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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 79 39
Rank change year-on-year -16 -40 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 173 298 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.08% 2.96% 5.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.60% 3.76% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 111 159 287
10th Percentile £36,875 £37,500 £39,900
25th Percentile £43,718 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% +2.86%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +4.35% -5.43% +1.33%

All Process and 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 4,808 7,918 5,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 85.73% 78.61% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2,883 4,035 3,831
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,893 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,954
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,400
% change year-on-year -4.35% -7.85% +4.00%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery 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 18 September 2025.

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 18 September 2025. 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 0 114 £58,250 +1.30% 93
East Midlands -6 57 £55,000 +1.85% 69
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.16%) Confluence
3 2 (1.16%) WinCC
4 1 (0.58%) IIS
4 1 (0.58%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (13.29%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (9.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (3.47%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.73%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.58%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.58%) Revit
Business Applications
1 7 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.31%) Sage 200
3 3 (1.73%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.58%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.58%) Relativity
4 1 (0.58%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.58%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.58%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.58%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.58%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.58%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.58%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.58%) Shopify
4 1 (0.58%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 22 (12.72%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (8.67%) Azure
2 15 (8.67%) SaaS
3 9 (5.20%) OneDrive
4 7 (4.05%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.05%) Smartsheet
5 6 (3.47%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.89%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.73%) AWS
7 3 (1.73%) Azure Service Bus
7 3 (1.73%) Boomi
7 3 (1.73%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.73%) PowerApps
7 3 (1.73%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.16%) Google Analytics
8 2 (1.16%) Google Tag Manager
8 2 (1.16%) OCI
9 1 (0.58%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.05%) Firewall
1 7 (4.05%) Modbus
2 5 (2.89%) DHCP
2 5 (2.89%) DNS
2 5 (2.89%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.89%) MQTT
2 5 (2.89%) VPN
3 3 (1.73%) SAN
4 2 (1.16%) Network Security
5 1 (0.58%) BGP
5 1 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.58%) Internet
5 1 (0.58%) IPsec
5 1 (0.58%) Junos
5 1 (0.58%) LAN
5 1 (0.58%) MPLS
5 1 (0.58%) Skype
5 1 (0.58%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.05%) Power BI
2 6 (3.47%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.16%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.16%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.16%) Looker
5 1 (0.58%) Big Data
5 1 (0.58%) DB2
5 1 (0.58%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.58%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.58%) Power Query
5 1 (0.58%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (2.89%) JIRA
General
1 76 (43.93%) Finance
2 68 (39.31%) Social Skills
3 24 (13.87%) Manufacturing
4 16 (9.25%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (9.25%) Marketing
5 14 (8.09%) Public Sector
5 14 (8.09%) Retail
6 12 (6.94%) Local Government
7 11 (6.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (5.20%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (5.20%) Telecoms
9 7 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (4.05%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (2.89%) Law
11 4 (2.31%) Legal
12 2 (1.16%) Advertising
12 2 (1.16%) Electronics
12 2 (1.16%) Police
13 1 (0.58%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 39 (22.54%) Project Manager
