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

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 16 21
Rank change year-on-year -47 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,567 3,880 7,310
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.04% 9.44% 7.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.01% 10.15% 9.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,521 1,971 5,314
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £84,964
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 63,952 38,221 79,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.80% 92.98% 86.04%
Number of salaries quoted 39,483 22,497 58,940
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% -8.26%

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 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 12 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 -49 2,184 £55,000 -4.76% 1,126
UK excluding London -50 1,690 £47,500 -13.64% 907
Work from Home -20 793 £57,500 -4.17% 385
London -28 661 £70,000 - 373
North of England -42 547 £44,000 -20.00% 236
South East -45 399 £50,001 -11.05% 252
Midlands -54 260 £52,500 - 133
North West -36 248 £45,000 -18.03% 116
West Midlands -40 198 £47,500 -13.64% 77
Yorkshire -32 188 £40,000 -27.27% 83
South West -46 168 £45,564 -17.16% 85
East of England -53 118 £55,000 - 130
North East -14 111 £42,417 -25.59% 42
Scotland -28 97 £40,000 -30.43% 46
Northern Ireland -9 72 £47,500 -17.39% 17
East Midlands -80 60 £55,000 +22.22% 55
Wales -47 36 £42,934 -28.44% 31

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
1 113 (4.40%) SharePoint
2 51 (1.99%) Confluence
3 44 (1.71%) CMS
4 34 (1.32%) WordPress
5 20 (0.78%) ArcGIS
6 12 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.19%) 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
11 2 (0.078%) Kinematics
11 2 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
12 1 (0.039%) Apache Synapse
12 1 (0.039%) IIS
12 1 (0.039%) Jupyter
Applications
1 371 (14.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 161 (6.27%) Microsoft Office
3 127 (4.95%) Microsoft Project
4 101 (3.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 23 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 18 (0.70%) MS Visio
7 15 (0.58%) AutoCAD
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 3 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
10 3 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
10 3 (0.12%) Maya
11 2 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.078%) Elementor
11 2 (0.078%) Notion
11 2 (0.078%) Weka
12 1 (0.039%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 24 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
2 21 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
3 20 (0.78%) Oracle Assets
3 20 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
4 17 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
5 16 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
6 15 (0.58%) Oracle EBS R12
7 10 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
8 9 (0.35%) NetSuite
9 7 (0.27%) Shopify
10 6 (0.23%) Elite 3E
10 6 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
10 6 (0.23%) Primavera
10 6 (0.23%) SAP ERP
11 5 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
11 5 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
11 5 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 5 (0.19%) SAP PM
12 4 (0.16%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 235 (9.15%) Azure
2 227 (8.84%) Power Platform
3 169 (6.58%) SaaS
4 142 (5.53%) Microsoft 365
5 111 (4.32%) AWS
6 60 (2.34%) PowerApps
7 48 (1.87%) Asana
8 40 (1.56%) GCP
8 40 (1.56%) Power Automate
9 33 (1.29%) Entra ID
10 30 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (1.01%) Smartsheet
12 24 (0.93%) Google Analytics
12 24 (0.93%) OneDrive
13 23 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
13 23 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
14 20 (0.78%) Canva
15 18 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
16 17 (0.66%) ChatGPT
16 17 (0.66%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.64%) Broadband
2 36 (1.40%) Firewall
2 36 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (1.01%) CHAP
3 26 (1.01%) WAN
4 22 (0.86%) DNS
