PMBOK Job Trends in England

PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide and Standards)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring PMBOK skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 676 678
Rank change year-on-year - +2 +252
Permanent jobs citing PMBOK 0 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England - 0.006% 0.004%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.038% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £63,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.42% -20.00%
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.14% +5.42% -20.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

PMBOK falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,820 7,815 7,249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 12.91% 16.23% 14.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,031 3,506 5,405
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,954 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +1.69% +2.61%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -2.50% +3.51% +0.81%

PMBOK
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMBOK relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

PMBOK job vacancy trend in England

PMBOK
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMBOK.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMBOK