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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 87 66
Rank change year-on-year +10 -21 -6
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 234 184 481
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.86% 3.64% 3.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.68% 4.11% 4.29%
Number of salaries quoted 151 101 341
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £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 £65,640 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +18.18% -11.41%

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 8,743 4,478 11,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.63% 88.60% 78.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,136 2,575 7,757
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £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 21 June 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 21 June 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 -19 145 £57,500 +0.88% 54
East Midlands +12 88 £39,194 -34.68% 40
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 20 (8.55%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.71%) PowerFactory
4 3 (1.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (1.28%) WordPress
5 2 (0.85%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.43%) CMS
6 1 (0.43%) Confluence
6 1 (0.43%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.43%) IIS
6 1 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.43%) WinCC
Applications
1 10 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.71%) AutoCAD
3 4 (1.71%) Revit
4 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.99%) SAP Business One
3 5 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.28%) Magento
4 3 (1.28%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 43 (18.38%) Azure
2 36 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (8.55%) Power Platform
4 19 (8.12%) Entra ID
5 9 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.99%) Power Automate
7 5 (2.14%) AWS
7 5 (2.14%) PowerApps
7 5 (2.14%) SaaS
8 4 (1.71%) Copilot Studio
8 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.28%) IaaS
9 3 (1.28%) PaaS
10 2 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.85%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.85%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.43%) Nutanix
11 1 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.41%) Firewall
2 12 (5.13%) DHCP
2 12 (5.13%) DNS
3 10 (4.27%) TCP/IP
4 9 (3.85%) Ethernet
5 8 (3.42%) VLAN
6 5 (2.14%) LAN
6 5 (2.14%) VPN
6 5 (2.14%) WAN
7 4 (1.71%) Wireless
8 3 (1.28%) Modbus
8 3 (1.28%) Profibus
8 3 (1.28%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.85%) Broadband
9 2 (0.85%) Network Security
9 2 (0.85%) PBX
9 2 (0.85%) Software-Defined Networking
9 2 (0.85%) VoIP
10 1 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.56%) Power BI
2 5 (2.14%) Crystal Reports
2 5 (2.14%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.28%) MySQL
4 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.43%) DTS
4 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.71%) JUnit
2 3 (1.28%) JIRA
2 3 (1.28%) Maven
2 3 (1.28%) Mockito
3 2 (0.85%) Git
4 1 (0.43%) Appium
4 1 (0.43%) GitLab
4 1 (0.43%) Selenium
4 1 (0.43%) TestNG
General
1 81 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 37 (15.81%) Finance
3 20 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (6.84%) Manufacturing
5 10 (4.27%) Advertising
6 9 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (3.85%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.42%) Automotive
7 8 (3.42%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.42%) Law
7 8 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.56%) Legal
9 5 (2.14%) Aerospace
9 5 (2.14%) Retail
10 3 (1.28%) Aviation
10 3 (1.28%) Marketing
11 2 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.85%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.43%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.43%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 50 (21.37%) Senior
2 41 (17.52%) Project Manager
3 27 (11.54%) IT Manager
4 22 (9.40%) Delivery Manager
5 21 (8.97%) Head of Delivery
6 17 (7.26%) Analyst
7 16 (6.84%) Senior Manager
8 15 (6.41%) Support Technician
9 12 (5.13%) Lead
9 12 (5.13%) Project Delivery Manager
10 11 (4.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.70%) IT Support
10 11 (4.70%) IT Technician
11 10 (4.27%) IT Project Manager
11 10 (4.27%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (4.27%) Systems Engineer
12 9 (3.85%) Business Manager
12 9 (3.85%) Developer
12 9 (3.85%) SAP Support
12 9 (3.85%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.14%) REST
2 4 (1.71%) CSS
2 4 (1.71%) Flash
2 4 (1.71%) HTML
2 4 (1.71%) XML
3 3 (1.28%) RESTful
4 2 (0.85%) .NET
4 2 (0.85%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.43%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.43%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.43%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.43%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.43%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.43%) jQuery
5 1 (0.43%) Middleware
5 1 (0.43%) SAP CAF
5 1 (0.43%) Web Services
5 1 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.98%) Onboarding
2 13 (5.56%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.70%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.99%) Renewable Energy
5 6 (2.56%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.14%) IoT
6 5 (2.14%) Low-Code
6 5 (2.14%) Mobile Computing
6 5 (2.14%) Robotics
6 5 (2.14%) SCADA
7 4 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.71%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.71%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.28%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.28%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (0.85%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.12%) Windows
2 10 (4.27%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.56%) Linux
4 4 (1.71%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.85%) Android
5 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (23.93%) Agile
2 50 (21.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 48 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (14.96%) Stakeholder Management
5 34 (14.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 32 (13.68%) Project Management
7 31 (13.25%) Mentoring
8 30 (12.82%) Service Delivery
9 23 (9.83%) Roadmaps
10 21 (8.97%) Process Improvement
11 20 (8.55%) ERP
12 17 (7.26%) ITIL
13 16 (6.84%) Collaborative Working
13 16 (6.84%) Risk Management
13 16 (6.84%) Technical Leadership
13 16 (6.84%) Waterfall
14 15 (6.41%) Budget Management
14 15 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
14 15 (6.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 14 (5.98%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.83%) SQL
2 9 (3.85%) VBA
3 8 (3.42%) C
3 8 (3.42%) C#
4 7 (2.99%) PowerShell
5 6 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.71%) Python
7 3 (1.28%) Bash
7 3 (1.28%) Java
7 3 (1.28%) PL/SQL
7 3 (1.28%) R
8 2 (0.85%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.43%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 19 (8.12%) Degree
1 19 (8.12%) Security Cleared
2 10 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (4.27%) SC Cleared
3 8 (3.42%) PMI Certification
4 7 (2.99%) PMP
5 5 (2.14%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.71%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.43%) APMG
8 1 (0.43%) APMP
8 1 (0.43%) CCNA
8 1 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.43%) HNC
8 1 (0.43%) HND
8 1 (0.43%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.43%) MCSE
8 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.98%) QA
2 8 (3.42%) SLA
3 6 (2.56%) IEC 61131
4 5 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (2.14%) ISO 14001
4 5 (2.14%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.28%) GDPR
6 3 (1.28%) PMO
7 2 (0.85%) NIST
8 1 (0.43%) P3O
System Software
1 30 (12.82%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.70%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.28%) BitLocker
3 3 (1.28%) Docker
3 3 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.28%) vSphere
4 2 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (5.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.71%) Functional Safety
2 4 (1.71%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (22.65%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.26%) SAP
3 7 (2.99%) Salesforce
3 7 (2.99%) Siemens
4 5 (2.14%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (2.14%) Cisco
5 4 (1.71%) Ariba
5 4 (1.71%) DIgSILENT
5 4 (1.71%) Foundry
5 4 (1.71%) Oracle
6 3 (1.28%) dotdigital
6 3 (1.28%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.28%) IFS
6 3 (1.28%) VMware
7 2 (0.85%) Kaseya
7 2 (0.85%) MobileIron
7 2 (0.85%) Rockwell
7 2 (0.85%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.43%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.43%) Dell