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 27 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 17 22
Rank change year-on-year -38 +5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,638 4,001 7,068
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.40% 9.86% 7.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 10.55% 9.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,546 2,043 5,142
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.49% +10.00% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £88,750 £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 59,873 37,939 76,774
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 77.17% 93.46% 86.66%
Number of salaries quoted 36,505 22,139 57,454
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,079
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,410 £93,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 27 March 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 27 March 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 -44 2,210 £55,000 -4.70% 1,263
UK excluding London -46 1,739 £47,500 -13.64% 1,056
Work from Home -21 782 £57,500 -4.17% 423
London -21 682 £70,000 - 403
North of England -39 542 £42,500 -22.73% 233
South East -42 405 £52,000 -9.57% 313
Midlands -56 256 £50,000 -7.41% 175
North West -38 249 £42,850 -21.80% 119
West Midlands -45 192 £45,000 -18.18% 98
Yorkshire -29 184 £40,000 -33.33% 85
South West -41 174 £45,000 -18.18% 104
Scotland -12 137 £40,000 -30.43% 53
East of England -42 120 £55,000 +1.85% 137
North East -12 109 £40,000 -29.82% 31
Northern Ireland -12 72 £47,500 -2.56% 24
East Midlands -82 62 £53,000 +11.58% 76
Wales -41 40 £42,934 -21.94% 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
1 146 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.78%) Confluence
3 44 (1.67%) CMS
4 34 (1.29%) WordPress
5 20 (0.76%) ArcGIS
6 12 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.19%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.15%) Kinematics
10 3 (0.11%) Apache
10 3 (0.11%) govService
10 3 (0.11%) SAS
11 2 (0.076%) Drupal
11 2 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
11 2 (0.076%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.038%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.038%) IIS
12 1 (0.038%) Jupyter
Applications
1 418 (15.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 200 (7.58%) Microsoft Office
3 135 (5.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 119 (4.51%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (0.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.61%) Trello
7 15 (0.57%) MS Visio
8 14 (0.53%) AutoCAD
9 10 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 10 (0.38%) Photoshop
9 10 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
10 9 (0.34%) Adobe Premiere
11 7 (0.27%) Adobe XD
12 6 (0.23%) Maya
13 3 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
13 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
14 2 (0.076%) Adobe After Effects
14 2 (0.076%) Elementor
14 2 (0.076%) Notion
14 2 (0.076%) Weka
Business Applications
1 42 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (0.76%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (0.76%) Oracle Receivables
3 19 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
3 19 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
4 17 (0.64%) SAP MDG
5 16 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
6 14 (0.53%) Oracle EBS R12
7 12 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
8 11 (0.42%) NetSuite
9 10 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
10 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
11 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
11 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
11 5 (0.19%) Primavera
11 5 (0.19%) SAP BPC
11 5 (0.19%) SAP ERP
11 5 (0.19%) SAP FI
11 5 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 237 (8.98%) Azure
2 216 (8.19%) Power Platform
3 164 (6.22%) SaaS
4 156 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
5 107 (4.06%) AWS
6 54 (2.05%) PowerApps
7 45 (1.71%) Asana
8 35 (1.33%) GCP
9 34 (1.29%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
11 29 (1.10%) Power Automate
12 27 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
13 25 (0.95%) Smartsheet
14 22 (0.83%) Google Analytics
15 20 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
15 20 (0.76%) OneDrive
