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

6 months to
18 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 2,560 3,853 7,399
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.95% 9.26% 7.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.92% 9.96% 9.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,519 1,974 5,389
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +10.48% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £74,971 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,350 £90,000 £83,800
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 65,329 38,670 81,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.37% 92.92% 85.97%
Number of salaries quoted 40,301 22,594 59,579
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% -10.51%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.41%

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 18 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 18 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 -47 2,194 £55,000 -4.35% 1,144
UK excluding London -52 1,681 £47,500 -13.64% 946
Work from Home -22 797 £57,000 -3.59% 406
London -26 669 £70,000 - 356
North of England -38 556 £44,500 -19.09% 244
South East -45 396 £50,001 -13.04% 276
Midlands -58 257 £52,500 - 142
North West -17 254 £45,000 -17.87% 125
West Midlands -43 195 £47,500 -13.64% 85
Yorkshire -37 189 £40,000 -27.27% 85
South West -50 167 £45,000 -18.18% 96
East of England -59 119 £55,000 - 116
North East -15 113 £42,417 -22.88% 39
Scotland -47 80 £40,000 -28.89% 45
Northern Ireland -11 78 £47,500 -11.63% 18
East Midlands -82 60 £55,000 +22.22% 56
Wales -47 35 £42,934 -25.33% 25

