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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 24 22
Rank change year-on-year -46 -2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,454 3,581 7,437
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.65% 8.40% 7.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.59% 9.00% 9.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,436 1,711 5,397
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £84,964
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% +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 68,427 39,782 82,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.76% 93.32% 84.70%
Number of salaries quoted 44,356 20,831 59,666
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,035
25th Percentile £40,797 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -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 23 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 23 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 2,107 £55,000 -6.78% 1,218
UK excluding London -48 1,597 £52,000 -5.45% 911
Work from Home -10 914 £56,100 -2.43% 523
London -27 679 £70,000 - 475
North of England -26 507 £55,000 - 219
South East -32 372 £50,000 -10.71% 248
North West +1 237 £50,000 -4.76% 126
Midlands -63 233 £53,000 +0.95% 142
South West -54 170 £47,500 -17.39% 96
West Midlands -52 164 £52,500 -4.55% 93
Yorkshire -35 158 £57,500 +4.55% 76
East of England -41 128 £72,000 +35.85% 117
North East -21 112 £60,000 +5.26% 20
Scotland -42 80 £40,000 -24.65% 48
Northern Ireland -10 75 £55,000 +2.33% 42
East Midlands -57 67 £55,000 +29.41% 49
Wales -51 38 £42,934 -32.92% 19

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 88 (3.59%) SharePoint
2 47 (1.92%) Confluence
3 38 (1.55%) CMS
4 31 (1.26%) WordPress
5 20 (0.81%) ArcGIS
6 9 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.12%) govService
9 3 (0.12%) Moodle
9 3 (0.12%) SAS
10 2 (0.081%) Drupal
10 2 (0.081%) Totara
10 2 (0.081%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.041%) Apache
11 1 (0.041%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.041%) IIS
11 1 (0.041%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 270 (11.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 200 (8.15%) Microsoft Project
3 171 (6.97%) Microsoft Office
4 56 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 22 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 19 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 12 (0.49%) 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 4 (0.16%) Maya
13 2 (0.081%) Camtasia
13 2 (0.081%) Weka
14 1 (0.041%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.041%) Blender
14 1 (0.041%) Notion
14 1 (0.041%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 24 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
1 24 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
3 19 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
3 19 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
4 17 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (0.69%) Oracle Cash Management
5 15 (0.61%) Oracle EBS R12
6 10 (0.41%) Shopify
7 8 (0.33%) Primavera
7 8 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.29%) Fidessa
8 7 (0.29%) NetSuite
8 7 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
9 6 (0.24%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 6 (0.24%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
10 5 (0.20%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 242 (9.86%) Azure
2 225 (9.17%) Power Platform
3 157 (6.40%) SaaS
4 136 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
5 102 (4.16%) AWS
6 73 (2.97%) PowerApps
7 52 (2.12%) Power Automate
8 37 (1.51%) GCP
9 34 (1.39%) Entra ID
10 33 (1.34%) Asana
10 33 (1.34%) Smartsheet
11 31 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
11 31 (1.26%) OneDrive
12 29 (1.18%) Azure Data Factory
13 24 (0.98%) Canva
14 23 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
14 23 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
15 21 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 21 (0.86%) Google Analytics
16 19 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 41 (1.67%) Broadband
2 32 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
3 31 (1.26%) Firewall
