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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 52 49
Rank change year-on-year -47 -3 +16
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 202 234 484
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.56% 4.61% 4.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.15% 5.15% 5.05%
Number of salaries quoted 120 137 354
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,226 £33,300
25th Percentile £46,250 £44,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £63,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.57% +15.45% -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 9,394 4,547 9,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.43% 89.56% 81.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,687 2,621 7,160
10th Percentile £29,400 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,875 £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 £67,250 £63,750 £62,270
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,500 £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 11 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 11 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 -50 124 £58,750 +6.82% 77
East Midlands -2 78 £55,000 +3.29% 33
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 (6.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.49%) WordPress
5 2 (0.99%) PowerFactory
6 1 (0.50%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.50%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.50%) IIS
6 1 (0.50%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (0.99%) AutoCAD
2 2 (0.99%) Revit
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%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.49%) Magento
3 3 (1.49%) Shopify
4 2 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.50%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 33 (16.34%) Azure
2 25 (12.38%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (10.40%) Power Platform
4 15 (7.43%) Entra ID
5 9 (4.46%) IaaS
5 9 (4.46%) PaaS
6 8 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (3.47%) AWS
8 4 (1.98%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.98%) SaaS
9 3 (1.49%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.99%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.99%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.50%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.50%) Nutanix
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%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.99%) Broadband
5 2 (0.99%) LAN
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%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.48%) JUnit
2 4 (1.98%) Maven
2 4 (1.98%) Mockito
3 1 (0.50%) Appium
3 1 (0.50%) Git
3 1 (0.50%) Selenium
3 1 (0.50%) TestNG
General
1 64 (31.68%) Social Skills
2 45 (22.28%) Finance
3 23 (11.39%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (7.92%) Manufacturing
5 13 (6.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (4.95%) Advertising
7 9 (4.46%) Legal
7 9 (4.46%) Public Sector
8 8 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.47%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (3.47%) Law
10 5 (2.48%) Aerospace
10 5 (2.48%) Automotive
11 4 (1.98%) Marketing
11 4 (1.98%) Retail
12 3 (1.49%) Aviation
13 2 (0.99%) Banking
13 2 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.50%) Electronics
14 1 (0.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (21.29%) Project Manager
2 42 (20.79%) Senior
3 26 (12.87%) IT Manager
4 19 (9.41%) Analyst
4 19 (9.41%) Delivery Manager
5 17 (8.42%) Head of Delivery
6 15 (7.43%) Senior Manager
7 14 (6.93%) Lead
8 12 (5.94%) Architect
8 12 (5.94%) IT Project Manager
8 12 (5.94%) Project Delivery Manager
9 11 (5.45%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (4.46%) SAP Support
10 9 (4.46%) Senior Project Manager
10 9 (4.46%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (3.96%) Business Manager
11 8 (3.96%) Project Engineer
11 8 (3.96%) Senior Support Analyst
11 8 (3.96%) Support Analyst
12 7 (3.47%) Support Technician
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%) Flash
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 11 (5.45%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.95%) 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%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.49%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.49%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.49%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.49%) SCADA
9 3 (1.49%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.99%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.44%) Windows
2 8 (3.96%) 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 57 (28.22%) Agile
2 37 (18.32%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (17.82%) Project Management
4 35 (17.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 33 (16.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 29 (14.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 28 (13.86%) Roadmaps
8 19 (9.41%) Service Delivery
9 17 (8.42%) Mentoring
10 16 (7.92%) Budget Management
11 14 (6.93%) Change Management
11 14 (6.93%) PRINCE2
12 13 (6.44%) Data Privacy
12 13 (6.44%) Enterprise Architecture
12 13 (6.44%) ERP
12 13 (6.44%) Risk Management
12 13 (6.44%) Waterfall
13 12 (5.94%) CRM
13 12 (5.94%) ITIL
14 11 (5.45%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 19 (9.41%) SQL
2 9 (4.46%) C
3 7 (3.47%) C#
4 6 (2.97%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.97%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.48%) Python
6 4 (1.98%) Bash
6 4 (1.98%) Java
6 4 (1.98%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.98%) R
7 3 (1.49%) VBA
8 1 (0.50%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 18 (8.91%) Degree
2 13 (6.44%) Security Cleared
3 10 (4.95%) PMI Certification
4 9 (4.46%) PMP
5 8 (3.96%) SC Cleared
6 5 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.49%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.49%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.99%) HNC
8 2 (0.99%) HND
8 2 (0.99%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.50%) APMG
9 1 (0.50%) APMP
9 1 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.50%) CCNA
9 1 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.50%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.42%) QA
2 6 (2.97%) IEC 61131
3 4 (1.98%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.98%) PMO
4 3 (1.49%) GDPR
5 2 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.50%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.50%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.50%) NIST
6 1 (0.50%) P3O
System Software
1 18 (8.91%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.98%) 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 12 (5.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.98%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.99%) Terraform
5 1 (0.50%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 38 (18.81%) Microsoft
2 18 (8.91%) SAP
3 6 (2.97%) Siemens
4 5 (2.48%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (2.48%) Oracle
5 4 (1.98%) Ariba
5 4 (1.98%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.49%) Cisco
7 2 (0.99%) Civica
7 2 (0.99%) Databricks
7 2 (0.99%) DIgSILENT
7 2 (0.99%) Kaseya
7 2 (0.99%) MobileIron
7 2 (0.99%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.50%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.50%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.50%) Rockwell
8 1 (0.50%) VMware
8 1 (0.50%) Workday