Project Management Office (PMO)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for PMO skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PMO over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 293 291 373
Rank change year-on-year -2 +82 +81
Permanent jobs citing PMO 575 1,516 1,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.10% 1.24% 0.92%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 7.45% 6.97% 5.90%
Number of salaries quoted 417 1,093 935
10th Percentile £36,875 £36,791 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +5.77% -0.95%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +3.09% -3.96%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PMO is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,723 21,738 19,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.77% 17.78% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,686 11,782 12,692
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2023. 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 -8 500 £57,500 +4.55% 243
UK excluding London +15 316 £52,500 +5.00% 153
Work from Home +41 228 £57,500 +5.50% 109
London -10 194 £65,000 +4.00% 101
North of England +91 81 £52,500 +10.53% 32
South East +36 69 £47,500 -9.52% 33
South West -4 64 £52,500 +10.53% 23
Midlands +73 56 £52,375 +4.75% 42
West Midlands +74 42 £47,500 -8.21% 29
North West +77 35 £55,000 +10.00% 19
Yorkshire +77 30 £52,500 +20.00% 8
Scotland +42 23 £65,000 +23.81% 12
East of England +101 20 £57,500 +15.00% 13
North East +39 16 £51,250 +13.89% 5
East Midlands +42 14 £52,500 +5.00% 13
Northern Ireland +23 4 £70,000 +55.56% 2
Wales -14 3 £59,281 +18.56% 4

PMO
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 23 (4.00%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.61%) SAS
3 8 (1.39%) Confluence
4 2 (0.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.35%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 68 (11.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (11.48%) Microsoft Project
3 46 (8.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 44 (7.65%) Microsoft Office
5 20 (3.48%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.17%) Open Workbench
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.87%) Infor M3
2 5 (0.87%) Sage X3
2 5 (0.87%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (0.52%) Primavera
3 3 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.52%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.35%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.17%) Changepoint
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.17%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) SAP SEM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP SRM
5 1 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 43 (7.48%) Power Platform
2 37 (6.43%) Azure
3 21 (3.65%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.26%) AWS
4 13 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
5 12 (2.09%) SaaS
6 11 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (0.70%) MailChimp
8 3 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.52%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.52%) Nutanix
8 3 (0.52%) Rubrik
9 2 (0.35%) GitHub
9 2 (0.35%) IaaS
9 2 (0.35%) Lucidchart
9 2 (0.35%) PaaS
9 2 (0.35%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.35%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.35%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.35%) SD-WAN
2 24 (4.17%) WAN
3 23 (4.00%) 5G
4 9 (1.57%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.39%) Firewall
6 6 (1.04%) DNS
6 6 (1.04%) Intrusion Detection
6 6 (1.04%) Network Security
6 6 (1.04%) Wireless
7 5 (0.87%) DHCP
8 4 (0.70%) VPN
9 3 (0.52%) SAN
9 3 (0.52%) VLAN
10 2 (0.35%) ATM
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.35%) Cisco Wireless
10 2 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.00%) Power BI
2 20 (3.48%) Tableau
3 15 (2.61%) Amazon QuickSight
3 15 (2.61%) Data Mining
4 12 (2.09%) SQL Server
5 9 (1.57%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.04%) Looker
7 6 (1.04%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.87%) DB2
9 4 (0.70%) GIS
9 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.52%) Big Data
10 3 (0.52%) Power Query
10 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.35%) KDB
11 2 (0.35%) Kdb+
12 1 (0.17%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 39 (6.78%) JIRA
2 20 (3.48%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.17%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.17%) ERwin
4 1 (0.17%) Git
4 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
General
1 254 (44.17%) Finance
2 190 (33.04%) Social Skills
3 88 (15.30%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (10.09%) Public Sector
5 50 (8.70%) Retail
6 47 (8.17%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (6.43%) Marketing
8 28 (4.87%) Banking
9 26 (4.52%) Aerospace
10 25 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (4.17%) Law