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
1 100 (3.91%) SharePoint
2 52 (2.03%) Confluence
3 44 (1.72%) CMS
4 35 (1.37%) WordPress
5 20 (0.78%) ArcGIS
6 11 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.23%) 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
1 346 (13.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 145 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
3 130 (5.08%) Microsoft Project
4 85 (3.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (0.98%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 18 (0.70%) 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 9 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
11 3 (0.12%) Maya
12 2 (0.078%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.078%) Elementor
12 2 (0.078%) Notion
12 2 (0.078%) Weka
13 1 (0.039%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 24 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (0.78%) Oracle EBS
2 20 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
3 19 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
5 16 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
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 (0.23%) Elite 3E
9 6 (0.23%) Primavera
9 6 (0.23%) SAP ERP
10 5 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
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%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 232 (9.06%) Azure
2 223 (8.71%) Power Platform
3 165 (6.45%) SaaS
4 140 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
5 107 (4.18%) AWS
6 62 (2.42%) PowerApps
7 47 (1.84%) Asana
8 42 (1.64%) Power Automate
9 38 (1.48%) GCP
10 34 (1.33%) Entra ID
11 32 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (1.05%) OneDrive
12 27 (1.05%) Smartsheet
13 26 (1.02%) Google Analytics
14 25 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
15 22 (0.86%) Canva
16 18 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
17 17 (0.66%) ChatGPT
17 17 (0.66%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (1.64%) Broadband
2 36 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (1.37%) Firewall
4 27 (1.05%) CHAP
5 26 (1.02%) WAN
6 22 (0.86%) DNS
7 20 (0.78%) DHCP
8 18 (0.70%) LAN
8 18 (0.70%) Network Security
9 17 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
10 14 (0.55%) TCP/IP
10 14 (0.55%) VPN
10 14 (0.55%) Wireless
11 13 (0.51%) Internet
12 12 (0.47%) Intranet
13 10 (0.39%) Multicast
13 10 (0.39%) SD-WAN
13 10 (0.39%) VLAN
14 8 (0.31%) VoIP
15 5 (0.20%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 187 (7.30%) Power BI
2 186 (7.27%) Tableau
3 154 (6.02%) Data Mining
4 29 (1.13%) 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 18 (0.70%) Power Query
10 16 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
11 10 (0.39%) DB2
11 10 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
12 8 (0.31%) Big Data
13 6 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.20%) Metadata
14 5 (0.20%) MySQL
15 4 (0.16%) Amazon RDS
15 4 (0.16%) DB2 UDB
15 4 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 126 (4.92%) 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%) Postman
General
1 1,058 (41.33%) Social Skills
2 1,001 (39.10%) Finance
3 622 (24.30%) Analytical Skills
4 300 (11.72%) Marketing
5 232 (9.06%) Organisational Skills
6 188 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 164 (6.41%) Manufacturing
8 157 (6.13%) Legal
9 145 (5.66%) Retail
10 132 (5.16%) Public Sector
11 117 (4.57%) Banking
12 113 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
13 104 (4.06%) Law
14 73 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
15 66 (2.58%) Games
16 54 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
16 54 (2.11%) Telecoms
17 50 (1.95%) Financial Institution
18 42 (1.64%) Local Government
19 41 (1.60%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 437 (17.07%) Analyst
2 406 (15.86%) Project Manager
3 317 (12.38%) Senior
4 244 (9.53%) Trainee
5 237 (9.26%) Trainee Analyst
6 198 (7.73%) Business Analyst
7 176 (6.88%) Senior Manager
8 159 (6.21%) Data Analyst
9 157 (6.13%) Lead
10 156 (6.09%) IT Manager
11 148 (5.78%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 125 (4.88%) Consultant
13 124 (4.84%) Development Manager
14 99 (3.87%) Senior Project Manager
15 92 (3.59%) Product Manager
16 89 (3.48%) Trainee Business Analyst
17 86 (3.36%) Architect
18 82 (3.20%) Systems Manager
19 78 (3.05%) IT Project Manager
20 71 (2.77%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (1.37%) .NET
2 34 (1.33%) HTML
3 28 (1.09%) CSS
4 26 (1.02%) EDI
5 23 (0.90%) PyTorch
6 17 (0.66%) JSON
7 16 (0.63%) HTML5 Canvas
8 14 (0.55%) .NET Core
8 14 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
9 12 (0.47%) SPFx
10 9 (0.35%) React
10 9 (0.35%) REST
11 8 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
12 7 (0.27%) Matplotlib
12 7 (0.27%) OAuth
12 7 (0.27%) Seaborn
13 6 (0.23%) Middleware
14 5 (0.20%) .NET Framework
14 5 (0.20%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 193 (7.54%) Management Information System
2 110 (4.30%) Onboarding
3 101 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
4 82 (3.20%) Product Ownership
5 67 (2.62%) Social Media
6 63 (2.46%) FMCG
7 61 (2.38%) Driving Licence
8 56 (2.19%) Data Centre
9 49 (1.91%) Virtual Team
10 39 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
11 36 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
12 35 (1.37%) Algorithms
12 35 (1.37%) Blog
12 35 (1.37%) Security Posture
13 34 (1.33%) Robotics
14 32 (1.25%) Mobile App
15 27 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
16 25 (0.98%) Low-Code
17 22 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
18 20 (0.78%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 71 (2.77%) Windows
2 31 (1.21%) 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 (0.23%) 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
1 649 (25.35%) Agile
2 604 (23.59%) Problem-Solving
3 567 (22.15%) Project Delivery
4 488 (19.06%) Stakeholder Management
5 478 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 444 (17.34%) Analytics
7 405 (15.82%) Decision-Making
8 385 (15.04%) PRINCE2
9 346 (13.52%) Business Analysis
10 310 (12.11%) AI
11 308 (12.03%) Change Management
12 298 (11.64%) Data Analysis
13 268 (10.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 253 (9.88%) Risk Management
15 223 (8.71%) Data Analytics
16 216 (8.44%) Mentoring
17 215 (8.40%) Roadmaps
18 203 (7.93%) Business Intelligence
19 199 (7.77%) Process Improvement
20 196 (7.66%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 287 (11.21%) SQL
2 286 (11.17%) Python
3 44 (1.72%) C#
4 34 (1.33%) VBA
5 33 (1.29%) JavaScript
6 28 (1.09%) PowerShell
7 22 (0.86%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.63%) Java
9 11 (0.43%) C++
10 10 (0.39%) C
10 10 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.35%) Bash
12 6 (0.23%) R
13 5 (0.20%) PHP
13 5 (0.20%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.16%) COBOL
14 4 (0.16%) Embedded C
15 3 (0.12%) Dart
15 3 (0.12%) Ladder Logic
15 3 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 665 (25.98%) Degree
2 249 (9.73%) PMP
3 230 (8.98%) PMI Certification
4 131 (5.12%) Security Cleared
5 90 (3.52%) SC Cleared
6 87 (3.40%) CISSP
7 84 (3.28%) DBS Check
8 73 (2.85%) Master's Degree
9 65 (2.54%) CISM
10 36 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
11 34 (1.33%) HNC
12 33 (1.29%) CISA
13 32 (1.25%) SANS
14 31 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
15 28 (1.09%) FFIEC
16 27 (1.05%) CGEIT
17 26 (1.02%) DV Cleared
18 25 (0.98%) ACCA
18 25 (0.98%) CRISC
18 25 (0.98%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (6.60%) QA
2 127 (4.96%) PMO
3 103 (4.02%) GDPR
4 90 (3.52%) Accessibility
5 84 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 76 (2.97%) NIST
7 39 (1.52%) GRC
7 39 (1.52%) ISO 9001
8 37 (1.45%) Data Quality
9 28 (1.09%) COBIT
10 25 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
11 20 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 18 (0.70%) NIST 800
13 15 (0.59%) SLA
14 14 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
15 12 (0.47%) GAAP
16 11 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 10 (0.39%) IFRS
18 9 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
19 8 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 53 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 25 (0.98%) Docker
3 9 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.23%) 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 (0.70%) Ansible
3 16 (0.63%) SCCM
4 15 (0.59%) Terraform
5 12 (0.47%) 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
1 576 (22.50%) Microsoft
2 98 (3.83%) SAP
3 72 (2.81%) Salesforce
4 67 (2.62%) Google
5 66 (2.58%) Oracle
6 60 (2.34%) Adobe
7 50 (1.95%) ServiceNow
8 28 (1.09%) Anaplan
9 27 (1.05%) HubSpot
10 23 (0.90%) Cisco
11 21 (0.82%) Pardot
12 20 (0.78%) Genesys
12 20 (0.78%) Verint
13 15 (0.59%) Apple
13 15 (0.59%) Instagram
13 15 (0.59%) Palo Alto
14 13 (0.51%) Fortinet
15 12 (0.47%) Databricks
16 11 (0.43%) Hootsuite
16 11 (0.43%) Wrike