Project Planning Jobs in the UK excluding London

Project Planning
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Project Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Planning over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 191 289 280
Rank change year-on-year +98 -9 +41
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 638 665 712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.61% 0.89% 1.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 1.08% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 147 361 235
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £43,420
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,734 £45,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,967 £46,293 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.86% -11.82% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £68,875
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £79,700
UK median annual salary £61,967 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +23.93% -16.67% +4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Project Planning 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,721 61,614 54,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.53% 82.28% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 17,560 42,296 28,644
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Project Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Planning in the UK excluding London

Project Planning
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Planning in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Project Planning in the UK excluding London

Project Planning
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Planning in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK excluding London

Project Planning
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 Project Planning within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 +187 324 £51,250 -6.82% 55
West Midlands +155 206 £50,000 -9.09% 42
North of England +51 155 £61,967 +37.70% 60
North West +41 142 £61,967 +37.70% 36
East Midlands +109 118 £95,000 +123.53% 13
South East -17 92 £65,000 +40.41% 50
East of England +22 31 £44,000 +10.00% 15
South West +65 20 £40,000 -1.23% 35
Scotland +58 14 £55,000 -15.47% 26
Yorkshire +28 13 £54,793 -4.71% 13
Wales +17 4 £65,000 +60.29% 5
Channel Islands -4 1 - - 6
Project Planning
UK

