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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 17 28
Rank change year-on-year -29 +11 0
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,611 5,272 4,054
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.40% 9.86% 7.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.44% 10.88% 8.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,479 2,255 2,845
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,477 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -3.40%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -0.94%

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 48,033 48,451 50,427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.00% 90.60% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 28,230 23,579 38,463
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,479
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

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 12 January 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 12 January 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 -31 2,234 £52,500 -8.70% 1,487
UK excluding London -33 1,724 £45,000 -18.18% 1,426
London -19 690 £70,000 +3.70% 287
Work from Home -31 663 £60,000 - 576
North of England -26 470 £40,000 -25.88% 280
South East -24 458 £57,500 - 414
Midlands -46 279 £45,000 -18.18% 235
North West -26 215 £42,500 -19.05% 127
South West -15 196 £47,500 -8.65% 165
West Midlands -38 187 £44,543 -22.53% 129
Yorkshire -21 165 £40,000 -27.27% 122
Scotland -12 158 £40,000 -27.27% 68
East of England -48 107 £55,000 +10.00% 209
East Midlands -50 92 £50,000 -3.85% 104
North East -4 90 £32,500 -37.50% 39
Wales -34 32 £55,000 +7.84% 60
Northern Ireland -17 28 £55,000 -6.38% 35

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
1 151 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 51 (1.95%) Confluence
3 38 (1.46%) CMS
4 27 (1.03%) WordPress
5 20 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
6 14 (0.54%) Kinematics
7 8 (0.31%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.23%) Apache
9 5 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.15%) Drupal
11 3 (0.11%) govService
11 3 (0.11%) Headless CMS
12 2 (0.077%) IIS
12 2 (0.077%) TPMS
13 1 (0.038%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.038%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.038%) Magnolia
13 1 (0.038%) PowerFactory
13 1 (0.038%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 411 (15.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 241 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
3 158 (6.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 119 (4.56%) Microsoft Project
5 29 (1.11%) Maya
6 28 (1.07%) MS Visio
7 25 (0.96%) AutoCAD
8 24 (0.92%) Trello
9 16 (0.61%) SOLIDWORKS
10 14 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 7 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
11 7 (0.27%) Adobe XD
11 7 (0.27%) Photoshop
12 6 (0.23%) Revit
13 5 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
13 5 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
14 4 (0.15%) CATIA
14 4 (0.15%) InDesign
15 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
16 2 (0.077%) Weka
Business Applications
1 101 (3.87%) SAP S/4HANA
2 65 (2.49%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.42%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 18 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
4 18 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
5 17 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (0.65%) SAP IBP
6 16 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
7 14 (0.54%) SAP CO
7 14 (0.54%) SAP FI
7 14 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
7 14 (0.54%) Shopify
8 13 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
9 12 (0.46%) NetSuite
10 11 (0.42%) Oracle General Ledger
11 9 (0.34%) SAP FS
11 9 (0.34%) SAP FSCM
11 9 (0.34%) SAP IS-U
12 8 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
13 7 (0.27%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 224 (8.58%) Azure
2 200 (7.66%) Power Platform
3 144 (5.52%) Microsoft 365
4 109 (4.17%) SaaS
5 101 (3.87%) AWS
6 42 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
7 38 (1.46%) GCP
8 32 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
9 29 (1.11%) Entra ID
10 28 (1.07%) Smartsheet
