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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 22 22
Rank change year-on-year -47 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,416 3,755 7,452
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.66% 8.63% 7.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.60% 9.25% 9.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,429 1,881 5,404
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £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 £74,886 £67,500
90th Percentile £94,000 £90,000 £84,749
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £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 67,106 40,605 82,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.79% 93.31% 85.17%
Number of salaries quoted 43,167 22,159 59,545
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £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 15 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 15 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 2,088 £55,000 -4.35% 1,234
UK excluding London -53 1,561 £50,000 -9.09% 979
Work from Home -12 869 £56,500 -1.74% 456
London -29 677 £70,000 - 435
North of England -29 509 £51,500 -6.36% 232
South East -34 362 £50,000 -13.04% 286
Midlands -63 239 £52,500 - 142
North West -4 231 £50,000 -4.76% 129
West Midlands -52 171 £50,000 -9.09% 90
Yorkshire -42 163 £55,000 - 72
South West -53 162 £47,500 -14.70% 109
East of England -42 122 £68,750 +29.72% 131
North East -16 115 £57,500 +4.55% 34
Northern Ireland -5 71 £55,000 +2.33% 24
East Midlands -58 66 £55,000 +25.71% 52
Scotland -62 66 £40,000 -27.27% 47
Wales -51 36 £42,934 -30.75% 37

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 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.95%) Confluence
3 38 (1.57%) CMS
4 31 (1.28%) WordPress
5 20 (0.83%) ArcGIS
6 10 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.12%) govService
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
10 2 (0.083%) Drupal
10 2 (0.083%) Moodle
10 2 (0.083%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.041%) Apache
11 1 (0.041%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.041%) IIS
11 1 (0.041%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.041%) Totara
Applications
1 279 (11.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 165 (6.83%) Microsoft Project
3 154 (6.37%) Microsoft Office
4 58 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 18 (0.75%) MS Visio
7 14 (0.58%) Trello
8 10 (0.41%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
9 8 (0.33%) Photoshop
9 8 (0.33%) SOLIDWORKS
10 5 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.12%) Maya
13 2 (0.083%) Weka
14 1 (0.041%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.041%) Camtasia
14 1 (0.041%) Notion
14 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 25 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 23 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 21 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
4 19 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
4 19 (0.79%) Oracle Receivables
5 17 (0.70%) Oracle Assets
5 17 (0.70%) Oracle Cash Management
6 15 (0.62%) Oracle EBS R12
7 9 (0.37%) Shopify
8 8 (0.33%) Primavera
8 8 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
9 7 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
10 6 (0.25%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.25%) NetSuite
10 6 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 6 (0.25%) SAP ERP
11 5 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
11 5 (0.21%) Fidessa
11 5 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
11 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 244 (10.10%) Azure
2 234 (9.69%) Power Platform
3 161 (6.66%) SaaS
4 136 (5.63%) Microsoft 365
5 99 (4.10%) AWS
6 71 (2.94%) PowerApps
7 52 (2.15%) Power Automate
8 37 (1.53%) GCP
9 35 (1.45%) Asana
10 34 (1.41%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.32%) Smartsheet
12 31 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
12 31 (1.28%) OneDrive
13 30 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
14 25 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
15 23 (0.95%) Canva
16 22 (0.91%) Google Analytics
16 22 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
