PMP Job Trends in the UK excluding London

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 460 406 439
Rank change year-on-year -54 +33 -9
Permanent jobs citing PMP 185 154 248
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.24% 0.45% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.34% 1.22% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 92 91 179
10th Percentile £44,447 £50,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,500 £60,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,764 £70,000 £54,939
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% +27.42% +10.99%
75th Percentile £71,563 £80,625 £63,125
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £66,250 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.36% +27.27% -7.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

PMP 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 13,820 12,591 15,037
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 18.27% 36.59% 25.04%
Number of salaries quoted 7,036 5,336 8,404
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £34,988 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -0.61% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

PMP job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

PMP
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

PMP
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Salary histogram for PMP in the UK excluding London

PMP
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 PMP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 August 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 -35 55 £50,000 -37.50% 47
North of England -23 52 £51,500 -17.60% 38
North West -1 29 £60,000 -4.00% 22
Midlands -15 27 £55,000 -21.43% 27
East of England -30 21 £60,000 -29.41% 17
East Midlands -10 15 £52,500 -33.33% 10
Yorkshire -25 14 £67,500 +5.88% 12
West Midlands -26 12 £55,000 -21.43% 17
South West -58 11 £62,500 +8.70% 13
North East -45 9 £41,500 - 5
Wales -45 8 £60,000 +6.67% 3
Scotland +12 6 £68,750 -14.06% 15
Northern Ireland -73 5 - - 8
PMP
UK

PMP
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 3 (1.62%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.08%) Confluence
3 1 (0.54%) Mendix
Applications
1 36 (19.46%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (3.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (2.16%) Trello
5 4 (2.16%) Windchill
6 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (5.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.16%) Sage 200
2 4 (2.16%) SAP Business One
3 2 (1.08%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (1.08%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (1.08%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.08%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.54%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.54%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.54%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.54%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 18 (9.73%) Power Platform
2 11 (5.95%) Azure
3 10 (5.41%) Smartsheet
4 9 (4.86%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (3.78%) Power Automate
5 7 (3.78%) PowerApps
6 4 (2.16%) GitHub
6 4 (2.16%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.62%) SaaS
8 2 (1.08%) Miro
9 1 (0.54%) Asana
9 1 (0.54%) Dataform
9 1 (0.54%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.54%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.54%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.54%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (9.73%) Power BI
2 1 (0.54%) BigQuery
2 1 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.54%) Looker
Development Applications
1 28 (15.14%) JIRA
General
1 100 (54.05%) Social Skills
2 72 (38.92%) Finance
3 33 (17.84%) Influencing Skills
4 28 (15.14%) Manufacturing
5 23 (12.43%) Pharmaceutical
6 20 (10.81%) Retail
7 18 (9.73%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (8.65%) Law
8 16 (8.65%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (7.57%) Public Sector
10 12 (6.49%) Marketing
11 10 (5.41%) Legal
12 9 (4.86%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (3.24%) Military
15 4 (2.16%) Environmental Health
16 3 (1.62%) Automotive
17 2 (1.08%) General Ledger
17 2 (1.08%) Telecoms
18 1 (0.54%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 69 (37.30%) Project Manager
2 43 (23.24%) Programme Manager
3 42 (22.70%) Senior
4 38 (20.54%) Senior Manager
5 19 (10.27%) IT Manager
5 19 (10.27%) Senior Project Manager
6 13 (7.03%) Lead
7 12 (6.49%) IT Project Manager
8 11 (5.95%) Change Manager
8 11 (5.95%) Project Change Manager
8 11 (5.95%) Senior Programme Manager
9 10 (5.41%) Development Manager
9 10 (5.41%) Development Project Manager
9 10 (5.41%) Portfolio Manager
9 10 (5.41%) Senior Development Manager
10 7 (3.78%) Analyst
10 7 (3.78%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.78%) IT Programme Manager
10 7 (3.78%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.24%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.81%) PMI
2 8 (4.32%) Virtual Team
3 7 (3.78%) EPoS
4 6 (3.24%) LIMS
4 6 (3.24%) Operational Technology
5 5 (2.70%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.62%) Life Science
6 3 (1.62%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.08%) CMDB
7 2 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.08%) NHS
8 1 (0.54%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.54%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.54%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.54%) FMCG
8 1 (0.54%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.54%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.54%) Windows
1 1 (0.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (84.86%) PRINCE2
2 126 (68.11%) Project Management
3 118 (63.78%) Agile
4 106 (57.30%) Stakeholder Management
5 74 (40.00%) Project Delivery
6 61 (32.97%) Continuous Improvement
7 56 (30.27%) Decision-Making
8 55 (29.73%) ITIL
9 54 (29.19%) Problem-Solving
10 45 (24.32%) Change Management
11 39 (21.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 34 (18.38%) Waterfall
13 33 (17.84%) ERP
14 28 (15.14%) Budget Management
14 28 (15.14%) Risk Management
15 26 (14.05%) Logistics
16 24 (12.97%) Impact Assessments
17 22 (11.89%) Actionable Insight
17 22 (11.89%) Matrix Organization
17 22 (11.89%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 161 (87.03%) PMI Certification
2 59 (31.89%) Degree
3 25 (13.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 19 (10.27%) DBS Check
5 13 (7.03%) Security Cleared
6 10 (5.41%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.86%) CAPM
8 8 (4.32%) APMP
9 7 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (3.24%) ISEB
10 6 (3.24%) PgMP
11 5 (2.70%) DV Cleared
12 4 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (1.08%) CISM
13 2 (1.08%) CISSP
13 2 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (1.08%) Master's Degree
13 2 (1.08%) RIBA
14 1 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (13.51%) PMO
2 18 (9.73%) QA
3 11 (5.95%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.78%) GDPR
5 6 (3.24%) GMP
5 6 (3.24%) GxP
5 6 (3.24%) NEBOSH
6 5 (2.70%) GRC
7 4 (2.16%) Def Stans
7 4 (2.16%) ISO 9000
7 4 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 4 (2.16%) SLA
8 2 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (1.08%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (0.54%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 40 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 18 (9.73%) SAP
3 5 (2.70%) Oracle
3 5 (2.70%) Sage
4 4 (2.16%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.62%) Planview
5 3 (1.62%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.08%) IFS
7 1 (0.54%) Arista
7 1 (0.54%) Callidus
7 1 (0.54%) Cisco
7 1 (0.54%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.54%) Google
7 1 (0.54%) Informatica
7 1 (0.54%) Juniper
7 1 (0.54%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.54%) UiPath
7 1 (0.54%) Workday