Project Management Institute (PMI)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PMI in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PMI over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 508 766 587
Rank change year-on-year +258 -179 +179
Permanent jobs citing PMI 429 205 831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.44% 0.20% 0.54%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.23% 0.46% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 264 172 271
10th Percentile £41,250 - £41,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,000 £46,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,778 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.21% -15.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £72,813 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,750 £77,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% -18.18% +15.79%

All Generic Skills
UK

PMI is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

PMI
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PMI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PMI in the UK

PMI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PMI.

Salary trend for PMI in the UK

PMI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMI over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for PMI in the UK

PMI
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMI within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
England +300 403 £59,556 +19.11% 107
UK excluding London +154 299 £57,500 +27.78% 63
Work from Home +181 223 £64,080 +42.40% 67
London +191 116 £70,000 - 53
North of England +119 101 £64,080 +60.20% 14
South East +87 96 £47,500 -17.39% 22
Midlands +44 55 £59,556 +13.44% 10
North West +50 51 £65,790 +64.48% 12
West Midlands +56 40 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Yorkshire +111 35 £52,500 -7.08% 1
South West +10 29 £37,500 -11.76% 12
North East +10 15 £55,000 +37.50% 1
East Midlands -8 15 £69,250 +23.11% 7
Scotland -62 9 £46,250 +15.63% 4
East of England +10 6 £77,500 +108.43% 1
Northern Ireland +32 2 £57,500 +9.52%
Wales -1 1 £60,500 +0.42% 1

