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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 100 72
Rank change year-on-year +47 -28 -39
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 388 167 291
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.48% 2.96% 3.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.52% 3.41% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 251 110 140
10th Percentile £31,000 £33,500 £38,625
25th Percentile £38,438 £41,411 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +1.85%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,875 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -5.43%

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 11,029 4,897 7,658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 70.60% 86.76% 80.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7,795 2,827 3,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,500 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +21 216 £56,000 -3.86% 241
East Midlands +37 171 £43,250 -6.49% 111
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 (5.67%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.03%) Confluence
3 4 (1.03%) PowerFactory
4 2 (0.52%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.52%) IIS
4 2 (0.52%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) FactoryTalk
5 1 (0.26%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.26%) WinCC
Applications
1 24 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (5.41%) Revit
4 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.80%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.80%) Navisworks
6 5 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.03%) Simulink
7 4 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.77%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.26%) Notion
10 1 (0.26%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 7 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.29%) SAP Business One
3 4 (1.03%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.52%) Magento
5 2 (0.52%) Shopify
6 1 (0.26%) Maximo
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Business ByDesign
6 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 70 (18.04%) Azure
2 53 (13.66%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (7.22%) Entra ID
4 26 (6.70%) Power Platform
5 14 (3.61%) SaaS
6 13 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 9 (2.32%) Power Automate
8 7 (1.80%) AWS
9 6 (1.55%) Copilot Studio
9 6 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (1.03%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.77%) Boomi
11 3 (0.77%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (0.52%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.52%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.52%) SuccessFactors
13 1 (0.26%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.99%) Firewall
2 23 (5.93%) DNS
3 22 (5.67%) DHCP
4 17 (4.38%) TCP/IP
5 14 (3.61%) VLAN
6 13 (3.35%) LAN
6 13 (3.35%) WAN
7 11 (2.84%) Modbus
8 10 (2.58%) Wireless
9 8 (2.06%) Network Security
9 8 (2.06%) VPN
10 5 (1.29%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (1.03%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.03%) WLAN
12 3 (0.77%) Broadband
12 3 (0.77%) NX-OS
12 3 (0.77%) VoIP
13 2 (0.52%) Cisco Wireless
13 2 (0.52%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.87%) Power BI
2 5 (1.29%) Crystal Reports
3 4 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.77%) GIS
5 2 (0.52%) DTS
5 2 (0.52%) MySQL
6 1 (0.26%) Db2
6 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (5.15%) JIRA
2 9 (2.32%) LabVIEW
3 5 (1.29%) Git
4 3 (0.77%) GitLab
5 2 (0.52%) Yeoman
General
1 158 (40.72%) Social Skills
2 55 (14.18%) Finance
3 40 (10.31%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (10.31%) Organisational Skills
4 31 (7.99%) Manufacturing
5 20 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (3.61%) Law
8 13 (3.35%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.84%) Automotive
10 10 (2.58%) Electronics
10 10 (2.58%) Legal
11 9 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.06%) Marketing
13 7 (1.80%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.80%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.55%) Retail
15 4 (1.03%) Advertising
15 4 (1.03%) Military
16 2 (0.52%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 50 (12.89%) Senior
2 49 (12.63%) Project Manager
3 38 (9.79%) Analyst
4 25 (6.44%) Delivery Manager
5 23 (5.93%) Project Engineer
6 21 (5.41%) Head of Delivery
6 21 (5.41%) IT Manager
7 18 (4.64%) Automation Engineer
7 18 (4.64%) Senior Manager
8 17 (4.38%) Architect
8 17 (4.38%) Project Delivery Manager
9 16 (4.12%) Lead
10 15 (3.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (3.61%) Systems Engineer