11 27 (1.03%) Cloud Computing
12 25 (0.96%) Power Automate
12 25 (0.96%) Snowflake
13 21 (0.80%) Asana
13 21 (0.80%) PaaS
14 20 (0.77%) Google Workspace
14 20 (0.77%) PowerApps
15 19 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.65%) Google Analytics
17 14 (0.54%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (1.46%) Firewall
2 36 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
3 30 (1.15%) WAN
4 29 (1.11%) VPN
5 25 (0.96%) Wireless
6 24 (0.92%) LAN
7 20 (0.77%) Internet
8 19 (0.73%) Structured Cabling
9 18 (0.69%) VLAN
10 17 (0.65%) Network Security
11 16 (0.61%) SD-WAN
12 14 (0.54%) CHAP
12 14 (0.54%) DNS
12 14 (0.54%) TCP/IP
12 14 (0.54%) Unified Communications
13 11 (0.42%) Broadband
13 11 (0.42%) Intranet
13 11 (0.42%) Multicast
14 10 (0.38%) DHCP
14 10 (0.38%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (6.82%) Power BI
2 172 (6.59%) Tableau
3 126 (4.83%) Data Mining
4 58 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 31 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (0.80%) SAP BW
7 17 (0.65%) Data Lake
8 16 (0.61%) Power Query
9 15 (0.57%) Looker
10 14 (0.54%) Metadata
11 13 (0.50%) Big Data
12 12 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
13 8 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
14 7 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 6 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
15 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
15 6 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
16 5 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 129 (4.94%) JIRA
2 13 (0.50%) GitLab
3 11 (0.42%) Git
4 8 (0.31%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.15%) JIRA Agile
6 4 (0.15%) LabVIEW
6 4 (0.15%) Maven
6 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.11%) ERwin
7 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.077%) Checkstyle
8 2 (0.077%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.077%) ESLint
8 2 (0.077%) Gradle
8 2 (0.077%) JUnit
8 2 (0.077%) Mockito
8 2 (0.077%) Selenium
8 2 (0.077%) Subversion
8 2 (0.077%) TestNG
General
1 1,158 (44.35%) Social Skills
2 1,148 (43.97%) Finance
3 798 (30.56%) Analytical Skills
4 259 (9.92%) Marketing
5 189 (7.24%) Manufacturing
6 169 (6.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 169 (6.47%) Law
6 169 (6.47%) Organisational Skills
7 160 (6.13%) Legal
8 150 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
9 138 (5.29%) Retail
10 134 (5.13%) Public Sector
11 104 (3.98%) Banking
12 80 (3.06%) Telecoms
13 72 (2.76%) Games
14 65 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
15 64 (2.45%) Electronics
16 56 (2.14%) Advertising
17 50 (1.91%) Pharmaceutical
18 46 (1.76%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 437 (16.74%) Analyst
2 398 (15.24%) Senior
3 361 (13.83%) Project Manager
4 255 (9.77%) Trainee
5 246 (9.42%) Trainee Analyst
6 224 (8.58%) Senior Manager
7 221 (8.46%) Lead
8 215 (8.23%) Business Analyst
9 161 (6.17%) IT Manager
10 149 (5.71%) Architect
11 141 (5.40%) Data Analyst
12 125 (4.79%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 121 (4.63%) Trainee Data Analyst
14 113 (4.33%) Development Manager
15 104 (3.98%) Business Manager
16 92 (3.52%) Product Manager
17 91 (3.49%) Consultant
18 82 (3.14%) Senior Project Manager
19 80 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
20 79 (3.03%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (1.30%) CSS
2 28 (1.07%) Middleware
3 24 (0.92%) HTML
4 17 (0.65%) EDI
5 11 (0.42%) .NET
6 9 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
7 8 (0.31%) FIX Protocol
7 8 (0.31%) Web Services
8 7 (0.27%) FHIR
8 7 (0.27%) React
9 6 (0.23%) Node.js
9 6 (0.23%) REST
10 5 (0.19%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.15%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.15%) FIDO
11 4 (0.15%) Flutter
11 4 (0.15%) Pandas
11 4 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.11%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 197 (7.55%) Management Information System
2 126 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
3 122 (4.67%) Onboarding
4 87 (3.33%) FMCG
5 86 (3.29%) Analytical Mindset
6 76 (2.91%) Data Centre
7 73 (2.80%) Robotics
8 67 (2.57%) Product Ownership
9 62 (2.37%) Driving Licence
9 62 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
10 45 (1.72%) Virtual Team
11 43 (1.65%) Social Media
