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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 89 74
Rank change year-on-year +12 -15 -22
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 259 182 435
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.95% 3.23% 3.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.80% 3.77% 4.15%
Number of salaries quoted 174 102 304
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,754 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,107 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,652 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +10.47% -1.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,875 £73,925
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -9.69%

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 9,263 4,824 10,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.79% 85.67% 79.29%
Number of salaries quoted 6,568 2,871 6,988
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 16 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 16 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 -12 153 £55,000 -4.35% 76
East Midlands +22 105 £39,194 -34.68% 55
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 (8.49%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.54%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.16%) WordPress
5 2 (0.77%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.39%) Confluence
6 1 (0.39%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.39%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.39%) WinCC
Applications
1 15 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.32%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.54%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.54%) Revit
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.70%) SAP Business One
3 6 (2.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.16%) Magento
4 3 (1.16%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (17.37%) Azure
2 43 (16.60%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (7.72%) Entra ID
3 20 (7.72%) Power Platform
4 11 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.47%) Power Automate
6 7 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
7 6 (2.32%) Copilot Studio
7 6 (2.32%) SaaS
8 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.54%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.54%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.16%) IaaS
10 3 (1.16%) PaaS
11 2 (0.77%) AWS
11 2 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.77%) Boomi
11 2 (0.77%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.39%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.72%) Firewall
2 16 (6.18%) DHCP
2 16 (6.18%) DNS
3 14 (5.41%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.63%) VLAN
5 9 (3.47%) Ethernet
6 7 (2.70%) LAN
6 7 (2.70%) WAN
6 7 (2.70%) Wireless
7 5 (1.93%) VPN
8 3 (1.16%) Modbus
8 3 (1.16%) Network Security
8 3 (1.16%) Profibus
8 3 (1.16%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.77%) Broadband
9 2 (0.77%) PBX
9 2 (0.77%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.77%) VoIP
9 2 (0.77%) WLAN
10 1 (0.39%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.32%) Power BI
2 5 (1.93%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.16%) MySQL
3 3 (1.16%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.77%) DTS
5 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.54%) JIRA
2 3 (1.16%) Git
3 2 (0.77%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.39%) Appium
4 1 (0.39%) GitLab
4 1 (0.39%) JUnit
4 1 (0.39%) Selenium
4 1 (0.39%) TestNG
General
1 98 (37.84%) Social Skills
2 35 (13.51%) Finance
3 23 (8.88%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (6.95%) Manufacturing
5 12 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (3.86%) Advertising
7 9 (3.47%) Automotive
8 8 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.70%) Law
9 7 (2.70%) Legal
9 7 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.32%) Public Sector
10 6 (2.32%) Retail
11 5 (1.93%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.93%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.16%) Marketing
13 1 (0.39%) Games
13 1 (0.39%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.39%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (18.15%) Senior
2 38 (14.67%) Project Manager
3 26 (10.04%) Delivery Manager
4 25 (9.65%) IT Manager
5 21 (8.11%) Analyst
5 21 (8.11%) Head of Delivery
6 18 (6.95%) Support Technician
7 16 (6.18%) Lead
7 16 (6.18%) Project Delivery Manager
8 15 (5.79%) Senior Manager
9 14 (5.41%) IT Support
9 14 (5.41%) IT Technician
10 11 (4.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.25%) IT Support Technician
10 11 (4.25%) Project Engineer
10 11 (4.25%) Systems Engineer
11 10 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.86%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 9 (3.47%) Business Analyst
12 9 (3.47%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.93%) XML
2 4 (1.54%) CSS
2 4 (1.54%) Flash
2 4 (1.54%) HTML
3 3 (1.16%) REST
3 3 (1.16%) RESTful
4 2 (0.77%) .NET
4 2 (0.77%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.39%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.39%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.39%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.39%) jQuery
5 1 (0.39%) JSON
5 1 (0.39%) Middleware
5 1 (0.39%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.39%) SOAP
5 1 (0.39%) Web Services
5 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.18%) Driving Licence
2 13 (5.02%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.70%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
5 6 (2.32%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.93%) IoT
6 5 (1.93%) Mobile Computing
6 5 (1.93%) Robotics
6 5 (1.93%) SCADA
7 4 (1.54%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.54%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.16%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.16%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (1.16%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.16%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.77%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.77%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.27%) Windows
2 14 (5.41%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.93%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.16%) Android
4 3 (1.16%) Linux
5 2 (0.77%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (23.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 54 (20.85%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (19.31%) Agile
4 42 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (13.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 33 (12.74%) Mentoring
6 33 (12.74%) Project Management
6 33 (12.74%) Service Delivery
7 26 (10.04%) Process Improvement
8 22 (8.49%) Roadmaps
9 21 (8.11%) ERP
9 21 (8.11%) Risk Management
10 20 (7.72%) Collaborative Working
11 19 (7.34%) ITIL
12 18 (6.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (6.95%) PRINCE2
13 17 (6.56%) Cybersecurity
13 17 (6.56%) Technical Leadership
14 16 (6.18%) DevOps
14 16 (6.18%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.88%) SQL
2 10 (3.86%) VBA
3 8 (3.09%) C#
4 7 (2.70%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.70%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.93%) C
5 5 (1.93%) Python
6 2 (0.77%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.39%) Bash
7 1 (0.39%) Ruby
7 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 25 (9.65%) Degree
2 18 (6.95%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.70%) PMI Certification
6 6 (2.32%) PMP
7 4 (1.54%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.54%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.16%) CCNA
8 3 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.39%) APMG
9 1 (0.39%) APMP
9 1 (0.39%) CWNA
9 1 (0.39%) HNC
9 1 (0.39%) HND
9 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.39%) MCSE
9 1 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.25%) SLA
2 9 (3.47%) QA
3 6 (2.32%) IEC 61131
4 5 (1.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.93%) ISO 14001
4 5 (1.93%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.16%) GDPR
5 3 (1.16%) NIST
6 2 (0.77%) PMO
7 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
System Software
1 35 (13.51%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.79%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.16%) BitLocker
3 3 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.16%) vSphere
4 2 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.54%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.77%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 61 (23.55%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.95%) SAP
3 10 (3.86%) Salesforce
4 8 (3.09%) Siemens
5 7 (2.70%) Cisco
6 6 (2.32%) Foundry
7 5 (1.93%) Allen-Bradley
8 4 (1.54%) Ariba
8 4 (1.54%) DIgSILENT
9 3 (1.16%) dotdigital
9 3 (1.16%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.16%) IFS
9 3 (1.16%) Rockwell
9 3 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.16%) VMware
10 2 (0.77%) Kaseya
10 2 (0.77%) Meraki
10 2 (0.77%) MobileIron
11 1 (0.39%) ANSYS
11 1 (0.39%) Autodesk