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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 16 22
Rank change year-on-year -48 +6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,548 3,851 7,393
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.90% 9.21% 7.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.86% 9.91% 9.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,524 1,982 5,368
10th Percentile £29,325 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,188 £43,750 £41,086
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,710 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +9.92% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +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 65,992 38,867 81,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.24% 92.91% 85.83%
Number of salaries quoted 40,690 22,673 59,246
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £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% -10.86%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%

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 21 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 21 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 -48 2,198 £55,000 -4.35% 1,162
UK excluding London -49 1,670 £47,500 -13.64% 942
Work from Home -21 804 £57,500 - 432
London -29 668 £70,000 - 395
North of England -35 558 £45,000 -18.18% 218
South East -46 395 £50,001 -12.28% 273
Midlands -59 258 £51,250 -2.38% 150
North West -16 255 £45,000 -17.87% 116
West Midlands -41 195 £47,500 -13.64% 84
Yorkshire -37 188 £40,000 -27.27% 71
South West -47 168 £45,000 -18.18% 95
East of England -53 123 £56,923 +3.50% 125
North East -15 115 £42,417 -22.88% 36
Northern Ireland -8 78 £47,500 -11.63% 28
Scotland -56 63 £40,000 -28.89% 46
East Midlands -86 61 £55,000 +22.22% 65
Wales -51 34 £42,934 -25.33% 24

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 86 (3.38%) SharePoint
2 51 (2.00%) Confluence
3 44 (1.73%) CMS
4 35 (1.37%) WordPress
5 20 (0.78%) ArcGIS
6 11 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.12%) Apache
10 3 (0.12%) govService
10 3 (0.12%) SAS
11 2 (0.078%) Drupal
12 1 (0.039%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.039%) IIS
12 1 (0.039%) Kinematics
12 1 (0.039%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 328 (12.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 132 (5.18%) Microsoft Project
3 127 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
4 68 (2.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 19 (0.75%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.59%) AutoCAD
8 14 (0.55%) Trello
9 10 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
9 10 (0.39%) Photoshop
9 10 (0.39%) SOLIDWORKS
10 8 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.12%) Maya
12 2 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.078%) Elementor
12 2 (0.078%) Final Cut Pro
12 2 (0.078%) Notion
12 2 (0.078%) Weka
13 1 (0.039%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 23 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
2 21 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
3 20 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
4 19 (0.75%) Oracle Assets
5 17 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (0.67%) Oracle Cash Management
6 15 (0.59%) Oracle EBS R12
7 9 (0.35%) NetSuite
7 9 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.27%) Shopify
9 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.24%) Primavera
9 6 (0.24%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
10 5 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
11 4 (0.16%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 235 (9.22%) Azure
2 227 (8.91%) Power Platform
3 168 (6.59%) SaaS
4 142 (5.57%) Microsoft 365
5 105 (4.12%) AWS
6 64 (2.51%) PowerApps
7 47 (1.84%) Asana
8 44 (1.73%) Power Automate
9 38 (1.49%) GCP
10 34 (1.33%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
12 29 (1.14%) OneDrive
12 29 (1.14%) Smartsheet
13 27 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
14 26 (1.02%) Google Analytics
15 23 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
16 21 (0.82%) Canva
17 18 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
17 18 (0.71%) PaaS
18 17 (0.67%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.65%) Broadband
2 36 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (1.37%) Firewall
4 28 (1.10%) CHAP
5 25 (0.98%) WAN