17 21 (0.87%) Azure Logic Apps
18 19 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.70%) Broadband
2 33 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.28%) Firewall
4 25 (1.03%) CHAP
5 22 (0.91%) WAN
6 16 (0.66%) DNS
6 16 (0.66%) LAN
6 16 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
7 14 (0.58%) DHCP
8 13 (0.54%) Network Security
9 10 (0.41%) VPN
10 9 (0.37%) Internet
10 9 (0.37%) Multicast
10 9 (0.37%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.37%) TCP/IP
10 9 (0.37%) Wireless
11 8 (0.33%) VoIP
12 6 (0.25%) VLAN
13 5 (0.21%) Intranet
14 4 (0.17%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 195 (8.07%) Power BI
2 146 (6.04%) Tableau
3 115 (4.76%) Data Mining
4 33 (1.37%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.16%) GIS
6 21 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.83%) QGIS
7 20 (0.83%) Spatial Data
8 19 (0.79%) Data Lake
8 19 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (0.62%) Power Query
10 10 (0.41%) DB2
11 8 (0.33%) Big Data
11 8 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.25%) Metadata
14 5 (0.21%) MySQL
14 5 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
14 5 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 119 (4.93%) JIRA
2 19 (0.79%) Git
3 10 (0.41%) Jenkins
3 10 (0.41%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.21%) Cypress.io
4 5 (0.21%) GitLab
5 3 (0.12%) JUnit
5 3 (0.12%) Storybook
6 2 (0.083%) Checkstyle
6 2 (0.083%) ESLint
6 2 (0.083%) Gradle
6 2 (0.083%) JMeter
6 2 (0.083%) Maven
6 2 (0.083%) Mockito
6 2 (0.083%) Postman
6 2 (0.083%) Selenium
6 2 (0.083%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.083%) TestNG
6 2 (0.083%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.041%) Plastic SCM
General
1 970 (40.15%) Social Skills
2 899 (37.21%) Finance
3 523 (21.65%) Analytical Skills
4 273 (11.30%) Marketing
5 219 (9.06%) Organisational Skills
6 170 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 157 (6.50%) Manufacturing
8 146 (6.04%) Retail
9 139 (5.75%) Legal
10 127 (5.26%) Public Sector
11 110 (4.55%) Banking
12 109 (4.51%) Law
13 78 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
14 70 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
15 62 (2.57%) Games
16 60 (2.48%) Telecoms
17 57 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
18 47 (1.95%) Local Government
19 45 (1.86%) Financial Institution
20 41 (1.70%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 441 (18.25%) Project Manager
2 376 (15.56%) Analyst
3 333 (13.78%) Senior
4 186 (7.70%) Senior Manager
5 174 (7.20%) Business Analyst
6 172 (7.12%) Trainee
7 170 (7.04%) Lead
7 170 (7.04%) Trainee Analyst
8 159 (6.58%) IT Manager
9 130 (5.38%) Senior Project Manager
10 122 (5.05%) Data Analyst
10 122 (5.05%) Development Manager
11 121 (5.01%) Consultant
12 110 (4.55%) Trainee Data Analyst
13 88 (3.64%) Product Manager
14 82 (3.39%) Architect
14 82 (3.39%) IT Project Manager
15 61 (2.52%) IT Support
16 60 (2.48%) Trainee Business Analyst
17 58 (2.40%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (1.78%) .NET
2 40 (1.66%) HTML
3 36 (1.49%) CSS
4 30 (1.24%) PyTorch
5 24 (0.99%) EDI
5 24 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (0.99%) JSON
6 21 (0.87%) .NET Core
7 20 (0.83%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (0.79%) SPFx
9 10 (0.41%) Hugging Face
9 10 (0.41%) TensorFlow
10 8 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.29%) Matplotlib
11 7 (0.29%) OAuth
11 7 (0.29%) REST
11 7 (0.29%) Seaborn
12 6 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
12 6 (0.25%) LangChain
12 6 (0.25%) React
Miscellaneous
1 178 (7.37%) Management Information System
2 104 (4.30%) Onboarding
3 76 (3.15%) Product Ownership
4 73 (3.02%) Driving Licence
5 72 (2.98%) Data Centre
6 71 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
7 64 (2.65%) FMCG
8 55 (2.28%) Social Media
9 49 (2.03%) Virtual Team
10 45 (1.86%) Security Posture
11 41 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
12 34 (1.41%) Mobile App
13 31 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
14 28 (1.16%) Algorithms
15 27 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
16 26 (1.08%) Cyber Defence
17 24 (0.99%) Cloud Native
17 24 (0.99%) Low-Code
18 22 (0.91%) PMI
18 22 (0.91%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 71 (2.94%) Windows