12 33 (1.26%) Algorithms
13 28 (1.07%) IoT
14 27 (1.03%) Blog
15 20 (0.77%) Blockchain
15 20 (0.77%) NHS
15 20 (0.77%) PMI
16 18 (0.69%) Digital Signage
16 18 (0.69%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 61 (2.34%) Windows
2 29 (1.11%) Linux
3 23 (0.88%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.27%) Android
5 7 (0.27%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.27%) VMS
6 5 (0.19%) Unix
7 4 (0.15%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.077%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.038%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.038%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 700 (26.81%) Problem-Solving
2 612 (23.44%) Agile
3 599 (22.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 532 (20.38%) Project Delivery
5 446 (17.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 437 (16.74%) Analytics
7 418 (16.01%) Change Management
8 400 (15.32%) Decision-Making
9 359 (13.75%) Business Analysis
10 350 (13.40%) Risk Management
11 305 (11.68%) AI
12 302 (11.57%) PRINCE2
13 272 (10.42%) Process Improvement
14 262 (10.03%) Data Analysis
15 248 (9.50%) ERP
15 248 (9.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 242 (9.27%) Business Intelligence
16 242 (9.27%) Business Strategy
17 225 (8.62%) Roadmaps
18 212 (8.12%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 276 (10.57%) SQL
2 245 (9.38%) Python
3 34 (1.30%) C#
4 31 (1.19%) C
5 30 (1.15%) Java
6 29 (1.11%) JavaScript
7 23 (0.88%) C++
8 18 (0.69%) VBA
9 16 (0.61%) PowerShell
10 12 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 12 (0.46%) Perl
11 10 (0.38%) PHP
12 6 (0.23%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.19%) TypeScript
14 4 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
14 4 (0.15%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.15%) R
14 4 (0.15%) Ruby
14 4 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 831 (31.83%) Degree
2 206 (7.89%) PMP
3 197 (7.55%) PMI Certification
4 181 (6.93%) Security Cleared
5 150 (5.74%) SC Cleared
6 103 (3.94%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.45%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 52 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
9 45 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 42 (1.61%) DBS Check
11 39 (1.49%) CISSP
12 24 (0.92%) MBA
13 23 (0.88%) CISM
13 23 (0.88%) DV Cleared
14 22 (0.84%) ACCA
14 22 (0.84%) HND
15 21 (0.80%) CFA
15 21 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
15 21 (0.80%) PhD
16 20 (0.77%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (7.47%) QA
2 156 (5.97%) PMO
3 91 (3.49%) GDPR
4 48 (1.84%) Accessibility
5 40 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 39 (1.49%) Data Quality
7 32 (1.23%) NIST
8 25 (0.96%) ISO 9001
9 22 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
10 16 (0.61%) COBIT
11 14 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 14 (0.54%) SLA
12 10 (0.38%) IEC 61131
12 10 (0.38%) IFRS
13 9 (0.34%) GRC
13 9 (0.34%) IFRS 17
13 9 (0.34%) Solvency II
14 7 (0.27%) HL7
15 6 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 57 (2.18%) Active Directory
2 18 (0.69%) Docker
3 16 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.42%) Firmware
4 11 (0.42%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.23%) vSphere
6 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.038%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.038%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 17 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.38%) Terraform
4 7 (0.27%) Ansible
5 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.15%) Grafana
7 3 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.077%) Nagios
8 2 (0.077%) SCCM
9 1 (0.038%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.038%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.038%) MOM
9 1 (0.038%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 632 (24.21%) Microsoft
2 220 (8.43%) SAP
3 92 (3.52%) Salesforce
4 70 (2.68%) Oracle
5 62 (2.37%) Google
6 45 (1.72%) Cisco
7 44 (1.69%) ServiceNow
8 37 (1.42%) OpenText
9 36 (1.38%) Ariba
10 32 (1.23%) Adobe
11 27 (1.03%) Anaplan
12 20 (0.77%) Genesys
12 20 (0.77%) Verint
13 19 (0.73%) HubSpot
14 18 (0.69%) VMware
15 17 (0.65%) Databricks
16 15 (0.57%) Sage
17 14 (0.54%) Siemens
17 14 (0.54%) Workday
18 13 (0.50%) NEC