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 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 22 22
Rank change year-on-year -49 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,386 3,761 7,451
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.65% 8.66% 7.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.59% 9.28% 9.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,417 1,884 5,401
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,875 £43,231 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £74,914 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,001 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 66,447 40,520 82,162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.89% 93.32% 85.21%
Number of salaries quoted 42,708 22,234 59,552
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -48 2,078 £55,000 -4.35% 1,194
UK excluding London -55 1,537 £50,001 -9.09% 959
Work from Home -12 842 £57,500 - 442
London -27 671 £70,000 - 409
North of England -27 505 £51,500 -6.36% 233
South East -34 359 £50,000 -13.04% 295
Midlands -69 240 £52,500 - 133
North West -3 230 £50,000 -4.76% 135
West Midlands -52 174 £50,000 -9.09% 82
South West -55 162 £47,500 -13.64% 105
Yorkshire -43 161 £55,000 - 70
East of England -44 124 £75,000 +41.51% 130
North East -16 114 £58,750 +6.82% 30
Northern Ireland -8 69 £55,000 +2.33% 22
East Midlands -59 64 £55,000 +25.71% 51
Scotland -70 50 £40,000 -27.27% 35
Wales -53 35 £42,934 -30.75% 31

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 87 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 48 (2.01%) Confluence
3 37 (1.55%) CMS
4 31 (1.30%) WordPress
5 20 (0.84%) ArcGIS
6 10 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.13%) govService
9 3 (0.13%) SAS
10 2 (0.084%) Drupal
10 2 (0.084%) Moodle
10 2 (0.084%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.042%) Apache
11 1 (0.042%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.042%) IIS
11 1 (0.042%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.042%) Totara
Applications
1 277 (11.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 147 (6.16%) Microsoft Project
3 137 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
4 59 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 19 (0.80%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.63%) Trello
8 10 (0.42%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
9 8 (0.34%) Photoshop
9 8 (0.34%) SOLIDWORKS
10 5 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.13%) Maya
13 2 (0.084%) Weka
14 1 (0.042%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.042%) Camtasia
14 1 (0.042%) Notion
14 1 (0.042%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 25 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 20 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
4 19 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
4 19 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
5 17 (0.71%) Oracle Assets
5 17 (0.71%) Oracle Cash Management
6 15 (0.63%) Oracle EBS R12
7 8 (0.34%) Primavera
7 8 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
7 8 (0.34%) Shopify
8 6 (0.25%) Elite 3E
8 6 (0.25%) NetSuite
8 6 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
8 6 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 6 (0.25%) SAP ERP
9 5 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.21%) Fidessa
9 5 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
9 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 244 (10.23%) Azure
2 233 (9.77%) Power Platform
3 160 (6.71%) SaaS
4 137 (5.74%) Microsoft 365
5 99 (4.15%) AWS
6 71 (2.98%) PowerApps
7 52 (2.18%) Power Automate
8 37 (1.55%) GCP
9 35 (1.47%) Asana
10 34 (1.42%) Entra ID
11 31 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
11 31 (1.30%) OneDrive
12 30 (1.26%) Azure Data Factory
12 30 (1.26%) Smartsheet
13 25 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
14 23 (0.96%) Canva
15 22 (0.92%) Google Analytics
15 22 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
16 21 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
17 19 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.72%) Broadband
2 33 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.30%) Firewall
4 25 (1.05%) CHAP
5 22 (0.92%) WAN
6 16 (0.67%) DNS
6 16 (0.67%) LAN
6 16 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
