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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 17 22
Rank change year-on-year -37 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,581 4,352 6,743
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.58% 9.87% 8.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.58% 10.54% 9.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,478 2,060 4,936
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,752 £73,750 £68,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +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 56,331 41,289 73,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.05% 93.69% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 33,961 22,320 55,807
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%
75th Percentile £76,299 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 9 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 9 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 -39 2,157 £52,500 -8.70% 1,128
UK excluding London -41 1,711 £45,000 -18.18% 1,067
Work from Home -29 736 £57,500 -4.17% 392
London -26 648 £70,000 - 294
North of England -31 527 £40,000 -27.27% 222
South East -39 398 £55,000 -4.35% 332
Midlands -54 257 £45,000 -17.43% 174
North West -36 238 £42,750 -20.73% 113
South West -28 193 £45,000 -17.43% 118
West Midlands -41 189 £45,000 -21.05% 96
Yorkshire -28 182 £40,000 -33.33% 89
Scotland -14 139 £40,000 -30.43% 53
North East -10 107 £40,000 -33.33% 25
East of England -45 104 £55,000 +10.00% 147
East Midlands -75 67 £50,000 +5.26% 74
Northern Ireland -12 64 £60,000 +26.32% 16
Wales -39 36 £48,967 -8.98% 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
1 144 (5.58%) SharePoint
2 54 (2.09%) Confluence
3 46 (1.78%) CMS
4 34 (1.32%) WordPress
5 20 (0.77%) ArcGIS
6 13 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.27%) Kinematics
8 6 (0.23%) Apache Spark
9 5 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.15%) Apache
11 3 (0.12%) govService
11 3 (0.12%) SAS
11 3 (0.12%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.077%) Drupal
12 2 (0.077%) Palantir Foundry
13 1 (0.039%) Apache Synapse
13 1 (0.039%) IIS
13 1 (0.039%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.039%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 407 (15.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 192 (7.44%) Microsoft Office
3 126 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 110 (4.26%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.70%) AutoCAD
6 17 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 17 (0.66%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.58%) Trello
8 10 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 10 (0.39%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
9 9 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
10 7 (0.27%) Adobe XD
10 7 (0.27%) Maya
11 4 (0.15%) Revit
12 3 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.12%) CATIA
12 3 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
13 2 (0.077%) Adobe After Effects
13 2 (0.077%) Weka
Business Applications
1 36 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
2 18 (0.70%) Oracle Receivables
3 17 (0.66%) Oracle Assets
3 17 (0.66%) Oracle EBS
4 16 (0.62%) SAP MDG
5 14 (0.54%) Oracle Cash Management
6 12 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
7 11 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
8 9 (0.35%) NetSuite
9 8 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
10 7 (0.27%) SAP CO
10 7 (0.27%) SAP FI
10 7 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
11 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
11 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
12 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
12 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
12 5 (0.19%) Primavera
12 5 (0.19%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 223 (8.64%) Azure
2 219 (8.49%) Power Platform
3 146 (5.66%) SaaS
4 145 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
5 105 (4.07%) AWS
6 48 (1.86%) PowerApps
7 41 (1.59%) Asana
8 31 (1.20%) GCP
9 29 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 27 (1.05%) Entra ID
11 26 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
12 24 (0.93%) Google Analytics
13 23 (0.89%) Smartsheet
14 22 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
