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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 24 22
Rank change year-on-year -47 -2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,431 3,745 7,451
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.63% 8.49% 7.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.58% 9.10% 9.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,418 1,878 5,403
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,012 £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 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £94,125 £90,000 £83,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.36% +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 67,959 41,142 82,492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.66% 93.29% 84.82%
Number of salaries quoted 43,928 22,326 59,700
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,269 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.97% +5.94% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -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 20 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 20 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 -49 2,087 £55,000 -4.35% 1,090
UK excluding London -52 1,588 £51,500 -6.36% 857
Work from Home -10 903 £56,156 -2.34% 442
London -29 668 £70,000 - 399
North of England -29 502 £55,000 - 214
South East -31 369 £50,000 -12.23% 236
Midlands -67 237 £52,500 - 131
North West -1 234 £52,000 -3.70% 121
West Midlands -49 168 £52,500 -4.55% 88
South West -55 167 £47,500 -15.74% 93
Yorkshire -40 155 £56,250 +2.27% 74
East of England -45 127 £69,000 +30.19% 108
North East -22 113 £60,000 +9.09% 21
Scotland -47 80 £40,000 -25.98% 44
Northern Ireland -7 75 £55,000 +2.33% 31
East Midlands -52 67 £55,000 +22.22% 43
Wales -49 37 £42,934 -32.92% 23

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 89 (3.66%) SharePoint
2 48 (1.97%) Confluence
3 37 (1.52%) CMS
4 31 (1.28%) WordPress
5 20 (0.82%) ArcGIS
6 10 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.12%) govService
9 3 (0.12%) Moodle
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
10 2 (0.082%) Drupal
10 2 (0.082%) Totara
10 2 (0.082%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.041%) Apache
11 1 (0.041%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.041%) IIS
11 1 (0.041%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 266 (10.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 199 (8.19%) Microsoft Project
3 173 (7.12%) Microsoft Office
4 56 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 19 (0.78%) MS Visio
7 13 (0.53%) Trello
8 9 (0.37%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
9 8 (0.33%) Photoshop
10 7 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
11 5 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
13 3 (0.12%) Maya
14 2 (0.082%) Camtasia
14 2 (0.082%) Weka
15 1 (0.041%) Adobe Captivate
15 1 (0.041%) Notion
15 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 24 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
1 24 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
3 19 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
3 19 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
4 17 (0.70%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (0.70%) Oracle Cash Management
5 15 (0.62%) Oracle EBS R12
6 9 (0.37%) Shopify
7 8 (0.33%) Primavera
7 8 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.29%) Fidessa
8 7 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.25%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.25%) NetSuite
9 6 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 6 (0.25%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
10 5 (0.21%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 244 (10.04%) Azure
2 227 (9.34%) Power Platform
3 162 (6.66%) SaaS
4 138 (5.68%) Microsoft 365
5 101 (4.15%) AWS
6 73 (3.00%) PowerApps
7 52 (2.14%) Power Automate
8 37 (1.52%) GCP
9 34 (1.40%) Asana
9 34 (1.40%) Entra ID
9 34 (1.40%) Smartsheet
10 31 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
10 31 (1.28%) OneDrive
11 29 (1.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 24 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (0.99%) Canva
13 23 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
14 22 (0.90%) Google Analytics
15 21 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
