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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 345 327 390
Rank change year-on-year -18 +63 +15
Permanent jobs citing PMO 812 1,101 1,451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.83% 1.05% 0.94%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.02% 5.46% 5.64%
Number of salaries quoted 569 833 1,027
10th Percentile £36,175 £38,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -3.00% -2.44% +13.89%

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 13,490 20,156 25,732
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.76% 19.26% 16.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,233 9,268 13,209
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

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 27 April 2024.

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 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 +3 717 £51,997 -5.46% 197
UK excluding London +36 617 £48,500 -3.00% 143
Work from Home -32 261 £52,500 - 68
London -63 161 £65,000 - 62
North of England +78 156 £50,000 -9.09% 33
South East -8 143 £45,000 -5.26% 37
Midlands +28 119 £49,990 -4.78% 18
South West +19 81 £52,500 +5.00% 28
North West +3 68 £48,500 -11.82% 23
West Midlands +4 65 £50,000 -4.76% 12
Scotland -38 61 £55,000 - 11
East Midlands +22 47 £42,500 -22.73% 6
Yorkshire +100 44 £48,250 -12.27% 4
North East +29 44 £52,500 - 6
East of England +25 43 £65,000 - 18
Wales +1 12 £53,499 +8.63% 1
Northern Ireland +32 2 - -

