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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 98 75
Rank change year-on-year +45 -23 -40
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 388 167 292
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.47% 2.96% 3.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.50% 3.41% 3.82%
Number of salaries quoted 251 110 141
10th Percentile £31,000 £33,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £38,438 £41,411 £46,250
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 11,070 4,901 7,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 70.54% 86.74% 80.17%
Number of salaries quoted 7,833 2,830 3,566
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,676 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.68% -7.00% -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 7 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 7 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 +22 215 £57,000 -2.15% 263
East Midlands +40 172 £42,000 -9.19% 123
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 23 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (5.15%) Revit
4 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.80%) AutoCAD
6 6 (1.55%) Navisworks
7 5 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (1.03%) Simulink
8 4 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.77%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.26%) Notion
11 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%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.52%) Shopify
6 1 (0.26%) Maximo
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 70 (18.04%) Azure
2 52 (13.40%) 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%) Workato
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
11 4 (1.03%) Unified Communications
11 4 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
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%) SD-WAN
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%) DTS
4 3 (0.77%) GIS
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 41 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (10.05%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (8.25%) Manufacturing
6 20 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (3.35%) 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 39 (10.05%) Analyst
4 25 (6.44%) Delivery Manager
5 24 (6.19%) Project Engineer
6 22 (5.67%) Head of Delivery
7 21 (5.41%) IT Manager
8 18 (4.64%) Automation Engineer
8 18 (4.64%) Senior Manager
9 17 (4.38%) Project Delivery Manager
10 16 (4.12%) Architect
10 16 (4.12%) Lead
11 15 (3.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 14 (3.61%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.61%) Systems Engineer
12 14 (3.61%) Technical Manager
13 13 (3.35%) IT Engineer
14 12 (3.09%) Senior Analyst
15 11 (2.84%) Consultant
15 11 (2.84%) Support Technician
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
2 3 (0.77%) XML
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.52%) REST
3 2 (0.52%) RESTful
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 34 (8.76%) Driving Licence
2 26 (6.70%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.64%) SCADA
4 17 (4.38%) Data Centre
5 15 (3.87%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (3.61%) Operational Technology
7 9 (2.32%) 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%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.77%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (0.77%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 39 (10.05%) Windows
2 25 (6.44%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.77%) Linux
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
5 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (28.61%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (24.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 79 (20.36%) Project Management
4 75 (19.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 60 (15.46%) Agile
6 45 (11.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 39 (10.05%) Collaborative Working
8 35 (9.02%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (9.02%) Mentoring
9 34 (8.76%) Risk Management
10 33 (8.51%) PRINCE2
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 35 (9.02%) 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 4 (1.03%) C
7 4 (1.03%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.52%) Ruby
8 2 (0.52%) VBScript
9 1 (0.26%) Bash
9 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.26%) Ladder Logic
9 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 61 (15.72%) Degree
2 28 (7.22%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.61%) HNC
5 13 (3.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.84%) 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%) IIBA
12 3 (0.77%) MCSE
12 3 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
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 6 (1.55%) GDPR
6 6 (1.55%) ISO 19650
7 5 (1.29%) IEC 61131
7 5 (1.29%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.77%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 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 93 (23.97%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.90%) Siemens
3 18 (4.64%) 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%) Sage
9 5 (1.29%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.03%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (1.03%) dotdigital
10 4 (1.03%) IFS
10 4 (1.03%) Meraki
10 4 (1.03%) Remedy
11 3 (0.77%) SonicWALL
11 3 (0.77%) Ubiquiti
11 3 (0.77%) YouTube