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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 24 23
Rank change year-on-year -48 -1 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,454 3,563 7,468
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.63% 8.31% 7.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.56% 8.91% 8.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,444 1,704 5,399
10th Percentile £31,475 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,688 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,375 £84,964
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 68,838 39,983 83,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.88% 93.25% 83.85%
Number of salaries quoted 44,890 21,039 60,407
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,903 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% +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 29 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 29 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 2,115 £55,000 -8.33% 721
UK excluding London -50 1,603 £52,500 -4.55% 665
Work from Home -8 936 £55,000 -4.35% 265
London -30 676 £70,000 - 187
North of England -25 504 £55,000 +0.38% 168
South East -31 375 £50,000 -10.38% 201
Midlands -58 237 £55,000 +4.76% 115
North West +4 234 £52,500 - 91
South West -52 174 £47,500 -17.39% 65
West Midlands -52 163 £53,000 -3.64% 73
Yorkshire -39 158 £60,000 +9.09% 58
East of England -48 129 £75,000 +36.36% 89
North East -20 112 £60,000 +5.26% 22
Scotland -44 77 £40,000 -20.71% 21
Northern Ireland -12 74 £55,000 +2.33% 9
East Midlands -50 72 £55,000 +29.41% 42
Wales -54 38 £42,934 -32.92% 18

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 90 (3.67%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.92%) Confluence
3 39 (1.59%) CMS
4 32 (1.30%) WordPress
5 20 (0.81%) ArcGIS
6 7 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.16%) Moodle
8 3 (0.12%) govService
8 3 (0.12%) SAS
9 2 (0.081%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.081%) Drupal
9 2 (0.081%) Totara
9 2 (0.081%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.041%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 267 (10.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 200 (8.15%) Microsoft Project
3 169 (6.89%) Microsoft Office
4 58 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 19 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 14 (0.57%) Trello
8 9 (0.37%) AutoCAD
9 8 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
9 8 (0.33%) Photoshop
10 7 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
11 5 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
11 5 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.12%) Maya
13 2 (0.081%) Blender
13 2 (0.081%) Camtasia
14 1 (0.041%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.041%) Notion
14 1 (0.041%) Sketch
14 1 (0.041%) Weka
Business Applications
1 30 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 22 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
3 21 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
4 20 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
4 20 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
5 17 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
5 17 (0.69%) Oracle Cash Management
6 15 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
7 10 (0.41%) Shopify
8 8 (0.33%) NetSuite
8 8 (0.33%) Primavera
8 8 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
9 7 (0.29%) Fidessa
9 7 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
10 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 6 (0.24%) SAP ERP
11 5 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
11 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
12 4 (0.16%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 248 (10.11%) Azure
2 228 (9.29%) Power Platform
3 155 (6.32%) SaaS
4 134 (5.46%) Microsoft 365
5 103 (4.20%) AWS
6 75 (3.06%) PowerApps
7 52 (2.12%) Power Automate
8 35 (1.43%) GCP
9 33 (1.34%) Asana
9 33 (1.34%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (1.34%) Entra ID
9 33 (1.34%) Smartsheet
10 30 (1.22%) OneDrive
11 28 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
11 28 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
12 24 (0.98%) Canva
13 23 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