7 14 (0.59%) DHCP
8 13 (0.54%) Network Security
9 10 (0.42%) VPN
10 9 (0.38%) Internet
10 9 (0.38%) Multicast
10 9 (0.38%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.38%) TCP/IP
10 9 (0.38%) Wireless
11 8 (0.34%) VoIP
12 6 (0.25%) VLAN
13 5 (0.21%) Intranet
14 4 (0.17%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 194 (8.13%) Power BI
2 147 (6.16%) Tableau
3 115 (4.82%) Data Mining
4 32 (1.34%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.17%) GIS
6 21 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.84%) QGIS
7 20 (0.84%) Spatial Data
8 19 (0.80%) Data Lake
8 19 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (0.63%) Power Query
10 10 (0.42%) DB2
11 8 (0.34%) Big Data
11 8 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.25%) Metadata
13 6 (0.25%) Qlik Sense
14 5 (0.21%) MySQL
14 5 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 117 (4.90%) JIRA
2 19 (0.80%) Git
3 10 (0.42%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.42%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.21%) Cypress.io
4 5 (0.21%) GitLab
5 3 (0.13%) JUnit
5 3 (0.13%) Storybook
6 2 (0.084%) Checkstyle
6 2 (0.084%) ESLint
6 2 (0.084%) Gradle
6 2 (0.084%) JMeter
6 2 (0.084%) Maven
6 2 (0.084%) Mockito
6 2 (0.084%) Postman
6 2 (0.084%) Selenium
6 2 (0.084%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.084%) TestNG
6 2 (0.084%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.042%) Plastic SCM
General
1 954 (39.98%) Social Skills
2 888 (37.22%) Finance
3 521 (21.84%) Analytical Skills
4 271 (11.36%) Marketing
5 218 (9.14%) Organisational Skills
6 169 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 156 (6.54%) Manufacturing
8 146 (6.12%) Retail
9 140 (5.87%) Legal
10 124 (5.20%) Public Sector
11 111 (4.65%) Banking
12 109 (4.57%) Law
13 79 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
14 70 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 62 (2.60%) Games
16 60 (2.51%) Telecoms
17 57 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
18 47 (1.97%) Local Government
19 44 (1.84%) Financial Institution
20 40 (1.68%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 423 (17.73%) Project Manager
2 379 (15.88%) Analyst
3 317 (13.29%) Senior
4 176 (7.38%) Business Analyst
5 172 (7.21%) Trainee
6 170 (7.12%) Senior Manager
6 170 (7.12%) Trainee Analyst
7 168 (7.04%) Lead
8 158 (6.62%) IT Manager
9 122 (5.11%) Data Analyst
10 121 (5.07%) Development Manager
11 120 (5.03%) Consultant
12 114 (4.78%) Senior Project Manager
13 110 (4.61%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 88 (3.69%) Product Manager
15 82 (3.44%) Architect
16 81 (3.39%) IT Project Manager
17 61 (2.56%) IT Support
18 60 (2.51%) Trainee Business Analyst
19 57 (2.39%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (1.76%) .NET
2 39 (1.63%) HTML
3 35 (1.47%) CSS
4 30 (1.26%) PyTorch
5 24 (1.01%) EDI
5 24 (1.01%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (1.01%) JSON
6 21 (0.88%) .NET Core
7 20 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (0.80%) SPFx
9 10 (0.42%) Hugging Face
9 10 (0.42%) TensorFlow
10 7 (0.29%) Matplotlib
10 7 (0.29%) OAuth
10 7 (0.29%) Oracle Fusion
10 7 (0.29%) REST
10 7 (0.29%) Seaborn
11 6 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
11 6 (0.25%) React
12 5 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 177 (7.42%) Management Information System
2 103 (4.32%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 72 (3.02%) Data Centre
5 70 (2.93%) Driving Licence
6 69 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
7 63 (2.64%) FMCG
8 55 (2.31%) Social Media
9 47 (1.97%) Virtual Team
10 45 (1.89%) Security Posture
11 40 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
12 34 (1.42%) Mobile App
13 31 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
14 28 (1.17%) Algorithms
15 27 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
16 25 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
17 24 (1.01%) Low-Code
18 23 (0.96%) Cloud Native
19 21 (0.88%) Web Conferencing
20 20 (0.84%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 71 (2.98%) Windows
2 29 (1.22%) Apple iOS
3 25 (1.05%) Linux
4 24 (1.01%) Android
5 13 (0.54%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.34%) Unix
7 6 (0.25%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.13%) AIX
