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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 27 23
Rank change year-on-year -37 -4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,547 3,388 5,812
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.46% 6.83% 6.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.34% 7.64% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,444 1,795 3,656
10th Percentile £32,523 £32,500 £34,609
25th Percentile £40,825 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%
75th Percentile £73,250 £77,500 £69,914
90th Percentile £93,750 £92,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 76,247 44,374 67,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.60% 89.45% 81.06%
Number of salaries quoted 52,515 25,244 44,456
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,246
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,246 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -2.00% -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 4 August 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 August 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 -30 2,276 £55,000 -8.33% 1,972
UK excluding London -40 1,594 £52,500 -4.55% 1,307
Work from Home -15 1,068 £52,500 -8.70% 823
London -30 802 £66,500 -5.00% 878
South East -26 432 £45,500 -18.44% 357
North of England -15 420 £55,000 +4.76% 322
Midlands -54 237 £55,000 - 220
North West -1 205 £55,000 +7.84% 176
South West -49 188 £47,500 -20.83% 159
East of England -34 176 £58,078 +5.60% 130
Yorkshire -26 142 £60,000 +9.09% 105
West Midlands -55 134 £55,000 - 131
East Midlands -14 102 £55,000 +7.32% 89
North East -35 73 £58,000 +41.46% 46
Scotland -51 60 £48,750 -18.75% 66
Northern Ireland -64 43 £47,500 -17.39% 48
Wales -53 40 £56,258 -7.40% 39

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 96 (3.77%) SharePoint
2 64 (2.51%) Confluence
3 39 (1.53%) CMS
4 26 (1.02%) WordPress
5 20 (0.79%) ArcGIS
6 14 (0.55%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.31%) WebLogic
7 8 (0.31%) WebSphere
8 6 (0.24%) Headless CMS
8 6 (0.24%) IIS
9 5 (0.20%) Apache Pig
9 5 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (0.16%) Moodle
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.12%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.079%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.079%) Totara
Applications
1 233 (9.15%) Microsoft Project
2 231 (9.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 198 (7.77%) Microsoft Office
4 56 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 20 (0.79%) Trello
7 19 (0.75%) MS Visio
8 10 (0.39%) Photoshop
9 9 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
9 9 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
10 7 (0.27%) AutoCAD
11 5 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
12 3 (0.12%) Blender
12 3 (0.12%) Maya
13 2 (0.079%) Camtasia
13 2 (0.079%) Revit
14 1 (0.039%) Houdini
14 1 (0.039%) InDesign
14 1 (0.039%) NUKE
14 1 (0.039%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 46 (1.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (0.67%) Primavera
4 14 (0.55%) NetSuite
5 13 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
5 13 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
6 10 (0.39%) Shopify
7 9 (0.35%) Oracle Assets
7 9 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
7 9 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
8 8 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
9 7 (0.27%) Fidessa
9 7 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
10 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.24%) iTrent
10 6 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
10 6 (0.24%) SAP Business One
11 5 (0.20%) SAP ERP
11 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
12 4 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 253 (9.93%) Azure
2 202 (7.93%) Power Platform
3 176 (6.91%) AWS
4 145 (5.69%) SaaS
5 135 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
6 77 (3.02%) Cloud Computing
7 65 (2.55%) Power Automate
8 63 (2.47%) PowerApps
9 50 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
10 43 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
11 37 (1.45%) Smartsheet
12 32 (1.26%) GCP
13 31 (1.22%) Entra ID
14 30 (1.18%) Asana
15 24 (0.94%) OneDrive
16 23 (0.90%) Canva
