Project Delivery Job Trends in the Midlands

Project Delivery
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 50 46
Rank change year-on-year -46 -4 +17
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 202 245 494
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.58% 4.86% 4.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.17% 5.46% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 117 142 358
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,567 £33,700
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,813 £41,474
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -3.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,500 £65,938
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £62,807 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.49% +13.64% -12.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,310 4,486 9,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.79% 89.03% 82.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5,543 2,605 7,123
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £34,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,100
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Project Delivery
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Project Delivery.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in the Midlands over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Delivery in the Midlands

Project Delivery
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
West Midlands -51 121 £58,750 +3.07% 68
East Midlands -11 81 £55,000 +7.32% 37
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (5.94%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.49%) WordPress
5 1 (0.50%) ArchestrA
5 1 (0.50%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.50%) IIS
5 1 (0.50%) WinCC
Applications
1 6 (2.97%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (3.47%) SAP Business One
3 3 (1.49%) Magento
3 3 (1.49%) Shopify
4 2 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.99%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.32%) Azure
2 25 (12.38%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (9.41%) Power Platform
4 15 (7.43%) Entra ID
5 10 (4.95%) AWS
6 9 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (4.46%) IaaS
6 9 (4.46%) PaaS
7 5 (2.48%) SaaS
8 4 (1.98%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.99%) GCP
9 2 (0.99%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.50%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.50%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.50%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.96%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.48%) VPN
3 4 (1.98%) Firewall
3 4 (1.98%) WAN
4 3 (1.49%) DHCP
4 3 (1.49%) DNS
4 3 (1.49%) LAN
4 3 (1.49%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.99%) Broadband
5 2 (0.99%) Modbus
5 2 (0.99%) PBX
5 2 (0.99%) Profibus
5 2 (0.99%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.99%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.99%) VLAN
5 2 (0.99%) VoIP
6 1 (0.50%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.50%) MPLS
6 1 (0.50%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.50%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.47%) Power BI
2 6 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.48%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (1.49%) MySQL
5 1 (0.50%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.50%) DTS
5 1 (0.50%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.48%) JUnit
2 4 (1.98%) Maven
2 4 (1.98%) Mockito
3 2 (0.99%) JIRA
4 1 (0.50%) Appium
4 1 (0.50%) Git
4 1 (0.50%) Selenium
4 1 (0.50%) TestNG
General
1 67 (33.17%) Social Skills
2 48 (23.76%) Finance
3 24 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.42%) Manufacturing
5 14 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (5.45%) Legal
7 10 (4.95%) Advertising
8 9 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (4.46%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.96%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (3.47%) Law
11 5 (2.48%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.48%) Automotive
12 4 (1.98%) Marketing
12 4 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.98%) Retail
13 3 (1.49%) Aviation
14 2 (0.99%) Banking
15 1 (0.50%) Electronics
15 1 (0.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (22.28%) Project Manager
2 41 (20.30%) Senior
3 28 (13.86%) IT Manager
4 20 (9.90%) Analyst
5 16 (7.92%) Lead
6 15 (7.43%) Delivery Manager
6 15 (7.43%) Head of Delivery
7 14 (6.93%) Senior Manager
8 13 (6.44%) Architect
8 13 (6.44%) IT Project Manager
9 11 (5.45%) Project Delivery Manager
9 11 (5.45%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (4.95%) Senior Project Manager
10 10 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (4.46%) SAP Support
12 8 (3.96%) Business Manager
12 8 (3.96%) Senior Support Analyst
12 8 (3.96%) Support Analyst
12 8 (3.96%) Support Technician
13 7 (3.47%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.48%) REST
2 4 (1.98%) XML
3 3 (1.49%) CSS
3 3 (1.49%) HTML
3 3 (1.49%) RESTful
4 2 (0.99%) .NET
4 2 (0.99%) PySpark
5 1 (0.50%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.50%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.50%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.50%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.50%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.50%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.50%) jQuery
5 1 (0.50%) React
5 1 (0.50%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.50%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.44%) Driving Licence
2 12 (5.94%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.46%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.47%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.48%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.48%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.48%) Mobile Computing
7 5 (2.48%) Robotics
8 4 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.98%) Credit Risk
8 4 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.98%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.49%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.49%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.49%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.49%) SCADA
10 2 (0.99%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 16 (7.92%) Windows
2 11 (5.45%) Linux
3 4 (1.98%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.99%) Android
4 2 (0.99%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (27.23%) Agile
2 41 (20.30%) Project Management
3 40 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (18.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (16.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 30 (14.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (14.36%) Roadmaps
8 18 (8.91%) Budget Management
8 18 (8.91%) Mentoring
8 18 (8.91%) Service Delivery
9 17 (8.42%) PRINCE2
10 15 (7.43%) Change Management
11 14 (6.93%) Enterprise Architecture
11 14 (6.93%) ERP
11 14 (6.93%) Risk Management
11 14 (6.93%) Waterfall
12 13 (6.44%) CRM
12 13 (6.44%) Data Privacy
13 12 (5.94%) DevOps
13 12 (5.94%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 21 (10.40%) SQL
2 9 (4.46%) C
3 7 (3.47%) C#
3 7 (3.47%) Python
4 6 (2.97%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.97%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.98%) Bash
5 4 (1.98%) Java
5 4 (1.98%) PL/SQL
5 4 (1.98%) R
6 3 (1.49%) VBA
7 1 (0.50%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 18 (8.91%) Degree
2 13 (6.44%) Security Cleared
3 12 (5.94%) PMI Certification
4 11 (5.45%) PMP
5 9 (4.46%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.99%) CCNA
8 2 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.99%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.99%) HNC
8 2 (0.99%) HND
8 2 (0.99%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.50%) APMG
9 1 (0.50%) APMP
9 1 (0.50%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.50%) MCSA
9 1 (0.50%) MCSE
9 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.42%) QA
2 6 (2.97%) IEC 61131
3 4 (1.98%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.98%) GDPR
3 4 (1.98%) PMO
4 3 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.99%) SLA
6 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.50%) NIST
6 1 (0.50%) P3O
System Software
1 14 (6.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.48%) Docker
3 2 (0.99%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.99%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.99%) vSphere
4 1 (0.50%) Firmware
4 1 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (4.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.48%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.99%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (18.81%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.41%) SAP
3 6 (2.97%) Oracle
3 6 (2.97%) Siemens
4 5 (2.48%) Allen-Bradley
5 4 (1.98%) Ariba
5 4 (1.98%) Cisco
6 3 (1.49%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.99%) Civica
7 2 (0.99%) Databricks
7 2 (0.99%) Kaseya
7 2 (0.99%) MobileIron
7 2 (0.99%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.99%) VMware
7 2 (0.99%) Zoho
8 1 (0.50%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.50%) Citrix
8 1 (0.50%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.50%) Rockwell
8 1 (0.50%) Workday