PMO Job Trends in England

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring PMO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 400 335
Rank change year-on-year +35 -65 -10
Permanent jobs citing PMO 390 254 720
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.64% 0.76%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.51% 4.03% 5.91%
Number of salaries quoted 265 184 518
10th Percentile £36,850 £36,250 £36,175
25th Percentile £41,585 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +26.83% -10.87%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £51,997
% change year-on-year -7.69% +25.01% -5.46%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

PMO 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 8,651 6,306 12,179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.43% 15.95% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5,806 3,572 8,343
10th Percentile £31,723 £29,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,773 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,732 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.88% +9.52% -8.70%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

PMO job vacancy trend in England

PMO
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMO.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMO

PMO
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO in England over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

Salary histogram for PMO in England

PMO
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 2026. 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
London +29 147 £71,500 -15.88% 58
North of England +14 77 £60,000 +14.29% 24
South East +21 71 £41,585 -29.22% 34
Midlands -23 40 £50,000 - 24
North West +23 37 £60,000 +64.38% 11
West Midlands -26 29 £52,500 +7.14% 19
Yorkshire -21 23 £51,000 +2.00% 13
East of England -12 20 £51,000 -19.05% 5
South West -78 19 £45,000 - 8
North East -35 17 £50,974 -27.18%
East Midlands -12 9 £45,000 -40.00% 5
PMO
UK

