Project Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Project Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Planning 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 333 354 445
Rank change year-on-year +21 +91 +11
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 855 979 1,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.87% 0.94% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 0.98% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 491 406 668
10th Percentile £32,000 £41,829 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,734 £46,314 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £66,778 £72,500 £74,813
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Planning 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 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 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Top 18 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 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 +37 725 £50,000 -13.04% 275
UK excluding London -11 654 £45,000 -18.18% 191
Work from Home -52 256 £50,000 -11.50% 100
South East +5 201 £46,293 -7.41% 57
London +124 175 £61,000 -6.15% 91
North of England +13 132 £45,000 -18.18% 34
Midlands -51 86 £55,000 -24.14% 40
North West +12 84 £45,000 -23.73% 24
Scotland -33 76 £70,033 +40.07% 13
South West -9 66 £40,250 -26.82% 20
East of England -7 57 £40,000 -21.57% 26
West Midlands -46 51 £50,500 -30.34% 16
Yorkshire +49 43 £57,500 +4.55% 8
East Midlands -2 31 £48,750 -2.50% 24
Wales +15 27 £40,553 -1.69% 7
Northern Ireland +19 5 - - 2
North East -1 5 - - 2
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -

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 54 (6.32%) Apache
2 31 (3.63%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.05%) CMS
5 7 (0.82%) Confluence
6 5 (0.58%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.23%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 68 (7.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 68 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (6.08%) Microsoft Project
3 30 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.40%) Sketch
6 11 (1.29%) AutoCAD
6 11 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.35%) Revit
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 47 (5.50%) Primavera
2 11 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.70%) NetSuite
3 6 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.47%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.35%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.35%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.35%) SAP EWM
5 3 (0.35%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.23%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.23%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.23%) SAP WM
6 2 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 77 (9.01%) Azure
2 55 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (6.32%) Amazon S3
4 44 (5.15%) Figma
5 37 (4.33%) Power Platform
6 34 (3.98%) AWS
7 32 (3.74%) SurveyMonkey
8 25 (2.92%) GCP
9 15 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.40%) iTunes
11 10 (1.17%) Entra ID
12 7 (0.82%) Mimecast
12 7 (0.82%) SaaS
13 6 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.70%) Collibra
13 6 (0.70%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.58%) OneDrive
14 5 (0.58%) WhatsApp
15 4 (0.47%) Serverless
16 3 (0.35%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 91 (10.64%) Firewall
2 60 (7.02%) VPN
3 57 (6.67%) Internet
4 54 (6.32%) IPsec
4 54 (6.32%) SNMP
5 30 (3.51%) VoIP
6 15 (1.75%) Network Security
6 15 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
7 14 (1.64%) LAN
8 12 (1.40%) SSL
9 9 (1.05%) WAN
10 7 (0.82%) Unified Communications
11 6 (0.70%) Broadband
11 6 (0.70%) Wireshark
12 4 (0.47%) DNS
12 4 (0.47%) SAN
13 3 (0.35%) VLAN
13 3 (0.35%) WebEx
14 2 (0.23%) Wireless
15 1 (0.12%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (6.32%) Elasticsearch
1 54 (6.32%) MongoDB
2 31 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.34%) Power BI
4 13 (1.52%) MySQL
5 8 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
5 8 (0.94%) GIS
5 8 (0.94%) MariaDB
5 8 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (0.82%) Spatial Data
7 6 (0.70%) Amazon QuickSight
7 6 (0.70%) MS Access
7 6 (0.70%) SAP HANA
7 6 (0.70%) Tableau
8 5 (0.58%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.35%) Ataccama
10 1 (0.12%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.12%) DTS
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.12%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 35 (4.09%) JIRA
2 5 (0.58%) Hudson
3 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.12%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.12%) Git
4 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 292 (34.15%) Social Skills
2 284 (33.22%) Finance
3 185 (21.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 131 (15.32%) Manufacturing
5 111 (12.98%) Analytical Skills
6 88 (10.29%) Electronics
7 79 (9.24%) Marketing
8 73 (8.54%) Retail
9 61 (7.13%) Law
10 54 (6.32%) Presentation Skills
11 51 (5.96%) Public Sector
12 44 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
13 36 (4.21%) Legal
14 33 (3.86%) Telecoms
15 32 (3.74%) Social Science
16 25 (2.92%) Banking
17 23 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
18 16 (1.87%) Police
19 14 (1.64%) Publishing
