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 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 20 20
Rank change year-on-year -15 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 200 284 434
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.49% 9.20% 7.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.82% 9.81% 9.19%
Number of salaries quoted 72 145 287
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,375 £37,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,001 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -12.37%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £83,625 £87,500 £68,750
South East median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year - +18.56% -11.82%

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 3,439 2,895 4,725
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 77.14% 93.75% 86.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2,025 1,223 3,468
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £29,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,000 £92,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -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 26 February 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 26 February 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 +25 137 £50,001 -16.67% 31
Buckinghamshire -19 46 £39,943 -33.43% 16
Oxfordshire -45 17 £65,000 +23.55% 10
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 7 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.50%) WordPress
3 4 (2.00%) CMS
4 3 (1.50%) SAS
Applications
1 30 (15.00%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.00%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (1.00%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.00%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.00%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (1.00%) Elementor
4 2 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.00%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 44 (22.00%) SAP MDG
1 44 (22.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 20 (10.00%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.50%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.50%) Asana
2 10 (5.00%) Sprout Social
3 9 (4.50%) Azure
3 9 (4.50%) SaaS
4 8 (4.00%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.00%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.50%) AWS
6 3 (1.50%) Collibra
6 3 (1.50%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.50%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.50%) OCI
8 1 (0.50%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.00%) DHCP
1 2 (1.00%) DNS
1 2 (1.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (1.00%) Firewall
1 2 (1.00%) SSL
1 2 (1.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (1.00%) VLAN
1 2 (1.00%) Wireless
2 1 (0.50%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.00%) Power BI
2 6 (3.00%) Metadata
3 4 (2.00%) Data Mining
4 3 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.50%) SAP BW
4 3 (1.50%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.50%) Big Data
5 1 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.50%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.50%) ERwin
1 3 (1.50%) PowerDesigner
2 2 (1.00%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Forms
General
1 144 (72.00%) Social Skills
2 84 (42.00%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (36.50%) Finance
4 31 (15.50%) Influencing Skills
5 22 (11.00%) Pharmaceutical
6 21 (10.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (9.00%) Marketing
8 10 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (4.00%) Law
10 7 (3.50%) Local Government
10 7 (3.50%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (3.00%) Telecoms
12 4 (2.00%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.00%) Publishing
13 3 (1.50%) Legal
13 3 (1.50%) Military
14 2 (1.00%) Banking
14 2 (1.00%) Multimedia
14 2 (1.00%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 66 (33.00%) Senior
2 60 (30.00%) Lead
3 32 (16.00%) Architect
4 31 (15.50%) Project Manager
5 23 (11.50%) Development Manager
5 23 (11.50%) Senior Manager
5 23 (11.50%) Senior Project Manager
5 23 (11.50%) Solutions Architect
6 22 (11.00%) Development Project Manager
6 22 (11.00%) Senior Development Manager
7 17 (8.50%) IT Manager
8 10 (5.00%) Social Media Executive
9 9 (4.50%) Applications Support
9 9 (4.50%) Digital Architect
9 9 (4.50%) Lead Architect
10 7 (3.50%) Service Manager
11 6 (3.00%) Analyst
11 6 (3.00%) Applications Manager
11 6 (3.00%) Professional Services Manager
12 5 (2.50%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.00%) HTML
2 2 (1.00%) .NET
2 2 (1.00%) Bootstrap
2 2 (1.00%) CSS
2 2 (1.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.50%) Data Centre
2 24 (12.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (6.50%) Management Information System
4 11 (5.50%) Social Media
5 10 (5.00%) Video Editing
6 9 (4.50%) Blog
7 7 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (3.00%) Driving Licence
9 4 (2.00%) e-Learning
9 4 (2.00%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.50%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.00%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (1.00%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (1.00%) Graphic Design
11 2 (1.00%) Learning Management System
12 1 (0.50%) Augmented Reality
12 1 (0.50%) Mobile App
12 1 (0.50%) NHS
12 1 (0.50%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.50%) Linux
1 3 (1.50%) Windows
1 3 (1.50%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.00%) Android
2 2 (1.00%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (37.50%) Risk Management
2 69 (34.50%) Business Strategy
3 56 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (23.50%) Source to Pay
5 43 (21.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 40 (20.00%) Analytics
7 35 (17.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (15.00%) Agile
8 30 (15.00%) Change Management
8 30 (15.00%) Decision-Making
9 29 (14.50%) ERP
10 27 (13.50%) Procure-to-Pay
11 25 (12.50%) Business Transformation
11 25 (12.50%) Resource Allocation
11 25 (12.50%) Use Case
12 24 (12.00%) Digital Enablement
12 24 (12.00%) Matrix Management
12 24 (12.00%) Revenue Management
13 22 (11.00%) AI
13 22 (11.00%) Biotechnology
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.50%) SQL
2 2 (1.00%) C#
2 2 (1.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.00%) Python
2 2 (1.00%) T-SQL
3 1 (0.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 48 (24.00%) Degree
2 35 (17.50%) PMP
3 28 (14.00%) PMI Certification
4 5 (2.50%) Master's Degree
4 5 (2.50%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.50%) SAP Certification
6 2 (1.00%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (1.00%) MBA
6 2 (1.00%) PhD
6 2 (1.00%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.50%) CFA
7 1 (0.50%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.50%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.00%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.00%) GDPR
2 4 (2.00%) PMO
3 2 (1.00%) QA
4 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (1.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 51 (25.50%) SAP
2 37 (18.50%) Microsoft
3 24 (12.00%) Ariba
4 20 (10.00%) OpenText
5 12 (6.00%) Adobe
6 10 (5.00%) Hootsuite
6 10 (5.00%) Instagram
6 10 (5.00%) Wrike
7 4 (2.00%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.50%) Cloudera
8 3 (1.50%) Oracle
9 2 (1.00%) Concur
9 2 (1.00%) HubSpot
9 2 (1.00%) IFS
9 2 (1.00%) VMware
10 1 (0.50%) ANSYS
10 1 (0.50%) Google
10 1 (0.50%) Pardot
10 1 (0.50%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.50%) ServiceNow