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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 93 72
Rank change year-on-year +17 -21 -24
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 271 175 381
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.99% 3.10% 3.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.85% 3.63% 4.09%
Number of salaries quoted 182 103 259
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,754 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,625 £41,000
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 £72,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
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 9,496 4,821 9,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.75% 85.43% 78.55%
Number of salaries quoted 6,751 2,901 5,984
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,772
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 24 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 24 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 -11 155 £55,000 -4.29% 77
East Midlands +32 115 £40,000 -33.33% 58
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 (8.12%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.48%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.11%) WordPress
5 2 (0.74%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.37%) Confluence
6 1 (0.37%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.37%) IIS
6 1 (0.37%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.37%) WinCC
Applications
1 15 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.85%) Revit
5 4 (1.48%) AutoCAD
5 4 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.58%) SAP Business One
3 6 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.11%) Magento
4 3 (1.11%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (16.61%) Azure
2 43 (15.87%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (7.38%) Entra ID
3 20 (7.38%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.32%) Power Automate
6 7 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
6 7 (2.58%) SaaS
7 6 (2.21%) Copilot Studio
8 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.48%) Smartsheet
10 3 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.11%) IaaS
10 3 (1.11%) PaaS
10 3 (1.11%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.74%) AWS
11 2 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.74%) Boomi
11 2 (0.74%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.37%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.38%) Firewall
2 16 (5.90%) DHCP
2 16 (5.90%) DNS
3 14 (5.17%) TCP/IP
4 12 (4.43%) VLAN
5 9 (3.32%) Ethernet
6 7 (2.58%) LAN
6 7 (2.58%) WAN
6 7 (2.58%) Wireless
7 5 (1.85%) VPN
8 3 (1.11%) Modbus
8 3 (1.11%) Network Security
8 3 (1.11%) Profibus
8 3 (1.11%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.74%) Broadband
9 2 (0.74%) PBX
9 2 (0.74%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.74%) VoIP
9 2 (0.74%) WLAN
10 1 (0.37%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.58%) Power BI
2 5 (1.85%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (1.11%) DTS
3 3 (1.11%) MySQL
4 2 (0.74%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.48%) JIRA
2 2 (0.74%) Git
2 2 (0.74%) Yeoman
3 1 (0.37%) Appium
3 1 (0.37%) GitLab
3 1 (0.37%) JUnit
3 1 (0.37%) Selenium
3 1 (0.37%) TestNG
General
1 104 (38.38%) Social Skills
2 37 (13.65%) Finance
3 23 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.01%) Manufacturing
5 14 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (3.69%) Advertising
7 9 (3.32%) Automotive
8 8 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.95%) Law
8 8 (2.95%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.58%) Legal
9 7 (2.58%) Retail
10 5 (1.85%) Aerospace
10 5 (1.85%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.85%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.48%) Marketing
12 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.37%) Health Technology
13 1 (0.37%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 46 (16.97%) Senior
2 41 (15.13%) Project Manager
3 26 (9.59%) Delivery Manager
3 26 (9.59%) IT Manager
4 24 (8.86%) Analyst
5 23 (8.49%) Head of Delivery
6 18 (6.64%) Support Technician
7 16 (5.90%) Project Delivery Manager
8 15 (5.54%) Lead
9 14 (5.17%) IT Support
9 14 (5.17%) IT Technician
9 14 (5.17%) Senior Manager
10 12 (4.43%) Project Engineer
11 11 (4.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (4.06%) IT Support Technician
11 11 (4.06%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
12 10 (3.69%) Business Analyst
12 10 (3.69%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.32%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.85%) XML
2 4 (1.48%) CSS
2 4 (1.48%) Flash
2 4 (1.48%) HTML
3 3 (1.11%) RESTful
4 2 (0.74%) REST
5 1 (0.37%) .NET
5 1 (0.37%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.37%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.37%) JSON
5 1 (0.37%) Middleware
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.37%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.37%) SOAP
5 1 (0.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.27%) Driving Licence
2 13 (4.80%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.58%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.58%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.58%) Renewable Energy
5 6 (2.21%) IoT
6 5 (1.85%) Mobile Computing
6 5 (1.85%) Robotics
6 5 (1.85%) SCADA
7 4 (1.48%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.48%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.11%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.11%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (1.11%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.11%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.11%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.11%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.86%) Windows
2 14 (5.17%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.85%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.11%) Android
4 3 (1.11%) Linux
5 2 (0.74%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (23.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 55 (20.30%) Problem-Solving
3 52 (19.19%) Agile
4 48 (17.71%) Stakeholder Management
5 37 (13.65%) Project Management
5 37 (13.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 33 (12.18%) Service Delivery
7 30 (11.07%) Mentoring
8 27 (9.96%) Process Improvement
9 25 (9.23%) Risk Management
10 24 (8.86%) Roadmaps
11 23 (8.49%) Collaborative Working
11 23 (8.49%) PRINCE2
12 22 (8.12%) ERP
13 20 (7.38%) ITIL
14 18 (6.64%) Decision-Making
14 18 (6.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 18 (6.64%) Programme Delivery
14 18 (6.64%) Waterfall
15 17 (6.27%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 24 (8.86%) SQL
2 9 (3.32%) VBA
3 7 (2.58%) C#
3 7 (2.58%) JavaScript
3 7 (2.58%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.85%) C
4 5 (1.85%) Python
5 2 (0.74%) Ladder Logic
6 1 (0.37%) Bash
6 1 (0.37%) Ruby
6 1 (0.37%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (9.59%) Degree
2 18 (6.64%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.32%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.58%) PMI Certification
5 7 (2.58%) PMP
6 5 (1.85%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.48%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.11%) CCNA
8 3 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.37%) CISM
9 1 (0.37%) CISMP
9 1 (0.37%) CISSP
9 1 (0.37%) CWNA
9 1 (0.37%) HNC
9 1 (0.37%) HND
9 1 (0.37%) MCSE
9 1 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.06%) SLA
2 9 (3.32%) QA
3 6 (2.21%) IEC 61131
4 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.85%) ISO 14001
4 5 (1.85%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.11%) GDPR
5 3 (1.11%) NIST
6 2 (0.74%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.74%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (12.92%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.54%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.11%) BitLocker
3 3 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.11%) vSphere
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.37%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.48%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.74%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 61 (22.51%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.64%) SAP
3 13 (4.80%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.95%) Siemens
5 7 (2.58%) Cisco
6 6 (2.21%) Foundry
7 5 (1.85%) Allen-Bradley
8 4 (1.48%) Ariba
8 4 (1.48%) DIgSILENT
8 4 (1.48%) dotdigital
8 4 (1.48%) IFS
8 4 (1.48%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.11%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.11%) Rockwell
9 3 (1.11%) VMware
10 2 (0.74%) Kaseya
10 2 (0.74%) Meraki
10 2 (0.74%) MobileIron
10 2 (0.74%) Oracle
11 1 (0.37%) Informatica