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 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 34 19
Rank change year-on-year -51 -15 +10
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 118 281 389
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.71% 7.22% 7.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 8.05% 9.44%
Number of salaries quoted 90 101 210
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,292 £55,565 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.49% +11.13% -8.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £84,125 £82,500 £70,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.74% +15.00% -9.09%

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 4,859 3,490 4,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.22% 89.69% 81.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,450 1,503 2,397
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -8.26% -0.91%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 -41 64 £50,500 -9.12% 62
Buckinghamshire -14 30 £52,500 -2.78% 63
Oxfordshire -13 24 £40,000 -33.33% 29
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 9 (7.63%) IIS
2 2 (1.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.85%) CMS
3 1 (0.85%) Confluence
3 1 (0.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (15.25%) Microsoft Project
2 14 (11.86%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.54%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.85%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.85%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.85%) Shopify
3 1 (0.85%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 16 (13.56%) Azure
2 10 (8.47%) Power Platform
3 9 (7.63%) Power Automate
4 6 (5.08%) SaaS
5 4 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.39%) Google Workspace
5 4 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.54%) AWS
7 2 (1.69%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.69%) GCP
7 2 (1.69%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.69%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.69%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.85%) Intacct
8 1 (0.85%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.85%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.85%) Internet
1 1 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.17%) SQL Server
2 10 (8.47%) Power BI
3 9 (7.63%) MySQL
3 9 (7.63%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.85%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.85%) Looker
5 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (7.63%) Claude Code
1 9 (7.63%) Oracle Forms
1 9 (7.63%) Team Foundation Server
2 5 (4.24%) JIRA
3 2 (1.69%) JUnit
4 1 (0.85%) Git
4 1 (0.85%) GitLab
General
1 56 (47.46%) Social Skills
2 33 (27.97%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (16.95%) Finance
4 16 (13.56%) Marketing
5 12 (10.17%) Influencing Skills
5 12 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (6.78%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (5.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (5.93%) Legal
7 7 (5.93%) Retail
8 6 (5.08%) Telecoms
9 5 (4.24%) Advertising
10 4 (3.39%) Manufacturing
10 4 (3.39%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.54%) Law
11 3 (2.54%) Local Government
11 3 (2.54%) Military
11 3 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.69%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 27 (22.88%) Project Manager
2 21 (17.80%) Senior
3 16 (13.56%) Analyst
4 14 (11.86%) IT Manager
4 14 (11.86%) Senior Manager
5 13 (11.02%) Applications Support
5 13 (11.02%) Lead
6 12 (10.17%) .NET Developer
6 12 (10.17%) Developer
7 11 (9.32%) Development Manager
7 11 (9.32%) Senior Development Manager
8 10 (8.47%) Support Analyst
9 9 (7.63%) Business Analyst
9 9 (7.63%) VB.NET Developer
10 8 (6.78%) Applications Manager
10 8 (6.78%) Applications Support Manager
10 8 (6.78%) IT Support
10 8 (6.78%) IT Support Manager
10 8 (6.78%) Senior Project Manager
10 8 (6.78%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.17%) .NET
1 12 (10.17%) ASP.NET
1 12 (10.17%) CSS
1 12 (10.17%) HTML
1 12 (10.17%) jQuery
2 9 (7.63%) ASP.NET Web API
2 9 (7.63%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 9 (7.63%) LESS
3 3 (2.54%) .NET Framework
3 3 (2.54%) ASP.NET Core
3 3 (2.54%) Entity Framework
3 3 (2.54%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.71%) Driving Licence
2 11 (9.32%) Management Information System
2 11 (9.32%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (6.78%) Social Media
4 6 (5.08%) Blog
4 6 (5.08%) Data Centre
4 6 (5.08%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (3.39%) Video\Live Streaming
6 2 (1.69%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.69%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.85%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.85%) FMCG
7 1 (0.85%) NHS
7 1 (0.85%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.85%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.39%) Windows
2 2 (1.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (32.20%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (29.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 29 (24.58%) Agile
4 27 (22.88%) Decision-Making
5 25 (21.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 21 (17.80%) CRM
7 20 (16.95%) Project Delivery
8 19 (16.10%) PRINCE2
9 17 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (11.86%) AI
10 14 (11.86%) Service Delivery
11 13 (11.02%) Risk Management
12 12 (10.17%) Business Analysis
12 12 (10.17%) Waterfall
13 11 (9.32%) Mentoring
13 11 (9.32%) User Experience
14 10 (8.47%) Budget Management
14 10 (8.47%) Collaborative Working
14 10 (8.47%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 10 (8.47%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.86%) JavaScript
2 9 (7.63%) SQL
2 9 (7.63%) TypeScript
2 9 (7.63%) VB.NET
3 4 (3.39%) ABAP
3 4 (3.39%) Java
3 4 (3.39%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.54%) C#
5 1 (0.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (27.97%) Degree
2 12 (10.17%) PMP
3 11 (9.32%) PMI Certification
4 8 (6.78%) HNC
4 8 (6.78%) HND
5 4 (3.39%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.39%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.69%) GNVQ
7 1 (0.85%) APMP
7 1 (0.85%) CCNA
7 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.85%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.93%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.24%) QA
2 5 (4.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (3.39%) PMO
4 3 (2.54%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.54%) GDPR
4 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.85%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.85%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 2 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.85%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.85%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 44 (37.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.32%) Oracle
3 9 (7.63%) SAP
4 6 (5.08%) Adobe
4 6 (5.08%) Apple
4 6 (5.08%) Google
5 4 (3.39%) CA Agile Central
5 4 (3.39%) Sage
6 3 (2.54%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.85%) Callidus
7 1 (0.85%) EMC
7 1 (0.85%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.85%) Informatica
7 1 (0.85%) ServiceNow