Project Management Job Trends in the South East

Project Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -39 -1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 408 660 1,289
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.32% 9.16% 9.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.37% 10.17% 10.53%
Number of salaries quoted 231 374 842
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +23.66% -15.45%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £52,922 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -7.96% +7.48% -8.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,329 6,492 12,247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 75.99% 90.09% 85.55%
Number of salaries quoted 5,918 3,309 9,061
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,673 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.77% +13.35% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Management
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South East over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 March 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
Thames Valley -28 155 £50,000 -9.09% 75
Hampshire -13 105 £46,250 -21.61% 48
Berkshire +12 96 £50,000 -9.09% 41
Surrey -31 63 £55,040 +0.07% 28
Buckinghamshire -26 45 £37,500 -37.50% 23
Kent -23 41 £67,500 +19.62% 13
West Sussex -2 16 £63,750 -3.77% 8
Oxfordshire -50 14 £65,000 +19.82% 12
Middlesex +24 13 - - 7
East Sussex -23 8 £60,000 - 8
Sussex -14 6 £38,000 -47.59%
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 24 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.43%) CMS
3 9 (2.21%) WordPress
4 6 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.74%) govService
6 3 (0.74%) SAS
7 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 52 (12.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (8.82%) Microsoft Project
3 17 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.47%) Adobe Illustrator
4 6 (1.47%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.49%) Elementor
6 1 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 19 (4.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (3.68%) SAP MDG
3 5 (1.23%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.49%) Primavera
5 1 (0.25%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.25%) Shopify
5 1 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 43 (10.54%) Power Platform
2 34 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (7.60%) Azure
4 20 (4.90%) SaaS
5 17 (4.17%) PowerApps
6 12 (2.94%) Asana
7 11 (2.70%) Sprout Social
8 8 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.72%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.23%) AWS
11 4 (0.98%) Canva
11 4 (0.98%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.98%) Miro
11 4 (0.98%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.98%) Veeva
12 3 (0.74%) Collibra
13 2 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.25%) Fivetran
14 1 (0.25%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
1 11 (2.70%) Wireless
2 8 (1.96%) Firewall
3 6 (1.47%) Structured Cabling
4 5 (1.23%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.23%) VLAN
5 4 (0.98%) DNS
5 4 (0.98%) VPN
6 3 (0.74%) DHCP
6 3 (0.74%) IP Telephony
6 3 (0.74%) LAN
6 3 (0.74%) MPLS
6 3 (0.74%) WAN
7 2 (0.49%) BGP
7 2 (0.49%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.49%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.49%) IPsec
7 2 (0.49%) Junos
7 2 (0.49%) Network Security
7 2 (0.49%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.56%) Power BI
2 11 (2.70%) Data Mining
2 11 (2.70%) Tableau
3 6 (1.47%) Metadata
4 3 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.74%) SAP BW
4 3 (0.74%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.74%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.25%) Big Data
6 1 (0.25%) Looker
6 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (0.74%) ERwin
1 3 (0.74%) PowerDesigner
2 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.25%) JIRA
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
General
1 220 (53.92%) Social Skills
2 124 (30.39%) Finance
3 108 (26.47%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (10.29%) Marketing
5 34 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
6 33 (8.09%) Pharmaceutical
7 28 (6.86%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (6.62%) Aeronautics
9 26 (6.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (5.15%) Telecoms
11 19 (4.66%) Manufacturing
12 18 (4.41%) Legal
13 17 (4.17%) Law
14 13 (3.19%) Local Government
14 13 (3.19%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (2.45%) Public Sector
15 10 (2.45%) Retail
16 6 (1.47%) Automotive
16 6 (1.47%) Electronics
16 6 (1.47%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 58 (14.22%) Senior
2 53 (12.99%) Analyst
3 50 (12.25%) Project Manager
4 39 (9.56%) Lead
5 32 (7.84%) Business Manager
6 31 (7.60%) Development Manager
7 29 (7.11%) Business Systems Manager
7 29 (7.11%) Senior Manager
7 29 (7.11%) Systems Manager
8 26 (6.37%) IT Support
9 24 (5.88%) Senior Project Manager
10 22 (5.39%) Development Project Manager
10 22 (5.39%) Senior Development Manager
11 21 (5.15%) Head of IT
11 21 (5.15%) IT Manager
12 19 (4.66%) Consultant
13 16 (3.92%) Applications Support
14 15 (3.68%) IT Analyst
15 13 (3.19%) Business Analyst
15 13 (3.19%) Principal Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.72%) HTML
2 5 (1.23%) CSS
3 2 (0.49%) .NET
3 2 (0.49%) Bootstrap
3 2 (0.49%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.49%) Web Services
4 1 (0.25%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.25%) EDI
4 1 (0.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 42 (10.29%) Management Information System
2 29 (7.11%) Robotics
3 16 (3.92%) Social Media
4 14 (3.43%) Driving Licence
4 14 (3.43%) Product Ownership
5 13 (3.19%) Blog
5 13 (3.19%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (2.70%) Video Editing
8 10 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.72%) Fibre Optics
10 5 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.98%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 4 (0.98%) IoT
11 4 (0.98%) NHS
11 4 (0.98%) Podcast
11 4 (0.98%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.74%) Life Science
12 3 (0.74%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.45%) Windows
2 4 (0.98%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.49%) Android
3 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.49%) Linux
3 2 (0.49%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (23.04%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (21.57%) Risk Management
3 85 (20.83%) Agile
4 75 (18.38%) AI
5 69 (16.91%) Project Delivery
6 67 (16.42%) Decision-Making
7 61 (14.95%) Stakeholder Management
8 55 (13.48%) Continuous Improvement
9 48 (11.76%) Logistics
10 44 (10.78%) Budget Management
11 43 (10.54%) Change Management
12 42 (10.29%) IT Strategy
13 41 (10.05%) PRINCE2
14 40 (9.80%) Service Delivery
15 39 (9.56%) Analytics
15 39 (9.56%) Process Improvement
16 37 (9.07%) Contract Negotiation
17 36 (8.82%) Customer Service
17 36 (8.82%) Data Analysis
17 36 (8.82%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.88%) Python
2 21 (5.15%) SQL
3 13 (3.19%) VBA
4 4 (0.98%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.49%) C#
5 2 (0.49%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 104 (25.49%) Degree
2 64 (15.69%) Security Cleared
3 57 (13.97%) SC Cleared
4 41 (10.05%) PMP
5 34 (8.33%) PMI Certification
6 31 (7.60%) Master's Degree
7 28 (6.86%) DBS Check
8 20 (4.90%) MBA
9 17 (4.17%) APMP
10 9 (2.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.96%) DV Cleared
12 5 (1.23%) ACCA
12 5 (1.23%) CIMA
13 4 (0.98%) CCNP
13 4 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.98%) PhD
14 3 (0.74%) CIPD
14 3 (0.74%) CISSP
14 3 (0.74%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.90%) PMO
2 15 (3.68%) Accessibility
3 14 (3.43%) QA
4 9 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.47%) GDPR
6 5 (1.23%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.98%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.98%) SLA
8 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.74%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.49%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.49%) NCSC
10 1 (0.25%) GAAP
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.25%) NIST
10 1 (0.25%) Section 508
10 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 9 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.74%) Firmware
4 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (1.23%) SCCM
2 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 88 (21.57%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.11%) SAP
3 18 (4.41%) Adobe
4 15 (3.68%) Ariba
5 11 (2.70%) Hootsuite
5 11 (2.70%) Instagram
5 11 (2.70%) Wrike
6 7 (1.72%) Cisco
6 7 (1.72%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.23%) HubSpot
7 5 (1.23%) Oracle
7 5 (1.23%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.23%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.23%) VMware
8 4 (0.98%) NEC
8 4 (0.98%) Qualys
9 3 (0.74%) Cloudera
9 3 (0.74%) Granicus
9 3 (0.74%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.74%) Veeam