14 22 (0.90%) Google Analytics
15 21 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
16 20 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.67%) Broadband
2 32 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.26%) Firewall
4 24 (0.98%) WAN
5 23 (0.94%) CHAP
6 17 (0.69%) LAN
7 15 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
8 14 (0.57%) DNS
9 13 (0.53%) Network Security
10 12 (0.49%) DHCP
11 11 (0.45%) SD-WAN
11 11 (0.45%) TCP/IP
12 10 (0.41%) Multicast
13 9 (0.37%) Wireless
14 8 (0.33%) Internet
14 8 (0.33%) VoIP
14 8 (0.33%) VPN
15 5 (0.20%) BGP
15 5 (0.20%) Intranet
15 5 (0.20%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (7.58%) Power BI
2 138 (5.62%) Tableau
3 105 (4.28%) Data Mining
4 34 (1.39%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.14%) GIS
6 21 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.81%) QGIS
7 20 (0.81%) Spatial Data
8 18 (0.73%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.41%) DB2
9 10 (0.41%) Power Query
10 9 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (0.29%) Relational Database
13 5 (0.20%) Big Data
13 5 (0.20%) Metadata
13 5 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
14 4 (0.16%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 129 (5.26%) JIRA
2 24 (0.98%) Git
3 11 (0.45%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.33%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.20%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.20%) JUnit
6 4 (0.16%) GitLab
7 3 (0.12%) Selenium
7 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 3 (0.12%) TestNG
8 2 (0.081%) Checkstyle
8 2 (0.081%) ESLint
8 2 (0.081%) Gradle
8 2 (0.081%) JMeter
8 2 (0.081%) Maven
8 2 (0.081%) Mockito
8 2 (0.081%) Postman
8 2 (0.081%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.081%) Yeoman
8 2 (0.081%) Zephyr
General
1 1,008 (41.08%) Social Skills
2 875 (35.66%) Finance
3 512 (20.86%) Analytical Skills
4 275 (11.21%) Marketing
5 215 (8.76%) Organisational Skills
6 156 (6.36%) Manufacturing
7 154 (6.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 152 (6.19%) Retail
9 149 (6.07%) Legal
10 126 (5.13%) Public Sector
11 106 (4.32%) Law
12 102 (4.16%) Banking
13 72 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
14 70 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
15 66 (2.69%) Telecoms
16 56 (2.28%) Games
17 53 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
18 52 (2.12%) Local Government
19 45 (1.83%) Advertising
20 44 (1.79%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 490 (19.97%) Project Manager
2 361 (14.71%) Senior
3 351 (14.30%) Analyst
4 213 (8.68%) Senior Manager
5 178 (7.25%) Lead
6 170 (6.93%) IT Manager
7 168 (6.85%) Business Analyst
8 157 (6.40%) Senior Project Manager
9 146 (5.95%) Trainee
10 145 (5.91%) Trainee Analyst
11 125 (5.09%) Consultant
11 125 (5.09%) Development Manager
12 106 (4.32%) Data Analyst
13 101 (4.12%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 91 (3.71%) IT Project Manager
15 89 (3.63%) Product Manager
16 78 (3.18%) Architect
17 62 (2.53%) IT Support
18 59 (2.40%) Systems Manager
19 56 (2.28%) Product Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (1.79%) .NET
2 42 (1.71%) HTML
3 38 (1.55%) CSS
4 36 (1.47%) PyTorch
5 24 (0.98%) EDI
5 24 (0.98%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (0.98%) JSON
6 21 (0.86%) .NET Core
7 20 (0.81%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (0.77%) SPFx
9 16 (0.65%) Hugging Face
9 16 (0.65%) TensorFlow
10 8 (0.33%) LangChain
10 8 (0.33%) LlamaIndex
10 8 (0.33%) Model Context Protocol
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%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 181 (7.38%) Management Information System
2 107 (4.36%) Onboarding
3 81 (3.30%) Data Centre
4 79 (3.22%) Product Ownership
5 78 (3.18%) Driving Licence
6 69 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
7 64 (2.61%) FMCG
8 54 (2.20%) Social Media
9 48 (1.96%) Virtual Team
10 46 (1.87%) Security Posture
11 44 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
12 35 (1.43%) Mobile App
13 29 (1.18%) Algorithms
13 29 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
14 28 (1.14%) Cyber Defence
15 27 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
16 26 (1.06%) Cloud Native
17 24 (0.98%) Low-Code
17 24 (0.98%) PMI
18 23 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 74 (3.02%) Windows
