PMO Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PMO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 318 283
Rank change year-on-year -27 -35 +50
Permanent jobs citing PMO 203 207 569
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.38% 0.75% 0.96%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.81% 4.71% 6.75%
Number of salaries quoted 88 143 407
10th Percentile £35,250 £32,600 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,719 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,550 £54,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% +8.02% -0.02%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £112,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £59,111 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +14.29% -4.55%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,328 4,396 8,428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.95% 15.94% 14.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,861 2,326 5,880
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,716 £32,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,594 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.71% +12.83% -5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.09%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

PMO job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

PMO
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

PMO
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

Salary histogram for PMO in the UK excluding London

PMO
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 PMO within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 March 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 +11 59 £60,000 - 38
North of England -10 58 £51,000 -5.12% 40
Midlands -55 34 £44,543 -15.35% 36
West Midlands -29 30 £45,000 -12.19% 31
North West -5 27 £53,000 +0.95% 22
Yorkshire -34 17 £47,500 -9.52% 13
Northern Ireland - 16 - - 2
East of England -8 15 £38,500 -53.05% 15
North East -11 14 £57,500 -17.86% 5
South West -53 12 £37,500 -16.67% 14
Scotland -17 7 £49,100 -10.73% 9
East Midlands -33 4 £43,100 -20.19% 5
Wales -19 2 £65,000 +62.50% 5
PMO
UK

PMO
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 11 (5.42%) Confluence
2 9 (4.43%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.99%) CMS
4 1 (0.49%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 26 (12.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (10.84%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (8.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (7.88%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (4.43%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.48%) Primavera
2 2 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.99%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.49%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 35 (17.24%) Power Platform
2 26 (12.81%) Azure
3 25 (12.32%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (4.93%) AWS
4 10 (4.93%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (1.48%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.48%) SaaS
6 3 (1.48%) Smartsheet
7 2 (0.99%) Power Automate
7 2 (0.99%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.49%) MailChimp
8 1 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.94%) BGP
1 8 (3.94%) Cisco ASA
1 8 (3.94%) Cisco Nexus
1 8 (3.94%) Cisco Wireless
1 8 (3.94%) EIGRP
1 8 (3.94%) Firewall
1 8 (3.94%) LAN
1 8 (3.94%) Network Security
1 8 (3.94%) OSPF
1 8 (3.94%) SNMP
1 8 (3.94%) VLAN
1 8 (3.94%) VPN
1 8 (3.94%) WAAS
1 8 (3.94%) WAN
1 8 (3.94%) Wireless
1 8 (3.94%) Wireless Security
2 1 (0.49%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (16.75%) Power BI
2 2 (0.99%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.49%) Power Query
3 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (10.34%) JIRA
General
1 93 (45.81%) Social Skills
2 75 (36.95%) Finance
3 59 (29.06%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (17.24%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (7.88%) Legal
6 13 (6.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (6.40%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (5.42%) Manufacturing
7 11 (5.42%) Public Sector
8 10 (4.93%) Marketing
8 10 (4.93%) Retail
9 8 (3.94%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (2.46%) Military
12 2 (0.99%) Aviation
12 2 (0.99%) Law
13 1 (0.49%) Electronics
13 1 (0.49%) Front Office
13 1 (0.49%) Local Government
13 1 (0.49%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 51 (25.12%) Senior
2 40 (19.70%) Analyst
3 27 (13.30%) Lead
4 25 (12.32%) PMO Analyst
5 18 (8.87%) Project Manager
5 18 (8.87%) Senior PMO
6 12 (5.91%) Project Officer
6 12 (5.91%) Project Support Officer
6 12 (5.91%) Support Officer
7 11 (5.42%) Project Analyst
8 10 (4.93%) IT Manager
8 10 (4.93%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (4.93%) Senior PMO Analyst
9 9 (4.43%) Programme Manager
9 9 (4.43%) Senior Manager
10 8 (3.94%) Head of PMO
10 8 (3.94%) IT Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Network Engineer
10 8 (3.94%) Product Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.49%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 11 (5.42%) Management Information System
3 9 (4.43%) Data Centre
3 9 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.46%) CMDB
4 5 (2.46%) PMI
5 4 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.97%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.48%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.99%) FMCG
8 1 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.49%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.49%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.49%) Podcast
8 1 (0.49%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.49%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.49%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (42.36%) Project Management
2 80 (39.41%) Continuous Improvement
3 62 (30.54%) PRINCE2
4 58 (28.57%) Agile
4 58 (28.57%) Project Delivery
5 57 (28.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 42 (20.69%) Decision-Making
7 40 (19.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 37 (18.23%) Coaching
8 37 (18.23%) Portfolio Management
9 35 (17.24%) ERP
10 34 (16.75%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (16.75%) Mentoring
11 33 (16.26%) Analytical Thinking
11 33 (16.26%) Programme Management
11 33 (16.26%) Project Governance
12 29 (14.29%) Budget Management
12 29 (14.29%) Roadmaps
13 26 (12.81%) Change Management
14 24 (11.82%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.94%) Python
2 2 (0.99%) R
3 1 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.49%) SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (17.73%) Degree
2 18 (8.87%) PMP
3 13 (6.40%) PMI Certification
4 11 (5.42%) Security Cleared
5 9 (4.43%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.94%) CCIE
6 8 (3.94%) CCNP
6 8 (3.94%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.97%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.99%) CAPM
8 2 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.99%) PhD
9 1 (0.49%) APMG
9 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.49%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (14.29%) QA
2 5 (2.46%) P3O
3 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.49%) GDPR
4 1 (0.49%) GRC
4 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 8 (3.94%) ProxySG
2 5 (2.46%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (2.46%) SCCM
2 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (17.73%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.43%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.94%) Blue Coat
3 8 (3.94%) CheckPoint
3 8 (3.94%) Cisco
3 8 (3.94%) F5
3 8 (3.94%) Infoblox
3 8 (3.94%) Motorola
3 8 (3.94%) SolarWinds
4 6 (2.96%) SAP
5 5 (2.46%) Adobe
5 5 (2.46%) Citrix
5 5 (2.46%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (2.46%) McAfee
5 5 (2.46%) Tenable
5 5 (2.46%) Zscaler
6 3 (1.48%) Openreach
6 3 (1.48%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.48%) VMware
7 2 (0.99%) Workday