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 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 25 21
Rank change year-on-year -42 -4 +7
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 118 299 549
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.98% 8.62% 7.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.75% 9.33% 9.39%
Number of salaries quoted 72 108 352
10th Percentile £40,500 £33,982 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,648 £37,000 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,001 £51,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +14.44% -17.43%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £56,252
90th Percentile £81,075 £79,000 £63,725
South East median annual salary £49,442 £55,790 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.38% +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 4,295 3,203 5,848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.89% 92.36% 82.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,983 1,282 3,912
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,875 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.91% +1.00% -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 27 June 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 27 June 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 -29 74 £50,000 -10.02% 25
Buckinghamshire -9 35 £52,500 +16.67% 31
Oxfordshire -48 9 £53,750 +8.59% 16
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 5 (4.24%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.54%) CMS
2 3 (2.54%) SAS
3 2 (1.69%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (28.81%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.85%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.85%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.85%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.85%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 16 (13.56%) Azure
1 16 (13.56%) Power Platform
2 13 (11.02%) Power Automate
3 11 (9.32%) Asana
3 11 (9.32%) SaaS
3 11 (9.32%) Sprout Social
4 5 (4.24%) AWS
4 5 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.69%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.69%) GCP
5 2 (1.69%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.85%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.85%) Intacct
6 1 (0.85%) iPaaS
6 1 (0.85%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.85%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.85%) Internet
1 1 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (13.56%) Power BI
2 3 (2.54%) Metadata
3 2 (1.69%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.69%) Tableau
4 1 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.85%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (1.69%) JUnit
1 2 (1.69%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 62 (52.54%) Social Skills
2 28 (23.73%) Finance
3 21 (17.80%) Influencing Skills
4 20 (16.95%) Pharmaceutical
5 18 (15.25%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (14.41%) Marketing
7 13 (11.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (5.93%) Manufacturing
9 6 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (3.39%) Local Government
11 3 (2.54%) Advertising
11 3 (2.54%) Law
11 3 (2.54%) Military
11 3 (2.54%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.54%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.69%) Legal
12 2 (1.69%) Retail
13 1 (0.85%) Banking
13 1 (0.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 40 (33.90%) Senior
2 29 (24.58%) Project Manager
3 22 (18.64%) Development Manager
3 22 (18.64%) Lead
3 22 (18.64%) Senior Development Manager
3 22 (18.64%) Senior Manager
4 19 (16.10%) Development Project Manager
4 19 (16.10%) IT Manager
4 19 (16.10%) Senior Project Manager
5 15 (12.71%) Applications Support
6 14 (11.86%) Applications Manager
7 13 (11.02%) Analyst
8 12 (10.17%) Applications Support Manager
8 12 (10.17%) IT Support
8 12 (10.17%) IT Support Manager
8 12 (10.17%) Support Manager
9 11 (9.32%) Social Media Executive
10 8 (6.78%) Business Analyst
11 4 (3.39%) Programmer
11 4 (3.39%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.69%) .NET
1 2 (1.69%) CSS
1 2 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (15.25%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.02%) Social Media
3 11 (9.32%) Video Editing
4 9 (7.63%) Driving Licence
5 5 (4.24%) Blog
6 3 (2.54%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.69%) NHS
7 2 (1.69%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.85%) FMCG
8 1 (0.85%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.85%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.85%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.39%) Windows
2 2 (1.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (27.97%) Agile
2 30 (25.42%) Decision-Making
3 29 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (21.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 22 (18.64%) B2B
5 22 (18.64%) PRINCE2
5 22 (18.64%) Risk Management
6 21 (17.80%) CRM
7 19 (16.10%) Analytics
7 19 (16.10%) Biotechnology
7 19 (16.10%) Hematology
7 19 (16.10%) Immunology
7 19 (16.10%) Service Delivery
8 17 (14.41%) AI
8 17 (14.41%) Service Management
9 15 (12.71%) Data Management
10 14 (11.86%) Business Analysis
10 14 (11.86%) Digital Marketing
11 13 (11.02%) Project Delivery
12 12 (10.17%) Copywriting
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.78%) SQL
2 4 (3.39%) ABAP
3 2 (1.69%) C#
3 2 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 30 (25.42%) Degree
2 24 (20.34%) PMI Certification
2 24 (20.34%) PMP
3 4 (3.39%) DBS Check
3 4 (3.39%) SC Cleared
3 4 (3.39%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.85%) CCNA
4 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.85%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.85%) MBA
4 1 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (0.85%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.32%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.24%) PMO
2 5 (4.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.85%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (1.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 47 (39.83%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.32%) Adobe
2 11 (9.32%) Hootsuite
2 11 (9.32%) Instagram
2 11 (9.32%) Wrike
3 6 (5.08%) SAP
4 3 (2.54%) Cloudera
5 2 (1.69%) Google
5 2 (1.69%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.85%) Callidus
6 1 (0.85%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.85%) IFS
6 1 (0.85%) Informatica
6 1 (0.85%) Oracle
6 1 (0.85%) Pardot
6 1 (0.85%) Sage