11 14 (3.61%) Technical Manager
12 13 (3.35%) Business Analyst
12 13 (3.35%) IT Engineer
13 11 (2.84%) IT Support
13 11 (2.84%) IT Technician
13 11 (2.84%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.03%) Flash
2 3 (0.77%) CSS
2 3 (0.77%) HTML
2 3 (0.77%) Middleware
2 3 (0.77%) Terraform
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.52%) REST
3 2 (0.52%) RESTful
3 2 (0.52%) XML
4 1 (0.26%) .NET
4 1 (0.26%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.26%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.26%) EDI
4 1 (0.26%) JSON
4 1 (0.26%) SOAP
4 1 (0.26%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.02%) Driving Licence
2 27 (6.96%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.64%) SCADA
4 17 (4.38%) Data Centre
5 16 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.87%) Management Information System
7 14 (3.61%) Operational Technology
8 8 (2.06%) PMI
8 8 (2.06%) Product Ownership
8 8 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (1.55%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.55%) Robotics
9 6 (1.55%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.03%) IoT
10 4 (1.03%) Social Media
10 4 (1.03%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.77%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.77%) NHS
11 3 (0.77%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.31%) Windows
2 25 (6.44%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.77%) Linux
4 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.26%) AIX
5 1 (0.26%) Android
5 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.26%) Solaris
5 1 (0.26%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (29.12%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (24.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 79 (20.36%) Project Management
4 76 (19.59%) Stakeholder Management
5 60 (15.46%) Agile
6 45 (11.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 38 (9.79%) Collaborative Working
8 36 (9.28%) Mentoring
9 35 (9.02%) Cybersecurity
10 33 (8.51%) PRINCE2
10 33 (8.51%) Risk Management
11 32 (8.25%) ITIL
11 32 (8.25%) Service Delivery
12 29 (7.47%) Decision-Making
12 29 (7.47%) ERP
13 28 (7.22%) AI
13 28 (7.22%) Process Improvement
13 28 (7.22%) Programme Delivery
14 25 (6.44%) Commercial Awareness
15 24 (6.19%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.28%) SQL
2 16 (4.12%) PowerShell
3 10 (2.58%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.32%) VBA
5 7 (1.80%) Python
6 6 (1.55%) C#
7 5 (1.29%) C
8 4 (1.03%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.52%) Ruby
9 2 (0.52%) VBScript
10 1 (0.26%) Bash
10 1 (0.26%) C++
10 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.26%) Java
10 1 (0.26%) Ladder Logic
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 62 (15.98%) Degree
2 27 (6.96%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.61%) HNC
5 13 (3.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.58%) PMI Certification
7 9 (2.32%) CCNA
7 9 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.06%) HND
9 7 (1.80%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.29%) PMP
11 4 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.03%) CCNP
11 4 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.03%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.03%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.77%) CBAP
12 3 (0.77%) IIBA
12 3 (0.77%) MCSE
12 3 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.38%) SLA
2 12 (3.09%) PMO
3 10 (2.58%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (2.06%) ISO 9001
5 8 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (2.06%) QA
6 7 (1.80%) ISO 19650
7 6 (1.55%) GDPR
8 5 (1.29%) IEC 61131
8 5 (1.29%) ISO 14001
9 3 (0.77%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.77%) NIST
System Software
1 38 (9.79%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.35%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.80%) vSphere
4 5 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.52%) XenApp
7 1 (0.26%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 15 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.29%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.03%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 95 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.90%) Siemens
3 17 (4.38%) SAP
4 15 (3.87%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.61%) Oracle
5 14 (3.61%) Rockwell
6 13 (3.35%) Cisco
7 9 (2.32%) VMware
8 6 (1.55%) Foundry
9 5 (1.29%) Allen-Bradley
9 5 (1.29%) IFS
9 5 (1.29%) Meraki
9 5 (1.29%) Sage
9 5 (1.29%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.03%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (1.03%) dotdigital
10 4 (1.03%) Remedy
11 3 (0.77%) Dell
11 3 (0.77%) Ubiquiti
11 3 (0.77%) YouTube