Project Management Office (PMO)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring PMO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 380 366
Rank change year-on-year -10 -14 -66
Permanent jobs citing PMO 483 343 544
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.69% 0.66%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 4.18% 4.44% 4.99%
Number of salaries quoted 342 256 372
10th Percentile £37,047 £36,159 £32,525
25th Percentile £41,585 £48,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +23.81% -8.70%
75th Percentile £84,733 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £99,413 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +21.05% -5.15%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,544 7,723 10,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.75% 15.46% 13.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7,210 4,340 6,544
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,683
% change year-on-year - +4.86% -6.50%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMO relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

PMO job vacancy trend in the UK

PMO
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PMO

PMO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

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 18 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
England +5 432 £60,000 -7.69% 194
UK excluding London -10 276 £52,500 -8.70% 151
Work from Home +5 183 £50,500 -22.31% 102
London -6 170 £70,000 -12.50% 80
North of England +15 89 £60,000 +9.09% 25
South East -2 69 £41,585 -27.68% 59
North West +34 48 £60,000 +64.38% 14
Midlands -30 42 £50,000 +3.90% 25
Yorkshire -14 30 £55,000 +10.00% 9
South West -64 29 £62,500 +25.00% 22
West Midlands -27 27 £57,500 +24.32% 18
East of England -18 21 £46,750 -21.76% 8
East Midlands -18 13 £45,000 -20.00% 7
North East -57 11 £44,447 -25.92% 2
Wales -56 10 £73,925 +20.69% 8
Scotland -6 9 £55,000 -8.33% 6
Northern Ireland - 7 £46,250 - 2