16 23 (0.90%) Serverless
17 21 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
17 21 (0.82%) IaaS
18 20 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 52 (2.04%) Firewall
2 35 (1.37%) Broadband
3 28 (1.10%) LAN
3 28 (1.10%) WAN
4 26 (1.02%) DNS
5 23 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
6 21 (0.82%) VPN
7 15 (0.59%) DHCP
7 15 (0.59%) NGN
7 15 (0.59%) TCP/IP
8 13 (0.51%) BGP
8 13 (0.51%) Network Security
9 12 (0.47%) SD-WAN
10 11 (0.43%) Internet
10 11 (0.43%) Intranet
11 10 (0.39%) CHAP
11 10 (0.39%) Wireless
12 7 (0.27%) Multicast
12 7 (0.27%) OSPF
12 7 (0.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (6.83%) Power BI
2 59 (2.32%) Tableau
3 49 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 43 (1.69%) Data Mining
5 28 (1.10%) GIS
6 23 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.79%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.79%) QGIS
7 20 (0.79%) Spatial Data
8 17 (0.67%) NoSQL
9 16 (0.63%) Big Data
9 16 (0.63%) Relational Database
10 15 (0.59%) Data Lake
11 14 (0.55%) Hadoop
11 14 (0.55%) Metadata
11 14 (0.55%) MySQL
12 12 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
13 11 (0.43%) Apache Hive
13 11 (0.43%) Power Query
14 9 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 205 (8.05%) JIRA
2 25 (0.98%) Git
3 12 (0.47%) Visual Studio
4 9 (0.35%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.24%) Claude Code
5 6 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.16%) GitLab
6 4 (0.16%) JUnit
7 3 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.12%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.12%) PHPUnit
7 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 3 (0.12%) Taiga
7 3 (0.12%) VersionOne
8 2 (0.079%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (0.079%) Mercurial
8 2 (0.079%) Selenium
8 2 (0.079%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.079%) TestNG
General
1 1,071 (42.05%) Social Skills
2 806 (31.65%) Finance
3 521 (20.46%) Analytical Skills
4 257 (10.09%) Organisational Skills
5 248 (9.74%) Marketing
6 155 (6.09%) Retail
7 146 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 145 (5.69%) Legal
9 133 (5.22%) Manufacturing
10 127 (4.99%) Public Sector
11 117 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
12 109 (4.28%) Law
13 86 (3.38%) Banking
14 81 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
15 65 (2.55%) Aerospace
16 62 (2.43%) Telecoms
17 54 (2.12%) Local Government
18 45 (1.77%) Advertising
19 43 (1.69%) Financial Institution
20 42 (1.65%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 535 (21.01%) Project Manager
2 367 (14.41%) Senior
3 244 (9.58%) Analyst
4 199 (7.81%) Lead
5 192 (7.54%) Senior Manager
6 183 (7.18%) Consultant
7 179 (7.03%) IT Manager
8 147 (5.77%) Senior Project Manager
9 123 (4.83%) Business Analyst
10 105 (4.12%) IT Project Manager
11 89 (3.49%) Development Manager
12 66 (2.59%) Senior Consultant
13 65 (2.55%) Developer
14 64 (2.51%) IT Support
15 62 (2.43%) Technical Manager
16 61 (2.39%) Delivery Manager
16 61 (2.39%) Product Manager
17 58 (2.28%) Coordinator
18 56 (2.20%) Architect
19 55 (2.16%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (2.00%) HTML
2 49 (1.92%) .NET
3 43 (1.69%) CSS
3 43 (1.69%) PyTorch
4 25 (0.98%) TensorFlow
5 24 (0.94%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (0.94%) JSON
6 23 (0.90%) Hugging Face
7 21 (0.82%) .NET Core
7 21 (0.82%) Flash
8 20 (0.79%) LangChain
8 20 (0.79%) Langfuse
8 20 (0.79%) LlamaIndex
8 20 (0.79%) Model Context Protocol
9 19 (0.75%) Microsoft Graph
9 19 (0.75%) SPFx
10 16 (0.63%) Kafka
11 13 (0.51%) Middleware
12 12 (0.47%) Node.js
13 11 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 216 (8.48%) Onboarding
2 159 (6.24%) Management Information System
3 152 (5.97%) Data Centre
4 97 (3.81%) Driving Licence
5 81 (3.18%) Product Ownership
6 74 (2.91%) Virtual Team
7 66 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
8 57 (2.24%) Social Media
9 51 (2.00%) Enterprise Software
10 42 (1.65%) Cloud Native
10 42 (1.65%) PMI
11 39 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
12 38 (1.49%) FMCG
13 37 (1.45%) Security Posture
14 33 (1.30%) Mobile App
15 32 (1.26%) Blog
15 32 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
16 31 (1.22%) AI Agents
17 30 (1.18%) Algorithms