Project Planning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (1.72%) IIS
2 8 (1.25%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.63%) CMS
3 4 (0.63%) Kentico
4 2 (0.31%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.16%) Confluence
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 24 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.29%) Microsoft Project
3 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (1.72%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (1.10%) Trello
7 3 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.31%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) Primavera
3 1 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 24 (3.76%) Azure
2 19 (2.98%) Power Platform
3 10 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
5 6 (0.94%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (0.94%) Smartsheet
6 4 (0.63%) Kontent
6 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
7 3 (0.47%) Asana
8 2 (0.31%) AWS
8 2 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.31%) Matillion
8 2 (0.31%) OCI
8 2 (0.31%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.16%) Figma
9 1 (0.16%) GCP
9 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.16%) SaaS
9 1 (0.16%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.72%) 5G
1 11 (1.72%) Bluetooth
1 11 (1.72%) LTE
1 11 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.25%) DHCP
2 8 (1.25%) DNS
2 8 (1.25%) Firewall
3 7 (1.10%) VoIP
4 6 (0.94%) Network Security
4 6 (0.94%) VPN
5 5 (0.78%) ADSL
5 5 (0.78%) VLAN
6 3 (0.47%) BGP
6 3 (0.47%) InfiniBand
6 3 (0.47%) MPLS
6 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.47%) WAN
7 2 (0.31%) Wireless
8 1 (0.16%) GSM
8 1 (0.16%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.51%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.25%) GIS
3 6 (0.94%) Power BI
4 5 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.78%) Oracle Database
5 4 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.63%) Tableau
6 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database 11g
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database 12c
6 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.45%) JIRA
2 1 (0.16%) GCC
2 1 (0.16%) gcov
2 1 (0.16%) GDB
2 1 (0.16%) Git
2 1 (0.16%) GitLab
2 1 (0.16%) JDeveloper
2 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 107 (16.77%) Telecoms
2 99 (15.52%) Automotive
3 80 (12.54%) Social Skills
4 72 (11.29%) Finance
5 68 (10.66%) Electronics
6 56 (8.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 51 (7.99%) Manufacturing
8 32 (5.02%) Analytical Skills
9 22 (3.45%) Legal
10 19 (2.98%) Billing
11 15 (2.35%) Law
12 13 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.57%) Banking
14 9 (1.41%) Marketing
15 8 (1.25%) Public Sector
15 8 (1.25%) Retail
16 7 (1.10%) Advertising
17 6 (0.94%) Local Government
18 4 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
19 3 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 243 (38.09%) Principal Engineer
1 243 (38.09%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 161 (25.24%) Systems Engineer
3 142 (22.26%) Senior
4 110 (17.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 81 (12.70%) Principal Modelling Engineer
6 74 (11.60%) Project Manager
7 55 (8.62%) Engineering Manager
8 39 (6.11%) Associate Engineer
8 39 (6.11%) Design Engineer
8 39 (6.11%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 39 (6.11%) Electronics Engineer
8 39 (6.11%) PCB Design Engineer
8 39 (6.11%) PCB Engineer
9 36 (5.64%) Lead
10 18 (2.82%) Developer
11 15 (2.35%) Operations Manager
11 15 (2.35%) Operations Project Manager
11 15 (2.35%) Sales Manager
11 15 (2.35%) Sales Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.51%) XML
2 9 (1.41%) .NET
3 7 (1.10%) HTML
4 6 (0.94%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.47%) CSS
6 2 (0.31%) ADO
6 2 (0.31%) JSON
6 2 (0.31%) Middleware
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle ADF
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.31%) REST
7 1 (0.16%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 1 (0.16%) D3.js
7 1 (0.16%) Django
7 1 (0.16%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.16%) OpenCV
7 1 (0.16%) Pandas
7 1 (0.16%) React
7 1 (0.16%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.16%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 14 (2.19%) Embedded Systems
2 11 (1.72%) IoT
2 11 (1.72%) NB-IoT
3 10 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (1.10%) Driving Licence
5 6 (0.94%) PMI
5 6 (0.94%) Product Ownership
5 6 (0.94%) Social Media
6 5 (0.78%) Onboarding
6 5 (0.78%) Virtual Team
7 4 (0.63%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.47%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.31%) SCADA
10 1 (0.16%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.16%) Graphic Design
10 1 (0.16%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.16%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.16%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.49%) Windows
2 24 (3.76%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.29%) Linux
4 6 (0.94%) Windows Vista
5 1 (0.16%) Android
5 1 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (63.95%) Systems Engineering
2 193 (30.25%) Validation
3 190 (29.78%) Verification and Validation
4 149 (23.35%) SysML
5 135 (21.16%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 97 (15.20%) Change Management
7 95 (14.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 84 (13.17%) Project Management
9 73 (11.44%) Project Delivery
10 58 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
11 54 (8.46%) Requirements Management
12 48 (7.52%) Problem-Solving
13 45 (7.05%) Agile
14 40 (6.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 39 (6.11%) Schematic Capture
16 32 (5.02%) CRM
16 32 (5.02%) PRINCE2
17 27 (4.23%) Budget Management
18 25 (3.92%) Collaborative Working
19 23 (3.61%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 23 (3.61%) Python
2 18 (2.82%) PowerShell
3 17 (2.66%) SQL
4 16 (2.51%) C
5 14 (2.19%) Ada
6 13 (2.04%) Bash
7 9 (1.41%) C#
8 8 (1.25%) Java
9 5 (0.78%) C++
10 4 (0.63%) VBA
11 2 (0.31%) Perl
11 2 (0.31%) R
12 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 414 (64.89%) BPSS Clearance
2 259 (40.60%) Degree
3 95 (14.89%) HND
4 61 (9.56%) Master's Degree
5 56 (8.78%) HNC
6 55 (8.62%) Chartered Engineer
7 17 (2.66%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
8 11 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.72%) PMP
9 10 (1.57%) Security Cleared
10 7 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 7 (1.10%) SC Cleared
11 6 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (0.94%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.63%) CCNP
12 4 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.63%) MBA
12 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.13%) QA
2 11 (1.72%) PMO
3 7 (1.10%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.78%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.16%) P3O
6 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
1 11 (1.72%) vSphere
2 8 (1.25%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.47%) NFS
4 2 (0.31%) Docker
4 2 (0.31%) GPFS
4 2 (0.31%) Lustre
4 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (1.72%) Ansible
1 11 (1.72%) Puppet
1 11 (1.72%) Terraform
2 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.16%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 53 (8.31%) Microsoft
2 39 (6.11%) EMC
3 22 (3.45%) Oracle
4 11 (1.72%) VMware
5 6 (0.94%) SAP
6 4 (0.63%) Blue Prism
6 4 (0.63%) Google
6 4 (0.63%) UiPath
7 3 (0.47%) Autodesk
7 3 (0.47%) Cisco
7 3 (0.47%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.47%) Juniper
8 2 (0.31%) Databricks
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe
9 1 (0.16%) Concur
9 1 (0.16%) IBM
9 1 (0.16%) QNX
9 1 (0.16%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.16%) Sage
9 1 (0.16%) Salesforce