PMO
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 23 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.73%) Confluence
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.62%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 48 (9.94%) Microsoft Project
2 45 (9.32%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (3.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.04%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.62%) Trello
7 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.04%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.83%) Primavera
5 3 (0.62%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.41%) Shopify
6 2 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.21%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.21%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.21%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 59 (12.22%) Azure
2 49 (10.14%) Power Platform
3 19 (3.93%) AWS
4 18 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (3.52%) SaaS
6 15 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (3.11%) Nutanix
6 15 (3.11%) Power Automate
7 14 (2.90%) Smartsheet
8 12 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (2.28%) GCP
10 9 (1.86%) Datadog
11 7 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (1.45%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.04%) Boomi
12 5 (1.04%) Miro
13 4 (0.83%) Entra ID
14 3 (0.62%) Google Workspace
14 3 (0.62%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.62%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.86%) VSAN
2 8 (1.66%) LAN
2 8 (1.66%) WAN
3 6 (1.24%) Fibre Channel
3 6 (1.24%) iSCSI
3 6 (1.24%) Network Security
4 5 (1.04%) Firewall
4 5 (1.04%) VPN
5 4 (0.83%) BGP
5 4 (0.83%) Cisco ASA
5 4 (0.83%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (0.83%) Cisco Wireless
5 4 (0.83%) EIGRP
5 4 (0.83%) OSPF
5 4 (0.83%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.83%) SNMP
5 4 (0.83%) VLAN
5 4 (0.83%) WAAS
5 4 (0.83%) Wireless
5 4 (0.83%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (9.32%) Power BI
2 6 (1.24%) Power Query
3 4 (0.83%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.62%) Metadata
4 3 (0.62%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.41%) Tableau
6 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.21%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 61 (12.63%) JIRA
2 5 (1.04%) Git
3 2 (0.41%) ERwin
General
1 202 (41.82%) Finance
2 183 (37.89%) Social Skills
3 62 (12.84%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (10.14%) Influencing Skills
5 44 (9.11%) Organisational Skills
6 35 (7.25%) Presentation Skills
7 28 (5.80%) Marketing
8 27 (5.59%) Retail
9 25 (5.18%) Legal
9 25 (5.18%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.97%) Manufacturing
11 21 (4.35%) Banking
12 16 (3.31%) Local Government
13 12 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (2.07%) Automotive
14 10 (2.07%) Law
15 7 (1.45%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.45%) Telecoms
16 6 (1.24%) Financial Institution
17 5 (1.04%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 75 (15.53%) Analyst
2 73 (15.11%) Project Manager
3 69 (14.29%) Senior
4 49 (10.14%) PMO Analyst
5 38 (7.87%) Consultant
5 38 (7.87%) Lead
6 31 (6.42%) PMO Manager
7 26 (5.38%) Coordinator
8 25 (5.18%) Senior Manager
9 24 (4.97%) IT Manager
10 23 (4.76%) Portfolio Manager
10 23 (4.76%) Project Coordinator
11 20 (4.14%) Programme Manager
12 17 (3.52%) Senior Consultant
13 16 (3.31%) Business Analyst
13 16 (3.31%) Transformation Manager
14 15 (3.11%) Senior Technical Consultant
14 15 (3.11%) Senior VMware Consultant
14 15 (3.11%) Technical Consultant
14 15 (3.11%) VMware Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.04%) Middleware
1 5 (1.04%) REST
2 2 (0.41%) HTML5 Canvas
2 2 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.21%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.94%) Onboarding
2 30 (6.21%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.59%) Data Centre
4 14 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (2.28%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.07%) FMCG
6 10 (2.07%) PMI
6 10 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.86%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 9 (1.86%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.45%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.45%) Life Science
9 6 (1.24%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.24%) Enterprise Storage
9 6 (1.24%) VxBlock/Vblock
10 4 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.83%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.83%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (37.27%) Project Management
2 145 (30.02%) Agile
3 143 (29.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (27.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 130 (26.92%) Project Delivery
6 100 (20.70%) PRINCE2
7 87 (18.01%) Decision-Making
8 82 (16.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 66 (13.66%) Change Management
10 64 (13.25%) ERP
10 64 (13.25%) Problem-Solving
11 53 (10.97%) Business Intelligence
12 49 (10.14%) Programme Management
12 49 (10.14%) Roadmaps
13 48 (9.94%) Change Control
14 44 (9.11%) Risk Management
14 44 (9.11%) Waterfall
15 42 (8.70%) Portfolio Management
16 37 (7.66%) Workshop Facilitation
17 36 (7.45%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.14%) Python
2 13 (2.69%) SQL
3 7 (1.45%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.24%) Bash
5 5 (1.04%) C++
6 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.41%) RPG
6 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.21%) Bicep
7 1 (0.21%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 76 (15.73%) Degree
2 59 (12.22%) PMP
3 46 (9.52%) PMI Certification
4 24 (4.97%) Security Cleared
5 19 (3.93%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 12 (2.48%) PgMP
8 11 (2.28%) APMP
8 11 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.86%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.86%) VCAP
9 9 (1.86%) VCDX
9 9 (1.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 8 (1.66%) CAPM
10 8 (1.66%) CPIM
11 6 (1.24%) Dell Certification
12 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.83%) CCIE
13 4 (0.83%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.04%) QA
2 16 (3.31%) Data Quality
3 5 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.04%) TickIT
4 4 (0.83%) MiFID
5 3 (0.62%) GDPR
5 3 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.62%) SLA
6 2 (0.41%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.41%) GxP
6 2 (0.41%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.21%) COBIT
7 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.21%) DICOM
7 1 (0.21%) GRC
7 1 (0.21%) HL7
7 1 (0.21%) ISO 19650
7 1 (0.21%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 15 (3.11%) VMware Infrastructure
1 15 (3.11%) vSphere
2 9 (1.86%) vCloud
2 9 (1.86%) VMware NSX
3 6 (1.24%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.04%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.83%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 6 (1.24%) Ansible
1 6 (1.24%) Avamar
1 6 (1.24%) Dell DRAC
1 6 (1.24%) EMC NetWorker
1 6 (1.24%) EMC VPLEX
1 6 (1.24%) Rundeck
1 6 (1.24%) Terraform
1 6 (1.24%) VxRail
2 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 107 (22.15%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.66%) SAP
3 19 (3.93%) ServiceNow
4 15 (3.11%) Dell
4 15 (3.11%) NetApp
4 15 (3.11%) Nimble Storage
4 15 (3.11%) VMware
5 9 (1.86%) Broadcom
5 9 (1.86%) Cognizant
5 9 (1.86%) FIS
5 9 (1.86%) ION Trading
6 8 (1.66%) Oracle
7 7 (1.45%) Cisco
8 6 (1.24%) 3PAR
8 6 (1.24%) Dynatrace
8 6 (1.24%) Isilon
8 6 (1.24%) Splunk
8 6 (1.24%) Veeam
9 5 (1.04%) Ariba
9 5 (1.04%) CheckPoint