16 19 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
17 17 (0.64%) Canva
17 17 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
18 16 (0.61%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 49 (1.86%) Broadband
2 47 (1.78%) Firewall
3 40 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
4 26 (0.99%) WAN
5 25 (0.95%) CHAP
6 23 (0.87%) DNS
6 23 (0.87%) Internet
7 20 (0.76%) DHCP
8 19 (0.72%) LAN
8 19 (0.72%) Network Security
8 19 (0.72%) TCP/IP
9 18 (0.68%) VPN
10 17 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
11 16 (0.61%) Wireless
12 13 (0.49%) VLAN
13 12 (0.45%) Intranet
14 11 (0.42%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.38%) Multicast
16 8 (0.30%) VoIP
17 5 (0.19%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (7.43%) Tableau
2 180 (6.82%) Power BI
3 171 (6.48%) Data Mining
4 34 (1.29%) SQL Server
5 24 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (0.83%) GIS
7 20 (0.76%) QGIS
7 20 (0.76%) Spatial Data
8 19 (0.72%) Data Lake
9 18 (0.68%) Power Query
10 13 (0.49%) Qlik Sense
11 12 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (0.34%) DB2
12 9 (0.34%) Metadata
13 7 (0.27%) Big Data
13 7 (0.27%) SAP BW
14 6 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
15 5 (0.19%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 113 (4.28%) JIRA
2 16 (0.61%) Git
3 12 (0.45%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.27%) GitLab
5 5 (0.19%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.11%) ERwin
6 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
6 3 (0.11%) Storybook
6 3 (0.11%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.076%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.076%) Gradle
7 2 (0.076%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.076%) JMeter
7 2 (0.076%) JUnit
7 2 (0.076%) Maven
7 2 (0.076%) Mockito
7 2 (0.076%) Selenium
7 2 (0.076%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.076%) TestNG
7 2 (0.076%) Zephyr
General
1 1,119 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 1,025 (38.86%) Finance
3 671 (25.44%) Analytical Skills
4 287 (10.88%) Marketing
5 210 (7.96%) Organisational Skills
6 193 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 166 (6.29%) Manufacturing
8 162 (6.14%) Legal
9 136 (5.16%) Retail
10 132 (5.00%) Public Sector
11 123 (4.66%) Presentation Skills
12 118 (4.47%) Law
13 116 (4.40%) Banking
14 70 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
15 68 (2.58%) Games
16 55 (2.08%) Telecoms
17 52 (1.97%) Pharmaceutical
18 48 (1.82%) Financial Institution
19 38 (1.44%) Local Government
20 37 (1.40%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 475 (18.01%) Analyst
2 399 (15.13%) Project Manager
3 361 (13.68%) Senior
4 276 (10.46%) Trainee
5 269 (10.20%) Trainee Analyst
6 223 (8.45%) Senior Manager
7 210 (7.96%) Business Analyst
8 186 (7.05%) Lead
9 177 (6.71%) Data Analyst
10 162 (6.14%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 161 (6.10%) IT Manager
12 122 (4.62%) Consultant
13 117 (4.44%) Development Manager
14 107 (4.06%) Trainee Business Analyst
15 97 (3.68%) Senior Project Manager
16 89 (3.37%) Product Manager
17 88 (3.34%) Architect
18 78 (2.96%) IT Project Manager
18 78 (2.96%) Systems Manager
19 74 (2.81%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (1.02%) .NET
2 26 (0.99%) HTML
3 25 (0.95%) EDI
4 23 (0.87%) PyTorch
5 20 (0.76%) CSS
6 12 (0.45%) React
7 9 (0.34%) Middleware
7 9 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
8 8 (0.30%) .NET Core
8 8 (0.30%) JSON
8 8 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
8 8 (0.30%) REST
9 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
9 7 (0.27%) OAuth
10 6 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
10 6 (0.23%) SPFx
11 5 (0.19%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.19%) OpenID
11 5 (0.19%) SAML
12 4 (0.15%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 206 (7.81%) Management Information System
2 114 (4.32%) Onboarding
3 109 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
4 81 (3.07%) Product Ownership
5 70 (2.65%) Driving Licence
6 65 (2.46%) Social Media
7 63 (2.39%) FMCG
8 55 (2.08%) Data Centre
9 48 (1.82%) Virtual Team
10 41 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
11 40 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
12 37 (1.40%) Algorithms
13 36 (1.36%) Robotics
14 32 (1.21%) Blog
14 32 (1.21%) Mobile App
15 29 (1.10%) IoT