6 21 (0.82%) DNS
7 19 (0.75%) DHCP
8 17 (0.67%) LAN
8 17 (0.67%) Network Security
8 17 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
9 14 (0.55%) TCP/IP
10 13 (0.51%) Internet
10 13 (0.51%) VPN
10 13 (0.51%) Wireless
11 12 (0.47%) Intranet
12 10 (0.39%) Multicast
12 10 (0.39%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.35%) VLAN
14 8 (0.31%) VoIP
15 5 (0.20%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (7.50%) Power BI
2 187 (7.34%) Tableau
3 154 (6.04%) Data Mining
4 29 (1.14%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.06%) GIS
6 22 (0.86%) Data Lake
6 22 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (0.78%) QGIS
7 20 (0.78%) Spatial Data
8 18 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
8 18 (0.71%) Power Query
9 10 (0.39%) DB2
9 10 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
10 9 (0.35%) Big Data
11 6 (0.24%) Metadata
11 6 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.20%) MySQL
13 4 (0.16%) DB2 UDB
13 4 (0.16%) QlikView
13 4 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 127 (4.98%) JIRA
2 21 (0.82%) Git
3 12 (0.47%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.27%) GitLab
5 5 (0.20%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.20%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 2 (0.078%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.078%) ESLint
7 2 (0.078%) Gradle
7 2 (0.078%) JIRA Agile
7 2 (0.078%) JMeter
7 2 (0.078%) JUnit
7 2 (0.078%) Maven
7 2 (0.078%) Mockito
7 2 (0.078%) Selenium
7 2 (0.078%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.078%) TestNG
7 2 (0.078%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.039%) Oracle APEX
General
1 1,045 (41.01%) Social Skills
2 1,001 (39.29%) Finance
3 625 (24.53%) Analytical Skills
4 296 (11.62%) Marketing
5 231 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
6 185 (7.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 163 (6.40%) Manufacturing
8 156 (6.12%) Legal
9 147 (5.77%) Retail
10 130 (5.10%) Public Sector
11 118 (4.63%) Banking
12 113 (4.43%) Presentation Skills
13 104 (4.08%) Law
14 73 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
15 66 (2.59%) Games
16 56 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
17 54 (2.12%) Telecoms
18 49 (1.92%) Financial Institution
19 42 (1.65%) Local Government
20 41 (1.61%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 441 (17.31%) Analyst
2 407 (15.97%) Project Manager
3 302 (11.85%) Senior
4 244 (9.58%) Trainee
5 237 (9.30%) Trainee Analyst
6 200 (7.85%) Business Analyst
7 161 (6.32%) Senior Manager
8 160 (6.28%) Lead
9 159 (6.24%) Data Analyst
10 157 (6.16%) IT Manager
11 148 (5.81%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 127 (4.98%) Consultant
13 125 (4.91%) Development Manager
14 99 (3.89%) Senior Project Manager
15 91 (3.57%) Product Manager
16 89 (3.49%) Trainee Business Analyst
17 88 (3.45%) Architect
18 82 (3.22%) Systems Manager
19 79 (3.10%) IT Project Manager
20 72 (2.83%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (1.45%) .NET
2 36 (1.41%) HTML
3 30 (1.18%) CSS
4 26 (1.02%) EDI
5 22 (0.86%) PyTorch
6 19 (0.75%) JSON
7 18 (0.71%) HTML5 Canvas
8 16 (0.63%) .NET Core
8 16 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
9 14 (0.55%) SPFx
10 9 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
10 9 (0.35%) React
10 9 (0.35%) REST
11 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.27%) Matplotlib
11 7 (0.27%) OAuth
11 7 (0.27%) Seaborn
12 6 (0.24%) Middleware
13 5 (0.20%) .NET Framework
13 5 (0.20%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 195 (7.65%) Management Information System
2 112 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 101 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
4 81 (3.18%) Product Ownership
5 65 (2.55%) Social Media
6 63 (2.47%) Driving Licence
6 63 (2.47%) FMCG
7 58 (2.28%) Data Centre
8 49 (1.92%) Virtual Team
9 40 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 36 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
10 36 (1.41%) Security Posture
11 34 (1.33%) Robotics
12 32 (1.26%) Algorithms
12 32 (1.26%) Blog
12 32 (1.26%) Mobile App
13 27 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
14 25 (0.98%) Low-Code
15 22 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
16 19 (0.75%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 72 (2.83%) Windows
2 31 (1.22%) Apple iOS
3 26 (1.02%) Android
4 25 (0.98%) Linux