9 2 (0.084%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.084%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.084%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.084%) zOS
10 1 (0.042%) CentOS
10 1 (0.042%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.042%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.042%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.042%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 651 (27.28%) Agile
2 561 (23.51%) Project Delivery
3 547 (22.93%) Problem-Solving
4 465 (19.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 415 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 397 (16.64%) PRINCE2
7 366 (15.34%) Analytics
8 360 (15.09%) Decision-Making
9 282 (11.82%) Business Analysis
10 270 (11.32%) Change Management
11 264 (11.06%) AI
12 261 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 244 (10.23%) Risk Management
14 231 (9.68%) Data Analysis
15 221 (9.26%) Mentoring
16 220 (9.22%) Roadmaps
17 206 (8.63%) Coaching
18 200 (8.38%) Business Intelligence
19 192 (8.05%) Cybersecurity
20 178 (7.46%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 246 (10.31%) SQL
2 243 (10.18%) Python
3 49 (2.05%) C#
4 37 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 31 (1.30%) PowerShell
6 28 (1.17%) VBA
7 27 (1.13%) TypeScript
8 14 (0.59%) Java
9 7 (0.29%) Bash
9 7 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.25%) C++
10 6 (0.25%) PHP
11 5 (0.21%) C
12 4 (0.17%) COBOL
12 4 (0.17%) Embedded C
13 3 (0.13%) Assembly Language
13 3 (0.13%) Dart
13 3 (0.13%) R
13 3 (0.13%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.084%) Scala
Qualifications
1 621 (26.03%) Degree
2 231 (9.68%) PMP
3 224 (9.39%) PMI Certification
4 106 (4.44%) Security Cleared
5 97 (4.07%) DBS Check
6 94 (3.94%) CISSP
7 70 (2.93%) CISM
8 63 (2.64%) Master's Degree
9 58 (2.43%) SC Cleared
10 45 (1.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 35 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
12 34 (1.42%) CISA
13 33 (1.38%) DV Cleared
14 32 (1.34%) HNC
15 30 (1.26%) SANS
16 28 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
16 28 (1.17%) CRISC
17 26 (1.09%) FFIEC
18 25 (1.05%) CGEIT
19 23 (0.96%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (6.41%) QA
2 127 (5.32%) PMO
3 103 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 100 (4.19%) Accessibility
5 91 (3.81%) GDPR
6 90 (3.77%) NIST
7 44 (1.84%) GRC
8 37 (1.55%) ISO 9001
9 36 (1.51%) Data Quality
10 30 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
11 28 (1.17%) COBIT
12 23 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (0.88%) NIST 800
14 19 (0.80%) SLA
15 12 (0.50%) GAAP
15 12 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 11 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
16 11 (0.46%) IFRS
17 9 (0.38%) ISO 14001
17 9 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 51 (2.14%) Active Directory
2 20 (0.84%) Docker
3 6 (0.25%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.13%) vSphere
5 2 (0.084%) Firmware
5 2 (0.084%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.084%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.084%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.042%) IAG
6 1 (0.042%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (0.92%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (0.75%) SCCM
4 14 (0.59%) Ansible
5 12 (0.50%) Terraform
6 11 (0.46%) Grafana
7 4 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.17%) ServiceCenter
8 3 (0.13%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.084%) Argo
9 2 (0.084%) Puppet
9 2 (0.084%) Salt
10 1 (0.042%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.042%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.042%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.042%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.042%) MOM
10 1 (0.042%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 518 (21.71%) Microsoft
2 90 (3.77%) SAP
3 69 (2.89%) Oracle
4 65 (2.72%) Adobe
4 65 (2.72%) Salesforce
5 57 (2.39%) Google
5 57 (2.39%) ServiceNow
6 27 (1.13%) Anaplan
7 26 (1.09%) HubSpot
8 20 (0.84%) Genesys
8 20 (0.84%) Pardot
8 20 (0.84%) Verint
9 15 (0.63%) Cisco
10 13 (0.54%) Apple
11 12 (0.50%) Instagram
12 11 (0.46%) Hootsuite
12 11 (0.46%) Palo Alto
12 11 (0.46%) Wrike
13 10 (0.42%) Fortinet
13 10 (0.42%) Workday