PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for PMP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 535 605 656
Rank change year-on-year +70 +51 -25
Permanent jobs citing PMP 206 544 491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.44% 0.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.19% 1.48% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 157 373 311
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £41,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

PMP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,369 36,781 31,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.51% 29.62% 24.80%
Number of salaries quoted 10,901 17,018 17,748
10th Percentile £31,207 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,384 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.20% +4.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £73,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +2.04%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PMP in the UK

PMP
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for PMP in the UK

PMP
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP over the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

Salary histogram for PMP in the UK

PMP
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 +69 182 £65,000 +12.07% 188
UK excluding London +90 101 £55,000 +4.76% 133
London +96 84 £70,000 +7.69% 63
Work from Home +87 67 £58,750 +6.82% 71
South East +108 29 £66,250 +1.92% 40
Midlands +122 24 £55,000 +4.76% 20
North of England +118 19 £53,750 +7.50% 30
West Midlands +123 17 £55,000 +4.76% 15
South West +57 16 £61,000 +22.00% 13
North West +122 10 £56,000 -21.13% 17
Scotland +55 8 £57,500 +4.55% 3
East Midlands +37 7 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Yorkshire +84 5 £50,000 - 8
North East +36 4 £52,500 +31.25% 5
East of England +94 3 £65,000 +4.00% 23
Northern Ireland +38 2 £70,000 +36.59% 3

PMP
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 9 (4.37%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.94%) Confluence
3 1 (0.49%) CMS
Applications
1 40 (19.42%) Microsoft Project
2 36 (17.48%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (11.17%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (3.40%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (1.46%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (2.91%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.46%) Primavera
3 3 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.46%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (0.97%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.97%) ScheduALL
5 1 (0.49%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.49%) Siebel CRM
5 1 (0.49%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (4.85%) Azure
3 6 (2.91%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.46%) AWS
4 3 (1.46%) SaaS
4 3 (1.46%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle CX
5 1 (0.49%) Oracle Service Cloud
5 1 (0.49%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.49%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.34%) WAN
2 9 (4.37%) SD-WAN
3 6 (2.91%) LAN
4 5 (2.43%) 5G
4 5 (2.43%) Firewall
4 5 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.94%) MPLS
6 3 (1.46%) Network Security
6 3 (1.46%) VPN
6 3 (1.46%) Wireless
6 3 (1.46%) WLAN
7 2 (0.97%) Broadband
7 2 (0.97%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.97%) SDH
7 2 (0.97%) SSL
7 2 (0.97%) VoIP
8 1 (0.49%) BGP
8 1 (0.49%) CTI
8 1 (0.49%) OSPF
8 1 (0.49%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.46%) Power BI
2 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.49%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.49%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.49%) Qlik Sense
2 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (8.25%) JIRA
General
1 97 (47.09%) Finance
2 95 (46.12%) Social Skills
3 32 (15.53%) Public Sector
4 28 (13.59%) Legal
5 26 (12.62%) Manufacturing
6 24 (11.65%) Telecoms
7 23 (11.17%) Marketing
8 19 (9.22%) Analytical Skills
8 19 (9.22%) Retail
9 16 (7.77%) Electronics
10 11 (5.34%) Organisational Skills
11 10 (4.85%) Banking
11 10 (4.85%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (3.88%) Aerospace
13 6 (2.91%) French Language
13 6 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (1.94%) Spanish Language
16 3 (1.46%) Law
17 2 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 115 (55.83%) Project Manager
2 28 (13.59%) IT Manager
2 28 (13.59%) Senior
2 28 (13.59%) Senior Manager
3 23 (11.17%) Senior Project Manager
4 20 (9.71%) IT Project Manager
5 17 (8.25%) Lead
6 16 (7.77%) Software Project Manager
7 15 (7.28%) Senior Software Project Manager
8 13 (6.31%) SAP Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Implementation Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Implementation Project Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Infrastructure Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Programme Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Project Implementation Manager
9 12 (5.83%) Senior Implementation Manager
10 11 (5.34%) Software Implementation Manager
10 11 (5.34%) Software Implementation Project Manager
11 10 (4.85%) SAP Project Manager
12 9 (4.37%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.46%) Middleware
2 1 (0.49%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.80%) PMI
2 8 (3.88%) Onboarding
3 6 (2.91%) Driving Licence
3 6 (2.91%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.43%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.43%) FMCG
5 2 (0.97%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (0.97%) Operational Technology
5 2 (0.97%) Over-the-Top Content
5 2 (0.97%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.49%) CMDB
6 1 (0.49%) Distributed Computing
6 1 (0.49%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.49%) Smart Meter
6 1 (0.49%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 25 (12.14%) Windows
2 6 (2.91%) Linux
3 2 (0.97%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (87.38%) Project Management
2 160 (77.67%) PRINCE2
3 106 (51.46%) Agile
4 70 (33.98%) Project Delivery
5 69 (33.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 59 (28.64%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (23.79%) Programme Management
7 49 (23.79%) Waterfall
8 40 (19.42%) Scrum
9 36 (17.48%) Computer Science
10 30 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (13.59%) Change Management
11 28 (13.59%) ITIL
12 27 (13.11%) Business Analysis
12 27 (13.11%) Resource Management
13 26 (12.62%) Decision-Making
13 26 (12.62%) Risk Management
14 22 (10.68%) Project Planning
15 20 (9.71%) Mentoring
16 19 (9.22%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 160 (77.67%) PMI Certification
2 88 (42.72%) Degree
3 32 (15.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 23 (11.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (10.19%) Security Cleared
6 16 (7.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 15 (7.28%) SC Cleared
8 9 (4.37%) APMP
9 8 (3.88%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.43%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.94%) MBA
11 4 (1.94%) Six Sigma Black Belt
12 3 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.97%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.97%) PgMP
14 1 (0.49%) CAPM
14 1 (0.49%) CCNP
14 1 (0.49%) CFA
14 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
14 1 (0.49%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (23.79%) PMO
2 7 (3.40%) QA
3 4 (1.94%) GRC
4 3 (1.46%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.46%) P3O
5 2 (0.97%) COBIT
6 1 (0.49%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (1.46%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.46%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (1.46%) Firmware
2 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.49%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 41 (19.90%) Microsoft
2 36 (17.48%) SAP
3 6 (2.91%) ServiceNow
4 5 (2.43%) Oracle
4 5 (2.43%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.46%) Aruba
5 3 (1.46%) Cisco
5 3 (1.46%) Remedy
5 3 (1.46%) VMware
6 2 (0.97%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.97%) Citrix
6 2 (0.97%) Juniper
6 2 (0.97%) NetApp
6 2 (0.97%) PeopleSoft
6 2 (0.97%) Planview
6 2 (0.97%) Tektronix
7 1 (0.49%) AppDynamics
7 1 (0.49%) iManage
7 1 (0.49%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.49%) NVIDIA