Project Planning Jobs

Project Planning
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Project Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Planning over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 297 321 383
Rank change year-on-year +24 +62 +132
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 469 801 949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.93% 0.87% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 1.00% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 204 456 415
10th Percentile £42,325 £31,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,734 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -13.04% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £46,293 £55,000
% change year-on-year +27.45% -15.83% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Planning 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 47,236 80,210 105,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.56% 86.88% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 25,832 57,895 61,933
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £34,045
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,410 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -8.26% +3.81%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
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 Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 1 April 2025. 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 +25 446 £60,500 +21.00% 366
UK excluding London +81 402 £59,000 +27.45% 209
Midlands +118 171 £48,750 -11.36% 60
West Midlands +96 116 £47,500 -5.94% 46
North of England +74 102 £61,967 +31.64% 35
Work from Home +17 81 £55,000 +4.76% 161
North West +45 79 £61,967 +37.70% 17
South East -2 72 £63,750 +37.71% 53
East Midlands +76 55 £95,000 +88.12% 14
London -26 52 £72,500 +17.41% 177
South West +59 24 £48,250 +10.70% 29
Yorkshire +45 22 £54,793 -5.12% 13
East of England +35 19 £55,000 +57.14% 17
Scotland +65 12 £54,043 -16.94% 14
North East +34 1 - - 5
Wales +21 1 £37,500 -7.53% 1
Channel Islands +1 1 - -

Project Planning
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 19 (4.05%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.13%) CMS
2 10 (2.13%) IIS
2 10 (2.13%) Kentico
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) Confluence
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Sitefinity
5 1 (0.21%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 35 (7.46%) Microsoft Project
2 29 (6.18%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (5.97%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (2.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.77%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.64%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.64%) Trello
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.21%) Revit
Business Applications
1 11 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 11 (2.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.43%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.43%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.43%) SAP PS
3 1 (0.21%) Actimize
3 1 (0.21%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.21%) Primavera
3 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 31 (6.61%) Power Platform
2 29 (6.18%) Azure
3 13 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (2.35%) AWS
5 10 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (1.92%) Kontent
7 7 (1.49%) Asana
8 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.28%) Smartsheet
9 5 (1.07%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.07%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.07%) AWS Step Functions
9 5 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.07%) dbt
9 5 (1.07%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.07%) Serverless
10 4 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.85%) GitHub
10 4 (0.85%) SaaS
11 3 (0.64%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.35%) 5G
1 11 (2.35%) Bluetooth
1 11 (2.35%) LTE
1 11 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.71%) Firewall
3 6 (1.28%) DHCP
3 6 (1.28%) DNS
3 6 (1.28%) VLAN
3 6 (1.28%) VoIP
4 5 (1.07%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.85%) ADSL
5 4 (0.85%) Intranet
5 4 (0.85%) VPN
6 3 (0.64%) BGP
6 3 (0.64%) MPLS
6 3 (0.64%) Network Security
6 3 (0.64%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.64%) WAN
7 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
7 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.12%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.77%) Power BI
4 12 (2.56%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.49%) GIS
6 6 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.07%) Dremio
7 5 (1.07%) Metadata
8 4 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.85%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.85%) Tableau
9 2 (0.43%) Ataccama
9 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database 11g
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 29 (6.18%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) JDeveloper
2 1 (0.21%) LSMW
General
1 137 (29.21%) Social Skills
2 97 (20.68%) Finance
3 64 (13.65%) Telecoms
4 59 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (11.51%) Automotive
6 25 (5.33%) Manufacturing
7 23 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (4.69%) Banking
8 22 (4.69%) Law
9 18 (3.84%) Legal
