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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 16 23
Rank change year-on-year -50 +7 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,513 3,831 7,426
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.81% 9.05% 7.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.75% 9.75% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,489 1,984 5,380
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,469 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.58% +10.95% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £84,964
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 67,035 39,288 81,690
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.86% 92.85% 85.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41,557 22,685 59,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.93%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 28 April 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 28 April 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 -47 2,177 £55,000 -4.49% 1,168
UK excluding London -51 1,643 £50,000 -9.09% 959
Work from Home -17 817 £57,500 - 430
London -27 675 £70,000 - 417
North of England -36 545 £46,500 -15.45% 222
South East -47 387 £50,000 -13.04% 302
Midlands -66 249 £52,500 - 153
North West -12 248 £46,500 -14.52% 118
West Midlands -48 184 £47,500 -13.64% 87
Yorkshire -41 182 £44,000 -20.00% 74
South West -49 171 £45,564 -15.62% 107
East of England -56 127 £75,000 +36.36% 124
North East -16 115 £51,500 -6.36% 36
Northern Ireland -7 77 £40,000 -25.58% 19
East Midlands -73 63 £55,000 +25.71% 64
Scotland -64 59 £40,000 -27.27% 38
Wales -51 35 £42,934 -30.75% 28

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 88 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 52 (2.07%) Confluence
3 41 (1.63%) CMS
4 33 (1.31%) WordPress
5 20 (0.80%) ArcGIS
6 10 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.16%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.12%) Apache
9 3 (0.12%) govService
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
10 2 (0.080%) Drupal
11 1 (0.040%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.040%) IIS
11 1 (0.040%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 312 (12.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 141 (5.61%) Microsoft Project
3 136 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
4 69 (2.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 18 (0.72%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.60%) AutoCAD
8 14 (0.56%) Trello
9 10 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
10 9 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
10 9 (0.36%) Photoshop
11 5 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
12 3 (0.12%) Maya
13 2 (0.080%) Adobe Captivate
13 2 (0.080%) Notion
13 2 (0.080%) Weka
14 1 (0.040%) Adobe After Effects
14 1 (0.040%) Elementor
14 1 (0.040%) Sketch
14 1 (0.040%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
2 20 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
3 18 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 17 (0.68%) Oracle Cash Management
5 15 (0.60%) Oracle EBS R12
6 8 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
7 7 (0.28%) NetSuite
7 7 (0.28%) Shopify
8 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
8 6 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
8 6 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 6 (0.24%) Primavera
8 6 (0.24%) SAP ERP
9 5 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
9 5 (0.20%) Fidessa
9 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
10 4 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 239 (9.51%) Azure
2 230 (9.15%) Power Platform
3 164 (6.53%) SaaS
4 138 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
5 104 (4.14%) AWS
6 68 (2.71%) PowerApps
7 50 (1.99%) Power Automate
8 47 (1.87%) Asana
9 38 (1.51%) GCP
10 32 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
10 32 (1.27%) Entra ID
10 32 (1.27%) OneDrive
10 32 (1.27%) Smartsheet
11 30 (1.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 27 (1.07%) Google Analytics
13 23 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
14 21 (0.84%) Canva
15 20 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
16 19 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.67%) Broadband
2 35 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
3 33 (1.31%) Firewall
4 29 (1.15%) CHAP
5 24 (0.96%) WAN
6 19 (0.76%) DNS
7 17 (0.68%) DHCP