4 23 (0.94%) CHAP
4 23 (0.94%) WAN
5 17 (0.69%) LAN
6 15 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
7 14 (0.57%) DNS
7 14 (0.57%) Network Security
8 12 (0.49%) DHCP
9 10 (0.41%) Multicast
9 10 (0.41%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.37%) TCP/IP
11 8 (0.33%) Internet
11 8 (0.33%) VoIP
11 8 (0.33%) VPN
11 8 (0.33%) Wireless
12 5 (0.20%) Intranet
13 4 (0.16%) ATM
13 4 (0.16%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (7.54%) Power BI
2 140 (5.70%) Tableau
3 109 (4.44%) Data Mining
4 36 (1.47%) SQL Server
5 28 (1.14%) GIS
6 21 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (0.81%) QGIS
7 20 (0.81%) Spatial Data
8 19 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
9 18 (0.73%) Data Lake
10 10 (0.41%) DB2
10 10 (0.41%) Power Query
11 9 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.24%) Big Data
13 6 (0.24%) Metadata
14 5 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
14 5 (0.20%) Relational Database
15 4 (0.16%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 123 (5.01%) JIRA
2 19 (0.77%) Git
3 11 (0.45%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.20%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.20%) GitLab
6 3 (0.12%) JUnit
6 3 (0.12%) Storybook
7 2 (0.081%) Checkstyle
7 2 (0.081%) ESLint
7 2 (0.081%) Gradle
7 2 (0.081%) JMeter
7 2 (0.081%) Maven
7 2 (0.081%) Mockito
7 2 (0.081%) Postman
7 2 (0.081%) Selenium
7 2 (0.081%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.081%) TestNG
7 2 (0.081%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.041%) Yeoman
General
1 1,000 (40.75%) Social Skills
2 889 (36.23%) Finance
3 520 (21.19%) Analytical Skills
4 273 (11.12%) Marketing
5 212 (8.64%) Organisational Skills
6 164 (6.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 155 (6.32%) Manufacturing
8 152 (6.19%) Retail
9 144 (5.87%) Legal
10 125 (5.09%) Public Sector
11 108 (4.40%) Law
12 107 (4.36%) Banking
13 75 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
14 72 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 65 (2.65%) Telecoms
16 60 (2.44%) Games
17 58 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
18 48 (1.96%) Local Government
19 43 (1.75%) Advertising
19 43 (1.75%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 483 (19.68%) Project Manager
2 363 (14.79%) Senior
3 361 (14.71%) Analyst
4 215 (8.76%) Senior Manager
5 172 (7.01%) Lead
6 171 (6.97%) Business Analyst
7 163 (6.64%) IT Manager
8 157 (6.40%) Senior Project Manager
9 153 (6.23%) Trainee
10 151 (6.15%) Trainee Analyst
11 127 (5.18%) Development Manager
12 123 (5.01%) Consultant
13 110 (4.48%) Data Analyst
14 104 (4.24%) Trainee Data Analyst
15 89 (3.63%) Product Manager
16 84 (3.42%) IT Project Manager
17 80 (3.26%) Architect
18 61 (2.49%) IT Support
19 59 (2.40%) Systems Manager
20 57 (2.32%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (1.83%) .NET
2 41 (1.67%) HTML
3 37 (1.51%) CSS
4 31 (1.26%) 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 11 (0.45%) Hugging Face
9 11 (0.45%) TensorFlow
10 8 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (0.29%) FIX Protocol
11 7 (0.29%) LlamaIndex
11 7 (0.29%) Matplotlib
11 7 (0.29%) Model Context Protocol
11 7 (0.29%) OAuth
11 7 (0.29%) React
11 7 (0.29%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 178 (7.25%) Management Information System
2 108 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 78 (3.18%) Product Ownership
4 77 (3.14%) Data Centre
5 75 (3.06%) Driving Licence
6 72 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
7 64 (2.61%) FMCG
8 54 (2.20%) Social Media
9 50 (2.04%) Virtual Team
10 46 (1.87%) Security Posture
11 42 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
12 34 (1.39%) Mobile App
13 31 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
14 29 (1.18%) Algorithms
15 27 (1.10%) Cyber Defence
15 27 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
16 25 (1.02%) Cloud Native
16 25 (1.02%) PMI
17 24 (0.98%) Low-Code
18 23 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 74 (3.02%) Windows
2 29 (1.18%) Apple iOS
3 26 (1.06%) Linux
4 24 (0.98%) Android
5 14 (0.57%) Windows Server
6 8 (0.33%) Unix
7 6 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.12%) AIX
8 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.081%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.081%) Windows Server 2012
