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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 88 75
Rank change year-on-year +17 -13 -26
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 288 182 321
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.04% 3.17% 2.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.92% 3.72% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 197 110 210
10th Percentile £30,800 £38,604 £34,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,652 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +8.46% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £63,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.54%

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 9,865 4,886 8,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.92% 85.17% 77.86%
Number of salaries quoted 7,017 2,978 5,162
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,450 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -6 162 £55,000 -4.35% 97
East Midlands +44 125 £40,000 -33.33% 54
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 20 (6.94%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.39%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.04%) WordPress
5 2 (0.69%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.35%) Confluence
6 1 (0.35%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.35%) IIS
6 1 (0.35%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.35%) WinCC
Applications
1 17 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.13%) Revit
4 6 (2.08%) AutoCAD
4 6 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.69%) Navisworks
6 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.35%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 9 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.43%) SAP Business One
3 6 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.04%) Magento
4 3 (1.04%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.04%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 48 (16.67%) Azure
2 44 (15.28%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (6.94%) Entra ID
3 20 (6.94%) Power Platform
4 12 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.13%) Power Automate
5 9 (3.13%) SaaS
6 7 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
7 6 (2.08%) Copilot Studio
8 5 (1.74%) AWS
8 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.39%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.04%) IaaS
10 3 (1.04%) PaaS
10 3 (1.04%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.69%) Boomi
11 2 (0.69%) SuccessFactors
12 1 (0.35%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.64%) Firewall
2 16 (5.56%) DHCP
2 16 (5.56%) DNS
3 15 (5.21%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.17%) VLAN
5 8 (2.78%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.78%) Wireless
6 7 (2.43%) LAN
6 7 (2.43%) WAN
7 5 (1.74%) VPN
8 4 (1.39%) Network Security
9 3 (1.04%) Modbus
9 3 (1.04%) Profibus
10 2 (0.69%) Cisco Wireless
10 2 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.69%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.69%) WLAN
11 1 (0.35%) Broadband
11 1 (0.35%) PBX
11 1 (0.35%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.43%) Power BI
2 5 (1.74%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.04%) DTS
3 3 (1.04%) MySQL
4 1 (0.35%) GIS
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (2.78%) JIRA
2 4 (1.39%) Git
3 2 (0.69%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.35%) Appium
4 1 (0.35%) GitLab
4 1 (0.35%) JUnit
4 1 (0.35%) Selenium
4 1 (0.35%) TestNG
General
1 112 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.85%) Finance
3 24 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (6.60%) Manufacturing
5 15 (5.21%) Presentation Skills
6 12 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.47%) Advertising
8 9 (3.13%) Automotive
8 9 (3.13%) Law
9 8 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.78%) Legal
10 7 (2.43%) Retail
11 6 (2.08%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.74%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.74%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.39%) Marketing
14 3 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.35%) Health Technology
15 1 (0.35%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 42 (14.58%) Senior
2 41 (14.24%) Project Manager
3 29 (10.07%) Delivery Manager
4 28 (9.72%) Analyst
5 26 (9.03%) IT Manager
6 23 (7.99%) Head of Delivery
7 18 (6.25%) Project Delivery Manager
7 18 (6.25%) Support Technician
8 15 (5.21%) Lead
9 14 (4.86%) IT Technician
10 13 (4.51%) IT Support
10 13 (4.51%) Project Engineer
10 13 (4.51%) Senior Analyst
11 12 (4.17%) Business Analyst
12 11 (3.82%) IT Support Technician
12 11 (3.82%) Senior Manager
12 11 (3.82%) Systems Engineer
13 9 (3.13%) Business Manager
13 9 (3.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.13%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.74%) XML
2 4 (1.39%) CSS
2 4 (1.39%) Flash
2 4 (1.39%) HTML
3 3 (1.04%) RESTful
4 2 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.69%) REST
5 1 (0.35%) .NET
5 1 (0.35%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.35%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.35%) JSON
5 1 (0.35%) Middleware
5 1 (0.35%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.35%) SOAP
5 1 (0.35%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.21%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.43%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (2.08%) IoT
7 6 (2.08%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.08%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.74%) Mobile Computing
8 5 (1.74%) Robotics
8 5 (1.74%) SCADA
9 4 (1.39%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.39%) PMI
9 4 (1.39%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.04%) Fibre Optics
10 3 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (1.04%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 25 (8.68%) Windows
2 16 (5.56%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.39%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.04%) Android
4 3 (1.04%) Linux
5 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (23.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 63 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (19.44%) Agile
4 50 (17.36%) Stakeholder Management
5 40 (13.89%) Project Management
6 37 (12.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 35 (12.15%) Service Delivery
8 32 (11.11%) Mentoring
9 27 (9.38%) Process Improvement
9 27 (9.38%) Risk Management
10 26 (9.03%) Collaborative Working
10 26 (9.03%) Roadmaps
11 23 (7.99%) PRINCE2
12 22 (7.64%) ERP
12 22 (7.64%) ITIL
12 22 (7.64%) Waterfall
13 20 (6.94%) Decision-Making
14 19 (6.60%) Programme Delivery
15 17 (5.90%) Cybersecurity
15 17 (5.90%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.33%) SQL
2 9 (3.13%) VBA
3 7 (2.43%) C#
3 7 (2.43%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.08%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.74%) C
5 5 (1.74%) Python
6 2 (0.69%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.35%) Bash
7 1 (0.35%) Ruby
7 1 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (9.72%) Degree
2 17 (5.90%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (3.13%) PMI Certification
4 8 (2.78%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.08%) PMP
6 5 (1.74%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.39%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.04%) CCNA
8 3 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.69%) CBAP
9 2 (0.69%) HNC
9 2 (0.69%) IIBA
9 2 (0.69%) RIBA
10 1 (0.35%) APMG
10 1 (0.35%) APMP
10 1 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.35%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.17%) SLA
2 9 (3.13%) QA
3 6 (2.08%) IEC 61131
4 5 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.74%) ISO 14001
4 5 (1.74%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.39%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.04%) GDPR
6 3 (1.04%) NIST
7 2 (0.69%) ISO 19650
7 2 (0.69%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (12.15%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.21%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.39%) vSphere
4 3 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.69%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.35%) Firmware
6 1 (0.35%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (4.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.39%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.69%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 65 (22.57%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.94%) SAP
3 14 (4.86%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.13%) Siemens
5 8 (2.78%) Cisco
6 6 (2.08%) Foundry
7 5 (1.74%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.74%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.39%) Ariba
8 4 (1.39%) DIgSILENT
8 4 (1.39%) dotdigital
8 4 (1.39%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.39%) IFS
8 4 (1.39%) Rockwell
8 4 (1.39%) VMware
9 3 (1.04%) Meraki
9 3 (1.04%) Oracle
10 2 (0.69%) Dell
10 2 (0.69%) MobileIron
11 1 (0.35%) Citrix