16 19 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.69%) Broadband
2 33 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.28%) Firewall
4 24 (0.99%) WAN
5 23 (0.95%) CHAP
6 17 (0.70%) LAN
7 16 (0.66%) DNS
7 16 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
8 15 (0.62%) Network Security
9 14 (0.58%) DHCP
10 10 (0.41%) Multicast
10 10 (0.41%) SD-WAN
10 10 (0.41%) TCP/IP
10 10 (0.41%) VPN
11 9 (0.37%) Internet
11 9 (0.37%) Wireless
12 8 (0.33%) VoIP
13 6 (0.25%) VLAN
14 5 (0.21%) Intranet
15 4 (0.16%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (7.65%) Power BI
2 140 (5.76%) Tableau
3 109 (4.48%) Data Mining
4 35 (1.44%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.15%) GIS
6 21 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.82%) QGIS
7 20 (0.82%) Spatial Data
8 19 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
9 18 (0.74%) Data Lake
10 10 (0.41%) DB2
10 10 (0.41%) Power Query
11 8 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.25%) Big Data
13 6 (0.25%) Metadata
14 5 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
14 5 (0.21%) Relational Database
15 4 (0.16%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 124 (5.10%) JIRA
2 19 (0.78%) 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 (0.082%) Checkstyle
6 2 (0.082%) ESLint
6 2 (0.082%) Gradle
6 2 (0.082%) JMeter
6 2 (0.082%) Maven
6 2 (0.082%) Mockito
6 2 (0.082%) Postman
6 2 (0.082%) Selenium
6 2 (0.082%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.082%) TestNG
6 2 (0.082%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.041%) Oracle APEX
General
1 994 (40.89%) Social Skills
2 884 (36.36%) Finance
3 514 (21.14%) Analytical Skills
4 271 (11.15%) Marketing
5 213 (8.76%) Organisational Skills
6 161 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 154 (6.33%) Manufacturing
8 150 (6.17%) Retail
9 144 (5.92%) Legal
10 128 (5.27%) Public Sector
11 109 (4.48%) Law
12 105 (4.32%) Banking
13 75 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
14 71 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
15 62 (2.55%) Telecoms
16 61 (2.51%) Games
17 58 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
18 47 (1.93%) Local Government
19 42 (1.73%) Financial Institution
20 41 (1.69%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 475 (19.54%) Project Manager
2 362 (14.89%) Senior
3 356 (14.64%) Analyst
4 215 (8.84%) Senior Manager
5 173 (7.12%) Lead
6 167 (6.87%) Business Analyst
7 163 (6.71%) IT Manager
8 158 (6.50%) Senior Project Manager
9 153 (6.29%) Trainee
10 151 (6.21%) Trainee Analyst
11 127 (5.22%) Development Manager
12 122 (5.02%) Consultant
13 110 (4.52%) Data Analyst
14 104 (4.28%) Trainee Data Analyst
15 89 (3.66%) Product Manager
16 84 (3.46%) IT Project Manager
17 79 (3.25%) Architect
18 62 (2.55%) IT Support
19 59 (2.43%) Systems Manager
20 57 (2.34%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (1.81%) .NET
2 40 (1.65%) HTML
3 36 (1.48%) CSS
4 31 (1.28%) PyTorch
5 24 (0.99%) EDI
5 24 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (0.99%) JSON
6 21 (0.86%) .NET Core
7 20 (0.82%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (0.78%) SPFx
9 11 (0.45%) Hugging Face
9 11 (0.45%) TensorFlow
10 8 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.29%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.29%) Matplotlib
11 7 (0.29%) OAuth
11 7 (0.29%) React
11 7 (0.29%) REST
11 7 (0.29%) Seaborn
12 6 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 176 (7.24%) Management Information System
2 108 (4.44%) Onboarding
3 77 (3.17%) Product Ownership
4 76 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 75 (3.09%) Driving Licence
6 73 (3.00%) Self-Motivation
7 65 (2.67%) FMCG
8 54 (2.22%) Social Media
9 49 (2.02%) Virtual Team
10 46 (1.89%) Security Posture
11 42 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
12 34 (1.40%) Mobile App
13 30 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
14 28 (1.15%) Algorithms
15 27 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
16 26 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
17 24 (0.99%) Cloud Native
17 24 (0.99%) Low-Code
17 24 (0.99%) PMI
18 22 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 72 (2.96%) Windows
2 29 (1.19%) Apple iOS
3 25 (1.03%) Linux
4 24 (0.99%) Android
5 13 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.33%) Unix
