PMP Job Trends in London

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 282 313 379
Rank change year-on-year +31 +66 +122
Permanent jobs citing PMP 102 108 108
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.61% 0.75% 0.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.41% 2.26% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 49 66 88
10th Percentile £62,350 £57,500 £44,054
25th Percentile £67,500 - £53,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £65,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.92% -13.33% +25.00%
75th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £96,250 £90,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +16.07% -6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,226 4,779 5,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.47% 33.40% 27.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,235 2,007 4,190
10th Percentile £34,300 £41,250 £36,480
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £93,125 £88,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £118,750 £107,500
England median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -4.35%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

PMP job vacancy trend in London

PMP
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP

PMP
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP in London over the 6 months to 7 March 2026.

Salary histogram for PMP in London

PMP
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the London region over the 6 months to 7 March 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
Central London +26 10 £70,250 +4.07% 11
West London - 5 £70,000 - 1
South London - 3 £80,000 -
PMP
England

PMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 12 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (12.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.82%) Adobe Premiere
2 9 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (8.82%) Photoshop
3 7 (6.86%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (2.94%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.98%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (7.84%) Endur
2 4 (3.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.98%) Primavera
4 1 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.98%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.98%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.98%) SAP PLM
4 1 (0.98%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 33 (32.35%) Azure
2 25 (24.51%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (11.76%) AWS
3 12 (11.76%) SaaS
4 11 (10.78%) Power Platform
5 10 (9.80%) ChatGPT
5 10 (9.80%) Microsoft Copilot
6 9 (8.82%) OneDrive
7 8 (7.84%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (7.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 8 (7.84%) Microsoft Purview
7 8 (7.84%) PaaS
8 4 (3.92%) Asana
9 3 (2.94%) GCP
10 2 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.96%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.98%) AWS Direct Connect
11 1 (0.98%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.98%) Veeva
11 1 (0.98%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.94%) LAN
1 3 (2.94%) WAN
1 3 (2.94%) WebEx
2 2 (1.96%) Network Security
3 1 (0.98%) Firewall
3 1 (0.98%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.98%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.98%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.98%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.80%) Power BI
2 8 (7.84%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (9.80%) JIRA
General
1 45 (44.12%) Social Skills
2 43 (42.16%) Finance
3 23 (22.55%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (13.73%) Banking
5 9 (8.82%) Dutch Language
5 9 (8.82%) French Language
5 9 (8.82%) German Language
5 9 (8.82%) Spanish Language
6 8 (7.84%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (7.84%) Law
7 7 (6.86%) Legal
8 5 (4.90%) Games
8 5 (4.90%) Marketing
8 5 (4.90%) Public Sector
9 4 (3.92%) Advertising
9 4 (3.92%) Billing
10 3 (2.94%) Electronics
10 3 (2.94%) Financial Institution
10 3 (2.94%) Manufacturing
10 3 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (43.14%) Project Manager
2 27 (26.47%) IT Manager
3 13 (12.75%) IT Project Manager
3 13 (12.75%) Senior
4 10 (9.80%) Senior Manager
4 10 (9.80%) Service Manager
5 8 (7.84%) Operations Manager
6 6 (5.88%) Analyst
6 6 (5.88%) Business Analyst
6 6 (5.88%) IT Operations Manager
6 6 (5.88%) Senior Project Manager
7 4 (3.92%) Agile Project Manager
7 4 (3.92%) Business IT Analyst
7 4 (3.92%) IT Business Analyst
7 4 (3.92%) Lead
7 4 (3.92%) PMO Manager
7 4 (3.92%) PMO Project Manager
7 4 (3.92%) Project Analyst
7 4 (3.92%) Technical Manager
7 4 (3.92%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.96%) XML
2 1 (0.98%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.80%) AI Agents
1 10 (9.80%) Enterprise Cloud
2 8 (7.84%) Credit Risk
3 7 (6.86%) Data Centre
3 7 (6.86%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (4.90%) Management Information System
4 5 (4.90%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.94%) Digital Signage
5 3 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (2.94%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.96%) FMCG
6 2 (1.96%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.98%) AS400
7 1 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.98%) iSeries
7 1 (0.98%) Mixed Reality
7 1 (0.98%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.98%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (60.78%) Agile
2 60 (58.82%) Project Management
3 54 (52.94%) PRINCE2
4 40 (39.22%) Project Delivery
5 35 (34.31%) ITIL
5 35 (34.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 28 (27.45%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (26.47%) Computer Science
7 27 (26.47%) Service Management
8 25 (24.51%) AI
8 25 (24.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (19.61%) Analytics
9 20 (19.61%) Decision-Making
9 20 (19.61%) ITSM
9 20 (19.61%) Risk Management
10 19 (18.63%) Service Delivery
11 18 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
13 16 (15.69%) Change Management
13 16 (15.69%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.92%) SQL
2 1 (0.98%) C
2 1 (0.98%) Java
Qualifications
1 96 (94.12%) PMI Certification
2 58 (56.86%) Degree
3 17 (16.67%) Master's Degree
4 13 (12.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (9.80%) IIBA
6 7 (6.86%) CISSP
7 6 (5.88%) CAPM
8 3 (2.94%) CCNP
8 3 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.96%) CCNA
9 2 (1.96%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (1.96%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.96%) Security Cleared
10 1 (0.98%) BICSI Certification
10 1 (0.98%) CFA
10 1 (0.98%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.98%) MAPM
10 1 (0.98%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (12.75%) QA
2 8 (7.84%) EMIR
2 8 (7.84%) GDPR
2 8 (7.84%) PMO
3 6 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.96%) GRC
6 1 (0.98%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.98%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.98%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.98%) SLA
Systems Management
1 4 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.82%) Adobe
2 9 (8.82%) SAP
3 8 (7.84%) Alteryx
3 8 (7.84%) Anaplan
3 8 (7.84%) OpenLink
4 6 (5.88%) Cisco
5 4 (3.92%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.96%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.96%) Oracle
6 2 (1.96%) Yardi
7 1 (0.98%) Ariba
7 1 (0.98%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.98%) Concur
7 1 (0.98%) LabWare
7 1 (0.98%) NVIDIA
7 1 (0.98%) Remedy
7 1 (0.98%) Sage
7 1 (0.98%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.98%) Workday