Microsoft Project Job Trends in Essex

Microsoft Project
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 28 54
Rank change year-on-year -26 +26 +17
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 2 25 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.29% 5.52% 0.43%
As % of the Applications category 3.92% 51.02% 3.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £55,000
25th Percentile £72,500 £46,250 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £52,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -22.22% +58.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £58,750 £76,250
90th Percentile - - £80,000
East of England median annual salary £43,000 £64,743 £65,000
% change year-on-year -33.58% -0.40% +18.18%

All Software Application Skills
Essex

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 51 49 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 7.39% 10.82% 12.61%
Number of salaries quoted 31 20 48
10th Percentile - £25,950 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% +52.50% -21.05%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £39,063
90th Percentile £53,750 £57,625 £49,375
East of England median annual salary £32,500 £46,250 £34,750
% change year-on-year -29.73% +33.09% -0.71%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Project relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in Essex

Microsoft Project
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Microsoft Project.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Project within the Essex region over the 6 months to 13 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
Witham -1 1 - -
Harlow - 1 £75,000 - 1
Microsoft Project
East of England

Microsoft Project
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCA
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) NEC