Project Planning
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Project Planning skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 397 | 390 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -54 | +98 |
| Permanent jobs citing Project Planning | 307 | 495 | 576 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.62% | 0.63% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.70% | 0.78% | 0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 170 | 262 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,625 | £39,907 | £47,065 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -13.04% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,875 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £94,582 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,750 | £49,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.61% | -6.67% | -4.55% |
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 | 43,951 | 63,586 | 58,854 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 88.60% | 80.90% | 94.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,824 | 36,834 | 43,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £31,875 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,375 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £54,377 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Project Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Planning
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Project Planning.
Project Planning
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 12 September 2025.
Project Planning
Top 15 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 12 September 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 |
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| England | -7 | 279 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 224 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 199 | £51,750 | +5.61% | 177 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 84 | £51,000 | -5.56% | 100 |
| London | +55 | 79 | £67,500 | +0.37% | 78 |
| South East | -31 | 62 | £62,500 | +35.01% | 49 |
| North of England | +16 | 40 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 21 |
| Midlands | +25 | 37 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 24 |
| North West | +16 | 35 | £50,000 | -3.24% | 13 |
| East of England | -5 | 32 | £48,000 | +6.67% | 28 |
| South West | +33 | 19 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 46 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 19 | £36,250 | -32.87% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 17 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 14 |
| Scotland | +35 | 10 | £62,500 | -22.97% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 5 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 5 |
| Wales | +13 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
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:
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