2 28 (1.14%) Apple iOS
2 28 (1.14%) Linux
3 23 (0.94%) Android
4 15 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 10 (0.41%) Unix
6 6 (0.24%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.081%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.081%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.081%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.081%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 708 (28.85%) Agile
2 603 (24.57%) Project Delivery
3 543 (22.13%) Problem-Solving
4 487 (19.85%) Stakeholder Management
5 454 (18.50%) PRINCE2
6 433 (17.64%) Continuous Improvement
7 364 (14.83%) Decision-Making
8 347 (14.14%) Analytics
9 265 (10.80%) Business Analysis
10 261 (10.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 258 (10.51%) AI
12 254 (10.35%) Change Management
12 254 (10.35%) Coaching
13 246 (10.02%) Roadmaps
14 241 (9.82%) Mentoring
14 241 (9.82%) Risk Management
15 216 (8.80%) Data Analysis
16 210 (8.56%) Budget Management
17 196 (7.99%) Business Intelligence
18 194 (7.91%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 246 (10.02%) SQL
2 244 (9.94%) Python
3 48 (1.96%) C#
4 44 (1.79%) JavaScript
5 31 (1.26%) PowerShell
6 30 (1.22%) TypeScript
7 28 (1.14%) VBA
8 15 (0.61%) Java
9 7 (0.29%) C
9 7 (0.29%) C++
9 7 (0.29%) PHP
10 6 (0.24%) Bash
11 4 (0.16%) Assembly Language
11 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
11 4 (0.16%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.12%) COBOL
12 3 (0.12%) Dart
12 3 (0.12%) R
13 2 (0.081%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.081%) Scala
Qualifications
1 647 (26.37%) Degree
2 230 (9.37%) PMP
3 227 (9.25%) PMI Certification
4 112 (4.56%) Security Cleared
5 109 (4.44%) DBS Check
6 94 (3.83%) CISSP
7 84 (3.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 65 (2.65%) CISM
9 64 (2.61%) SC Cleared
10 60 (2.44%) Master's Degree
11 38 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
12 36 (1.47%) DV Cleared
13 32 (1.30%) CISA
14 28 (1.14%) CRISC
14 28 (1.14%) SANS
15 27 (1.10%) HNC
16 26 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
17 25 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
18 24 (0.98%) FFIEC
19 23 (0.94%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 160 (6.52%) QA
2 135 (5.50%) PMO
3 108 (4.40%) Accessibility
4 103 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 95 (3.87%) GDPR
6 94 (3.83%) NIST
7 42 (1.71%) GRC
8 36 (1.47%) ISO 9001
9 29 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
9 29 (1.18%) Data Quality
10 27 (1.10%) COBIT
11 23 (0.94%) NIST 800
11 23 (0.94%) SLA
12 21 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 12 (0.49%) GAAP
13 12 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 10 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
14 10 (0.41%) IFRS
15 9 (0.37%) ISO 14001
15 9 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 49 (2.00%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.77%) Docker
3 6 (0.24%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.12%) Firmware
5 3 (0.12%) VMware Server
6 2 (0.081%) DFS Replication
6 2 (0.081%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.081%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.081%) vSphere
7 1 (0.041%) IAG
7 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (0.86%) Kubernetes
2 20 (0.81%) SCCM
3 17 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.53%) Ansible
5 11 (0.45%) Grafana
6 10 (0.41%) Terraform
7 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
8 3 (0.12%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.081%) Argo
9 2 (0.081%) Puppet
9 2 (0.081%) Salt
10 1 (0.041%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.041%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.041%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.041%) MOM
10 1 (0.041%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.041%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 516 (21.03%) Microsoft
2 91 (3.71%) SAP
3 84 (3.42%) Oracle
4 66 (2.69%) ServiceNow
5 65 (2.65%) Adobe
6 63 (2.57%) Salesforce
7 55 (2.24%) Google
8 27 (1.10%) HubSpot
9 25 (1.02%) Anaplan
10 20 (0.81%) Genesys
10 20 (0.81%) Pardot
10 20 (0.81%) Verint
11 16 (0.65%) Cisco
12 13 (0.53%) Apple
12 13 (0.53%) Fortinet
13 12 (0.49%) Instagram
14 11 (0.45%) Hootsuite
14 11 (0.45%) SonicWALL
14 11 (0.45%) VMware
14 11 (0.45%) Wrike