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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 16 26
Rank change year-on-year -34 +10 +2
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 2,683 5,155 5,033
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 4.25% 9.84% 7.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.30% 10.75% 8.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,474 2,252 3,649
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,250 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.39% +4.55% -6.49%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -6.21%

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 50,653 47,952 60,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.28% 91.49% 88.83%
Number of salaries quoted 29,910 23,033 46,850
10th Percentile £28,738 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £80,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 28 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 28 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 -34 2,277 £53,000 -7.83% 1,358
UK excluding London -35 1,779 £45,000 -18.18% 1,315
London -20 695 £70,000 +3.70% 305
Work from Home -30 686 £60,000 - 433
North of England -24 495 £40,000 -27.27% 241
South East -29 463 £57,500 - 422
Midlands -41 292 £45,000 -18.18% 226
North West -31 219 £42,500 -19.05% 106
West Midlands -35 197 £45,000 -21.40% 131
South West -22 183 £47,250 -9.13% 146
Yorkshire -19 173 £40,000 -27.27% 95
Scotland -20 155 £40,000 -27.27% 56
East of England -41 109 £55,000 +10.00% 177
North East -4 103 £32,500 -44.92% 46
East Midlands -52 95 £43,100 -17.51% 95
Northern Ireland +2 54 £55,000 +12.82% 27
Wales -34 33 £60,000 +15.38% 57

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
1 153 (5.70%) SharePoint
2 49 (1.83%) Confluence
3 40 (1.49%) CMS
4 27 (1.01%) WordPress
5 19 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (0.45%) Kinematics
7 7 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.19%) Apache
9 5 (0.19%) Drupal
9 5 (0.19%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.11%) govService
10 3 (0.11%) SAS
11 1 (0.037%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.037%) Apache Superset
11 1 (0.037%) Apache Synapse
11 1 (0.037%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.037%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.037%) PowerFactory
11 1 (0.037%) TPMS
Applications
1 415 (15.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 235 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
3 155 (5.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 117 (4.36%) Microsoft Project
5 29 (1.08%) Maya
6 28 (1.04%) MS Visio
7 26 (0.97%) AutoCAD
8 23 (0.86%) Trello
9 17 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
10 16 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 7 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
11 7 (0.26%) Adobe XD
11 7 (0.26%) Photoshop
12 6 (0.22%) 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%) Adobe Captivate
15 3 (0.11%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 97 (3.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 65 (2.42%) SAP MDG
3 37 (1.38%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 19 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
4 19 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
5 18 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
6 17 (0.63%) Oracle Assets
6 17 (0.63%) SAP IBP
7 14 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
7 14 (0.52%) SAP CO
7 14 (0.52%) SAP FI
7 14 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
8 13 (0.48%) Shopify
9 11 (0.41%) NetSuite
9 11 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
10 10 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
11 9 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
11 9 (0.34%) SAP FS
11 9 (0.34%) SAP FSCM
11 9 (0.34%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 221 (8.24%) Azure
2 217 (8.09%) Power Platform
3 148 (5.52%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (4.17%) SaaS
5 100 (3.73%) AWS
6 41 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (1.34%) GCP
7 36 (1.34%) PowerApps
8 30 (1.12%) Entra ID
9 28 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
9 28 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
10 25 (0.93%) Smartsheet
11 24 (0.89%) Asana
12 23 (0.86%) Microsoft Copilot
13 21 (0.78%) Power Automate
13 21 (0.78%) Snowflake
14 20 (0.75%) Google Workspace
14 20 (0.75%) PaaS
15 19 (0.71%) Google Analytics
16 14 (0.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 43 (1.60%) Firewall
2 35 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
3 30 (1.12%) WAN
4 26 (0.97%) VPN
5 24 (0.89%) Wireless
6 23 (0.86%) LAN
7 20 (0.75%) Internet
8 19 (0.71%) Network Security
9 18 (0.67%) Structured Cabling
9 18 (0.67%) VLAN
10 17 (0.63%) CHAP
11 16 (0.60%) DNS
11 16 (0.60%) SD-WAN
12 14 (0.52%) TCP/IP
13 12 (0.45%) Broadband
13 12 (0.45%) DHCP
14 11 (0.41%) Intranet
14 11 (0.41%) Multicast
15 10 (0.37%) MPLS
16 9 (0.34%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (6.90%) Power BI
2 176 (6.56%) Tableau
3 136 (5.07%) Data Mining
4 54 (2.01%) SQL Server
5 33 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
6 21 (0.78%) SAP BW
7 20 (0.75%) Data Lake
8 16 (0.60%) Metadata
8 16 (0.60%) Power Query
9 14 (0.52%) Big Data
10 12 (0.45%) Looker
10 12 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
11 8 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 7 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.19%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 121 (4.51%) JIRA
2 14 (0.52%) Git
3 13 (0.48%) GitLab
4 9 (0.34%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.15%) JIRA Agile
6 4 (0.15%) Maven
6 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.11%) ERwin
7 3 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.075%) Checkstyle
8 2 (0.075%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.075%) ESLint
8 2 (0.075%) JUnit
8 2 (0.075%) Mockito
8 2 (0.075%) Selenium
8 2 (0.075%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.075%) Subversion
8 2 (0.075%) TestNG
8 2 (0.075%) Vagrant
General
1 1,199 (44.69%) Social Skills
2 1,134 (42.27%) Finance
3 805 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
4 270 (10.06%) Marketing
5 194 (7.23%) Manufacturing
6 181 (6.75%) Organisational Skills
7 179 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 171 (6.37%) Legal
9 166 (6.19%) Law
10 144 (5.37%) Public Sector
11 141 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
11 141 (5.26%) Retail
12 112 (4.17%) Banking
13 74 (2.76%) Games
14 73 (2.72%) Telecoms
15 65 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
16 58 (2.16%) Electronics
17 52 (1.94%) Advertising
18 49 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
19 47 (1.75%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 455 (16.96%) Analyst
2 411 (15.32%) Senior
3 371 (13.83%) Project Manager
4 261 (9.73%) Trainee
5 252 (9.39%) Trainee Analyst
6 229 (8.54%) Lead
7 225 (8.39%) Business Analyst
7 225 (8.39%) Senior Manager
8 156 (5.81%) IT Manager
9 154 (5.74%) Architect
10 146 (5.44%) Data Analyst
11 127 (4.73%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 125 (4.66%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 124 (4.62%) Development Manager
14 108 (4.03%) Business Manager
15 106 (3.95%) Product Manager
16 93 (3.47%) Senior Project Manager
17 92 (3.43%) Consultant
18 87 (3.24%) Systems Manager
19 83 (3.09%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (1.27%) CSS
2 27 (1.01%) Middleware
3 24 (0.89%) HTML
4 20 (0.75%) EDI
5 10 (0.37%) .NET
5 10 (0.37%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.34%) React
7 8 (0.30%) FIX Protocol
8 7 (0.26%) FHIR
8 7 (0.26%) Node.js
9 6 (0.22%) REST
9 6 (0.22%) Web Services
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%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.15%) SailPoint
12 3 (0.11%) PyTorch
12 3 (0.11%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 205 (7.64%) Management Information System
2 128 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
3 121 (4.51%) Onboarding
4 94 (3.50%) FMCG
5 85 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 77 (2.87%) Product Ownership
7 70 (2.61%) Data Centre
7 70 (2.61%) Robotics
8 65 (2.42%) Driving Licence
9 64 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
10 46 (1.71%) Social Media
11 43 (1.60%) Virtual Team
12 31 (1.16%) Algorithms
13 29 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
14 28 (1.04%) IoT
15 26 (0.97%) Blog
16 24 (0.89%) Low-Code
17 22 (0.82%) Blockchain
17 22 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
17 22 (0.82%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 59 (2.20%) Windows
2 28 (1.04%) Linux
3 21 (0.78%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.30%) Apple iOS
4 8 (0.30%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.22%) Android
5 6 (0.22%) Unix
5 6 (0.22%) VMS
6 2 (0.075%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.075%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.037%) AIX
7 1 (0.037%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 700 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
2 650 (24.23%) Agile
3 616 (22.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 562 (20.95%) Project Delivery
5 465 (17.33%) Analytics
6 452 (16.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 417 (15.54%) Decision-Making
8 403 (15.02%) Change Management
9 369 (13.75%) Business Analysis
10 346 (12.90%) Risk Management
11 333 (12.41%) PRINCE2
12 324 (12.08%) AI
13 277 (10.32%) Process Improvement
14 273 (10.18%) Data Analysis
15 252 (9.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 244 (9.09%) Coaching
17 243 (9.06%) Business Intelligence
18 237 (8.83%) Roadmaps
19 234 (8.72%) Business Strategy
19 234 (8.72%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 280 (10.44%) SQL
2 252 (9.39%) Python
3 33 (1.23%) C#
4 32 (1.19%) VBA
5 31 (1.16%) Java
6 29 (1.08%) C
6 29 (1.08%) JavaScript
7 22 (0.82%) C++
8 16 (0.60%) PowerShell
9 12 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 12 (0.45%) Perl
10 10 (0.37%) PHP
11 6 (0.22%) Bash
11 6 (0.22%) MATLAB
12 5 (0.19%) R
12 5 (0.19%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.15%) Ladder Logic
13 4 (0.15%) Ruby
13 4 (0.15%) VB
14 3 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 837 (31.20%) Degree
2 202 (7.53%) PMP
3 195 (7.27%) PMI Certification
4 192 (7.16%) Security Cleared
5 153 (5.70%) SC Cleared
6 112 (4.17%) Master's Degree
7 64 (2.39%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 52 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
9 48 (1.79%) CISSP
9 48 (1.79%) DBS Check
10 44 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 32 (1.19%) CISM
12 26 (0.97%) MBA
13 25 (0.93%) DV Cleared
13 25 (0.93%) HND
14 22 (0.82%) HNC
14 22 (0.82%) PhD
15 21 (0.78%) ACCA
15 21 (0.78%) CFA
15 21 (0.78%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 206 (7.68%) QA
2 165 (6.15%) PMO
3 94 (3.50%) GDPR
4 49 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 48 (1.79%) Accessibility
6 43 (1.60%) NIST
7 40 (1.49%) Data Quality
8 24 (0.89%) ISO 9001
9 18 (0.67%) COBIT
10 17 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 16 (0.60%) GRC
12 15 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 12 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 12 (0.45%) SLA
14 10 (0.37%) IEC 61131
14 10 (0.37%) IFRS
15 9 (0.34%) IFRS 17
15 9 (0.34%) Solvency II
16 8 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
17 7 (0.26%) NIST 800
System Software
1 58 (2.16%) Active Directory
2 19 (0.71%) Docker
3 16 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.41%) Firmware
4 11 (0.41%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.22%) vSphere
6 3 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.037%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (0.56%) Kubernetes
3 11 (0.41%) Terraform
4 9 (0.34%) Ansible
5 5 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.15%) Grafana
7 3 (0.11%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.11%) SCCM
8 2 (0.075%) Nagios
9 1 (0.037%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.037%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.037%) MOM
9 1 (0.037%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 646 (24.08%) Microsoft
2 212 (7.90%) SAP
3 94 (3.50%) Salesforce
4 73 (2.72%) Oracle
5 66 (2.46%) Google
6 45 (1.68%) Cisco
7 42 (1.57%) ServiceNow
8 41 (1.53%) Adobe
9 37 (1.38%) OpenText
10 36 (1.34%) Ariba
11 28 (1.04%) Anaplan
12 21 (0.78%) HubSpot
13 20 (0.75%) Genesys
13 20 (0.75%) Verint
14 17 (0.63%) Databricks
14 17 (0.63%) VMware
15 14 (0.52%) Workday
16 13 (0.48%) Alteryx
16 13 (0.48%) Sage
17 12 (0.45%) Fortinet