5 16 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.31%) Unix
7 6 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
9 2 (0.078%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.078%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.078%) zOS
10 1 (0.039%) CentOS
10 1 (0.039%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.039%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.039%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 653 (25.63%) Agile
2 608 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
3 572 (22.45%) Project Delivery
4 490 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 466 (18.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 441 (17.31%) Analytics
7 404 (15.86%) Decision-Making
8 389 (15.27%) PRINCE2
9 346 (13.58%) Business Analysis
10 306 (12.01%) Change Management
11 302 (11.85%) AI
12 296 (11.62%) Data Analysis
13 270 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 256 (10.05%) Risk Management
15 223 (8.75%) Data Analytics
16 216 (8.48%) Mentoring
17 214 (8.40%) Roadmaps
18 206 (8.08%) Business Intelligence
19 201 (7.89%) Process Improvement
20 193 (7.57%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 289 (11.34%) SQL
2 284 (11.15%) Python
3 46 (1.81%) C#
4 35 (1.37%) JavaScript
5 34 (1.33%) VBA
6 29 (1.14%) PowerShell
7 24 (0.94%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.63%) Java
9 11 (0.43%) C++
10 10 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.35%) Bash
11 9 (0.35%) C
12 5 (0.20%) PHP
12 5 (0.20%) R
12 5 (0.20%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.16%) COBOL
13 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
14 3 (0.12%) Dart
14 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
14 3 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 664 (26.06%) Degree
2 248 (9.73%) PMP
3 232 (9.11%) PMI Certification
4 132 (5.18%) Security Cleared
5 90 (3.53%) SC Cleared
6 88 (3.45%) CISSP
7 87 (3.41%) DBS Check
8 74 (2.90%) Master's Degree
9 66 (2.59%) CISM
10 35 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
10 35 (1.37%) CISA
11 34 (1.33%) HNC
12 33 (1.30%) SANS
13 32 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
14 29 (1.14%) FFIEC
15 28 (1.10%) CGEIT
16 27 (1.06%) DV Cleared
17 26 (1.02%) CRISC
18 25 (0.98%) MBA
19 24 (0.94%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (6.08%) QA
2 127 (4.98%) PMO
3 104 (4.08%) GDPR
4 90 (3.53%) Accessibility
5 87 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 80 (3.14%) NIST
7 41 (1.61%) GRC
8 39 (1.53%) ISO 9001
9 36 (1.41%) Data Quality
10 29 (1.14%) COBIT
11 26 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 19 (0.75%) NIST 800
14 16 (0.63%) SLA
15 14 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
16 12 (0.47%) GAAP
17 11 (0.43%) IFRS
18 10 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
19 9 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
20 8 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 52 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 25 (0.98%) Docker
3 9 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.12%) vSphere
6 2 (0.078%) Firmware
6 2 (0.078%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.078%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.039%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (0.90%) Kubernetes
1 23 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (0.71%) Ansible
3 17 (0.67%) SCCM
4 15 (0.59%) Terraform
5 11 (0.43%) Grafana
6 5 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
8 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.078%) Argo
9 2 (0.078%) Puppet
9 2 (0.078%) Salt
10 1 (0.039%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.039%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.039%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.039%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.039%) MOM
10 1 (0.039%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 560 (21.98%) Microsoft
2 96 (3.77%) SAP
3 72 (2.83%) Salesforce
4 68 (2.67%) Oracle
5 67 (2.63%) Google
6 61 (2.39%) Adobe
7 51 (2.00%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.10%) Anaplan
9 27 (1.06%) HubSpot
10 22 (0.86%) Cisco
11 21 (0.82%) Pardot
12 20 (0.78%) Genesys
12 20 (0.78%) Verint
13 15 (0.59%) Apple
14 14 (0.55%) Instagram
15 13 (0.51%) Palo Alto
16 12 (0.47%) Databricks
16 12 (0.47%) Fortinet
17 11 (0.43%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.43%) Wrike