2 29 (1.20%) Apple iOS
3 25 (1.03%) Linux
4 24 (0.99%) Android
5 13 (0.54%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.33%) Unix
7 6 (0.25%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.083%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.083%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.083%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.083%) zOS
10 1 (0.041%) CentOS
10 1 (0.041%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.041%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.041%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 675 (27.94%) Agile
2 580 (24.01%) Project Delivery
3 553 (22.89%) Problem-Solving
4 462 (19.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 421 (17.43%) PRINCE2
6 419 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 366 (15.15%) Analytics
8 363 (15.02%) Decision-Making
9 280 (11.59%) Business Analysis
10 271 (11.22%) Change Management
11 265 (10.97%) AI
12 262 (10.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 245 (10.14%) Risk Management
14 230 (9.52%) Data Analysis
15 228 (9.44%) Coaching
15 228 (9.44%) Roadmaps
16 226 (9.35%) Mentoring
17 202 (8.36%) Business Intelligence
18 193 (7.99%) Cybersecurity
19 187 (7.74%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 246 (10.18%) SQL
2 244 (10.10%) Python
3 49 (2.03%) C#
4 38 (1.57%) JavaScript
5 31 (1.28%) PowerShell
6 28 (1.16%) VBA
7 27 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 14 (0.58%) Java
9 7 (0.29%) Bash
9 7 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (0.29%) PHP
10 6 (0.25%) C++
11 5 (0.21%) C
12 4 (0.17%) COBOL
12 4 (0.17%) Embedded C
13 3 (0.12%) Assembly Language
13 3 (0.12%) Dart
13 3 (0.12%) R
13 3 (0.12%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.083%) Scala
Qualifications
1 641 (26.53%) Degree
2 236 (9.77%) PMP
3 230 (9.52%) PMI Certification
4 105 (4.35%) Security Cleared
5 99 (4.10%) DBS Check
6 94 (3.89%) CISSP
7 70 (2.90%) CISM
8 63 (2.61%) Master's Degree
9 61 (2.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 58 (2.40%) SC Cleared
11 35 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
12 34 (1.41%) CISA
13 32 (1.32%) DV Cleared
13 32 (1.32%) HNC
14 30 (1.24%) SANS
15 28 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
15 28 (1.16%) CRISC
16 26 (1.08%) FFIEC
17 25 (1.03%) CGEIT
18 23 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (6.33%) QA
2 132 (5.46%) PMO
3 104 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 101 (4.18%) Accessibility
5 93 (3.85%) GDPR
6 91 (3.77%) NIST
7 44 (1.82%) GRC
8 37 (1.53%) ISO 9001
9 36 (1.49%) Data Quality
10 30 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 28 (1.16%) COBIT
12 23 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (0.87%) NIST 800
14 19 (0.79%) 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 (0.37%) ISO 14001
17 9 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 51 (2.11%) Active Directory
2 20 (0.83%) Docker
3 6 (0.25%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.12%) vSphere
5 2 (0.083%) Firmware
5 2 (0.083%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.083%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.083%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.041%) IAG
6 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (0.91%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (0.75%) SCCM
4 14 (0.58%) Ansible
5 12 (0.50%) Terraform
6 11 (0.46%) Grafana
7 4 (0.17%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.17%) ServiceCenter
8 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.083%) Argo
9 2 (0.083%) Puppet
9 2 (0.083%) Salt
10 1 (0.041%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.041%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.041%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.041%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 520 (21.52%) Microsoft
2 91 (3.77%) SAP
3 72 (2.98%) Oracle
4 65 (2.69%) Adobe
4 65 (2.69%) Salesforce
5 59 (2.44%) ServiceNow
6 57 (2.36%) Google
7 27 (1.12%) Anaplan
8 26 (1.08%) HubSpot
9 20 (0.83%) Genesys
9 20 (0.83%) Pardot
9 20 (0.83%) Verint
10 15 (0.62%) Cisco
11 13 (0.54%) Apple
12 12 (0.50%) Instagram
13 11 (0.46%) Hootsuite
13 11 (0.46%) Palo Alto
13 11 (0.46%) Wrike
14 10 (0.41%) Fortinet
14 10 (0.41%) Workday