15 21 (0.81%) Power Automate
16 18 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
17 17 (0.66%) Snowflake
18 16 (0.62%) Miro
19 15 (0.58%) Canva
19 15 (0.58%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.59%) Firewall
2 40 (1.55%) Broadband
3 39 (1.51%) Wi-Fi
4 27 (1.05%) WAN
5 23 (0.89%) Internet
6 22 (0.85%) CHAP
7 20 (0.77%) DNS
7 20 (0.77%) LAN
8 19 (0.74%) Network Security
8 19 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
9 18 (0.70%) DHCP
9 18 (0.70%) TCP/IP
10 17 (0.66%) VPN
10 17 (0.66%) Wireless
11 15 (0.58%) VLAN
12 13 (0.50%) SD-WAN
13 11 (0.43%) Intranet
14 10 (0.39%) Multicast
15 7 (0.27%) BGP
15 7 (0.27%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 201 (7.79%) Tableau
2 184 (7.13%) Power BI
3 167 (6.47%) Data Mining
4 43 (1.67%) SQL Server
5 26 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (0.85%) GIS
7 20 (0.77%) Data Lake
7 20 (0.77%) QGIS
7 20 (0.77%) Spatial Data
8 17 (0.66%) Power Query
9 15 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
10 13 (0.50%) Metadata
11 12 (0.46%) Big Data
12 7 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.27%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.23%) DB2
13 6 (0.23%) Looker
13 6 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 113 (4.38%) JIRA
2 17 (0.66%) Git
3 12 (0.46%) GitLab
4 11 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.12%) ERwin
5 3 (0.12%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.077%) Checkstyle
6 2 (0.077%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.077%) ESLint
6 2 (0.077%) Gradle
6 2 (0.077%) JIRA Agile
6 2 (0.077%) JMeter
6 2 (0.077%) JUnit
6 2 (0.077%) Maven
6 2 (0.077%) Mockito
6 2 (0.077%) Selenium
6 2 (0.077%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.077%) TestNG
6 2 (0.077%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.077%) Zephyr
General
1 1,092 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 1,040 (40.29%) Finance
3 663 (25.69%) Analytical Skills
4 263 (10.19%) Marketing
5 193 (7.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 189 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
7 158 (6.12%) Legal
8 156 (6.04%) Manufacturing
9 142 (5.50%) Public Sector
10 124 (4.80%) Presentation Skills
11 123 (4.77%) Law
11 123 (4.77%) Retail
12 110 (4.26%) Banking
13 71 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
14 68 (2.63%) Games
15 54 (2.09%) Pharmaceutical
16 53 (2.05%) Telecoms
17 46 (1.78%) Financial Institution
18 45 (1.74%) Electronics
19 42 (1.63%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 480 (18.60%) Analyst
2 383 (14.84%) Project Manager
3 354 (13.72%) Senior
4 283 (10.96%) Trainee
5 274 (10.62%) Trainee Analyst
6 221 (8.56%) Business Analyst
7 220 (8.52%) Senior Manager
8 194 (7.52%) Lead
9 175 (6.78%) Data Analyst
10 158 (6.12%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 153 (5.93%) IT Manager
12 116 (4.49%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 114 (4.42%) Consultant
14 113 (4.38%) Development Manager
15 97 (3.76%) Senior Project Manager
16 90 (3.49%) Architect
16 90 (3.49%) Product Manager
17 88 (3.41%) Business Manager
18 81 (3.14%) Systems Manager
19 76 (2.94%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (0.93%) EDI
1 24 (0.93%) HTML
2 23 (0.89%) PyTorch
3 21 (0.81%) .NET
4 16 (0.62%) CSS
5 12 (0.46%) Middleware
6 9 (0.35%) React
7 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
7 7 (0.27%) REST
8 6 (0.23%) OAuth
8 6 (0.23%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.15%) FIDO
9 4 (0.15%) Node.js
9 4 (0.15%) OpenID
9 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.15%) SAML
9 4 (0.15%) XML
10 3 (0.12%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.12%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 203 (7.87%) Management Information System
2 117 (4.53%) Onboarding
3 115 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
4 80 (3.10%) Product Ownership
5 64 (2.48%) FMCG
6 62 (2.40%) Driving Licence
7 61 (2.36%) Social Media
8 58 (2.25%) Data Centre
9 47 (1.82%) Robotics
10 45 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
11 44 (1.70%) Virtual Team
12 43 (1.67%) Algorithms
13 39 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
14 32 (1.24%) Blog
15 29 (1.12%) Mobile App
16 28 (1.08%) IoT
16 28 (1.08%) Low-Code
17 24 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
18 22 (0.85%) Security Posture