7 6 (0.25%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
8 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.082%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.082%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.082%) 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
10 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 702 (28.88%) Agile
2 605 (24.89%) Project Delivery
3 534 (21.97%) Problem-Solving
4 468 (19.25%) Stakeholder Management
5 451 (18.55%) PRINCE2
6 420 (17.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 366 (15.06%) Decision-Making
8 352 (14.48%) Analytics
9 267 (10.98%) Business Analysis
10 263 (10.82%) AI
11 261 (10.74%) Change Management
12 259 (10.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 250 (10.28%) Coaching
14 248 (10.20%) Risk Management
15 227 (9.34%) Roadmaps
16 226 (9.30%) Mentoring
17 218 (8.97%) Data Analysis
18 212 (8.72%) Budget Management
19 193 (7.94%) Business Intelligence
20 190 (7.82%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 237 (9.75%) SQL
2 236 (9.71%) Python
3 49 (2.02%) C#
4 38 (1.56%) JavaScript
5 31 (1.28%) PowerShell
6 28 (1.15%) TypeScript
6 28 (1.15%) VBA
7 13 (0.53%) Java
8 7 (0.29%) Bash
9 6 (0.25%) PHP
10 5 (0.21%) C
10 5 (0.21%) C++
11 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.12%) Assembly Language
12 3 (0.12%) COBOL
12 3 (0.12%) Dart
12 3 (0.12%) R
12 3 (0.12%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.082%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.082%) Perl
Qualifications
1 660 (27.15%) Degree
2 237 (9.75%) PMP
3 233 (9.58%) PMI Certification
4 107 (4.40%) Security Cleared
5 99 (4.07%) DBS Check
6 93 (3.83%) CISSP
7 85 (3.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 68 (2.80%) CISM
9 64 (2.63%) Master's Degree
10 59 (2.43%) SC Cleared
11 35 (1.44%) DV Cleared
12 34 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
13 32 (1.32%) CISA
14 31 (1.28%) HNC
15 28 (1.15%) CRISC
15 28 (1.15%) SANS
16 27 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
17 25 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
18 24 (0.99%) FFIEC
19 23 (0.95%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (6.33%) QA
2 134 (5.51%) PMO
3 104 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 102 (4.20%) Accessibility
5 93 (3.83%) GDPR
6 90 (3.70%) NIST
7 44 (1.81%) GRC
8 37 (1.52%) ISO 9001
9 31 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 30 (1.23%) Data Quality
11 26 (1.07%) COBIT
12 23 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 22 (0.90%) NIST 800
14 21 (0.86%) SLA
15 12 (0.49%) GAAP
15 12 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
16 11 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
16 11 (0.45%) IFRS
17 9 (0.37%) ISO 14001
17 9 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 50 (2.06%) Active Directory
2 20 (0.82%) Docker
3 6 (0.25%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.12%) vSphere
5 2 (0.082%) Firmware
5 2 (0.082%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.082%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.082%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.041%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.041%) IAG
6 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (0.90%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (0.74%) SCCM
3 14 (0.58%) Ansible
4 12 (0.49%) Terraform
5 11 (0.45%) Grafana
6 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
7 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.082%) Argo
8 2 (0.082%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.082%) Puppet
8 2 (0.082%) Salt
8 2 (0.082%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.041%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.041%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.041%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.041%) MOM
9 1 (0.041%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 515 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 93 (3.83%) SAP
3 77 (3.17%) Oracle
4 66 (2.71%) Salesforce
5 65 (2.67%) Adobe
6 61 (2.51%) ServiceNow
7 57 (2.34%) Google
8 26 (1.07%) Anaplan
8 26 (1.07%) HubSpot
9 20 (0.82%) Genesys
9 20 (0.82%) Pardot
9 20 (0.82%) Verint
10 17 (0.70%) Cisco
11 13 (0.53%) Apple
12 12 (0.49%) Instagram
13 11 (0.45%) Bloomberg
13 11 (0.45%) Hootsuite
13 11 (0.45%) Palo Alto
13 11 (0.45%) Reuters
13 11 (0.45%) Wrike