2 19 (10.98%) IT Manager
3 18 (10.40%) Senior
4 14 (8.09%) Lead
5 13 (7.51%) IT Project Manager
6 12 (6.94%) Analyst
7 10 (5.78%) Delivery Manager
8 9 (5.20%) Support Engineer
9 8 (4.62%) Consultant
9 8 (4.62%) Coordinator
9 8 (4.62%) IT Engineer
9 8 (4.62%) Software Manager
10 7 (4.05%) Automation Engineer
10 7 (4.05%) Engineering Manager
10 7 (4.05%) ERP Manager
10 7 (4.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 6 (3.47%) Senior Manager
12 5 (2.89%) Programme Manager
12 5 (2.89%) SAP Consultant
12 5 (2.89%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.47%) CSS
2 5 (2.89%) .NET
3 3 (1.73%) EDI
4 2 (1.16%) AngularJS
4 2 (1.16%) REST
4 2 (1.16%) XML
5 1 (0.58%) HTML
5 1 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.58%) Middleware
5 1 (0.58%) React
5 1 (0.58%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.36%) Renewable Energy
2 10 (5.78%) Operational Technology
2 10 (5.78%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (5.20%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.62%) SCADA
5 7 (4.05%) Data Centre
5 7 (4.05%) Product Ownership
6 6 (3.47%) IoT
6 6 (3.47%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.89%) Biopharmaceutical
7 5 (2.89%) Blockchain
7 5 (2.89%) Cyber Security Posture
7 5 (2.89%) Industry 4.0
7 5 (2.89%) NHS
7 5 (2.89%) Robotics
8 4 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (2.31%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.73%) FMCG
9 3 (1.73%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.94%) Windows
1 12 (6.94%) Windows Server
2 6 (3.47%) Linux
3 3 (1.73%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.58%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (35.84%) Project Management
2 61 (35.26%) Agile
3 44 (25.43%) Stakeholder Management
4 35 (20.23%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (19.65%) Mentoring
6 27 (15.61%) Risk Management
7 24 (13.87%) Waterfall
8 22 (12.72%) Change Management
9 20 (11.56%) Business Case
9 20 (11.56%) ERP
9 20 (11.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 20 (11.56%) Strategic Thinking
10 18 (10.40%) Business Development
10 18 (10.40%) Cybersecurity
11 17 (9.83%) Line Management
12 16 (9.25%) People Management
12 16 (9.25%) Roadmaps
13 15 (8.67%) Decision-Making
13 15 (8.67%) SDLC
13 15 (8.67%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.78%) C#
1 10 (5.78%) SQL
2 9 (5.20%) Python
3 7 (4.05%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.31%) Java
4 4 (2.31%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.73%) C
6 2 (1.16%) Bash
6 2 (1.16%) Perl
7 1 (0.58%) ABAP
7 1 (0.58%) C++
7 1 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 31 (17.92%) Degree
2 16 (9.25%) Security Cleared
3 14 (8.09%) DBS Check
4 12 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (4.05%) HND
6 5 (2.89%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.89%) Chartered Engineer
6 5 (2.89%) HNC
6 5 (2.89%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.31%) CCA
7 4 (2.31%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.31%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.73%) CCNA
8 3 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.73%) Citrix Certification
8 3 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.73%) MCP
8 3 (1.73%) MCSA
8 3 (1.73%) MCSE
8 3 (1.73%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.94%) PMO
2 10 (5.78%) QA
3 5 (2.89%) GDPR
3 5 (2.89%) ITGC
3 5 (2.89%) SLA
4 4 (2.31%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.73%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.16%) IEC 61131
6 2 (1.16%) IEC 61508
6 2 (1.16%) PMBOK
7 1 (0.58%) EMIR
7 1 (0.58%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.58%) NCSC
7 1 (0.58%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (5.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (4.62%) Active Directory
3 5 (2.89%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.73%) Docker
4 3 (1.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (2.89%) Functional Safety
1 5 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.16%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.58%) Ansible
3 1 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.58%) SCCM
3 1 (0.58%) SCOM
3 1 (0.58%) SCOrch
3 1 (0.58%) SCSM
3 1 (0.58%) Terraform
Vendors
1 44 (25.43%) Microsoft
2 15 (8.67%) VMware
3 9 (5.20%) SAP
3 9 (5.20%) Siemens
4 7 (4.05%) Rockwell
5 6 (3.47%) Cisco
6 5 (2.89%) AVEVA
6 5 (2.89%) Dell
6 5 (2.89%) Progress
7 4 (2.31%) Google
7 4 (2.31%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.31%) Sage
8 3 (1.73%) Citrix
8 3 (1.73%) HP
8 3 (1.73%) Oracle
9 2 (1.16%) Apple
9 2 (1.16%) IBM
9 2 (1.16%) Juniper
9 2 (1.16%) Sophos
9 2 (1.16%) Veeam