Project Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Project Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Governance over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 651 682 713
Rank change year-on-year +31 +31 +54
Permanent jobs citing Project Governance 254 318 568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.31% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.32% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 170 228 347
10th Percentile £37,235 £41,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,480 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% - -8.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £78,250 £86,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Governance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,697 99,477 149,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.97% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 58,401 83,209
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,025 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,330
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Project Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Project Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Governance.

Salary trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Governance over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
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 Governance within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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 +45 227 £63,750 +10.87% 59
UK excluding London -2 168 £52,500 - 47
Work from Home +29 83 £65,000 +18.18% 29
London +99 77 £75,000 +20.00% 17
South East +29 48 £65,000 +4.00% 7
North of England +10 38 £40,750 -20.87% 14
Midlands +9 36 £52,500 +7.69% 2
West Midlands +21 28 £52,500 +7.69% 1
North West -5 23 £48,500 -5.83% 8
South West -24 17 £49,000 -6.67% 10
Scotland -53 15 £48,750 -53.57% 8
East of England +11 10 £61,250 -2.00% 6
North East 0 9 £39,000 -25.71% 2
East Midlands -6 8 £29,000 -30.54% 1
Yorkshire +68 6 £42,500 -19.05% 4
Northern Ireland +34 3 - -
Wales +6 1 £60,000 -5.88% 1

Project Governance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (5.12%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.33%) Confluence
3 7 (2.76%) MS Project Server
4 4 (1.57%) CMS
Applications
1 49 (19.29%) Microsoft Project
2 26 (10.24%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (5.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (3.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (2.36%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) BPCS
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics AX
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics GP
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics NAV
1 3 (1.18%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.79%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.79%) Primavera
2 2 (0.79%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.79%) Shopify
3 1 (0.39%) CA PPM
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.81%) SaaS
2 15 (5.91%) IaaS
2 15 (5.91%) PaaS
3 13 (5.12%) Azure
4 8 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.76%) Power Platform
5 7 (2.76%) Smartsheet
6 5 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.57%) AWS
7 4 (1.57%) WhatsApp
8 3 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.79%) Asana
9 2 (0.79%) Basecamp
9 2 (0.79%) Google Drive
9 2 (0.79%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.79%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.39%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.54%) 5G
2 8 (3.15%) Network Security
3 4 (1.57%) LAN
3 4 (1.57%) Structured Cabling
3 4 (1.57%) WAN
3 4 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.39%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.97%) Power BI
2 4 (1.57%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.79%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.79%) Qlik Sense
3 2 (0.79%) Tableau
4 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 20 (7.87%) JIRA
General
1 125 (49.21%) Social Skills
2 93 (36.61%) Finance
3 35 (13.78%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (11.42%) Legal
4 29 (11.42%) Presentation Skills
5 24 (9.45%) Retail
6 18 (7.09%) Law
7 13 (5.12%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (3.54%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.15%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.76%) Billing
11 6 (2.36%) Banking
11 6 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.97%) Marketing
13 4 (1.57%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.18%) French Language
14 3 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.18%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.79%) Advertising
15 2 (0.79%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 149 (58.66%) Project Manager
2 45 (17.72%) Senior
3 40 (15.75%) Senior Manager
4 37 (14.57%) Senior Project Manager
5 32 (12.60%) IT Manager
6 20 (7.87%) Coordinator
7 18 (7.09%) IT Project Manager
7 18 (7.09%) Lead
8 16 (6.30%) Analyst
9 14 (5.51%) Infrastructure Manager
10 13 (5.12%) PMO Coordinator
11 12 (4.72%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 10 (3.94%) Business Analyst
13 9 (3.54%) Engineering Manager
13 9 (3.54%) Technical Manager
14 8 (3.15%) Pensions Project Manager
14 8 (3.15%) Technical Project Manager
15 7 (2.76%) Change Manager
15 7 (2.76%) Senior IT Manager
15 7 (2.76%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.76%) Flash
2 6 (2.36%) Middleware
2 6 (2.36%) Web Services
3 3 (1.18%) ADO
4 2 (0.79%) .NET
4 2 (0.79%) CSS
4 2 (0.79%) Express.js
4 2 (0.79%) HTML
4 2 (0.79%) MERN Stack
4 2 (0.79%) Node.js
4 2 (0.79%) React
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.45%) Self-Motivation
2 21 (8.27%) PMI
3 18 (7.09%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.94%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.76%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.36%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.18%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.18%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.18%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.18%) Robotics
8 2 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.79%) FMCG
8 2 (0.79%) Freedom of Information
8 2 (0.79%) Photography
8 2 (0.79%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.39%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.18%) Windows
2 2 (0.79%) Android
2 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (76.38%) Project Management
2 103 (40.55%) Agile
3 89 (35.04%) Project Delivery
4 86 (33.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 65 (25.59%) PRINCE2
6 49 (19.29%) Change Management
7 43 (16.93%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (14.96%) Waterfall
9 37 (14.57%) Risk Management
10 35 (13.78%) Line Management
10 35 (13.78%) Programme Management
11 27 (10.63%) Continuous Improvement
12 26 (10.24%) Decision-Making
13 25 (9.84%) Business Case
13 25 (9.84%) Scrum
14 24 (9.45%) Migration
15 23 (9.06%) Business Analysis
15 23 (9.06%) Time Management
16 22 (8.66%) Budget Management
16 22 (8.66%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.79%) Google Apps Script
1 2 (0.79%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 66 (25.98%) Degree
2 33 (12.99%) PMI Certification
3 21 (8.27%) PMP
4 10 (3.94%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 8 (3.15%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 4 (1.57%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.57%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.57%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.57%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.57%) RIBA
7 4 (1.57%) SC Cleared
8 3 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.79%) CAPM
9 2 (0.79%) HNC
10 1 (0.39%) ACCA
10 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.39%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (37.80%) PMO
2 22 (8.66%) QA
3 16 (6.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.54%) ISO 9001
5 6 (2.36%) COBIT
5 6 (2.36%) NIST
5 6 (2.36%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.97%) GRC
7 4 (1.57%) P3O
8 2 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.79%) GDPR
9 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (2.36%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 30 (11.81%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.15%) CheckPoint
3 6 (2.36%) SAP
4 3 (1.18%) Epicor
4 3 (1.18%) IFS
4 3 (1.18%) Infor
4 3 (1.18%) JD Edwards
4 3 (1.18%) Oracle
4 3 (1.18%) Sage
5 2 (0.79%) Adobe
5 2 (0.79%) Alteryx
5 2 (0.79%) Google
5 2 (0.79%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.39%) Cadence
6 1 (0.39%) Citrix
6 1 (0.39%) Planview
6 1 (0.39%) Progress
6 1 (0.39%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.39%) Wrike
6 1 (0.39%) Zoho