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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -45 +5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 136 306 507
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.52% 10.81% 7.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.47% 11.60% 9.16%
Number of salaries quoted 75 131 362
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,750 £36,625 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% +20.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £56,188
90th Percentile £87,500 £76,009 £66,011
South East median annual salary £50,001 £57,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -12.28% +20.00% -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 3,922 2,637 5,536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 72.68% 93.15% 84.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2,524 1,203 4,041
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,240 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +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 21 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 21 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 -15 89 £50,000 -6.98% 33
Buckinghamshire -35 36 £35,000 -39.91% 17
Oxfordshire -53 11 £62,990 +19.73% 8
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 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 6 (4.41%) WordPress
3 5 (3.68%) CMS
4 3 (2.21%) SAS
Applications
1 40 (29.41%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (1.47%) Elementor
4 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.47%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
1 1 (0.74%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.74%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 16 (11.76%) Power Platform
2 14 (10.29%) SaaS
3 13 (9.56%) Azure
3 13 (9.56%) Power Automate
4 12 (8.82%) Asana
5 11 (8.09%) Sprout Social
6 3 (2.21%) AWS
7 2 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (1.47%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.74%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.74%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.74%) OCI
8 1 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.47%) DHCP
1 2 (1.47%) DNS
1 2 (1.47%) Ethernet
1 2 (1.47%) Firewall
1 2 (1.47%) SSL
1 2 (1.47%) TCP/IP
1 2 (1.47%) VLAN
1 2 (1.47%) Wireless
2 1 (0.74%) Internet
2 1 (0.74%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (11.76%) Power BI
2 3 (2.21%) Metadata
3 2 (1.47%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.47%) Tableau
4 1 (0.74%) Big Data
4 1 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.74%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.74%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.74%) Looker
Development Applications
1 2 (1.47%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.74%) JIRA
2 1 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
General
1 73 (53.68%) Social Skills
2 47 (34.56%) Finance
3 27 (19.85%) Influencing Skills
4 26 (19.12%) Pharmaceutical
5 22 (16.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (16.18%) Marketing
6 16 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.94%) Law
8 4 (2.94%) Local Government
8 4 (2.94%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.94%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.21%) Military
9 3 (2.21%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.47%) Multimedia
11 1 (0.74%) Automotive
11 1 (0.74%) Banking
11 1 (0.74%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.74%) Publishing
11 1 (0.74%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (33.09%) Senior
2 33 (24.26%) Project Manager
3 26 (19.12%) Senior Manager
3 26 (19.12%) Senior Project Manager
4 25 (18.38%) Development Manager
4 25 (18.38%) Development Project Manager
4 25 (18.38%) Senior Development Manager
5 20 (14.71%) IT Manager
6 18 (13.24%) Lead
7 14 (10.29%) Applications Manager
8 13 (9.56%) Applications Support
9 12 (8.82%) Applications Support Manager
9 12 (8.82%) IT Support
9 12 (8.82%) IT Support Manager
9 12 (8.82%) Support Manager
10 11 (8.09%) Social Media Executive
11 10 (7.35%) Analyst
12 7 (5.15%) Service Manager
13 6 (4.41%) Professional Services Manager
14 4 (2.94%) Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) HTML
2 2 (1.47%) .NET
2 2 (1.47%) Bootstrap
2 2 (1.47%) CSS
2 2 (1.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (13.97%) Management Information System
2 13 (9.56%) Social Media
3 11 (8.09%) Video Editing
4 8 (5.88%) Blog
4 8 (5.88%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.21%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.47%) Fibre Optics
6 2 (1.47%) Graphic Design
6 2 (1.47%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.47%) NHS
6 2 (1.47%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.47%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.74%) Augmented Reality
7 1 (0.74%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.74%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.74%) PropTech
7 1 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.47%) Android
1 2 (1.47%) Apple iOS
1 2 (1.47%) Linux
1 2 (1.47%) Mac OS
1 2 (1.47%) Windows
1 2 (1.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (27.21%) Agile
1 37 (27.21%) Decision-Making
2 30 (22.06%) Problem-Solving
3 28 (20.59%) Risk Management
4 25 (18.38%) Biotechnology
4 25 (18.38%) Hematology
4 25 (18.38%) Immunology
5 24 (17.65%) PRINCE2
6 23 (16.91%) B2B
7 22 (16.18%) AI
7 22 (16.18%) CRM
8 17 (12.50%) Analytics
8 17 (12.50%) Service Delivery
8 17 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 16 (11.76%) Data Management
9 16 (11.76%) Service Management
10 14 (10.29%) Copywriting
10 14 (10.29%) Digital Marketing
10 14 (10.29%) Project Delivery
11 13 (9.56%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.35%) SQL
2 2 (1.47%) C#
2 2 (1.47%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.47%) Python
2 2 (1.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (30.88%) Degree
2 36 (26.47%) PMP
3 30 (22.06%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.68%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.94%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.47%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.47%) MBA
6 2 (1.47%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.74%) CFA
7 1 (0.74%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.74%) PhD
7 1 (0.74%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.62%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.68%) PMO
3 2 (1.47%) QA
4 1 (0.74%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.74%) GDPR
4 1 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.47%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 49 (36.03%) Microsoft
2 13 (9.56%) Adobe
3 11 (8.09%) Hootsuite
3 11 (8.09%) Instagram
3 11 (8.09%) Wrike
4 3 (2.21%) Cloudera
5 2 (1.47%) Google
5 2 (1.47%) HubSpot
5 2 (1.47%) IFS
5 2 (1.47%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.47%) SAP
5 2 (1.47%) VMware
6 1 (0.74%) Callidus
6 1 (0.74%) Informatica
6 1 (0.74%) Oracle
6 1 (0.74%) Pardot