APMP Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for APMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 503 529 505
Rank change year-on-year +26 -24 +104
Permanent jobs citing APMP 22 34 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.052% 0.093% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% 0.25% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 22 22 23
10th Percentile £41,375 £42,700 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,625 £46,250 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +47.37% +5.56% -28.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £63,375 £70,000
90th Percentile - £72,700 £72,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +57.89% +5.56% -31.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

APMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,112 13,812 10,141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.53% 37.81% 31.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,105 5,311 6,657
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,062 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £55,000 £51,716
Median % change year-on-year -12.51% +6.35% +3.43%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

APMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing APMP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

APMP job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

APMP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing APMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing APMP

APMP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing APMP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Salary histogram for APMP in the UK excluding London

APMP
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing APMP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
South East +16 17 £72,500 +52.63% 2
West Midlands +26 3 £42,500 -27.66% 1
Midlands +17 3 £42,500 -19.05% 1
North of England +18 1 £60,000 +17.07%
Yorkshire - 1 £60,000 -
South West - 1 £62,500 - 5
APMP
UK

APMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (27.27%) SharePoint
2 2 (9.09%) TPMS
Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (27.27%) Power Platform
1 6 (27.27%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (27.27%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 14 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 10 (45.45%) Finance
3 5 (22.73%) Influencing Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Legal
4 4 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
5 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
6 1 (4.55%) Advertising
6 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) Project Manager
2 6 (27.27%) Consultant
2 6 (27.27%) Principal Consultant
3 3 (13.64%) Bid Writer
4 2 (9.09%) Lead
4 2 (9.09%) Lead Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Programme Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Bid Manager
5 1 (4.55%) DV Cleared Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (77.27%) Project Management
2 11 (50.00%) Agile
2 11 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (31.82%) Project Delivery
4 6 (27.27%) Data Analysis
4 6 (27.27%) Data Science
4 6 (27.27%) Decision-Making
4 6 (27.27%) Digital Enablement
4 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (27.27%) Supplier Management
4 6 (27.27%) Technical Architecture
4 6 (27.27%) Visualisation
5 4 (18.18%) Contract Negotiation
5 4 (18.18%) Project Planning
5 4 (18.18%) Risk Management
5 4 (18.18%) Value Proposition
6 3 (13.64%) Deadline-Driven
6 3 (13.64%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 6 (27.27%) Python
1 6 (27.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 12 (54.55%) Security Cleared
2 10 (45.45%) Degree
3 9 (40.91%) SC Cleared
4 6 (27.27%) Master's Degree
4 6 (27.27%) MBA
5 5 (22.73%) DV Cleared
6 4 (18.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) NEC
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft