5 14 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 14 (0.54%) Oracle EBS R12
6 10 (0.39%) NetSuite
6 10 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.23%) Primavera
7 6 (0.23%) SAP ERP
7 6 (0.23%) Shopify
8 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.19%) SAP BPC
8 5 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 4 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 231 (8.92%) Azure
2 227 (8.76%) Power Platform
3 165 (6.37%) SaaS
4 152 (5.87%) Microsoft 365
5 108 (4.17%) AWS
6 58 (2.24%) PowerApps
7 45 (1.74%) Asana
8 35 (1.35%) GCP
9 34 (1.31%) Entra ID
9 34 (1.31%) Power Automate
10 32 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (1.00%) Smartsheet
12 23 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
13 22 (0.85%) Google Analytics
13 22 (0.85%) OneDrive
14 21 (0.81%) Azure Data Factory
15 20 (0.77%) Canva
16 19 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
17 18 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
18 16 (0.62%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 45 (1.74%) Broadband
2 40 (1.54%) Firewall
3 36 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
4 26 (1.00%) WAN
5 25 (0.97%) CHAP
6 22 (0.85%) Internet
7 21 (0.81%) DNS
8 20 (0.77%) DHCP
9 19 (0.73%) LAN
9 19 (0.73%) Network Security
10 18 (0.69%) VPN
11 17 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
11 17 (0.66%) TCP/IP
12 16 (0.62%) Wireless
13 12 (0.46%) Intranet
13 12 (0.46%) VLAN
14 11 (0.42%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.39%) Multicast
16 8 (0.31%) VoIP
17 5 (0.19%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 190 (7.34%) Power BI
2 189 (7.30%) Tableau
3 156 (6.02%) Data Mining
4 31 (1.20%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.04%) GIS
6 22 (0.85%) Data Lake
6 22 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.77%) QGIS
7 20 (0.77%) Spatial Data
8 18 (0.69%) Power Query
9 13 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
11 9 (0.35%) DB2
12 7 (0.27%) Big Data
13 6 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
13 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.19%) Metadata
14 5 (0.19%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 115 (4.44%) JIRA
2 20 (0.77%) Git
3 12 (0.46%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.27%) GitLab
5 5 (0.19%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.12%) Storybook
6 3 (0.12%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.077%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.077%) ESLint
7 2 (0.077%) Gradle
7 2 (0.077%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.077%) JMeter
7 2 (0.077%) JUnit
7 2 (0.077%) Maven
7 2 (0.077%) Mockito
7 2 (0.077%) Selenium
7 2 (0.077%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.077%) TestNG
7 2 (0.077%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.039%) Postman
General
1 1,076 (41.54%) Social Skills
2 992 (38.30%) Finance
3 635 (24.52%) Analytical Skills
4 294 (11.35%) Marketing
5 214 (8.26%) Organisational Skills
6 197 (7.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 167 (6.45%) Manufacturing
8 161 (6.22%) Legal
9 137 (5.29%) Retail
10 132 (5.10%) Public Sector
11 118 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
12 115 (4.44%) Banking
13 109 (4.21%) Law
14 68 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
15 63 (2.43%) Games
16 53 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
16 53 (2.05%) Telecoms
17 48 (1.85%) Financial Institution
18 36 (1.39%) Advertising
18 36 (1.39%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 452 (17.45%) Analyst
2 401 (15.48%) Project Manager
3 342 (13.20%) Senior
4 253 (9.77%) Trainee
5 246 (9.50%) Trainee Analyst
6 204 (7.88%) Senior Manager
7 202 (7.80%) Business Analyst
8 167 (6.45%) Lead
9 165 (6.37%) Data Analyst
10 158 (6.10%) IT Manager
11 150 (5.79%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 125 (4.83%) Consultant
13 120 (4.63%) Development Manager
14 96 (3.71%) Trainee Business Analyst
15 95 (3.67%) Senior Project Manager
16 89 (3.44%) Product Manager
17 86 (3.32%) Architect
18 79 (3.05%) IT Project Manager
18 79 (3.05%) Systems Manager
19 74 (2.86%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (1.12%) .NET
1 29 (1.12%) HTML
2 26 (1.00%) EDI
3 23 (0.89%) PyTorch
4 22 (0.85%) CSS
5 12 (0.46%) React
6 10 (0.39%) .NET Core
6 10 (0.39%) JSON
6 10 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
7 9 (0.35%) HTML5 Canvas
7 9 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (0.35%) REST
8 8 (0.31%) Middleware
8 8 (0.31%) SPFx
9 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
9 7 (0.27%) Matplotlib
9 7 (0.27%) OAuth
9 7 (0.27%) Seaborn
10 5 (0.19%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.19%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 200 (7.72%) Management Information System
2 115 (4.44%) Onboarding
3 104 (4.02%) Self-Motivation
4 78 (3.01%) Product Ownership
5 68 (2.63%) Social Media
6 64 (2.47%) FMCG
7 63 (2.43%) Driving Licence
8 55 (2.12%) Data Centre
9 48 (1.85%) Virtual Team
10 41 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
11 35 (1.35%) Robotics
12 34 (1.31%) Algorithms
12 34 (1.31%) Blog
12 34 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
13 32 (1.24%) Mobile App
14 29 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
15 27 (1.04%) IoT
15 27 (1.04%) Low-Code
16 26 (1.00%) Security Posture
17 21 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 72 (2.78%) Windows
2 31 (1.20%) Apple iOS
3 26 (1.00%) Android
4 23 (0.89%) Linux
5 16 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.19%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.077%) AIX
9 2 (0.077%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.077%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.077%) zOS
10 1 (0.039%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.039%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.039%) VMS
10 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 644 (24.86%) Agile
2 611 (23.59%) Problem-Solving
3 565 (21.81%) Project Delivery
4 515 (19.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 477 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 440 (16.99%) Analytics
7 402 (15.52%) Decision-Making
8 378 (14.59%) PRINCE2
9 359 (13.86%) Business Analysis
10 335 (12.93%) Change Management
11 325 (12.55%) AI
12 312 (12.05%) Data Analysis
13 275 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 239 (9.23%) Risk Management
15 228 (8.80%) Coaching
16 224 (8.65%) Data Analytics
17 213 (8.22%) Roadmaps
18 210 (8.11%) Process Improvement
19 208 (8.03%) Mentoring
20 205 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 287 (11.08%) SQL
2 286 (11.04%) Python
3 41 (1.58%) C#
4 36 (1.39%) VBA
5 28 (1.08%) JavaScript
6 22 (0.85%) PowerShell
7 21 (0.81%) TypeScript
8 17 (0.66%) Java
9 12 (0.46%) C++
10 11 (0.42%) C
11 10 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.27%) Bash
12 7 (0.27%) PHP
13 6 (0.23%) R
14 4 (0.15%) COBOL
15 3 (0.12%) Dart
15 3 (0.12%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
15 3 (0.12%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 669 (25.83%) Degree
2 243 (9.38%) PMP
3 226 (8.73%) PMI Certification
4 133 (5.14%) Security Cleared
5 91 (3.51%) SC Cleared
6 81 (3.13%) Master's Degree
7 75 (2.90%) CISSP
8 74 (2.86%) DBS Check
9 54 (2.08%) CISM
10 48 (1.85%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
11 36 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 34 (1.31%) HNC
13 30 (1.16%) CISA
13 30 (1.16%) SANS
14 29 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
15 27 (1.04%) MBA
16 26 (1.00%) ACCA
16 26 (1.00%) FFIEC
17 25 (0.97%) CGEIT
18 22 (0.85%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (7.37%) QA
2 124 (4.79%) PMO
3 107 (4.13%) GDPR
4 91 (3.51%) Accessibility
5 72 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 62 (2.39%) NIST
7 35 (1.35%) Data Quality
8 34 (1.31%) ISO 9001
9 32 (1.24%) GRC
10 26 (1.00%) COBIT
11 23 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 15 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 14 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
15 13 (0.50%) NIST 800
15 13 (0.50%) SLA
16 10 (0.39%) GAAP
17 9 (0.35%) IFRS
17 9 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 8 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 59 (2.28%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.00%) Docker
3 10 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.15%) Firmware
6 2 (0.077%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.077%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.077%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.077%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (0.85%) Kubernetes
3 16 (0.62%) Ansible
4 13 (0.50%) SCCM
4 13 (0.50%) Terraform
5 11 (0.42%) Grafana
6 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.15%) ServiceCenter
8 2 (0.077%) Argo
8 2 (0.077%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.077%) Puppet
8 2 (0.077%) Salt
9 1 (0.039%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.039%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.039%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.039%) MOM
Vendors
1 606 (23.40%) Microsoft
2 108 (4.17%) SAP
3 75 (2.90%) Salesforce
4 65 (2.51%) Oracle
5 64 (2.47%) Google
6 59 (2.28%) Adobe
7 48 (1.85%) ServiceNow
8 29 (1.12%) Cisco
9 28 (1.08%) Anaplan
10 23 (0.89%) HubSpot
11 20 (0.77%) Genesys
11 20 (0.77%) Verint
12 17 (0.66%) Pardot
13 15 (0.58%) Apple
13 15 (0.58%) Instagram
13 15 (0.58%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.54%) Databricks
14 14 (0.54%) Fortinet
15 11 (0.42%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.42%) Wrike