PMI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 18 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.80%) IIS
3 2 (0.47%) CMS
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.23%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 35 (8.16%) Microsoft Project
2 30 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (3.03%) MS Visio
5 11 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.17%) AutoCAD
6 5 (1.17%) SPSS
7 4 (0.93%) Simulink
8 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Primavera
1 3 (0.70%) Sage 200
1 3 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.47%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.23%) CA PPM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.23%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 42 (9.79%) Azure
2 24 (5.59%) AWS
3 22 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (4.66%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.80%) GCP
6 11 (2.56%) Power Automate
7 10 (2.33%) SaaS
8 9 (2.10%) Snowflake
9 6 (1.40%) Azure Machine Learning
9 6 (1.40%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.17%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.93%) GitHub
11 4 (0.93%) Slack
12 3 (0.70%) AWS CodePipeline
12 3 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.70%) Intacct
12 3 (0.70%) Smartsheet
13 1 (0.23%) Amazon SageMaker
13 1 (0.23%) Google Analytics
13 1 (0.23%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.59%) Firewall
1 24 (5.59%) WAN
2 17 (3.96%) SAN
3 12 (2.80%) DHCP
3 12 (2.80%) DNS
3 12 (2.80%) iSCSI
3 12 (2.80%) LAN
3 12 (2.80%) SD-WAN
4 11 (2.56%) Unified Communications
5 7 (1.63%) VPN
5 7 (1.63%) WLAN
6 5 (1.17%) NAS
6 5 (1.17%) VLAN
7 4 (0.93%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.66%) Power BI
2 10 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.86%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.63%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.40%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.17%) MySQL
7 4 (0.93%) DB2
7 4 (0.93%) Power Query
8 1 (0.23%) Big Data
8 1 (0.23%) GIS
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 20 (4.66%) JIRA
2 11 (2.56%) Git
3 7 (1.63%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.93%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.93%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.70%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.70%) NetBeans
5 3 (0.70%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.47%) JIRA Agile
7 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.23%) MSTest
7 1 (0.23%) NUnit
7 1 (0.23%) Selenium
7 1 (0.23%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.23%) Subversion
7 1 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Coded UI
General
1 205 (47.79%) Finance
2 156 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 99 (23.08%) Retail
4 67 (15.62%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (8.39%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.29%) Manufacturing
7 21 (4.90%) Banking
8 20 (4.66%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (4.66%) Public Sector
9 15 (3.50%) Automotive
10 14 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (3.03%) Aerospace
12 12 (2.80%) Retail Banking
13 8 (1.86%) Marketing
14 7 (1.63%) Legal
15 5 (1.17%) Advertising
16 4 (0.93%) French Language
16 4 (0.93%) Telecoms
17 3 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.70%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 112 (26.11%) Senior
2 88 (20.51%) Project Manager
3 61 (14.22%) Architect
4 60 (13.99%) Portfolio Manager
5 56 (13.05%) Senior Manager
6 36 (8.39%) Analyst
7 33 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
8 31 (7.23%) Senior Portfolio Manager
9 24 (5.59%) IT Manager
10 23 (5.36%) Lead
11 22 (5.13%) Pensions Analyst
11 22 (5.13%) Senior Analyst
11 22 (5.13%) Senior Project Manager
11 22 (5.13%) Technical Analyst
12 20 (4.66%) Pensions Project Manager
12 20 (4.66%) Senior Technical Analyst
13 18 (4.20%) IT Project Manager
13 18 (4.20%) Senior Architect
14 16 (3.73%) Infrastructure Manager
14 16 (3.73%) Performance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.17%) HTML
2 4 (0.93%) CSS
3 3 (0.70%) .NET
3 3 (0.70%) AWS CDK
3 3 (0.70%) JavaFX
4 2 (0.47%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.47%) React
4 2 (0.47%) REST
5 1 (0.23%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.23%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.23%) JSON
5 1 (0.23%) JSP
5 1 (0.23%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.29%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.59%) Cloud Native
3 22 (5.13%) Product Ownership
4 13 (3.03%) FMCG
4 13 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (2.80%) Algorithms
5 12 (2.80%) Data Centre
6 11 (2.56%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.56%) Replication
7 6 (1.40%) Augmented Reality
7 6 (1.40%) Clustering
7 6 (1.40%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 6 (1.40%) Industry 4.0
7 6 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.40%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.40%) NHS
7 6 (1.40%) SCADA
7 6 (1.40%) Virtual Reality
8 4 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (0.93%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.20%) Windows
2 15 (3.50%) Linux
3 10 (2.33%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.17%) Android
4 5 (1.17%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (49.18%) Project Management
2 160 (37.30%) PRINCE2
3 142 (33.10%) Agile
4 82 (19.11%) Coaching
4 82 (19.11%) Mentoring
5 64 (14.92%) Project Delivery
6 63 (14.69%) Roadmaps
7 62 (14.45%) Portfolio Management
8 56 (13.05%) Problem-Solving
9 47 (10.96%) Information Security
9 47 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
10 45 (10.49%) Business Intelligence
11 44 (10.26%) Decision-Making
11 44 (10.26%) Line Management
12 42 (9.79%) Change Management
13 35 (8.16%) Digital Strategy
14 33 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence
15 32 (7.46%) Continuous Improvement
16 31 (7.23%) Scrum
17 28 (6.53%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.69%) SQL
2 14 (3.26%) Python
3 9 (2.10%) Java
4 7 (1.63%) C
4 7 (1.63%) C++
4 7 (1.63%) MATLAB
5 4 (0.93%) C#
5 4 (0.93%) RPG
5 4 (0.93%) VBA
6 3 (0.70%) Fortran
6 3 (0.70%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 428 (99.77%) PMI Certification
2 76 (17.72%) Degree
3 70 (16.32%) PMP
4 59 (13.75%) APMP
5 33 (7.69%) CAPM
6 29 (6.76%) PgMP
7 14 (3.26%) Security Cleared
8 11 (2.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 10 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 10 (2.33%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.63%) CISSP
11 4 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.70%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.70%) CISA
13 2 (0.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.23%) APMG
14 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.23%) CBAP
14 1 (0.23%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.29%) PMO
2 14 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (2.10%) QA
4 8 (1.86%) SLA
5 7 (1.63%) NIST
6 6 (1.40%) GRC
7 4 (0.93%) COBIT
7 4 (0.93%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.93%) Def Stans
7 4 (0.93%) IEC 61508
7 4 (0.93%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.93%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.93%) TickIT
8 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (0.70%) ITGC
8 3 (0.70%) P3O
8 3 (0.70%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.23%) AQAP
9 1 (0.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 24 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 22 (5.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.17%) Firmware
5 1 (0.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (2.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 12 (2.80%) Opsgenie
1 12 (2.80%) VxRail
1 12 (2.80%) ZABBIX
2 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 87 (20.28%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.46%) VMware
3 24 (5.59%) Fortinet
4 17 (3.96%) Cisco
5 12 (2.80%) Dell
5 12 (2.80%) NetApp
5 12 (2.80%) SolarWinds
6 11 (2.56%) BT
6 11 (2.56%) Mitel
7 6 (1.40%) SAP
8 5 (1.17%) Juniper
8 5 (1.17%) NEC
8 5 (1.17%) Veeam
9 4 (0.93%) Avaya
9 4 (0.93%) Cognos
9 4 (0.93%) Databricks
10 3 (0.70%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.70%) Sage
10 3 (0.70%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.47%) Marketo