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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 93 77
Rank change year-on-year +37 -16 -40
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 367 176 295
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.38% 3.14% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.40% 3.67% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 245 111 160
10th Percentile £31,000 £36,875 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,438 £43,718 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.85%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £73,750 £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 10,779 4,802 7,883
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.76% 85.75% 78.52%
Number of salaries quoted 7,663 2,883 4,022
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,822
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.26%

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 17 September 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 17 September 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 +15 210 £57,500 -1.29% 273
East Midlands +30 156 £41,500 -24.55% 149
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 (5.99%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.09%) Confluence
3 4 (1.09%) PowerFactory
4 3 (0.82%) WordPress
5 2 (0.54%) ArchestrA
5 2 (0.54%) IIS
6 1 (0.27%) CMS
6 1 (0.27%) FactoryTalk
6 1 (0.27%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.27%) WinCC
Applications
1 20 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.63%) Revit
4 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.91%) AutoCAD
6 5 (1.36%) Navisworks
7 4 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.82%) Simulink
9 2 (0.54%) EPLAN
10 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.27%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 7 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.63%) SAP Business One
2 6 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.09%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.82%) Magento
4 3 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.82%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 60 (16.35%) Azure
2 50 (13.62%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (6.54%) Power Platform
4 23 (6.27%) Entra ID
5 15 (4.09%) SaaS
6 12 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.45%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.18%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.63%) Copilot Studio
10 5 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.09%) AWS
11 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.09%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.82%) Boomi
12 3 (0.82%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.54%) SuccessFactors
14 1 (0.27%) Azure Logic Apps
14 1 (0.27%) iPaaS
14 1 (0.27%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.17%) Firewall
2 20 (5.45%) DHCP
2 20 (5.45%) DNS
3 15 (4.09%) TCP/IP
4 13 (3.54%) VLAN
5 11 (3.00%) LAN
5 11 (3.00%) WAN
5 11 (3.00%) Wireless
6 8 (2.18%) Modbus
6 8 (2.18%) Network Security
7 7 (1.91%) VPN
8 6 (1.63%) Ethernet
9 4 (1.09%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.82%) Broadband
10 3 (0.82%) NX-OS
10 3 (0.82%) VoIP
10 3 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.82%) WLAN
11 2 (0.54%) Cisco Wireless
11 2 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.54%) Power BI
2 5 (1.36%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (0.82%) DTS
3 3 (0.82%) MySQL
4 2 (0.54%) GIS
4 2 (0.54%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 19 (5.18%) JIRA
2 6 (1.63%) LabVIEW
3 5 (1.36%) Git
4 3 (0.82%) GitLab
5 2 (0.54%) Yeoman
6 1 (0.27%) Appium
6 1 (0.27%) JUnit
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) TestNG
General
1 146 (39.78%) Social Skills
2 48 (13.08%) Finance
3 35 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.45%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (7.36%) Manufacturing
6 18 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (3.54%) Law
9 11 (3.00%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.72%) Automotive
11 8 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.91%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.91%) Electronics
12 7 (1.91%) Legal
12 7 (1.91%) Retail
13 6 (1.63%) Marketing
14 5 (1.36%) Advertising
14 5 (1.36%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.82%) Military
16 2 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (13.90%) Project Manager
1 51 (13.90%) Senior
2 36 (9.81%) Analyst
3 26 (7.08%) Delivery Manager
3 26 (7.08%) IT Manager
4 24 (6.54%) Head of Delivery
5 22 (5.99%) Project Engineer
6 17 (4.63%) Project Delivery Manager
7 16 (4.36%) Senior Manager
8 15 (4.09%) Lead
9 14 (3.81%) Architect
9 14 (3.81%) Technical Manager
10 13 (3.54%) Automation Engineer
10 13 (3.54%) Business Analyst
10 13 (3.54%) Consultant
10 13 (3.54%) IT Engineer
10 13 (3.54%) IT Technician
10 13 (3.54%) Support Technician
11 12 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
11 12 (3.27%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.36%) XML
2 4 (1.09%) CSS
2 4 (1.09%) Flash
2 4 (1.09%) HTML
3 3 (0.82%) Middleware
3 3 (0.82%) RESTful
3 3 (0.82%) Terraform
4 2 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.54%) REST
5 1 (0.27%) .NET
5 1 (0.27%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.27%) EDI
5 1 (0.27%) JSON
5 1 (0.27%) SOAP
5 1 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.45%) Driving Licence
2 21 (5.72%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.63%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.63%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (3.81%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.81%) SCADA
5 12 (3.27%) Operational Technology
6 8 (2.18%) PMI
6 8 (2.18%) Product Ownership
6 8 (2.18%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (1.63%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.63%) Robotics
8 5 (1.36%) IoT
9 4 (1.09%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.09%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.82%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.82%) Fibre Optics
10 3 (0.82%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.82%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.72%) Windows
2 21 (5.72%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.82%) Linux
4 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.27%) Android
5 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (26.98%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (25.61%) Continuous Improvement
3 72 (19.62%) Project Management
4 70 (19.07%) Stakeholder Management
5 62 (16.89%) Agile
6 44 (11.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 36 (9.81%) Service Delivery
8 35 (9.54%) Mentoring
9 33 (8.99%) Collaborative Working
9 33 (8.99%) PRINCE2
10 32 (8.72%) ITIL
10 32 (8.72%) Risk Management
11 31 (8.45%) ERP
12 30 (8.17%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (7.90%) Decision-Making
14 27 (7.36%) AI
14 27 (7.36%) Process Improvement
14 27 (7.36%) Roadmaps
15 25 (6.81%) Programme Delivery
16 22 (5.99%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 33 (8.99%) SQL
2 13 (3.54%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.00%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.45%) VBA
5 7 (1.91%) C#
5 7 (1.91%) Python
6 5 (1.36%) C
7 3 (0.82%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.54%) Ruby
8 2 (0.54%) VBScript
9 1 (0.27%) Bash
9 1 (0.27%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 49 (13.35%) Degree
2 26 (7.08%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.63%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (3.27%) PMI Certification
6 9 (2.45%) CCNA
6 9 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (2.45%) HNC
7 7 (1.91%) PMP
8 6 (1.63%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.36%) HND
10 4 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.09%) CCNP
10 4 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.09%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.82%) CBAP
11 3 (0.82%) IIBA
11 3 (0.82%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.63%) SLA
2 10 (2.72%) PMO
3 9 (2.45%) QA
4 8 (2.18%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.18%) ISO 9001
5 7 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.63%) GDPR
6 6 (1.63%) IEC 61131
7 5 (1.36%) ISO 14001
7 5 (1.36%) ISO 19650
8 3 (0.82%) NIST
9 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 33 (8.99%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.81%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.91%) vSphere
4 5 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.54%) XenApp
7 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.36%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.09%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 83 (22.62%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.99%) SAP
3 17 (4.63%) Siemens
4 14 (3.81%) Cisco
4 14 (3.81%) Salesforce
5 11 (3.00%) Rockwell
6 10 (2.72%) Oracle
7 7 (1.91%) VMware
8 6 (1.63%) Allen-Bradley
8 6 (1.63%) Foundry
9 5 (1.36%) Sage
9 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.09%) Ariba
10 4 (1.09%) DIgSILENT
10 4 (1.09%) dotdigital
10 4 (1.09%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.09%) IFS
10 4 (1.09%) Meraki
11 3 (0.82%) Ubiquiti
11 3 (0.82%) YouTube