5 20 (0.78%) DHCP
6 18 (0.70%) LAN
6 18 (0.70%) Network Security
7 17 (0.66%) Internet
7 17 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
8 15 (0.58%) TCP/IP
8 15 (0.58%) Wireless
9 14 (0.55%) VPN
10 12 (0.47%) Intranet
11 11 (0.43%) VLAN
12 10 (0.39%) Multicast
12 10 (0.39%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.31%) VoIP
14 5 (0.19%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 190 (7.40%) Power BI
2 188 (7.32%) Tableau
3 155 (6.04%) Data Mining
4 30 (1.17%) SQL Server
5 27 (1.05%) GIS
6 23 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (0.86%) Data Lake
8 20 (0.78%) QGIS
8 20 (0.78%) Spatial Data
9 19 (0.74%) Power Query
10 15 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
11 11 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
12 9 (0.35%) DB2
13 8 (0.31%) Big Data
14 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
15 5 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
15 5 (0.19%) Metadata
15 5 (0.19%) MySQL
16 4 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
16 4 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 121 (4.71%) JIRA
2 21 (0.82%) Git
3 12 (0.47%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.27%) GitLab
5 5 (0.19%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.16%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.12%) Storybook
8 2 (0.078%) Checkstyle
8 2 (0.078%) ESLint
8 2 (0.078%) Gradle
8 2 (0.078%) JIRA Agile
8 2 (0.078%) JMeter
8 2 (0.078%) JUnit
8 2 (0.078%) Maven
8 2 (0.078%) Mockito
8 2 (0.078%) Selenium
8 2 (0.078%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.078%) TestNG
8 2 (0.078%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.039%) Postman
General
1 1,067 (41.57%) Social Skills
2 983 (38.29%) Finance
3 627 (24.43%) Analytical Skills
4 298 (11.61%) Marketing
5 218 (8.49%) Organisational Skills
6 189 (7.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 167 (6.51%) Manufacturing
8 159 (6.19%) Legal
9 140 (5.45%) Retail
10 134 (5.22%) Public Sector
11 115 (4.48%) Banking
12 114 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
13 109 (4.25%) Law
14 71 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
15 64 (2.49%) Games
16 53 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
16 53 (2.06%) Telecoms
17 48 (1.87%) Financial Institution
18 38 (1.48%) Advertising
18 38 (1.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 443 (17.26%) Analyst
2 403 (15.70%) Project Manager
3 327 (12.74%) Senior
4 245 (9.54%) Trainee
5 238 (9.27%) Trainee Analyst
6 199 (7.75%) Business Analyst
7 189 (7.36%) Senior Manager
8 163 (6.35%) Data Analyst
9 157 (6.12%) IT Manager
9 157 (6.12%) Lead
10 149 (5.80%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 124 (4.83%) Consultant
11 124 (4.83%) Development Manager
12 96 (3.74%) Senior Project Manager
13 91 (3.54%) Product Manager
14 89 (3.47%) Trainee Business Analyst
15 87 (3.39%) Architect
16 80 (3.12%) Systems Manager
17 78 (3.04%) IT Project Manager
18 73 (2.84%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (1.25%) .NET
2 31 (1.21%) HTML
3 26 (1.01%) EDI
4 25 (0.97%) CSS
5 23 (0.90%) PyTorch
6 14 (0.55%) JSON
7 12 (0.47%) .NET Core
7 12 (0.47%) HTML5 Canvas
7 12 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
8 10 (0.39%) React
8 10 (0.39%) SPFx
9 9 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
9 9 (0.35%) REST
10 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
10 7 (0.27%) Matplotlib
10 7 (0.27%) Middleware
10 7 (0.27%) OAuth
10 7 (0.27%) Seaborn
11 5 (0.19%) .NET Framework
11 5 (0.19%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 194 (7.56%) Management Information System
2 112 (4.36%) Onboarding
3 98 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
4 84 (3.27%) Product Ownership
5 68 (2.65%) Social Media
6 64 (2.49%) FMCG
7 61 (2.38%) Driving Licence
8 54 (2.10%) Data Centre
9 49 (1.91%) Virtual Team
10 40 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
11 39 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 36 (1.40%) Algorithms
13 35 (1.36%) Blog
13 35 (1.36%) Robotics
14 32 (1.25%) Mobile App
15 30 (1.17%) Security Posture
16 26 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
16 26 (1.01%) Low-Code
17 22 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