18 29 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 115 (4.52%) Windows
2 49 (1.92%) Linux
3 21 (0.82%) Apple iOS
4 19 (0.75%) Android
5 17 (0.67%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (0.20%) Unix
7 5 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 5 (0.20%) Windows 7
7 5 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.12%) Debian
9 2 (0.079%) AIX
9 2 (0.079%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.079%) zOS
10 1 (0.039%) CentOS
10 1 (0.039%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.039%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 722 (28.35%) Agile
2 657 (25.80%) Project Delivery
3 637 (25.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 606 (23.79%) Problem-Solving
5 487 (19.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 474 (18.61%) PRINCE2
7 325 (12.76%) Decision-Making
8 288 (11.31%) Roadmaps
9 281 (11.03%) Analytics
10 279 (10.95%) AI
11 274 (10.76%) Mentoring
12 259 (10.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 236 (9.27%) Risk Management
14 232 (9.11%) Change Management
15 231 (9.07%) Budget Management
16 215 (8.44%) ERP
17 214 (8.40%) Coaching
18 204 (8.01%) Logistics
19 197 (7.73%) Business Analysis
19 197 (7.73%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 207 (8.13%) SQL
2 202 (7.93%) Python
3 55 (2.16%) JavaScript
4 51 (2.00%) C#
5 36 (1.41%) TypeScript
6 33 (1.30%) PowerShell
7 23 (0.90%) Java
8 15 (0.59%) C
9 14 (0.55%) PHP
10 9 (0.35%) C++
10 9 (0.35%) VBA
11 6 (0.24%) Ruby
11 6 (0.24%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.20%) Assembly Language
12 5 (0.20%) Bash
12 5 (0.20%) Embedded C
13 4 (0.16%) ABAP
13 4 (0.16%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.12%) COBOL
14 3 (0.12%) Dart
Qualifications
1 616 (24.19%) Degree
2 232 (9.11%) PMI Certification
3 223 (8.76%) PMP
4 167 (6.56%) Security Cleared
5 139 (5.46%) DBS Check
6 103 (4.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 76 (2.98%) SC Cleared
8 68 (2.67%) CISSP
9 55 (2.16%) DV Cleared
10 48 (1.88%) CISM
11 46 (1.81%) Master's Degree
12 44 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
13 42 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
14 35 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
15 25 (0.98%) CRISC
16 21 (0.82%) ACCA
16 21 (0.82%) HNC
16 21 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
17 20 (0.79%) AWS Certification
18 19 (0.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (7.18%) QA
2 169 (6.64%) PMO
3 124 (4.87%) Accessibility
4 106 (4.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 77 (3.02%) GDPR
6 72 (2.83%) NIST
7 51 (2.00%) Data Quality
8 48 (1.88%) SLA
9 39 (1.53%) ISO 9001
10 38 (1.49%) GRC
11 35 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
12 24 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 21 (0.82%) GMP
14 18 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 18 (0.71%) NIST 800
15 17 (0.67%) ISO 14000
15 17 (0.67%) ISO 14001
16 13 (0.51%) COBIT
16 13 (0.51%) IFRS
17 12 (0.47%) GAAP
System Software
1 41 (1.61%) Active Directory
2 22 (0.86%) Docker
3 9 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.12%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.12%) vSphere
7 2 (0.079%) DFS Replication
7 2 (0.079%) Firmware
7 2 (0.079%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.039%) IAG
8 1 (0.039%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (1.10%) SCCM
2 25 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (0.79%) Kubernetes
4 18 (0.71%) Puppet
5 13 (0.51%) Progress Chef
6 11 (0.43%) Ansible
6 11 (0.43%) Terraform
7 9 (0.35%) Grafana
8 6 (0.24%) Hadoop YARN
9 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
10 2 (0.079%) Argo
10 2 (0.079%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.079%) Salt
11 1 (0.039%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.039%) HP Quality Center
11 1 (0.039%) PaperCut
11 1 (0.039%) SCOM
Vendors
1 515 (20.22%) Microsoft
2 135 (5.30%) SAP
3 119 (4.67%) Oracle
4 67 (2.63%) ServiceNow
5 66 (2.59%) Adobe
6 55 (2.16%) Salesforce
7 49 (1.92%) Google
8 29 (1.14%) Fortinet
8 29 (1.14%) HubSpot
9 27 (1.06%) Cisco
10 21 (0.82%) SonicWALL
11 19 (0.75%) Remedy
12 17 (0.67%) HP
13 15 (0.59%) NEC
13 15 (0.59%) VMware
14 14 (0.55%) Apple
14 14 (0.55%) IBM
14 14 (0.55%) Palo Alto
15 13 (0.51%) JD Edwards
16 12 (0.47%) Reuters