20 12 (1.40%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 233 (27.25%) Project Manager
2 98 (11.46%) Lead
3 95 (11.11%) Consultant
4 83 (9.71%) Electronics Engineer
5 78 (9.12%) Junior
6 71 (8.30%) Development Engineer
6 71 (8.30%) Graduate
6 71 (8.30%) Graduate Development Engineer
6 71 (8.30%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
6 71 (8.30%) Junior Electronics Engineer
7 67 (7.84%) Analyst
8 61 (7.13%) Senior
9 54 (6.32%) NetApp Consultant
10 43 (5.03%) IT Engineer
10 43 (5.03%) Project Planner
11 36 (4.21%) IT Support
12 35 (4.09%) IT Support Engineer
12 35 (4.09%) Support Engineer
13 34 (3.98%) Architect
14 32 (3.74%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (6.32%) RabbitMQ
1 54 (6.32%) YAML
2 23 (2.69%) .NET
3 9 (1.05%) CSS
3 9 (1.05%) HTML
3 9 (1.05%) Web Services
4 8 (0.94%) EDI
5 7 (0.82%) Middleware
6 5 (0.58%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.47%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.47%) Lambda Expressions
7 4 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (0.47%) React
7 4 (0.47%) Serverless Framework
7 4 (0.47%) Smart Contracts
7 4 (0.47%) Symfony
7 4 (0.47%) Visualforce
8 3 (0.35%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.23%) Node.js
9 2 (0.23%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 80 (9.36%) Management Information System
2 68 (7.95%) Data Centre
3 29 (3.39%) Driving Licence
3 29 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (2.57%) Fat Client
4 22 (2.57%) Thin Client
5 20 (2.34%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
7 16 (1.87%) Market Risk
7 16 (1.87%) PMI
8 14 (1.64%) NHS
9 13 (1.52%) Onboarding
10 12 (1.40%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.40%) FMCG
10 12 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.17%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (1.05%) Analogue Electronics
12 9 (1.05%) Digital Signage
13 8 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 98 (11.46%) Windows
2 78 (9.12%) Linux
3 54 (6.32%) Data ONTAP
4 27 (3.16%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.17%) Android
5 10 (1.17%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 407 (47.60%) Project Management
2 207 (24.21%) Project Delivery
3 203 (23.74%) Problem-Solving
4 171 (20.00%) Agile
5 120 (14.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 116 (13.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 110 (12.87%) PRINCE2
8 91 (10.64%) Budget Management
9 88 (10.29%) Actionable Insight
10 87 (10.18%) Change Management
11 83 (9.71%) Schematic Capture
12 77 (9.01%) Risk Management
13 75 (8.77%) Mentoring
14 71 (8.30%) Roadmaps
15 67 (7.84%) User Experience
16 63 (7.37%) Requirements Gathering
16 63 (7.37%) Time Management
17 62 (7.25%) Infrastructure Management
18 60 (7.02%) Release Management
19 59 (6.90%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 65 (7.60%) Python
2 41 (4.80%) SQL
3 32 (3.74%) R
4 24 (2.81%) C#
5 17 (1.99%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.94%) Apex Code
7 6 (0.70%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.58%) PHP
9 4 (0.47%) Java
10 3 (0.35%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.23%) C
11 2 (0.23%) C++
11 2 (0.23%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.12%) ABAP
12 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 265 (30.99%) Degree
2 58 (6.78%) Security Cleared
3 46 (5.38%) Master's Degree
4 35 (4.09%) PMI Certification
5 32 (3.74%) PhD
5 32 (3.74%) PMP
6 22 (2.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 20 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (1.87%) SC Cleared
9 14 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 9 (1.05%) APMG
12 8 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
12 8 (0.94%) HNC
12 8 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (0.94%) NVQ Level 3
13 6 (0.70%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.47%) SAFe Agilist
15 3 (0.35%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (10.06%) QA
2 32 (3.74%) SLA
3 30 (3.51%) PMO
4 18 (2.11%) GDPR
5 17 (1.99%) Accessibility
6 15 (1.75%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.52%) PCI DSS
8 12 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 7 (0.82%) GRC
10 6 (0.70%) NCSC
10 6 (0.70%) NEBOSH
11 5 (0.58%) SEPA
11 5 (0.58%) TARGET2
12 3 (0.35%) HAZOP
12 3 (0.35%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.35%) NIST
13 2 (0.23%) COBIT
14 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.12%) SOC 2
System Software
1 83 (9.71%) Embedded Firmware
1 83 (9.71%) Firmware
2 67 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 62 (7.25%) Docker
4 39 (4.56%) Active Directory
5 8 (0.94%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Lustre
Systems Management
1 56 (6.55%) Kubernetes
2 54 (6.32%) Ansible
2 54 (6.32%) Prometheus
2 54 (6.32%) vCenter Server
3 22 (2.57%) SCCM
4 8 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.70%) CSIRT
6 5 (0.58%) Graphite
7 2 (0.23%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.23%) Terraform
8 1 (0.12%) CASB
Vendors
1 183 (21.40%) Microsoft
2 86 (10.06%) EMC
3 68 (7.95%) VMware
4 55 (6.43%) Palo Alto
5 54 (6.32%) NetApp
5 54 (6.32%) Red Hat
5 54 (6.32%) SolidFire
6 33 (3.86%) SAP
7 32 (3.74%) Qualtrics
8 16 (1.87%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.64%) Salesforce
10 12 (1.40%) Sage
11 9 (1.05%) Cisco
11 9 (1.05%) Oracle
12 8 (0.94%) Sophos
12 8 (0.94%) Sun
13 7 (0.82%) Mapbox
13 7 (0.82%) Meraki
14 6 (0.70%) Alteryx
14 6 (0.70%) Jitterbit