PMO
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 17 (4.36%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.28%) Confluence
3 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.26%) CMS
Applications
1 36 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (5.90%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (3.59%) MS Visio
5 8 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.51%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.28%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.77%) Primavera
5 2 (0.51%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.51%) Shopify
5 2 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.26%) Misys Equation
6 1 (0.26%) Misys Midas
6 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.26%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 52 (13.33%) Azure
2 42 (10.77%) Power Platform
3 26 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.87%) AWS
5 15 (3.85%) Power Automate
6 13 (3.33%) SaaS
7 11 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.56%) Smartsheet
9 9 (2.31%) Datadog
9 9 (2.31%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.54%) SuccessFactors
12 5 (1.28%) Boomi
12 5 (1.28%) GCP
13 4 (1.03%) Entra ID
13 4 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.77%) Snowflake
15 2 (0.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.51%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.10%) LAN
1 16 (4.10%) WAN
2 12 (3.08%) BGP
2 12 (3.08%) Cisco ASA
2 12 (3.08%) Cisco Nexus
2 12 (3.08%) Cisco Wireless
2 12 (3.08%) EIGRP
2 12 (3.08%) Firewall
2 12 (3.08%) Network Security
2 12 (3.08%) OSPF
2 12 (3.08%) SNMP
2 12 (3.08%) VLAN
2 12 (3.08%) VPN
2 12 (3.08%) WAAS
2 12 (3.08%) Wireless
2 12 (3.08%) Wireless Security
3 4 (1.03%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.77%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.51%) DNS
5 2 (0.51%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.72%) Power BI
2 6 (1.54%) Power Query
3 4 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.26%) Metadata
4 1 (0.26%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.26%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 32 (8.21%) JIRA
2 2 (0.51%) ERwin
General
1 151 (38.72%) Finance
2 129 (33.08%) Social Skills
3 52 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (8.97%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (8.72%) Influencing Skills
6 27 (6.92%) Marketing
7 24 (6.15%) Retail
8 21 (5.38%) Legal
9 20 (5.13%) Public Sector
10 19 (4.87%) Banking
11 17 (4.36%) Law
11 17 (4.36%) Manufacturing
12 15 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (2.82%) Local Government
15 7 (1.79%) Automotive
15 7 (1.79%) Telecoms
16 6 (1.54%) Financial Institution
16 6 (1.54%) Legal Technology
17 5 (1.28%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 63 (16.15%) Analyst
2 62 (15.90%) Senior
3 51 (13.08%) Project Manager
4 44 (11.28%) PMO Analyst
5 26 (6.67%) Portfolio Manager
6 24 (6.15%) Consultant
7 22 (5.64%) PMO Manager
8 20 (5.13%) IT Manager
8 20 (5.13%) Senior PMO
9 19 (4.87%) Senior Manager
10 18 (4.62%) Programme Manager
11 17 (4.36%) Transformation Manager
12 15 (3.85%) Management Consultant
13 14 (3.59%) Lead
14 13 (3.33%) Business Analyst
14 13 (3.33%) Coordinator
14 13 (3.33%) IT Project Manager
14 13 (3.33%) Senior Analyst
15 12 (3.08%) Network Engineer
15 12 (3.08%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.54%) Middleware
2 5 (1.28%) REST
3 2 (0.51%) HTML5 Canvas
3 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 51 (13.08%) Onboarding
2 32 (8.21%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.38%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.59%) PMI
5 11 (2.82%) Product Ownership
6 9 (2.31%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.05%) Life Science
8 6 (1.54%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.54%) CMDB
8 6 (1.54%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.28%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.28%) FMCG
10 4 (1.03%) Derivative
10 4 (1.03%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (1.03%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.03%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.03%) Wiki
11 3 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (34.10%) Project Management
2 102 (26.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 95 (24.36%) Project Delivery
4 94 (24.10%) Stakeholder Management
5 92 (23.59%) Agile
6 71 (18.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 63 (16.15%) Decision-Making
8 62 (15.90%) PRINCE2
9 58 (14.87%) Change Management
10 55 (14.10%) ERP
11 47 (12.05%) Roadmaps
12 44 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
13 43 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
14 39 (10.00%) Risk Management
15 38 (9.74%) Collaborative Working
16 37 (9.49%) Programme Management
17 33 (8.46%) Service Management
18 32 (8.21%) Portfolio Management
19 30 (7.69%) Budgeting
20 29 (7.44%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 23 (5.90%) Python
2 9 (2.31%) SQL
3 6 (1.54%) Bash
3 6 (1.54%) PowerShell
4 3 (0.77%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.51%) RPG
5 2 (0.51%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.26%) COBOL
6 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 61 (15.64%) Degree
2 46 (11.79%) PMP
3 40 (10.26%) PMI Certification
4 27 (6.92%) Security Cleared
5 23 (5.90%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (3.08%) CCIE
8 12 (3.08%) CCNP
8 12 (3.08%) PgMP
9 10 (2.56%) APMP
10 9 (2.31%) CAPM
11 8 (2.05%) CPIM
11 8 (2.05%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (0.77%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.77%) PhD
14 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.44%) QA
2 12 (3.08%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.28%) GDPR
3 5 (1.28%) TickIT
4 4 (1.03%) MiFID
5 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.51%) GxP
6 2 (0.51%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.51%) P3O
6 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.51%) SLA
7 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.26%) GMP
7 1 (0.26%) GRC
7 1 (0.26%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 12 (3.08%) ProxySG
2 9 (2.31%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.51%) vCloud
3 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.51%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.51%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (1.54%) Ansible
1 6 (1.54%) Rundeck
1 6 (1.54%) Terraform
2 5 (1.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 81 (20.77%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.92%) ServiceNow
3 24 (6.15%) SAP
4 13 (3.33%) CheckPoint
5 12 (3.08%) Blue Coat
5 12 (3.08%) Cisco
5 12 (3.08%) F5
5 12 (3.08%) Infoblox
5 12 (3.08%) Motorola
5 12 (3.08%) SolarWinds
6 9 (2.31%) Cognizant
6 9 (2.31%) FIS
6 9 (2.31%) ION Trading
7 6 (1.54%) Dynatrace
7 6 (1.54%) Oracle
7 6 (1.54%) Splunk
8 5 (1.28%) Adobe
8 5 (1.28%) Ariba
8 5 (1.28%) Citrix
8 5 (1.28%) McAfee