Project Management Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Project Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 12 18
Rank change year-on-year -42 +6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 141 315 528
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.76% 11.47% 8.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.77% 12.29% 9.71%
Number of salaries quoted 81 139 363
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £31,900
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,625 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,001 £54,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% +20.56% -12.37%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,500 £63,835
South East median annual salary £50,500 £55,790 £47,500
% change year-on-year -9.48% +17.45% -13.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,743 2,564 5,439
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 73.29% 93.34% 85.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,407 1,204 4,005
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,140 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £59,000 £50,001
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +18.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,833 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,455 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.26% +10.00% -9.09%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 April 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
Berkshire -14 89 £50,000 - 42
Buckinghamshire -35 41 £37,500 -37.50% 23
Oxfordshire -57 11 £62,990 +16.11% 15
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (5.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.55%) WordPress
3 4 (2.84%) CMS
4 3 (2.13%) SAS
Applications
1 38 (26.95%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.42%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (1.42%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.42%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.42%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (1.42%) Elementor
4 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.42%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.71%) Oracle Receivables
1 1 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.71%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.64%) Power Platform
2 14 (9.93%) SaaS
3 12 (8.51%) Asana
4 11 (7.80%) Azure
4 11 (7.80%) Power Automate
4 11 (7.80%) Sprout Social
5 3 (2.13%) AWS
5 3 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) Google Ads
7 1 (0.71%) iPaaS
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.71%) OCI
7 1 (0.71%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.42%) DHCP
1 2 (1.42%) DNS
1 2 (1.42%) Ethernet
1 2 (1.42%) Firewall
1 2 (1.42%) SSL
1 2 (1.42%) TCP/IP
1 2 (1.42%) VLAN
1 2 (1.42%) Wireless
2 1 (0.71%) Internet
2 1 (0.71%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.64%) Power BI
2 3 (2.13%) Metadata
3 2 (1.42%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.42%) Tableau
4 1 (0.71%) Big Data
4 1 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.71%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.42%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.71%) JIRA
2 1 (0.71%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
General
1 75 (53.19%) Social Skills
2 51 (36.17%) Finance
3 27 (19.15%) Influencing Skills
4 25 (17.73%) Pharmaceutical
5 22 (15.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (14.89%) Marketing
7 17 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.26%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.84%) Law
10 4 (2.84%) Local Government
10 4 (2.84%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.13%) Military
11 3 (2.13%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.42%) Legal
12 2 (1.42%) Multimedia
12 2 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.71%) Automotive
13 1 (0.71%) Electronics
13 1 (0.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (30.50%) Senior
2 34 (24.11%) Project Manager
3 25 (17.73%) Senior Manager
3 25 (17.73%) Senior Project Manager
4 24 (17.02%) Development Manager
4 24 (17.02%) Development Project Manager
4 24 (17.02%) Senior Development Manager
5 20 (14.18%) IT Manager
6 18 (12.77%) Lead
7 13 (9.22%) Applications Support
8 12 (8.51%) Applications Manager
9 11 (7.80%) Analyst
9 11 (7.80%) Social Media Executive
10 10 (7.09%) Applications Support Manager
10 10 (7.09%) IT Support
10 10 (7.09%) IT Support Manager
10 10 (7.09%) Support Manager
11 7 (4.96%) Service Manager
12 6 (4.26%) Professional Services Manager
13 4 (2.84%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.84%) HTML
2 2 (1.42%) .NET
2 2 (1.42%) Bootstrap
2 2 (1.42%) CSS
2 2 (1.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (12.06%) Management Information System
2 13 (9.22%) Social Media
3 11 (7.80%) Video Editing
4 9 (6.38%) Blog
5 8 (5.67%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.13%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.42%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (1.42%) Graphic Design
7 2 (1.42%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.42%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.42%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.71%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.71%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.71%) NHS
8 1 (0.71%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.71%) PropTech
8 1 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.42%) Android
1 2 (1.42%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.42%) Linux
1 2 (1.42%) Mac OS
1 2 (1.42%) Windows
1 2 (1.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (25.53%) Agile
1 36 (25.53%) Decision-Making
2 32 (22.70%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (19.86%) Risk Management
4 24 (17.02%) Biotechnology
4 24 (17.02%) Hematology
4 24 (17.02%) Immunology
5 23 (16.31%) CRM
6 22 (15.60%) AI
6 22 (15.60%) B2B
6 22 (15.60%) PRINCE2
7 18 (12.77%) Stakeholder Management
8 16 (11.35%) Analytics
8 16 (11.35%) Project Delivery
9 15 (10.64%) Service Delivery
10 14 (9.93%) Copywriting
10 14 (9.93%) Customer-Centricity
10 14 (9.93%) Data Management
10 14 (9.93%) Service Management
11 13 (9.22%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.09%) SQL
2 3 (2.13%) Python
3 2 (1.42%) C#
3 2 (1.42%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.42%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.71%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 42 (29.79%) Degree
2 35 (24.82%) PMP
3 28 (19.86%) PMI Certification
4 6 (4.26%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.84%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.13%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.42%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.42%) MBA
7 2 (1.42%) PhD
8 1 (0.71%) CFA
8 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.71%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.67%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.55%) PMO
3 3 (2.13%) GDPR
4 2 (1.42%) QA
5 1 (0.71%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.42%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 45 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 13 (9.22%) Adobe
3 11 (7.80%) Hootsuite
3 11 (7.80%) Instagram
3 11 (7.80%) Wrike
4 3 (2.13%) Cloudera
4 3 (2.13%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.42%) HubSpot
5 2 (1.42%) IFS
5 2 (1.42%) Oracle
5 2 (1.42%) SAP
5 2 (1.42%) VMware
6 1 (0.71%) ANSYS
6 1 (0.71%) Callidus
6 1 (0.71%) Google
6 1 (0.71%) Informatica
6 1 (0.71%) Pardot
6 1 (0.71%) ServiceNow