CAPM Job Trends in the UK excluding London

PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CAPM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 510 567 534
Rank change year-on-year +57 -33 +251
Permanent jobs citing CAPM 3 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.007% 0.003% 0.011%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.021% 0.007% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £46,900
25th Percentile - - £47,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.67%
75th Percentile - - £50,625
90th Percentile - - £50,700
UK median annual salary £94,500 - £49,000
% change year-on-year - - -10.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CAPM 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 14,379 13,958 9,494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.15% 36.81% 33.64%
Number of salaries quoted 5,177 5,497 6,413
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £28,058
25th Percentile £31,500 £42,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,199 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.09% +2.95% -

CAPM
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

CAPM job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CAPM
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

CAPM
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 CAPM within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 December 2025. 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
Midlands - 1 - - 2
South West - 1 £60,000 -
West Midlands - 1 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2
CAPM
UK

CAPM
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Business Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Project Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) PMI
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
3 1 (33.33%) CBAP
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) MAPM
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) MBA
3 1 (33.33%) PgMP
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Basel III
1 1 (33.33%) EMIR
1 1 (33.33%) MiFID
1 1 (33.33%) PMO