Project Management Job Trends in the Midlands

Project Management
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 49 14
Rank change year-on-year -9 -35 0
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 382 280 948
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.44% 5.01% 10.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.45% 5.76% 12.47%
Number of salaries quoted 184 200 365
10th Percentile £29,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,438 £38,526 £43,421
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,881
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.90% -6.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Project Management 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 11,072 4,865 7,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 70.66% 86.98% 80.50%
Number of salaries quoted 7,800 2,822 3,526
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £32,031 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,281 £45,445 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -9.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £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% -1.32%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Project Management job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Project Management
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the Midlands

Project Management
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 Management within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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 -23 208 £52,500 - 241
East Midlands +8 174 £52,500 +6.31% 158
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 7 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.31%) CMS
3 3 (0.79%) Confluence
3 3 (0.79%) Headless CMS
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.52%) WordPress
Applications
1 59 (15.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (10.47%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.88%) EPLAN
5 7 (1.83%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.52%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 25 (6.54%) Primavera
1 25 (6.54%) SAP EHS
2 8 (2.09%) Infor M3
3 6 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.31%) NetSuite
5 4 (1.05%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (1.05%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.79%) Misys Midas
6 3 (0.79%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.52%) Magento
7 2 (0.52%) Maximo
7 2 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.52%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.52%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.26%) Infor CloudSuite
8 1 (0.26%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.26%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 36 (9.42%) Power Platform
2 29 (7.59%) Smartsheet
3 28 (7.33%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (6.28%) SaaS
5 21 (5.50%) Azure
6 10 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.36%) AWS
7 9 (2.36%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.83%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.57%) Entra ID
11 5 (1.31%) NetDocuments
11 5 (1.31%) PaaS
12 3 (0.79%) Google Tag Manager
12 3 (0.79%) Storyblok
13 2 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.52%) GCP
13 2 (0.52%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.52%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.66%) Profibus
2 10 (2.62%) LAN
2 10 (2.62%) Modbus
2 10 (2.62%) WAN
3 9 (2.36%) DNS
4 7 (1.83%) DHCP
4 7 (1.83%) Firewall
5 6 (1.57%) VPN
6 5 (1.31%) Network Security
7 4 (1.05%) VLAN
7 4 (1.05%) Wireless
8 3 (0.79%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.79%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.52%) NAS
9 2 (0.52%) SAN
9 2 (0.52%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.52%) VoIP
9 2 (0.52%) WLAN
10 1 (0.26%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.64%) Power BI
2 5 (1.31%) Big Data
2 5 (1.31%) Data Lake
2 5 (1.31%) Data Mining
2 5 (1.31%) Oracle BI EE
2 5 (1.31%) QlikView
2 5 (1.31%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.31%) Tableau
3 2 (0.52%) Db2
3 2 (0.52%) DTS
3 2 (0.52%) GIS
4 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 18 (4.71%) JIRA
2 10 (2.62%) LabVIEW
3 3 (0.79%) GitLab
General
1 145 (37.96%) Social Skills
2 105 (27.49%) Finance
3 70 (18.32%) Manufacturing
4 52 (13.61%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (12.04%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (10.99%) Legal
7 29 (7.59%) Law
8 25 (6.54%) Electronics
9 18 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (4.71%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.93%) Marketing
11 12 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.62%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (2.62%) Retail
13 6 (1.57%) Automotive
13 6 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.31%) Legal Technology
14 5 (1.31%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.05%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.05%) Military
Job Titles
1 76 (19.90%) Lead
2 71 (18.59%) Project Manager
3 29 (7.59%) IT Manager
4 22 (5.76%) Data Scientist
4 22 (5.76%) Lead Data Scientist
4 22 (5.76%) Senior
4 22 (5.76%) Senior Data Scientist
5 21 (5.50%) Automation Engineer
5 21 (5.50%) Project Engineer
6 20 (5.24%) Analyst
7 18 (4.71%) IT Project Manager
8 15 (3.93%) Developer
9 14 (3.66%) Delivery Manager
10 13 (3.40%) Lead Developer
11 12 (3.14%) Consultant
12 11 (2.88%) Business Analyst
13 10 (2.62%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.62%) Service Delivery Manager
13 10 (2.62%) Service Manager
14 9 (2.36%) Implementation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.07%) PyTorch
1 27 (7.07%) TensorFlow
2 22 (5.76%) Hugging Face
3 4 (1.05%) .NET
3 4 (1.05%) CSS
4 3 (0.79%) Terraform
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 55 (14.40%) Onboarding
2 26 (6.81%) Management Information System
3 25 (6.54%) PMI
4 24 (6.28%) Driving Licence
5 23 (6.02%) Data Centre
5 23 (6.02%) SCADA
6 22 (5.76%) FMCG
6 22 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (3.93%) Robotics
8 9 (2.36%) Mobile App
9 8 (2.09%) Data Structures
9 8 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.31%) CCTV
10 5 (1.31%) Public Cloud
10 5 (1.31%) Reference Data
10 5 (1.31%) Social Media
11 4 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.79%) PKI
12 3 (0.79%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.88%) Windows
2 3 (0.79%) Linux
2 3 (0.79%) VMS
2 3 (0.79%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.52%) Android
3 2 (0.52%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (27.23%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (26.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 96 (25.13%) Agile
4 86 (22.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (21.99%) Project Delivery
6 82 (21.47%) ERP
7 55 (14.40%) PRINCE2
8 51 (13.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 49 (12.83%) Decision-Making
9 49 (12.83%) Roadmaps
10 39 (10.21%) Mentoring
11 38 (9.95%) Data Science
12 37 (9.69%) Business Intelligence
13 33 (8.64%) Computer Science
13 33 (8.64%) Logistics
14 32 (8.38%) Project Planning
15 30 (7.85%) Service Delivery
15 30 (7.85%) Software Engineering
16 29 (7.59%) Process Improvement
16 29 (7.59%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.69%) Python
2 33 (8.64%) SQL
3 11 (2.88%) Ladder Logic
4 9 (2.36%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.57%) Java
6 5 (1.31%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.31%) R
7 2 (0.52%) Bash
7 2 (0.52%) C
7 2 (0.52%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (37.17%) Degree
2 42 (10.99%) PMI Certification
3 39 (10.21%) Security Cleared
4 37 (9.69%) SC Cleared
5 23 (6.02%) PMP
6 22 (5.76%) HNC
6 22 (5.76%) HND
7 21 (5.50%) Chartered Engineer
8 16 (4.19%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (2.62%) CCNA
9 10 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
9 10 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.57%) CISSP
10 6 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 5 (1.31%) CCNP
12 4 (1.05%) ACCA
12 4 (1.05%) CIPD
12 4 (1.05%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.79%) CRISC
13 3 (0.79%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.76%) Data Quality
2 16 (4.19%) PMO
3 13 (3.40%) GMP
4 9 (2.36%) GDPR
5 7 (1.83%) IEC 61131
5 7 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.83%) QA
6 5 (1.31%) SLA
7 4 (1.05%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.05%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.79%) COBIT
8 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.79%) NIST
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.26%) GRC
9 1 (0.26%) GxP
9 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (1.05%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.79%) vSphere
4 2 (0.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (0.79%) FortiGate
2 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 68 (17.80%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.73%) SAP
3 14 (3.66%) Siemens
4 13 (3.40%) Oracle
5 10 (2.62%) Cisco
6 8 (2.09%) Infor
6 8 (2.09%) Sage
7 7 (1.83%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.31%) Aderant
9 5 (1.31%) Adobe
9 5 (1.31%) Databricks
9 5 (1.31%) Google
9 5 (1.31%) Intapp
9 5 (1.31%) NEC
9 5 (1.31%) VMware
10 4 (1.05%) IFS
10 4 (1.05%) Remedy
11 3 (0.79%) YouTube
12 2 (0.52%) EMC