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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 29 18
Rank change year-on-year -54 -11 +7
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 112 279 446
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.72% 7.82% 8.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 8.67% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 80 110 285
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £34,750
25th Percentile £46,938 £37,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,001 £52,402 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +16.45% -17.43%
75th Percentile £57,500 £69,375 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,250 £78,000 £68,250
South East median annual salary £46,000 £55,790 £47,500
% change year-on-year -17.55% +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 4,612 3,217 4,396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 70.93% 90.16% 81.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,203 1,424 2,823
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,828 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,198
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.21% -5.10%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 1 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 1 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 -34 71 £50,000 -10.02% 39
Buckinghamshire -21 29 £52,500 +16.67% 22
Oxfordshire -39 12 £52,500 +26.51% 34
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 4 (3.57%) IIS
2 3 (2.68%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.79%) CMS
4 1 (0.89%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (25.89%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.89%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.89%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.89%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.89%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 16 (14.29%) Azure
2 15 (13.39%) Power Platform
3 13 (11.61%) Power Automate
4 10 (8.93%) SaaS
5 7 (6.25%) Asana
5 7 (6.25%) Sprout Social
6 5 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.79%) AWS
7 2 (1.79%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.79%) GCP
7 2 (1.79%) Google Ads
8 1 (0.89%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.89%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.89%) Intacct
8 1 (0.89%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.89%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.89%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.89%) Internet
1 1 (0.89%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (13.39%) Power BI
2 4 (3.57%) MySQL
2 4 (3.57%) Relational Database
2 4 (3.57%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.89%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.89%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.89%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.89%) Looker
3 1 (0.89%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (3.57%) Claude Code
1 4 (3.57%) Oracle Forms
1 4 (3.57%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (2.68%) JIRA
3 2 (1.79%) JUnit
3 2 (1.79%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.89%) GitLab
General
1 52 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 23 (20.54%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (15.18%) Finance
4 15 (13.39%) Influencing Skills
5 14 (12.50%) Marketing
5 14 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
6 9 (8.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.46%) Advertising
7 5 (4.46%) Legal
7 5 (4.46%) Local Government
7 5 (4.46%) Manufacturing
7 5 (4.46%) Telecoms
8 4 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.57%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.79%) Law
9 2 (1.79%) Military
9 2 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.89%) Electronics
10 1 (0.89%) Retail
Job Titles
1 29 (25.89%) Senior
2 25 (22.32%) Project Manager
3 20 (17.86%) IT Manager
3 20 (17.86%) Lead
4 17 (15.18%) Applications Support
5 16 (14.29%) Development Manager
5 16 (14.29%) Senior Development Manager
5 16 (14.29%) Senior Manager
6 14 (12.50%) Applications Manager
7 13 (11.61%) Analyst
7 13 (11.61%) Development Project Manager
7 13 (11.61%) Senior Project Manager
8 12 (10.71%) Applications Support Manager
8 12 (10.71%) IT Support
8 12 (10.71%) IT Support Manager
8 12 (10.71%) Support Manager
9 9 (8.04%) Business Analyst
10 7 (6.25%) Social Media Executive
10 7 (6.25%) Support Analyst
11 5 (4.46%) Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.36%) .NET
2 5 (4.46%) CSS
2 5 (4.46%) HTML
3 4 (3.57%) ASP.NET
3 4 (3.57%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (3.57%) ASP.NET Web Forms
3 4 (3.57%) jQuery
3 4 (3.57%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 18 (16.07%) Management Information System
2 11 (9.82%) Driving Licence
3 10 (8.93%) Social Media
4 7 (6.25%) Blog
4 7 (6.25%) Video Editing
5 5 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.68%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (1.79%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.79%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.89%) FMCG
8 1 (0.89%) NHS
8 1 (0.89%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.89%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.89%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.57%) Windows
2 2 (1.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (29.46%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (24.11%) Agile
2 27 (24.11%) Decision-Making
3 26 (23.21%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (20.54%) CRM
5 21 (18.75%) PRINCE2
6 19 (16.96%) Service Delivery
7 17 (15.18%) Service Management
8 16 (14.29%) AI
8 16 (14.29%) B2B
8 16 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 15 (13.39%) Data Management
9 15 (13.39%) Risk Management
10 14 (12.50%) Analytics
10 14 (12.50%) Business Analysis
10 14 (12.50%) Project Delivery
11 13 (11.61%) Biotechnology
11 13 (11.61%) Hematology
11 13 (11.61%) Immunology
12 11 (9.82%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.46%) SQL
2 4 (3.57%) ABAP
2 4 (3.57%) JavaScript
2 4 (3.57%) TypeScript
2 4 (3.57%) VB.NET
3 2 (1.79%) C#
3 2 (1.79%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.89%) Java
4 1 (0.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (23.21%) Degree
2 18 (16.07%) PMP
3 17 (15.18%) PMI Certification
4 5 (4.46%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.46%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.57%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.79%) HNC
6 2 (1.79%) HND
7 1 (0.89%) CCNA
7 1 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.89%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.89%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.93%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (3.57%) PMO
4 3 (2.68%) GDPR
4 3 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.79%) QA
6 1 (0.89%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.89%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 2 (1.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 45 (40.18%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.14%) Adobe
3 7 (6.25%) Hootsuite
3 7 (6.25%) Instagram
3 7 (6.25%) SAP
3 7 (6.25%) Wrike
4 6 (5.36%) Oracle
5 3 (2.68%) Google
6 2 (1.79%) Sage
6 2 (1.79%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.89%) Apple
7 1 (0.89%) Callidus
7 1 (0.89%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.89%) Informatica
7 1 (0.89%) Pardot
7 1 (0.89%) ServiceNow