PMP Job Trends in the City of London

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 153 158
Rank change year-on-year +33 +5 +73
Permanent jobs citing PMP 14 12 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.61% 0.45% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.76% 1.43% 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 10 8 1
10th Percentile £61,325 £64,150 -
25th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £71,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +9.62% -27.78%
75th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £132,500 £90,375 -
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £71,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +9.62% -22.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

PMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 508 837 645
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 22.02% 31.53% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 372 464 540
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +11.54% -7.80%
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,688 £87,500
90th Percentile £113,750 £121,250 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -7.14%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

PMP job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PMP

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Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for PMP in the City of London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 6 (42.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (28.57%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (28.57%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Adaptiv
Cloud Services
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (28.57%) OneDrive
3 3 (21.43%) Azure
4 2 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (14.29%) Power Automate
4 2 (14.29%) Power Platform
4 2 (14.29%) PowerApps
5 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Dutch Language
2 4 (28.57%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) French Language
2 4 (28.57%) German Language
2 4 (28.57%) Spanish Language
3 3 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Advertising
4 2 (14.29%) Banking
4 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (7.14%) Legal
5 1 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Service Manager
2 3 (21.43%) Lead
2 3 (21.43%) Project Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Head of IT
3 2 (14.29%) IT Manager
3 2 (14.29%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Business Change Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Business Change Project Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Consultant
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Credit Risk
1 2 (14.29%) Reinsurance
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 9 (64.29%) ITIL
1 9 (64.29%) Project Management
2 6 (42.86%) ITSM
2 6 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 6 (42.86%) Service Management
3 5 (35.71%) Agile
3 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
4 4 (28.57%) AI
4 4 (28.57%) Analytics
4 4 (28.57%) Break/Fix
4 4 (28.57%) Coaching
4 4 (28.57%) Digital Strategy
4 4 (28.57%) Information Security
4 4 (28.57%) Mentoring
4 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (28.57%) Project Delivery
4 4 (28.57%) Videography
5 3 (21.43%) Culture Change
5 3 (21.43%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 4 (28.57%) Degree
2 4 (28.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (14.29%) CFA
3 2 (14.29%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (7.14%) Azure Certification
4 1 (7.14%) MCSE
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
1 1 (7.14%) Hyper-V
1 1 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (28.57%) Adobe
3 2 (14.29%) FIS
3 2 (14.29%) Murex
3 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
4 1 (7.14%) Oracle
4 1 (7.14%) SAP
4 1 (7.14%) VMware