9 18 (3.84%) Public Sector
10 17 (3.62%) Electronics
10 17 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.41%) Retail
12 15 (3.20%) Marketing
13 10 (2.13%) Advertising
13 10 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.07%) Local Government
16 3 (0.64%) Billing
Job Titles
1 136 (29.00%) Principal Engineer
1 136 (29.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 109 (23.24%) Project Manager
3 81 (17.27%) Principal Modelling Engineer
4 55 (11.73%) Engineering Manager
5 48 (10.23%) Senior
6 30 (6.40%) Lead
7 28 (5.97%) Senior Manager
8 27 (5.76%) Technical Manager
9 26 (5.54%) Analyst
10 23 (4.90%) Senior Project Manager
11 20 (4.26%) Developer
12 19 (4.05%) IT Manager
13 15 (3.20%) IT Project Manager
14 14 (2.99%) Consultant
15 13 (2.77%) Architect
16 11 (2.35%) Delivery Manager
16 11 (2.35%) Digital Project Manager
16 11 (2.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 11 (2.35%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.77%) .NET
2 9 (1.92%) AngularJS
2 9 (1.92%) HTML
3 5 (1.07%) XML
4 4 (0.85%) CSS
4 4 (0.85%) JSON
5 2 (0.43%) ADO
5 2 (0.43%) REST
5 2 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.21%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.21%) Django
6 1 (0.21%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.21%) HTML5
6 1 (0.21%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.21%) JNI
6 1 (0.21%) jQuery
6 1 (0.21%) Middleware
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle ADF
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Smart Forms
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.20%) Product Ownership
2 11 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 11 (2.35%) IoT
2 11 (2.35%) NB-IoT
2 11 (2.35%) PMI
3 9 (1.92%) Management Information System
3 9 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (1.49%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.28%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.28%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (0.85%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.64%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.64%) Smart City
8 3 (0.64%) Social Media
9 2 (0.43%) SCADA
9 2 (0.43%) Tandem
10 1 (0.21%) CCTV
10 1 (0.21%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.10%) Windows
2 26 (5.54%) Windows Server
3 22 (4.69%) Linux
4 6 (1.28%) Unix
5 5 (1.07%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.21%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (40.72%) Systems Engineering
2 140 (29.85%) Project Management
2 140 (29.85%) Validation
3 136 (29.00%) Verification and Validation
4 109 (23.24%) Project Delivery
5 103 (21.96%) Stakeholder Management
6 81 (17.27%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 81 (17.27%) SysML
7 80 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
8 69 (14.71%) Agile
9 52 (11.09%) PRINCE2
9 52 (11.09%) Risk Management
10 48 (10.23%) Continuous Improvement
11 40 (8.53%) Resource Allocation
12 32 (6.82%) Budget Management
12 32 (6.82%) Change Management
13 29 (6.18%) Collaborative Working
14 28 (5.97%) Scrum
15 27 (5.76%) Waterfall
16 26 (5.54%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.82%) SQL
2 25 (5.33%) Python
3 19 (4.05%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.77%) C#
5 11 (2.35%) Bash
6 8 (1.71%) Java
7 4 (0.85%) C++
7 4 (0.85%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.85%) VBA
8 2 (0.43%) ABAP
8 2 (0.43%) R
9 1 (0.21%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.21%) C
9 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.21%) SAPscript
9 1 (0.21%) SOQL
9 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 192 (40.94%) Degree
2 183 (39.02%) BPSS Clearance
3 67 (14.29%) Master's Degree
4 55 (11.73%) Chartered Engineer
5 27 (5.76%) PMP
6 24 (5.12%) PMI Certification
7 15 (3.20%) Security Cleared
8 11 (2.35%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (2.35%) Network+ Certification
9 9 (1.92%) SC Cleared
10 6 (1.28%) MBA
10 6 (1.28%) SAP Certification
11 5 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (1.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (0.85%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.64%) CCNP
13 3 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 2 (0.43%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.25%) QA
2 22 (4.69%) PMO
3 12 (2.56%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.71%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.07%) P3O
6 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.43%) SLA
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 13 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.35%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.35%) vSphere
3 3 (0.64%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.21%) Docker
5 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (2.35%) Ansible
1 11 (2.35%) Puppet
1 11 (2.35%) Terraform
2 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.64%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 87 (18.55%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.41%) SAP
3 13 (2.77%) VMware
4 6 (1.28%) Google
5 5 (1.07%) Oracle
6 4 (0.85%) Adobe
6 4 (0.85%) Blue Prism
6 4 (0.85%) Fortinet
6 4 (0.85%) Salesforce
6 4 (0.85%) UiPath
7 3 (0.64%) Autodesk
7 3 (0.64%) Cisco
7 3 (0.64%) Databricks
7 3 (0.64%) Juniper
8 2 (0.43%) ConnectWise
8 2 (0.43%) NEC
8 2 (0.43%) Veeam
9 1 (0.21%) Aruba
9 1 (0.21%) Meraki
9 1 (0.21%) ServiceNow