7 17 (0.68%) Structured Cabling
8 16 (0.64%) LAN
8 16 (0.64%) Network Security
9 12 (0.48%) TCP/IP
9 12 (0.48%) VPN
9 12 (0.48%) Wireless
10 11 (0.44%) Internet
10 11 (0.44%) Intranet
11 9 (0.36%) Multicast
11 9 (0.36%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.32%) VLAN
12 8 (0.32%) VoIP
13 5 (0.20%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 195 (7.76%) Power BI
2 176 (7.00%) Tableau
3 141 (5.61%) Data Mining
4 31 (1.23%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.07%) GIS
6 22 (0.88%) Data Lake
7 21 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
8 20 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
8 20 (0.80%) QGIS
8 20 (0.80%) Spatial Data
9 15 (0.60%) Power Query
10 10 (0.40%) DB2
11 9 (0.36%) Big Data
12 8 (0.32%) Qlik Sense
13 6 (0.24%) Metadata
14 5 (0.20%) MySQL
14 5 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
15 4 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
15 4 (0.16%) DB2 UDB
15 4 (0.16%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 127 (5.05%) JIRA
2 21 (0.84%) Git
3 12 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.28%) GitLab
5 5 (0.20%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.20%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 2 (0.080%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.080%) ESLint
7 2 (0.080%) Gradle
7 2 (0.080%) JMeter
7 2 (0.080%) JUnit
7 2 (0.080%) Maven
7 2 (0.080%) Mockito
7 2 (0.080%) Selenium
7 2 (0.080%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.080%) TestNG
7 2 (0.080%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.040%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.040%) Oracle APEX
General
1 1,026 (40.83%) Social Skills
2 974 (38.76%) Finance
3 591 (23.52%) Analytical Skills
4 286 (11.38%) Marketing
5 228 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
6 177 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 160 (6.37%) Manufacturing
8 147 (5.85%) Retail
9 144 (5.73%) Legal
10 124 (4.93%) Public Sector
11 114 (4.54%) Banking
12 111 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
13 106 (4.22%) Law
14 74 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
15 64 (2.55%) Games
16 58 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
17 53 (2.11%) Telecoms
18 51 (2.03%) Financial Institution
19 44 (1.75%) Advertising
20 43 (1.71%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 427 (16.99%) Analyst
2 404 (16.08%) Project Manager
3 305 (12.14%) Senior
4 223 (8.87%) Trainee
5 216 (8.60%) Trainee Analyst
6 194 (7.72%) Business Analyst
7 166 (6.61%) Lead
8 160 (6.37%) Senior Manager
9 152 (6.05%) IT Manager
10 147 (5.85%) Data Analyst
11 136 (5.41%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 126 (5.01%) Consultant
12 126 (5.01%) Development Manager
13 99 (3.94%) Senior Project Manager
14 93 (3.70%) Product Manager
15 86 (3.42%) Architect
16 80 (3.18%) Trainee Business Analyst
17 76 (3.02%) IT Project Manager
17 76 (3.02%) Systems Manager
18 68 (2.71%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (1.63%) .NET
2 38 (1.51%) HTML
3 33 (1.31%) CSS
4 27 (1.07%) PyTorch
5 24 (0.96%) EDI
5 24 (0.96%) JSON
6 23 (0.92%) HTML5 Canvas
7 20 (0.80%) .NET Core
8 19 (0.76%) Microsoft Graph
9 18 (0.72%) SPFx
10 9 (0.36%) React
10 9 (0.36%) REST
11 8 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.28%) Matplotlib
12 7 (0.28%) OAuth
12 7 (0.28%) Seaborn
12 7 (0.28%) TensorFlow
13 6 (0.24%) FIX Protocol
14 5 (0.20%) .NET Framework
14 5 (0.20%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 196 (7.80%) Management Information System
2 109 (4.34%) Onboarding
3 102 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
4 78 (3.10%) Product Ownership
5 67 (2.67%) Data Centre
6 65 (2.59%) Driving Licence
7 63 (2.51%) FMCG
8 59 (2.35%) Social Media
9 48 (1.91%) Virtual Team
10 40 (1.59%) Security Posture
11 39 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
12 38 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
13 33 (1.31%) Mobile App
14 29 (1.15%) Algorithms
14 29 (1.15%) Blog
15 28 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
16 26 (1.03%) Robotics
17 25 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
18 24 (0.96%) Low-Code
19 22 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 71 (2.83%) Windows
2 30 (1.19%) Apple iOS
3 25 (0.99%) Android
4 23 (0.92%) Linux
5 15 (0.60%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.32%) Unix
