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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 89 75
Rank change year-on-year +18 -14 -24
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 280 183 350
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.02% 3.21% 3.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.90% 3.76% 3.97%
Number of salaries quoted 189 110 232
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,604 £34,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,652 £54,469
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +9.52% -0.97%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.06% +16.36% -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 9,655 4,863 8,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.79% 85.29% 78.21%
Number of salaries quoted 6,871 2,935 5,536
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,945 £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 £67,125 £63,750 £63,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,386
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,185 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.79% +2.16% -11.29%

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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -14 160 £55,000 -4.29% 74
East Midlands +30 119 £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 22 (7.86%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.43%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.07%) WordPress
5 2 (0.71%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.36%) CMS
6 1 (0.36%) Confluence
6 1 (0.36%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.36%) IIS
6 1 (0.36%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.36%) WinCC
Applications
1 16 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (2.14%) Revit
4 5 (1.79%) AutoCAD
5 4 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.36%) SketchUp
6 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.50%) SAP Business One
3 6 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.07%) Magento
4 3 (1.07%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.07%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 48 (17.14%) Azure
2 43 (15.36%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (7.50%) Entra ID
4 20 (7.14%) Power Platform
5 11 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (3.21%) Power Automate
7 8 (2.86%) SaaS
8 7 (2.50%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (2.14%) Copilot Studio
10 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.43%) AWS
11 4 (1.43%) Smartsheet
12 3 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (1.07%) IaaS
12 3 (1.07%) PaaS
12 3 (1.07%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.71%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.71%) Boomi
13 2 (0.71%) OneDrive
14 1 (0.36%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.86%) Firewall
2 17 (6.07%) DHCP
2 17 (6.07%) DNS
3 15 (5.36%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.29%) VLAN
5 9 (3.21%) Ethernet
6 8 (2.86%) Wireless
7 7 (2.50%) LAN
7 7 (2.50%) WAN
8 6 (2.14%) VPN
9 4 (1.43%) Network Security
10 3 (1.07%) Modbus
10 3 (1.07%) Profibus
10 3 (1.07%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.71%) Broadband
11 2 (0.71%) Cisco Wireless
11 2 (0.71%) PBX
11 2 (0.71%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.71%) VoIP
11 2 (0.71%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.50%) Power BI
2 5 (1.79%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.07%) DTS
3 3 (1.07%) MySQL
4 2 (0.71%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.14%) JIRA
2 3 (1.07%) Git
3 2 (0.71%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.36%) Appium
4 1 (0.36%) GitLab
4 1 (0.36%) JUnit
4 1 (0.36%) Selenium
4 1 (0.36%) TestNG
General
1 106 (37.86%) Social Skills
2 38 (13.57%) Finance
3 24 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (6.79%) Manufacturing
5 15 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (3.57%) Advertising
7 9 (3.21%) Automotive
7 9 (3.21%) Law
7 9 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.50%) Legal
9 7 (2.50%) Retail
10 6 (2.14%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.79%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.79%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.43%) Marketing
13 3 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.36%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.36%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 45 (16.07%) Senior
2 43 (15.36%) Project Manager
3 28 (10.00%) Delivery Manager
4 26 (9.29%) IT Manager
5 25 (8.93%) Analyst
6 23 (8.21%) Head of Delivery
7 18 (6.43%) Project Delivery Manager
7 18 (6.43%) Support Technician
8 15 (5.36%) Lead
9 14 (5.00%) IT Support
9 14 (5.00%) IT Technician
10 13 (4.64%) Senior Manager
11 12 (4.29%) Project Engineer
11 12 (4.29%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (3.93%) Business Analyst
12 11 (3.93%) IT Support Technician
12 11 (3.93%) Systems Engineer
13 10 (3.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (3.21%) Business Manager
14 9 (3.21%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.79%) XML
2 4 (1.43%) CSS
2 4 (1.43%) Flash
2 4 (1.43%) HTML
3 3 (1.07%) RESTful
4 2 (0.71%) REST
5 1 (0.36%) .NET
5 1 (0.36%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.36%) JSON
5 1 (0.36%) Middleware
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.36%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.36%) SOAP
5 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.07%) Driving Licence
2 13 (4.64%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.86%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.50%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.50%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (2.14%) IoT
7 5 (1.79%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.79%) Mobile Computing
7 5 (1.79%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.79%) Robotics
7 5 (1.79%) SCADA
8 4 (1.43%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.07%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.07%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.07%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.07%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (8.93%) Windows
2 15 (5.36%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.79%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.07%) Android
4 3 (1.07%) Linux
5 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (23.21%) Continuous Improvement
2 58 (20.71%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (18.93%) Agile
4 52 (18.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 39 (13.93%) Project Management
6 37 (13.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 34 (12.14%) Service Delivery
8 31 (11.07%) Mentoring
9 27 (9.64%) Process Improvement
10 26 (9.29%) Risk Management
11 24 (8.57%) Collaborative Working
11 24 (8.57%) PRINCE2
11 24 (8.57%) Roadmaps
12 22 (7.86%) ERP
13 21 (7.50%) ITIL
14 19 (6.79%) Decision-Making
14 19 (6.79%) Programme Delivery
14 19 (6.79%) Waterfall
15 17 (6.07%) Cybersecurity
15 17 (6.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.57%) SQL
2 9 (3.21%) VBA
3 7 (2.50%) C#
3 7 (2.50%) JavaScript
3 7 (2.50%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.79%) C
4 5 (1.79%) Python
5 2 (0.71%) Ladder Logic
6 1 (0.36%) Bash
6 1 (0.36%) Ruby
6 1 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 27 (9.64%) Degree
2 17 (6.07%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.21%) PMI Certification
5 8 (2.86%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.50%) PMP
7 5 (1.79%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.43%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.07%) CCNA
9 3 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.71%) RIBA
11 1 (0.36%) APMG
11 1 (0.36%) APMP
11 1 (0.36%) CBAP
11 1 (0.36%) CISM
11 1 (0.36%) CWNA
11 1 (0.36%) IIBA
11 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.93%) SLA
2 9 (3.21%) QA
3 6 (2.14%) IEC 61131
4 5 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.79%) ISO 14001
4 5 (1.79%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.07%) GDPR
5 3 (1.07%) NIST
6 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.71%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (12.86%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.36%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.07%) BitLocker
3 3 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.07%) vSphere
4 2 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.36%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.43%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.71%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.36%) Terraform
Vendors
1 63 (22.50%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.43%) SAP
3 14 (5.00%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.86%) Cisco
4 8 (2.86%) Siemens
5 6 (2.14%) Foundry
6 5 (1.79%) Allen-Bradley
7 4 (1.43%) Ariba
7 4 (1.43%) DIgSILENT
7 4 (1.43%) dotdigital
7 4 (1.43%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.43%) IFS
7 4 (1.43%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.07%) Meraki
8 3 (1.07%) Rockwell
8 3 (1.07%) VMware
9 2 (0.71%) Kaseya
9 2 (0.71%) MobileIron
9 2 (0.71%) Oracle
10 1 (0.36%) Informatica