Project Support Officer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Project Support Officer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Support Officer salary in the UK excluding London is £38,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 484 557 556
Rank change year-on-year +73 -1 +207
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Support Officer 26 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.062% 0.006% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.006% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £27,900 £32,375 -
25th Percentile £28,425 £34,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £38,750 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.65% +49.04% -3.22%
75th Percentile £41,750 £44,063 -
90th Percentile - £46,125 -
UK median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year -14.44% +73.08% -9.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,951 33,588 32,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 92.94% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,133 16,400 24,992
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,743
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Project Support Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Support Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Project Support Officer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Project Support Officer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Project Support Officer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Project Support Officer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Support Officer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Support Officer in the UK excluding London

Project Support Officer
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 Support Officer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
North of England - 11 £41,075 - 1
West Midlands +43 9 £28,600 -12.00%
Midlands +30 9 £28,600 -12.00%
Yorkshire - 7 £41,075 - 1
East of England - 5 £38,500 - 4
North West - 4 - -
South West - 1 £35,000 - 1
Project Support Officer
UK

Project Support Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Project Support Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Project Support Officer in the job title.

1 16 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (57.69%) PRINCE2
3 14 (53.85%) Project Governance
4 13 (50.00%) Microsoft
5 12 (46.15%) Agile
5 12 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
5 12 (46.15%) PMO
5 12 (46.15%) Project Management
6 11 (42.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 9 (34.62%) Project Delivery
8 8 (30.77%) Budget Management
8 8 (30.77%) Cost Control
8 8 (30.77%) Degree
8 8 (30.77%) Document Management
8 8 (30.77%) Order Management
9 7 (26.92%) Budget Control
9 7 (26.92%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 7 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (26.92%) Change Management
9 7 (26.92%) Financial Analysis
9 7 (26.92%) Power BI
9 7 (26.92%) Power Platform
10 5 (19.23%) Confluence
10 5 (19.23%) JIRA
10 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Office
10 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Project
10 5 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (15.38%) Active Directory
11 4 (15.38%) Aruba
11 4 (15.38%) Cisco

Project Support Officer Skill Set
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 5 (19.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (42.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (26.92%) Power Platform
2 4 (15.38%) Entra ID
2 4 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (15.38%) DHCP
1 4 (15.38%) DNS
1 4 (15.38%) iSCSI
1 4 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (15.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (26.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (19.23%) JIRA
General
1 16 (61.54%) Finance
2 13 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (26.92%) Social Skills
4 7 (26.92%) Telecoms
5 5 (19.23%) Military
Operating Systems
1 4 (15.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (57.69%) PRINCE2
3 14 (53.85%) Project Governance
4 12 (46.15%) Agile
4 12 (46.15%) Project Management
5 9 (34.62%) Project Delivery
6 8 (30.77%) Budget Management
6 8 (30.77%) Cost Control
6 8 (30.77%) Document Management
6 8 (30.77%) Order Management
7 7 (26.92%) Budget Control
7 7 (26.92%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 7 (26.92%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (26.92%) Change Management
7 7 (26.92%) Financial Analysis
8 5 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 4 (15.38%) Proactive Maintenance
10 3 (11.54%) Decision-Making
10 3 (11.54%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 8 (30.77%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (11.54%) SC Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (46.15%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (15.38%) Active Directory
1 4 (15.38%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 13 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (15.38%) Aruba
2 4 (15.38%) Cisco
2 4 (15.38%) HP
2 4 (15.38%) Meraki
3 3 (11.54%) Openreach