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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 68 35
Rank change year-on-year -1 -33 +7
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 184 318 307
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.17% 3.62% 6.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.84% 4.40% 6.52%
Number of salaries quoted 124 160 251
10th Percentile £33,500 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £44,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% - +2.86%
75th Percentile £61,343 £63,750 £63,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £71,250 £71,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -3.23%

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 4,797 7,233 4,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.76% 82.37% 93.03%
Number of salaries quoted 3,193 3,169 3,628
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,768
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -1.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 18 November 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 November 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 -6 105 £59,527 +8.23% 98
East Midlands +2 79 £40,000 -25.93% 61
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 10 (5.43%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.09%) IIS
3 2 (1.09%) WinCC
4 1 (0.54%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (7.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.43%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.63%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.54%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.54%) Revit
Business Applications
1 14 (7.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.17%) NetSuite
2 4 (2.17%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.54%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.54%) Relativity
3 1 (0.54%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.54%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.54%) Shopify
3 1 (0.54%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 29 (15.76%) Azure
2 25 (13.59%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (8.70%) SaaS
4 11 (5.98%) Entra ID
5 9 (4.89%) OneDrive
6 7 (3.80%) AWS
6 7 (3.80%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.80%) Smartsheet
7 5 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (2.17%) GCP
9 3 (1.63%) OCI
9 3 (1.63%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.63%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.09%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.09%) Azure Service Bus
11 1 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 1 (0.54%) Google Drive
11 1 (0.54%) PaaS
11 1 (0.54%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.89%) Modbus
2 7 (3.80%) Firewall
3 5 (2.72%) DHCP
3 5 (2.72%) DNS
3 5 (2.72%) Ethernet
3 5 (2.72%) LAN
3 5 (2.72%) MQTT
4 3 (1.63%) VPN
5 2 (1.09%) Network Security
5 2 (1.09%) SAN
6 1 (0.54%) BGP
6 1 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.54%) Internet
6 1 (0.54%) IPsec
6 1 (0.54%) Junos
6 1 (0.54%) MPLS
6 1 (0.54%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.80%) Power BI
2 6 (3.26%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.17%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.09%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.09%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.54%) Power Query
6 1 (0.54%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.54%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (3.80%) JIRA
General
1 78 (42.39%) Social Skills
2 63 (34.24%) Finance
3 27 (14.67%) Manufacturing
4 19 (10.33%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (7.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (6.52%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (6.52%) Retail
7 11 (5.98%) Marketing
7 11 (5.98%) Public Sector
8 10 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.80%) Legal
9 7 (3.80%) Local Government
9 7 (3.80%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (2.17%) Law
11 4 (2.17%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.09%) Advertising
12 2 (1.09%) Banking
12 2 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.54%) Police
Job Titles
1 35 (19.02%) Project Manager
2 24 (13.04%) Senior
3 22 (11.96%) IT Manager
4 17 (9.24%) Support Engineer
5 15 (8.15%) IT Project Manager
5 15 (8.15%) Lead
6 14 (7.61%) IT Support
7 13 (7.07%) Analyst
8 11 (5.98%) IT Engineer
9 10 (5.43%) Architect
9 10 (5.43%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (5.43%) Technical Support
10 9 (4.89%) 2nd Line Support
10 9 (4.89%) Delivery Manager
10 9 (4.89%) Senior Manager
10 9 (4.89%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (4.35%) Coordinator
11 8 (4.35%) ERP Manager
12 7 (3.80%) Automation Engineer
12 7 (3.80%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.26%) CSS
2 5 (2.72%) .NET
3 4 (2.17%) EDI
4 2 (1.09%) REST
4 2 (1.09%) XML
5 1 (0.54%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.54%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.54%) HTML
5 1 (0.54%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.54%) React
5 1 (0.54%) RESTful
5 1 (0.54%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.98%) Renewable Energy
1 11 (5.98%) SCADA
2 10 (5.43%) Driving Licence
2 10 (5.43%) Operational Technology
3 8 (4.35%) Data Centre
4 7 (3.80%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.26%) IoT
6 5 (2.72%) Biopharmaceutical
6 5 (2.72%) Cyber Security Posture
6 5 (2.72%) Industry 4.0
7 4 (2.17%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.17%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.17%) Product Ownership
7 4 (2.17%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.63%) FMCG
9 2 (1.09%) CCTV
9 2 (1.09%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 17 (9.24%) Windows
2 12 (6.52%) Linux
3 8 (4.35%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (1.63%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (32.07%) Project Management
2 54 (29.35%) Agile
3 45 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (22.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 34 (18.48%) Mentoring
6 25 (13.59%) ERP
7 23 (12.50%) Roadmaps
8 21 (11.41%) Cybersecurity
8 21 (11.41%) Waterfall
9 20 (10.87%) CRM
9 20 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 19 (10.33%) Business Case
10 19 (10.33%) PRINCE2
10 19 (10.33%) Risk Management
11 18 (9.78%) Budget Management
11 18 (9.78%) Business Development
12 17 (9.24%) Change Management
12 17 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
13 15 (8.15%) Change Control
13 15 (8.15%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.07%) SQL
2 10 (5.43%) C#
3 9 (4.89%) Python
4 7 (3.80%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.17%) C
6 3 (1.63%) Java
6 3 (1.63%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.09%) C++
7 2 (1.09%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (1.09%) Perl
7 2 (1.09%) VB
7 2 (1.09%) VBA
8 1 (0.54%) Bash
8 1 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 33 (17.93%) Degree
2 18 (9.78%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (8.15%) Security Cleared
4 14 (7.61%) SC Cleared
5 12 (6.52%) DBS Check
6 9 (4.89%) CCA
6 9 (4.89%) CCNA
6 9 (4.89%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (4.89%) Citrix Certification
6 9 (4.89%) HND
6 9 (4.89%) MCP
6 9 (4.89%) MCSA
6 9 (4.89%) MCSE
7 8 (4.35%) PMI Certification
7 8 (4.35%) PMP
8 5 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.72%) Chartered Engineer
8 5 (2.72%) HNC
9 4 (2.17%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.17%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.61%) SLA
2 10 (5.43%) PMO
2 10 (5.43%) QA
3 7 (3.80%) GDPR
4 5 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.09%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.09%) IEC 61508
5 2 (1.09%) NIST
5 2 (1.09%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.54%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.54%) EMIR
6 1 (0.54%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 8 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.72%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (2.17%) Docker
5 2 (1.09%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (2.72%) Functional Safety
1 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.54%) Terraform
Vendors
1 49 (26.63%) Microsoft
2 18 (9.78%) VMware
3 12 (6.52%) Cisco
4 9 (4.89%) Citrix
4 9 (4.89%) Siemens
5 8 (4.35%) Oracle
6 7 (3.80%) Rockwell
6 7 (3.80%) SAP
7 5 (2.72%) AVEVA
7 5 (2.72%) HubSpot
7 5 (2.72%) Progress
7 5 (2.72%) Sage
8 3 (1.63%) Google
9 2 (1.09%) Allen-Bradley
9 2 (1.09%) Autodesk
9 2 (1.09%) Juniper
9 2 (1.09%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.09%) Toshiba
9 2 (1.09%) Zoho
10 1 (0.54%) Meraki