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
10 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 706 (28.77%) Agile
2 608 (24.78%) Project Delivery
3 540 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
4 473 (19.27%) Stakeholder Management
5 452 (18.42%) PRINCE2
6 427 (17.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 367 (14.96%) Decision-Making
8 353 (14.38%) Analytics
9 271 (11.04%) Business Analysis
10 264 (10.76%) AI
11 261 (10.64%) Change Management
12 258 (10.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 253 (10.31%) Coaching
14 247 (10.07%) Risk Management
15 231 (9.41%) Roadmaps
16 229 (9.33%) Mentoring
17 220 (8.96%) Data Analysis
18 212 (8.64%) Budget Management
19 195 (7.95%) Business Intelligence
20 190 (7.74%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 238 (9.70%) SQL
2 237 (9.66%) Python
3 49 (2.00%) C#
4 40 (1.63%) JavaScript
5 31 (1.26%) PowerShell
6 29 (1.18%) TypeScript
7 28 (1.14%) VBA
8 13 (0.53%) Java
9 7 (0.29%) PHP
10 6 (0.24%) Bash
10 6 (0.24%) C
11 5 (0.20%) C++
12 4 (0.16%) Assembly Language
12 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
13 3 (0.12%) COBOL
13 3 (0.12%) Dart
13 3 (0.12%) R
13 3 (0.12%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.081%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.081%) Scala
Qualifications
1 666 (27.14%) Degree
2 236 (9.62%) PMP
3 233 (9.49%) PMI Certification
4 106 (4.32%) Security Cleared
5 102 (4.16%) DBS Check
6 95 (3.87%) CISSP
7 85 (3.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 68 (2.77%) CISM
9 63 (2.57%) Master's Degree
10 59 (2.40%) SC Cleared
11 36 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
12 34 (1.39%) DV Cleared
13 32 (1.30%) CISA
14 31 (1.26%) HNC
15 28 (1.14%) CRISC
15 28 (1.14%) SANS
16 27 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
17 25 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
18 24 (0.98%) FFIEC
19 23 (0.94%) CGEIT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 154 (6.28%) QA
2 135 (5.50%) PMO
3 105 (4.28%) Accessibility
3 105 (4.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 94 (3.83%) GDPR
5 92 (3.75%) NIST
6 43 (1.75%) GRC
7 36 (1.47%) ISO 9001
8 31 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 30 (1.22%) Data Quality
10 27 (1.10%) COBIT
11 23 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 22 (0.90%) NIST 800
13 21 (0.86%) SLA
14 12 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
14 12 (0.49%) GAAP
14 12 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 11 (0.45%) IFRS
16 9 (0.37%) ISO 14001
16 9 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 50 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 20 (0.81%) Docker
3 6 (0.24%) Hyper-V
3 6 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.12%) VMware Server
4 3 (0.12%) vSphere
5 2 (0.081%) Firmware
5 2 (0.081%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.081%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.041%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.041%) IAG
6 1 (0.041%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (0.90%) Kubernetes
2 19 (0.77%) SCCM
3 18 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.53%) Ansible
5 11 (0.45%) Grafana
5 11 (0.45%) Terraform
6 4 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (0.16%) ServiceCenter
7 3 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.081%) Argo
8 2 (0.081%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.081%) Puppet
8 2 (0.081%) Salt
8 2 (0.081%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.041%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.041%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.041%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.041%) MOM
9 1 (0.041%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 517 (21.07%) Microsoft
2 92 (3.75%) SAP
3 79 (3.22%) Oracle
4 65 (2.65%) Adobe
5 64 (2.61%) Salesforce
6 62 (2.53%) ServiceNow
7 55 (2.24%) Google
8 27 (1.10%) HubSpot
9 26 (1.06%) Anaplan
10 20 (0.81%) Genesys
10 20 (0.81%) Pardot
10 20 (0.81%) Verint
11 15 (0.61%) Cisco
12 13 (0.53%) Apple
13 12 (0.49%) Instagram
14 11 (0.45%) Bloomberg
14 11 (0.45%) Fortinet
14 11 (0.45%) Hootsuite
14 11 (0.45%) Reuters
14 11 (0.45%) Wrike