16 28 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
16 28 (1.06%) Low-Code
17 26 (0.99%) Security Posture
18 21 (0.80%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 73 (2.77%) Windows
2 31 (1.18%) Apple iOS
3 26 (0.99%) Android
4 23 (0.87%) Linux
5 18 (0.68%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.076%) AIX
8 2 (0.076%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.076%) VMS
8 2 (0.076%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.076%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.076%) zOS
9 1 (0.038%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.038%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 637 (24.15%) Agile
2 630 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
3 546 (20.70%) Project Delivery
4 532 (20.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 468 (17.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 456 (17.29%) Analytics
7 397 (15.05%) Decision-Making
8 382 (14.48%) Business Analysis
9 370 (14.03%) PRINCE2
10 354 (13.42%) Change Management
11 340 (12.89%) AI
12 320 (12.13%) Data Analysis
13 272 (10.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 262 (9.93%) Risk Management
15 252 (9.55%) Coaching
16 239 (9.06%) Data Analytics
17 222 (8.42%) Roadmaps
18 220 (8.34%) Process Improvement
19 208 (7.88%) Mentoring
20 205 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 297 (11.26%) SQL
2 292 (11.07%) Python
3 39 (1.48%) C#
4 35 (1.33%) VBA
5 24 (0.91%) JavaScript
6 20 (0.76%) PowerShell
7 19 (0.72%) TypeScript
8 17 (0.64%) Java
9 13 (0.49%) C++
10 11 (0.42%) C
10 11 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.23%) Bash
11 6 (0.23%) PHP
11 6 (0.23%) R
12 4 (0.15%) COBOL
13 3 (0.11%) Dart
13 3 (0.11%) Ladder Logic
13 3 (0.11%) VB
14 2 (0.076%) Perl
14 2 (0.076%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 686 (26.00%) Degree
2 240 (9.10%) PMP
3 225 (8.53%) PMI Certification
4 138 (5.23%) Security Cleared
5 95 (3.60%) SC Cleared
6 86 (3.26%) Master's Degree
7 74 (2.81%) CISSP
8 67 (2.54%) DBS Check
9 64 (2.43%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
10 53 (2.01%) CISM
11 36 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
12 34 (1.29%) HNC
13 32 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
14 30 (1.14%) CISA
14 30 (1.14%) SANS
15 27 (1.02%) MBA
16 26 (0.99%) ACCA
16 26 (0.99%) FFIEC
17 25 (0.95%) CGEIT
18 23 (0.87%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (7.88%) QA
2 124 (4.70%) PMO
3 108 (4.09%) GDPR
4 94 (3.56%) Accessibility
5 68 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 62 (2.35%) NIST
7 38 (1.44%) Data Quality
8 30 (1.14%) GRC
9 26 (0.99%) COBIT
9 26 (0.99%) ISO 9001
10 21 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
11 18 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 14 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 13 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
14 12 (0.45%) NIST 800
14 12 (0.45%) SLA
15 10 (0.38%) GAAP
15 10 (0.38%) IFRS
16 8 (0.30%) PCI DSS
17 7 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 64 (2.43%) Active Directory
2 26 (0.99%) Docker
3 13 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.38%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.15%) Firmware
6 3 (0.11%) vSphere
7 2 (0.076%) Time Sharing Option
7 2 (0.076%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.076%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (0.83%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.57%) Ansible
4 12 (0.45%) Terraform
5 11 (0.42%) Grafana
5 11 (0.42%) SCCM
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 (0.076%) Argo
8 2 (0.076%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.076%) Puppet
8 2 (0.076%) Salt
9 1 (0.038%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.038%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.038%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.038%) MOM
9 1 (0.038%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 642 (24.34%) Microsoft
2 130 (4.93%) SAP
3 73 (2.77%) Salesforce
4 69 (2.62%) Oracle
5 64 (2.43%) Google
6 54 (2.05%) Adobe
7 47 (1.78%) ServiceNow
8 31 (1.18%) Cisco
9 28 (1.06%) Anaplan
10 24 (0.91%) HubSpot
11 20 (0.76%) Ariba
11 20 (0.76%) Genesys
11 20 (0.76%) Verint
12 17 (0.64%) Pardot
13 16 (0.61%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.57%) Apple
14 15 (0.57%) Fortinet
14 15 (0.57%) Instagram
15 14 (0.53%) Databricks
15 14 (0.53%) VMware