7 6 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.080%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.080%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.080%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.080%) zOS
10 1 (0.040%) CentOS
10 1 (0.040%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.040%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.040%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.040%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.040%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 650 (25.87%) Agile
2 587 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
3 568 (22.60%) Project Delivery
4 482 (19.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 449 (17.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 416 (16.55%) Analytics
7 397 (15.80%) Decision-Making
8 390 (15.52%) PRINCE2
9 326 (12.97%) Business Analysis
10 292 (11.62%) Change Management
11 291 (11.58%) AI
12 273 (10.86%) Data Analysis
13 269 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 262 (10.43%) Risk Management
15 219 (8.71%) Mentoring
16 214 (8.52%) Roadmaps
17 211 (8.40%) Business Intelligence
18 208 (8.28%) Data Analytics
19 200 (7.96%) Cybersecurity
20 190 (7.56%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 276 (10.98%) Python
1 276 (10.98%) SQL
2 49 (1.95%) C#
3 39 (1.55%) JavaScript
4 32 (1.27%) VBA
5 31 (1.23%) PowerShell
6 28 (1.11%) TypeScript
7 16 (0.64%) Java
8 9 (0.36%) Bash
9 8 (0.32%) C
9 8 (0.32%) C++
10 7 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.20%) PHP
11 5 (0.20%) R
12 4 (0.16%) COBOL
12 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
12 4 (0.16%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.12%) Dart
13 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
13 3 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 657 (26.14%) Degree
2 243 (9.67%) PMP
3 228 (9.07%) PMI Certification
4 127 (5.05%) Security Cleared
5 94 (3.74%) CISSP
6 91 (3.62%) DBS Check
7 84 (3.34%) SC Cleared
8 71 (2.83%) CISM
8 71 (2.83%) Master's Degree
9 38 (1.51%) CISA
10 34 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 34 (1.35%) HNC
10 34 (1.35%) SANS
11 32 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
12 30 (1.19%) DV Cleared
12 30 (1.19%) FFIEC
13 29 (1.15%) CGEIT
13 29 (1.15%) CRISC
14 26 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 24 (0.96%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (6.09%) QA
2 129 (5.13%) PMO
3 100 (3.98%) GDPR
4 97 (3.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 93 (3.70%) Accessibility
6 89 (3.54%) NIST
7 45 (1.79%) GRC
8 38 (1.51%) ISO 9001
9 34 (1.35%) Data Quality
10 31 (1.23%) COBIT
11 26 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
12 21 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 21 (0.84%) NIST 800
13 16 (0.64%) SLA
14 13 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
15 12 (0.48%) GAAP
16 11 (0.44%) IFRS
17 10 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
17 10 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 9 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 50 (1.99%) Active Directory
2 25 (0.99%) Docker
3 8 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.12%) vSphere
6 2 (0.080%) Firmware
6 2 (0.080%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.080%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.040%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.040%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 23 (0.92%) Kubernetes
2 21 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (0.72%) Ansible
4 17 (0.68%) SCCM
5 15 (0.60%) Terraform
6 11 (0.44%) Grafana
7 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
7 4 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.080%) Argo
9 2 (0.080%) Puppet
9 2 (0.080%) Salt
10 1 (0.040%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.040%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.040%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.040%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.040%) MOM
10 1 (0.040%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 549 (21.85%) Microsoft
2 93 (3.70%) SAP
3 71 (2.83%) Salesforce
4 67 (2.67%) Oracle
5 65 (2.59%) Google
6 64 (2.55%) Adobe
7 49 (1.95%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.11%) Anaplan
9 26 (1.03%) HubSpot
10 21 (0.84%) Cisco
10 21 (0.84%) Pardot
11 20 (0.80%) Genesys
11 20 (0.80%) Verint
12 14 (0.56%) Apple
13 13 (0.52%) Palo Alto
14 12 (0.48%) Instagram
15 11 (0.44%) Fortinet
15 11 (0.44%) Hootsuite
15 11 (0.44%) Workday
15 11 (0.44%) Wrike