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 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 353 359 282
Rank change year-on-year +6 -77 +16
Permanent jobs citing PMO 283 359 508
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.75% 1.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.15% 4.59% 7.01%
Number of salaries quoted 149 237 392
10th Percentile £35,146 £34,650 £36,875
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.91% +0.91% -
75th Percentile £83,583 £74,084 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

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 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%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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 +76 94 £80,000 +23.08% 30
South East +19 59 £65,000 +15.04% 43
North of England +4 52 £47,500 -9.52% 16
Midlands -30 46 £45,000 -16.67% 23
West Midlands -31 33 £45,000 -10.00% 19
North West +8 24 £50,500 -3.81% 9
Yorkshire -12 15 £53,305 +6.61% 7
North East +20 13 £32,500 -7.14% 1
East Midlands -7 11 £47,385 -12.25% 4
South West -13 11 £48,500 +7.78% 7
East of England +17 10 £38,500 -57.22% 9
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 21 (7.42%) SharePoint
2 17 (6.01%) Confluence
3 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 56 (19.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (16.25%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (11.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (10.25%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (5.30%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.71%) Trello
7 1 (0.35%) Maya
7 1 (0.35%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.06%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (1.06%) Primavera
3 2 (0.71%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.35%) assyst
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.55%) Azure
2 42 (14.84%) Power Platform
3 25 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (6.01%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (5.65%) AWS
6 12 (4.24%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.83%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (2.12%) Power Automate
8 6 (2.12%) SaaS
9 4 (1.41%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.06%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.71%) Google Analytics
12 1 (0.35%) Asana
12 1 (0.35%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.35%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.65%) WAN
2 14 (4.95%) BGP
2 14 (4.95%) Cisco ASA
2 14 (4.95%) Cisco Nexus
2 14 (4.95%) EIGRP
2 14 (4.95%) Firewall
2 14 (4.95%) LAN
2 14 (4.95%) OSPF
2 14 (4.95%) VPN
2 14 (4.95%) WAAS
2 14 (4.95%) Wireless
3 12 (4.24%) Cisco Wireless
3 12 (4.24%) Network Security
3 12 (4.24%) SNMP
4 8 (2.83%) VLAN
4 8 (2.83%) Wireless Security
5 6 (2.12%) TACACS
5 6 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.41%) HSRP
7 3 (1.06%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (14.84%) Power BI
2 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.35%) Power Query
2 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (13.07%) JIRA
General
1 138 (48.76%) Finance
2 116 (40.99%) Social Skills
3 87 (30.74%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (17.31%) Organisational Skills
5 29 (10.25%) Legal
6 23 (8.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (7.42%) Manufacturing
7 21 (7.42%) Public Sector
8 15 (5.30%) Marketing
9 12 (4.24%) Law
9 12 (4.24%) Retail
9 12 (4.24%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.89%) Banking
11 9 (3.18%) Financial Institution
12 6 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.12%) Military
13 5 (1.77%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.77%) Electronics
14 4 (1.41%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 49 (17.31%) Senior
2 43 (15.19%) Analyst
3 37 (13.07%) Project Manager
4 33 (11.66%) Lead
5 29 (10.25%) Coordinator
6 23 (8.13%) PMO Analyst
7 16 (5.65%) IT Manager
7 16 (5.65%) Support Officer
8 15 (5.30%) Project Coordinator
8 15 (5.30%) Senior PMO
9 14 (4.95%) Network Engineer
9 14 (4.95%) Senior Network Engineer
10 13 (4.59%) Head of PMO
10 13 (4.59%) PMO Coordinator
11 12 (4.24%) IT Project Manager
11 12 (4.24%) Project Officer
11 12 (4.24%) Project Support Officer
12 10 (3.53%) Delivery Manager
12 10 (3.53%) Product Analyst
12 10 (3.53%) Project Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.41%) 802.1X
2 2 (0.71%) EDI
3 1 (0.35%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 17 (6.01%) Product Ownership
3 16 (5.65%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.53%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.53%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.53%) PMI
4 10 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.77%) Driving Licence
5 5 (1.77%) Wiki
6 4 (1.41%) Cyber Security Posture
6 4 (1.41%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.41%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.06%) PACS
7 3 (1.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 2 (0.71%) Derivative
8 2 (0.71%) Fixed Income
8 2 (0.71%) NHS
8 2 (0.71%) OTC Derivatives
9 1 (0.35%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (46.64%) Project Management
2 117 (41.34%) Agile
3 103 (36.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 89 (31.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 75 (26.50%) PRINCE2
5 75 (26.50%) Project Delivery
6 62 (21.91%) Decision-Making
7 56 (19.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 52 (18.37%) Business Intelligence
9 51 (18.02%) Waterfall
10 50 (17.67%) Portfolio Management
10 50 (17.67%) Roadmaps
11 49 (17.31%) Project Governance
12 46 (16.25%) Change Management
13 44 (15.55%) ERP
14 41 (14.49%) Risk Management
15 36 (12.72%) Budget Management
15 36 (12.72%) IT Strategy
16 33 (11.66%) Analytical Thinking
17 32 (11.31%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.65%) Python
2 3 (1.06%) R
3 2 (0.71%) SQL
4 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.35%) MATLAB
4 1 (0.35%) PHP
Qualifications
1 59 (20.85%) Degree
2 28 (9.89%) PMI Certification
3 22 (7.77%) PMP
4 16 (5.65%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (4.95%) CCIE
5 14 (4.95%) CCNP
5 14 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (2.83%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.77%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.41%) CAPM
8 4 (1.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (1.06%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.71%) APMG
10 2 (0.71%) City & Guilds
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.35%) ACCA
11 1 (0.35%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.48%) QA
2 11 (3.89%) P3O
3 4 (1.41%) GDPR
4 3 (1.06%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.06%) GRC
4 3 (1.06%) ISO 20022
4 3 (1.06%) SLA
5 2 (0.71%) MiFID
5 2 (0.71%) NIST
6 1 (0.35%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.35%) FINRA
6 1 (0.35%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (4.24%) ProxySG
2 4 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 78 (27.56%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.36%) Cisco
3 15 (5.30%) ServiceNow
4 14 (4.95%) Infoblox
4 14 (4.95%) Motorola
4 14 (4.95%) SolarWinds
5 12 (4.24%) Blue Coat
5 12 (4.24%) CheckPoint
5 12 (4.24%) F5
6 11 (3.89%) SAP
7 8 (2.83%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.47%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.41%) Alteryx
9 4 (1.41%) Oracle
9 4 (1.41%) Planview
10 3 (1.06%) IFS
10 3 (1.06%) Openreach
10 3 (1.06%) VMware
10 3 (1.06%) Workday
11 2 (0.71%) Progress