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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 42 40
Rank change year-on-year -43 -2 +17
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 176 351 277
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.26% 5.27% 5.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.76% 5.87% 6.22%
Number of salaries quoted 119 184 236
10th Percentile £33,500 £37,454 £41,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,645 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £72,125 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%

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 6,374 5,979 4,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.70% 89.73% 88.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,514 2,642 3,680
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,489 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.73% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 -53 94 £60,000 +9.09% 59
East Midlands -25 82 £42,500 -17.07% 30
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 13 (7.39%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (1.14%) WinCC
4 1 (0.57%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (7.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.84%) NetSuite
3 3 (1.70%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.57%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.57%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.57%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.57%) Shopify
4 1 (0.57%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 38 (21.59%) Azure
2 32 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (8.52%) Entra ID
4 14 (7.95%) Power Platform
5 12 (6.82%) SaaS
6 10 (5.68%) AWS
7 8 (4.55%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.98%) IaaS
8 7 (3.98%) PaaS
8 7 (3.98%) Smartsheet
9 6 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.27%) GCP
11 3 (1.70%) OCI
11 3 (1.70%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.70%) PowerApps
12 2 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 1 (0.57%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.55%) Firewall
2 5 (2.84%) DHCP
2 5 (2.84%) DNS
2 5 (2.84%) LAN
3 4 (2.27%) Modbus
3 4 (2.27%) VPN
4 2 (1.14%) Network Security
4 2 (1.14%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.14%) VLAN
4 2 (1.14%) WAN
5 1 (0.57%) BGP
5 1 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.57%) Internet
5 1 (0.57%) IPsec
5 1 (0.57%) Junos
5 1 (0.57%) MPLS
5 1 (0.57%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.55%) Power BI
2 7 (3.98%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.27%) Oracle Database
4 3 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.14%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.57%) Power Query
6 1 (0.57%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (3.41%) JIRA
2 2 (1.14%) JUnit
2 2 (1.14%) Maven
2 2 (1.14%) Mockito
General
1 79 (44.89%) Social Skills
2 55 (31.25%) Finance
3 23 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (11.36%) Manufacturing
5 16 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (6.25%) Legal
6 11 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (5.68%) Public Sector
8 9 (5.11%) Retail
9 6 (3.41%) Marketing
10 5 (2.84%) Law
10 5 (2.84%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.27%) Banking
11 4 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.14%) Electronics
12 2 (1.14%) Local Government
13 1 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.57%) Police
13 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (18.18%) Project Manager
2 27 (15.34%) Senior
3 21 (11.93%) IT Manager
4 17 (9.66%) Architect
4 17 (9.66%) Support Engineer
5 16 (9.09%) IT Project Manager
6 14 (7.95%) Analyst
6 14 (7.95%) IT Support
7 13 (7.39%) Lead
7 13 (7.39%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (6.25%) IT Engineer
9 10 (5.68%) IT Support Engineer
9 10 (5.68%) Technical Support
10 9 (5.11%) 2nd Line Support
10 9 (5.11%) Delivery Manager
11 8 (4.55%) ERP Manager
12 7 (3.98%) Coordinator
12 7 (3.98%) Senior Manager
13 6 (3.41%) Technical Engineer
13 6 (3.41%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.27%) EDI
2 3 (1.70%) .NET
2 3 (1.70%) REST
3 2 (1.14%) AngularJS
3 2 (1.14%) CSS
3 2 (1.14%) PySpark
3 2 (1.14%) React
4 1 (0.57%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 9 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (3.98%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (3.41%) Cloud Native
4 6 (3.41%) SCADA
5 5 (2.84%) Cyber Security Posture
5 5 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (2.84%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.84%) Operational Technology
5 5 (2.84%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (2.27%) Credit Risk
6 4 (2.27%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.27%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.27%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.70%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.14%) CCTV
8 2 (1.14%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.57%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.57%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 21 (11.93%) Windows
2 14 (7.95%) Linux
3 7 (3.98%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.70%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (1.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (28.98%) Project Management
2 50 (28.41%) Agile
3 47 (26.70%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (21.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 31 (17.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 29 (16.48%) Roadmaps
7 25 (14.20%) CRM
7 25 (14.20%) Mentoring
8 21 (11.93%) Change Management
8 21 (11.93%) ERP
9 19 (10.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (10.80%) Waterfall
10 18 (10.23%) Risk Management
11 17 (9.66%) Cybersecurity
11 17 (9.66%) PRINCE2
12 16 (9.09%) Change Control
13 15 (8.52%) Business Case
13 15 (8.52%) Enterprise Architecture
14 14 (7.95%) DevOps
14 14 (7.95%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 18 (10.23%) SQL
2 8 (4.55%) Python
3 6 (3.41%) C
4 5 (2.84%) C#
4 5 (2.84%) Java
5 4 (2.27%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.70%) Bash
7 2 (1.14%) C++
7 2 (1.14%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.14%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (1.14%) Perl
7 2 (1.14%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.14%) R
7 2 (1.14%) VB
7 2 (1.14%) VBA
8 1 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 31 (17.61%) Degree
2 18 (10.23%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (7.95%) SC Cleared
3 14 (7.95%) Security Cleared
4 10 (5.68%) CCNA
4 10 (5.68%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (5.68%) DBS Check
4 10 (5.68%) PMI Certification
4 10 (5.68%) PMP
5 9 (5.11%) CCA
5 9 (5.11%) Citrix Certification
5 9 (5.11%) MCP
5 9 (5.11%) MCSA
5 9 (5.11%) MCSE
6 6 (3.41%) HND
7 5 (2.84%) Master's Degree
8 4 (2.27%) Azure Certification
8 4 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.70%) APMG
9 3 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.95%) QA
1 14 (7.95%) SLA
2 7 (3.98%) GDPR
2 7 (3.98%) PMO
3 5 (2.84%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.70%) NIST
5 2 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.14%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.14%) IEC 61508
5 2 (1.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 11 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.41%) Docker
3 2 (1.14%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (3.41%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.70%) Terraform
4 1 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (30.68%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.25%) Cisco
2 11 (6.25%) Oracle
2 11 (6.25%) VMware
3 9 (5.11%) Citrix
4 8 (4.55%) SAP
5 5 (2.84%) HubSpot
5 5 (2.84%) Progress
6 4 (2.27%) Sage
6 4 (2.27%) Siemens
7 2 (1.14%) Allen-Bradley
7 2 (1.14%) Autodesk
7 2 (1.14%) Civica
7 2 (1.14%) Google
7 2 (1.14%) Rockwell
7 2 (1.14%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.14%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.14%) Toshiba
7 2 (1.14%) Workday
7 2 (1.14%) Zoho