18 21 (0.82%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 72 (2.80%) Windows
2 31 (1.21%) Apple iOS
3 26 (1.01%) Android
4 25 (0.97%) Linux
5 16 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.27%) Unix
7 6 (0.23%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.078%) AIX
8 2 (0.078%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.078%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.078%) zOS
9 1 (0.039%) CentOS
9 1 (0.039%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.039%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.039%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.039%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 647 (25.20%) Agile
2 605 (23.57%) Problem-Solving
3 572 (22.28%) Project Delivery
4 493 (19.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 478 (18.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 451 (17.57%) Analytics
7 406 (15.82%) Decision-Making
8 379 (14.76%) PRINCE2
9 349 (13.60%) Business Analysis
10 322 (12.54%) AI
11 314 (12.23%) Change Management
12 305 (11.88%) Data Analysis
13 269 (10.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 245 (9.54%) Risk Management
15 226 (8.80%) Data Analytics
16 214 (8.34%) Mentoring
16 214 (8.34%) Roadmaps
17 206 (8.02%) Business Intelligence
18 205 (7.99%) Coaching
19 202 (7.87%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 291 (11.34%) SQL
2 288 (11.22%) Python
3 42 (1.64%) C#
4 35 (1.36%) VBA
5 31 (1.21%) JavaScript
6 26 (1.01%) PowerShell
7 21 (0.82%) TypeScript
8 17 (0.66%) Java
9 12 (0.47%) C++
10 11 (0.43%) C
10 11 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.35%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) R
13 5 (0.19%) PHP
14 4 (0.16%) COBOL
14 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
14 4 (0.16%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.12%) Dart
15 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
15 3 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 658 (25.63%) Degree
2 244 (9.51%) PMP
3 226 (8.80%) PMI Certification
4 135 (5.26%) Security Cleared
5 93 (3.62%) SC Cleared
6 81 (3.16%) CISSP
7 79 (3.08%) DBS Check
8 76 (2.96%) Master's Degree
9 59 (2.30%) CISM
10 35 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 34 (1.32%) HNC
12 32 (1.25%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
13 31 (1.21%) CISA
13 31 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
13 31 (1.21%) SANS
14 27 (1.05%) FFIEC
15 26 (1.01%) CGEIT
15 26 (1.01%) MBA
16 24 (0.93%) ACCA
16 24 (0.93%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 182 (7.09%) QA
2 126 (4.91%) PMO
3 105 (4.09%) GDPR
4 89 (3.47%) Accessibility
5 77 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 69 (2.69%) NIST
7 37 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 37 (1.44%) ISO 9001
8 36 (1.40%) GRC
9 27 (1.05%) COBIT
10 24 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
11 20 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 15 (0.58%) NIST 800
13 14 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
14 13 (0.51%) SLA
15 12 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 11 (0.43%) GAAP
17 9 (0.35%) IFRS
17 9 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
18 8 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 54 (2.10%) Active Directory
2 25 (0.97%) Docker
3 10 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.12%) Firmware
5 3 (0.12%) vSphere
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 (0.70%) Ansible
3 16 (0.62%) SCCM
4 15 (0.58%) Terraform
5 12 (0.47%) Grafana
6 5 (0.19%) 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%) FortiGate
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%) MOM
10 1 (0.039%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 593 (23.10%) Microsoft
2 101 (3.93%) SAP
3 75 (2.92%) Salesforce
4 68 (2.65%) Oracle
5 67 (2.61%) Google
6 56 (2.18%) Adobe
7 52 (2.03%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.09%) Anaplan
9 25 (0.97%) HubSpot
10 24 (0.93%) Cisco
11 20 (0.78%) Genesys
11 20 (0.78%) Verint
12 19 (0.74%) Pardot
13 16 (0.62%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.58%) Apple
14 15 (0.58%) Instagram
15 14 (0.55%) Fortinet
16 13 (0.51%) Databricks
17 11 (0.43%) Hootsuite
17 11 (0.43%) Wrike