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 42 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.20%) Confluence
3 8 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.86%) MS Project Server
4 7 (0.86%) SAS
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 119 (14.66%) Microsoft Project
2 112 (13.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 58 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
4 43 (5.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (2.09%) Windchill
6 15 (1.85%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.25%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (2.34%) Unit4 Business World
2 17 (2.09%) Teamcenter
3 14 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (1.23%) Primavera
5 2 (0.25%) CA PPM
5 2 (0.25%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.25%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.25%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 46 (5.67%) Azure
2 44 (5.42%) Power Platform
3 34 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.45%) SaaS
5 24 (2.96%) AWS
6 18 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.35%) Smartsheet
8 10 (1.23%) Nutanix
9 9 (1.11%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.11%) IaaS
10 8 (0.99%) Power Automate
10 8 (0.99%) PowerApps
11 7 (0.86%) Asana
12 5 (0.62%) GitHub
12 5 (0.62%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (0.49%) PaaS
14 3 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
14 3 (0.37%) MailChimp
15 2 (0.25%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.83%) 5G
2 16 (1.97%) WAN
3 15 (1.85%) SD-WAN
4 9 (1.11%) DHCP
4 9 (1.11%) DNS
5 8 (0.99%) SAN
6 5 (0.62%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.49%) Broadband
7 4 (0.49%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.49%) Internet
7 4 (0.49%) RS-232
8 3 (0.37%) WebEx
9 2 (0.25%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (0.25%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.25%) Network Security
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.12%) Extranet
10 1 (0.12%) LAN
10 1 (0.12%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (3.69%) Power BI
2 20 (2.46%) Looker
2 20 (2.46%) NoSQL
2 20 (2.46%) Relational Database
3 19 (2.34%) DB2
4 7 (0.86%) Amazon QuickSight
4 7 (0.86%) Data Mining
4 7 (0.86%) Tableau
5 4 (0.49%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.12%) Big Data
8 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.12%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.12%) Metadata
8 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 68 (8.37%) JIRA
2 13 (1.60%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.49%) Git
3 4 (0.49%) Subversion
4 2 (0.25%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.25%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.25%) Selenium
5 1 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 377 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 242 (29.80%) Finance
3 96 (11.82%) Presentation Skills
4 89 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
5 69 (8.50%) Marketing
6 64 (7.88%) Law
6 64 (7.88%) Public Sector
7 60 (7.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 52 (6.40%) Retail
9 50 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (5.30%) Manufacturing
11 40 (4.93%) Legal
12 22 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.22%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.72%) Banking
15 13 (1.60%) Electronics
16 11 (1.35%) Aerospace
17 9 (1.11%) Back Office
18 7 (0.86%) German Language
19 5 (0.62%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 235 (28.94%) Project Manager
2 109 (13.42%) Lead
3 97 (11.95%) Analyst
3 97 (11.95%) Senior
4 62 (7.64%) IT Manager
5 50 (6.16%) PMO Analyst
6 44 (5.42%) Coordinator
7 42 (5.17%) Senior Manager
8 37 (4.56%) IT Project Manager
8 37 (4.56%) Software Engineer
9 35 (4.31%) Senior Project Manager
10 29 (3.57%) Project Coordinator
11 28 (3.45%) PMO Lead
12 27 (3.33%) PMO Manager
13 24 (2.96%) Consultant
14 23 (2.83%) Head of PMO
15 20 (2.46%) Lead Software Engineer
15 20 (2.46%) UI Engineer
16 17 (2.09%) Configuration Specialist
16 17 (2.09%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.82%) CSS
1 31 (3.82%) HTML
2 25 (3.08%) React
3 13 (1.60%) .NET
4 7 (0.86%) Flash
5 6 (0.74%) GraphQL
5 6 (0.74%) REST
6 5 (0.62%) HTML5
6 5 (0.62%) Next.js
6 5 (0.62%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
7 4 (0.49%) WCF
7 4 (0.49%) Web Services
7 4 (0.49%) WinForms
8 3 (0.37%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
10 1 (0.12%) 802.1X
10 1 (0.12%) ADO
10 1 (0.12%) HTML5 Canvas
10 1 (0.12%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 110 (13.55%) Management Information System
2 91 (11.21%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (3.69%) Product Ownership
4 29 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 27 (3.33%) PMI
6 24 (2.96%) Public Cloud
7 13 (1.60%) GNSS
7 13 (1.60%) NHS
8 11 (1.35%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.35%) Graphic Design
8 11 (1.35%) Robotics
9 9 (1.11%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.74%) FMCG
10 6 (0.74%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.49%) Fibre Optics
11 4 (0.49%) Housing Association
11 4 (0.49%) IoT
11 4 (0.49%) Tandem
12 3 (0.37%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.37%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.93%) Linux
2 34 (4.19%) Windows
3 28 (3.45%) Windows Server
4 19 (2.34%) Unix
5 8 (0.99%) Debian
5 8 (0.99%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.37%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 573 (70.57%) Project Management
2 263 (32.39%) Agile
3 254 (31.28%) Project Delivery
4 162 (19.95%) PRINCE2
5 154 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
6 150 (18.47%) Stakeholder Management
7 125 (15.39%) Coaching
8 121 (14.90%) Change Management
9 110 (13.55%) Continuous Improvement
10 97 (11.95%) Project Governance
11 93 (11.45%) Decision-Making
11 93 (11.45%) Mentoring
12 85 (10.47%) Risk Management
13 83 (10.22%) Waterfall
14 82 (10.10%) Programme Management
15 80 (9.85%) Scrum
16 75 (9.24%) Collaborative Working
17 74 (9.11%) DevOps
18 70 (8.62%) Customer Requirements
19 65 (8.00%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 56 (6.90%) SQL
2 33 (4.06%) Python
3 29 (3.57%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.46%) Bash
4 20 (2.46%) C++
5 15 (1.85%) C#
6 13 (1.60%) Perl
7 12 (1.48%) MATLAB
8 9 (1.11%) Java
8 9 (1.11%) R
9 7 (0.86%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.25%) C
12 1 (0.12%) PHP
12 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 189 (23.28%) Degree
2 74 (9.11%) PMP
3 70 (8.62%) PMI Certification
4 52 (6.40%) Security Cleared
5 39 (4.80%) SC Cleared
6 38 (4.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 19 (2.34%) CISA
7 19 (2.34%) DV Cleared
8 16 (1.97%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.72%) APMP
9 14 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 10 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.11%) ISEB
11 9 (1.11%) ISEB Practitioner
12 8 (0.99%) MBA
12 8 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 7 (0.86%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.74%) CAPM
14 6 (0.74%) Chartered Engineer
15 4 (0.49%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.54%) QA
2 19 (2.34%) ITGC
3 16 (1.97%) ISO 9001
4 13 (1.60%) SLA
5 12 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.99%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.99%) P3O
7 7 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.49%) GRC
8 4 (0.49%) ISO 14001
9 3 (0.37%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.37%) GDPR
9 3 (0.37%) JTAG
10 1 (0.12%) GxP
10 1 (0.12%) PMBOK
System Software
1 11 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.74%) Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (0.99%) vCenter Server
1 8 (0.99%) vRealize
2 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.25%) PowerCLI
3 2 (0.25%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 134 (16.50%) Microsoft
2 48 (5.91%) SAP
3 27 (3.33%) Oracle
4 21 (2.59%) Atlassian
5 19 (2.34%) Sage
6 14 (1.72%) Cadence
7 12 (1.48%) VMware
8 9 (1.11%) CheckPoint
8 9 (1.11%) Citrix
9 8 (0.99%) 3PAR
9 8 (0.99%) Brocade
10 7 (0.86%) Salesforce
11 6 (0.74%) Thales
11 6 (0.74%) Veeam
12 4 (0.49%) Cisco
12 4 (0.49%) Cognos
13 3 (0.37%) Adobe
13 3 (0.37%) HP
13 3 (0.37%) Northgate
13 3 (0.37%) Planview