19 20 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (2.36%) Windows
2 31 (1.20%) Apple iOS
3 26 (1.01%) Android
4 20 (0.77%) Linux
5 16 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.19%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.12%) VMS
10 2 (0.077%) AIX
10 2 (0.077%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.077%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.077%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.039%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.039%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 640 (24.80%) Agile
2 632 (24.49%) Problem-Solving
3 535 (20.73%) Continuous Improvement
4 507 (19.64%) Project Delivery
5 461 (17.86%) Analytics
6 451 (17.47%) Stakeholder Management
7 392 (15.19%) Decision-Making
8 386 (14.96%) Business Analysis
9 362 (14.03%) Change Management
10 355 (13.75%) AI
11 349 (13.52%) PRINCE2
12 316 (12.24%) Data Analysis
13 274 (10.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 263 (10.19%) Risk Management
15 250 (9.69%) Coaching
16 231 (8.95%) Data Analytics
16 231 (8.95%) Process Improvement
17 218 (8.45%) Roadmaps
18 213 (8.25%) Business Intelligence
19 201 (7.79%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 291 (11.27%) Python
2 288 (11.16%) SQL
3 35 (1.36%) VBA
4 30 (1.16%) C#
5 26 (1.01%) JavaScript
6 18 (0.70%) Java
7 17 (0.66%) C++
8 16 (0.62%) C
9 14 (0.54%) PowerShell
10 11 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 11 (0.43%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.27%) PHP
12 6 (0.23%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) MATLAB
12 6 (0.23%) R
13 3 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
13 3 (0.12%) Tcl
13 3 (0.12%) VB
14 2 (0.077%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 705 (27.31%) Degree
2 224 (8.68%) PMP
3 211 (8.18%) PMI Certification
4 163 (6.32%) Security Cleared
5 116 (4.49%) SC Cleared
6 89 (3.45%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.48%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 59 (2.29%) CISSP
8 59 (2.29%) DBS Check
9 47 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
10 43 (1.67%) CISM
11 34 (1.32%) HNC
12 33 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
13 27 (1.05%) MBA
14 26 (1.01%) SANS
15 25 (0.97%) ACCA
15 25 (0.97%) CISA
16 24 (0.93%) FFIEC
17 23 (0.89%) DV Cleared
18 22 (0.85%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (7.83%) QA
2 123 (4.77%) PMO
3 95 (3.68%) GDPR
4 90 (3.49%) Accessibility
5 56 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 53 (2.05%) NIST
7 38 (1.47%) Data Quality
8 23 (0.89%) COBIT
9 20 (0.77%) ISO 9001
10 19 (0.74%) GRC
11 15 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
12 14 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 14 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 12 (0.46%) SLA
14 11 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.35%) NIST 800
15 9 (0.35%) PCI DSS
16 7 (0.27%) IFRS
17 6 (0.23%) GAAP
17 6 (0.23%) MiFID
System Software
1 57 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 24 (0.93%) Docker
3 13 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.43%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.31%) Firmware
6 5 (0.19%) vSphere
7 3 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.077%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (0.81%) Kubernetes
2 20 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (0.46%) Ansible
3 12 (0.46%) Terraform
4 8 (0.31%) SCCM
5 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.15%) Grafana
7 3 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
7 3 (0.12%) ServiceCenter
8 2 (0.077%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.039%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.039%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.039%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.039%) MOM
9 1 (0.039%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 620 (24.02%) Microsoft
2 124 (4.80%) SAP
3 79 (3.06%) Salesforce
4 68 (2.63%) Google
5 67 (2.60%) Oracle
6 47 (1.82%) Adobe
7 43 (1.67%) ServiceNow
8 40 (1.55%) Cisco
9 28 (1.08%) Anaplan
10 26 (1.01%) HubSpot
11 20 (0.77%) Genesys
11 20 (0.77%) Verint
12 17 (0.66%) Ariba
13 15 (0.58%) Instagram
13 15 (0.58%) Pardot
14 14 (0.54%) Databricks
14 14 (0.54%) Palo Alto
14 14 (0.54%) VMware
15 13 (0.50%) Fortinet
16 12 (0.46%) Workday