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 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 72 53
Rank change year-on-year -22 -19 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 214 195 479
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.63% 3.93% 4.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.25% 4.40% 4.94%
Number of salaries quoted 129 104 351
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £41,699
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -1.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £66,450
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £63,950 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% +16.27% -11.29%

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 9,518 4,432 9,704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.29% 89.43% 81.17%
Number of salaries quoted 5,807 2,394 7,187
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,959 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,374
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £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 22 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 22 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 -39 131 £57,500 +0.44% 84
East Midlands 0 82 £55,000 -8.33% 32
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 14 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.40%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.40%) WordPress
5 2 (0.93%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.47%) CMS
6 1 (0.47%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.47%) IIS
6 1 (0.47%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.47%) WinCC
Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.40%) Revit
3 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (3.27%) SAP Business One
3 4 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.40%) Magento
4 3 (1.40%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 33 (15.42%) Azure
2 26 (12.15%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (9.35%) Power Platform
4 15 (7.01%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.27%) AWS
5 7 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (3.27%) IaaS
5 7 (3.27%) PaaS
6 4 (1.87%) Power Automate
6 4 (1.87%) PowerApps
6 4 (1.87%) SaaS
7 2 (0.93%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.47%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.47%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.74%) Ethernet
2 6 (2.80%) Firewall
2 6 (2.80%) VPN
3 4 (1.87%) DHCP
3 4 (1.87%) DNS
3 4 (1.87%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.87%) WAN
4 3 (1.40%) VLAN
5 2 (0.93%) Broadband
5 2 (0.93%) LAN
5 2 (0.93%) Modbus
5 2 (0.93%) PBX
5 2 (0.93%) Profibus
5 2 (0.93%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.93%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.93%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.93%) VoIP
6 1 (0.47%) BGP
6 1 (0.47%) MPLS
6 1 (0.47%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.27%) Power BI
2 6 (2.80%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.34%) Crystal Reports
4 3 (1.40%) MySQL
5 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.47%) DTS
5 1 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.34%) JUnit
2 4 (1.87%) Maven
2 4 (1.87%) Mockito
3 1 (0.47%) Appium
3 1 (0.47%) Git
3 1 (0.47%) Selenium
3 1 (0.47%) TestNG
General
1 64 (29.91%) Social Skills
2 41 (19.16%) Finance
3 24 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.01%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (4.67%) Advertising
7 8 (3.74%) Legal
7 8 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (3.74%) Public Sector
8 7 (3.27%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (3.27%) Law
9 5 (2.34%) Aerospace
9 5 (2.34%) Automotive
10 4 (1.87%) Retail
11 3 (1.40%) Aviation
11 3 (1.40%) Marketing
12 2 (0.93%) Banking
13 1 (0.47%) Games
13 1 (0.47%) iGaming
13 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (21.96%) Senior
2 44 (20.56%) Project Manager
3 26 (12.15%) IT Manager
4 20 (9.35%) Delivery Manager
5 18 (8.41%) Analyst
5 18 (8.41%) Head of Delivery
6 16 (7.48%) Senior Manager
7 15 (7.01%) Lead
8 12 (5.61%) IT Project Manager
8 12 (5.61%) Project Delivery Manager
9 11 (5.14%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (4.67%) Architect
11 9 (4.21%) Project Engineer
11 9 (4.21%) SAP Support
11 9 (4.21%) Senior Project Manager
12 8 (3.74%) Business Manager
12 8 (3.74%) Senior Support Analyst
12 8 (3.74%) Software Engineer
12 8 (3.74%) Support Analyst
12 8 (3.74%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.80%) REST
2 4 (1.87%) CSS
2 4 (1.87%) HTML
2 4 (1.87%) XML
3 3 (1.40%) .NET
3 3 (1.40%) Flash
3 3 (1.40%) RESTful
4 2 (0.93%) .NET Framework
4 2 (0.93%) PySpark
5 1 (0.47%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.47%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.47%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.47%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.47%) jQuery
5 1 (0.47%) React
5 1 (0.47%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.47%) Web Services
5 1 (0.47%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.54%) Driving Licence
2 11 (5.14%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.27%) Cloud Native
4 7 (3.27%) Renewable Energy
5 5 (2.34%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (2.34%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.34%) Mobile Computing
5 5 (2.34%) Robotics
6 4 (1.87%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (1.87%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.87%) SCADA
6 4 (1.87%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.40%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (1.40%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.07%) Windows
2 8 (3.74%) Linux
3 4 (1.87%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.93%) Android
4 2 (0.93%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (26.17%) Agile
2 41 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (17.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 37 (17.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 35 (16.36%) Project Management
5 28 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 27 (12.62%) Roadmaps
7 21 (9.81%) Service Delivery
8 20 (9.35%) Mentoring
9 15 (7.01%) Budget Management
10 14 (6.54%) Change Management
10 14 (6.54%) PRINCE2
10 14 (6.54%) Risk Management
11 13 (6.07%) ITIL
11 13 (6.07%) Technical Leadership
11 13 (6.07%) Waterfall
12 12 (5.61%) CRM
12 12 (5.61%) ERP
13 11 (5.14%) Data Privacy
13 11 (5.14%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 20 (9.35%) SQL
2 9 (4.21%) C
3 8 (3.74%) C#
4 7 (3.27%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.80%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.34%) Python
7 4 (1.87%) Bash
7 4 (1.87%) Java
7 4 (1.87%) PL/SQL
7 4 (1.87%) R
7 4 (1.87%) VBA
8 1 (0.47%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 21 (9.81%) Degree
2 15 (7.01%) Security Cleared
3 10 (4.67%) PMI Certification
4 9 (4.21%) PMP
5 8 (3.74%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.34%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.87%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.93%) HNC
10 2 (0.93%) HND
10 2 (0.93%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.47%) APMG
11 1 (0.47%) APMP
11 1 (0.47%) CCNA
11 1 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.47%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.48%) QA
2 6 (2.80%) IEC 61131
3 4 (1.87%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.40%) GDPR
4 3 (1.40%) ISO 14001
4 3 (1.40%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.40%) PMO
5 2 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.47%) NIST
6 1 (0.47%) P3O
6 1 (0.47%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (9.35%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.87%) Docker
3 3 (1.40%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.93%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.93%) vSphere
5 1 (0.47%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (6.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.87%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.40%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.93%) Terraform
Vendors
1 39 (18.22%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.48%) SAP
3 6 (2.80%) Siemens
4 5 (2.34%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (2.34%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.87%) Ariba
5 4 (1.87%) Oracle
6 3 (1.40%) Cisco
6 3 (1.40%) DIgSILENT
7 2 (0.93%) Civica
7 2 (0.93%) Databricks
7 2 (0.93%) Kaseya
7 2 (0.93%) MobileIron
7 2 (0.93%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.93%) VMware
8 1 (0.47%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.47%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.47%) Rockwell