11 24 (4.17%) Manufacturing
12 23 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 17 (2.96%) Legal
15 14 (2.43%) Telecoms
16 12 (2.09%) Local Government
17 10 (1.74%) French Language
18 8 (1.39%) Back Office
19 7 (1.22%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 140 (24.35%) Project Manager
2 121 (21.04%) Analyst
3 70 (12.17%) Senior
4 58 (10.09%) PMO Analyst
5 57 (9.91%) Lead
6 52 (9.04%) PMO Manager
7 46 (8.00%) IT Manager
8 39 (6.78%) Business Analyst
9 27 (4.70%) IT Project Manager
9 27 (4.70%) PMO Lead
10 23 (4.00%) Senior Manager
11 21 (3.65%) Coordinator
12 19 (3.30%) Software Engineer
13 18 (3.13%) Infrastructure Manager
13 18 (3.13%) Linux Engineer
14 17 (2.96%) Infrastructure Project Manager
14 17 (2.96%) Portfolio Analyst
15 16 (2.78%) Consultant
15 16 (2.78%) PMO Coordinator
16 14 (2.43%) PMO Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.91%) CSS
1 11 (1.91%) HTML
2 8 (1.39%) Middleware
2 8 (1.39%) React
3 7 (1.22%) .NET
4 5 (0.87%) HTML5
5 3 (0.52%) CSS3
5 3 (0.52%) jQuery
6 2 (0.35%) JSON
6 2 (0.35%) Next.js
6 2 (0.35%) Tailwind CSS
6 2 (0.35%) XML
7 1 (0.17%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.17%) EDI
7 1 (0.17%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.17%) Velocity
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.35%) Onboarding
2 20 (3.48%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.48%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.78%) PMI
4 14 (2.43%) GNSS
5 12 (2.09%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.91%) NHS
6 11 (1.91%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.39%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.39%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.22%) Housing Association
10 6 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.04%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.70%) Derivative
12 4 (0.70%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.70%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.52%) CCTV
13 3 (0.52%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 37 (6.43%) Linux
2 25 (4.35%) Windows
3 18 (3.13%) Unix
4 8 (1.39%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.70%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (56.52%) Project Management
2 173 (30.09%) Agile
3 149 (25.91%) Project Delivery
4 133 (23.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 118 (20.52%) PRINCE2
6 93 (16.17%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (14.26%) Change Management
8 79 (13.74%) Programme Management
9 70 (12.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 70 (12.17%) Risk Management
10 60 (10.43%) Waterfall
11 58 (10.09%) Scrum
12 53 (9.22%) Business Case
12 53 (9.22%) Portfolio Management
13 52 (9.04%) Business Analysis
13 52 (9.04%) Decision-Making
14 51 (8.87%) DevOps
14 51 (8.87%) Project Governance
15 49 (8.52%) Roadmaps
16 47 (8.17%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.13%) SQL
2 28 (4.87%) Python
3 17 (2.96%) MATLAB
4 15 (2.61%) C++
4 15 (2.61%) JavaScript
4 15 (2.61%) R
5 10 (1.74%) Bash
6 9 (1.57%) Perl
7 4 (0.70%) C#
8 3 (0.52%) Java
8 3 (0.52%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.35%) C
9 2 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 90 (15.65%) Degree
2 50 (8.70%) PMP
3 42 (7.30%) PMI Certification
4 21 (3.65%) Security Cleared
5 16 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 14 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.26%) SC Cleared
8 11 (1.91%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 5 (0.87%) APMP
9 5 (0.87%) CISA
10 4 (0.70%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.70%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.52%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.35%) CCNA
12 2 (0.35%) CCNP
12 2 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (10.09%) QA
2 10 (1.74%) GRC
3 8 (1.39%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.39%) P3O
4 6 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.87%) ITGC
6 3 (0.52%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.35%) SLA
8 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.17%) EMIR
8 1 (0.17%) GDPR
8 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.17%) MiFID
8 1 (0.17%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.87%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.35%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.17%) KVM
4 1 (0.17%) QEMU
Systems Management
1 2 (0.35%) Cisco Prime
1 2 (0.35%) vCenter Server
1 2 (0.35%) vRealize
Vendors
1 110 (19.13%) Microsoft
2 55 (9.57%) SAP
3 25 (4.35%) Oracle
4 17 (2.96%) VMware
5 10 (1.74%) Sage
5 10 (1.74%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.39%) Atlassian
7 7 (1.22%) Progress
8 6 (1.04%) Cisco
8 6 (1.04%) Citrix
9 5 (0.87%) NetApp
9 5 (0.87%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.70%) Cadence
11 3 (0.52%) BMC
11 3 (0.52%) IFS
11 3 (0.52%) Workday
12 2 (0.35%) 3PAR
12 2 (0.35%) BT
12 2 (0.35%) GoldenSource
12 2 (0.35%) Veeam