Project Delivery Jobs

Project Delivery
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Project Delivery skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Delivery over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 65 69
Rank change year-on-year -16 +4 +17
Permanent jobs citing Project Delivery 1,895 3,765 4,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.39% 3.63% 4.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.63% 4.32% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,229 2,618 2,635
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £44,296 £50,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.95% -12.50% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery in the UK

Project Delivery
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Delivery.

Salary trend for Project Delivery in the UK

Project Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Delivery in the UK

Project Delivery
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 -20 1,705 £60,000 +9.09% 1,833
UK excluding London -15 1,313 £58,250 +10.95% 1,135
Work from Home -57 569 £65,000 +8.33% 941
North of England -15 475 £56,000 +12.00% 294
London -24 438 £80,000 +14.29% 831
North West -1 392 £56,000 +12.00% 177
South East -13 379 £60,000 +14.29% 280
Midlands -58 189 £57,500 +6.48% 181
West Midlands -19 144 £56,500 +2.73% 124
South West -27 107 £63,436 +15.34% 144
East of England -56 78 £50,000 -9.09% 92
Yorkshire -27 70 £48,250 -8.10% 93
Scotland +29 52 £60,000 +20.00% 79
East Midlands -60 43 £60,000 +11.11% 56
Wales -8 20 £69,250 +11.69% 27
North East -16 13 £55,000 +4.76% 27
Northern Ireland +40 11 £58,750 - 26
Channel Islands +2 4 £87,500 - 22
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1

Project Delivery
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 45 (2.37%) SharePoint
2 39 (2.06%) Confluence
3 23 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.00%) IIS
5 11 (0.58%) CMS
6 7 (0.37%) Apache
6 7 (0.37%) Kentico
7 5 (0.26%) WordPress
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.21%) SAP Portal
9 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.11%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.11%) ThingWorx
10 1 (0.053%) Drupal
10 1 (0.053%) nginx
10 1 (0.053%) SAS
10 1 (0.053%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.053%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.053%) Umbraco
Applications
1 129 (6.81%) Microsoft Project
2 117 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
3 88 (4.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 62 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 32 (1.69%) MS Visio
6 30 (1.58%) Trello
7 15 (0.79%) AutoCAD
8 12 (0.63%) Maya
9 7 (0.37%) ProjectWise
9 7 (0.37%) Revit
10 6 (0.32%) Adobe XD
11 4 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
12 3 (0.16%) Blender
12 3 (0.16%) Final Cut Pro
13 1 (0.053%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 35 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (0.47%) Aladdin
3 9 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 8 (0.42%) SAP IBP
5 6 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.21%) SAP HR
7 4 (0.21%) Teamcenter
8 3 (0.16%) Magento
8 3 (0.16%) Orchestrade
8 3 (0.16%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.16%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.16%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 2 (0.11%) Adaptiv
9 2 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.11%) SAP BPC
9 2 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 259 (13.67%) Azure
2 139 (7.34%) Power Platform
3 132 (6.97%) Microsoft 365
4 115 (6.07%) AWS
5 70 (3.69%) SaaS
6 55 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
7 47 (2.48%) GCP
8 28 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 16 (0.84%) Entra ID
10 16 (0.84%) PaaS
10 16 (0.84%) Snowflake
11 15 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
11 15 (0.79%) PowerApps
12 14 (0.74%) IaaS
12 14 (0.74%) Serverless
13 12 (0.63%) GitHub
14 10 (0.53%) Amazon S3
14 10 (0.53%) Google Workspace
14 10 (0.53%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 81 (4.27%) Firewall
2 49 (2.59%) WAN
3 41 (2.16%) VPN
4 36 (1.90%) DNS
5 31 (1.64%) LAN
6 27 (1.42%) Network Security
7 24 (1.27%) DHCP
7 24 (1.27%) VLAN
8 22 (1.16%) SD-WAN
9 21 (1.11%) Wireless
10 20 (1.06%) TCP/IP
11 19 (1.00%) VoIP
12 18 (0.95%) BGP
12 18 (0.95%) OSPF
13 15 (0.79%) Intrusion Detection
14 14 (0.74%) Broadband
15 13 (0.69%) MPLS
16 12 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
17 8 (0.42%) 5G
17 8 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (4.96%) Power BI
2 54 (2.85%) SQL Server
3 26 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (1.16%) Data Lake
5 18 (0.95%) GIS
6 17 (0.90%) Relational Database
7 12 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (0.63%) SAP BW
8 10 (0.53%) SAP HANA
9 9 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
10 8 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (0.42%) DB2
11 7 (0.37%) Hadoop
11 7 (0.37%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.37%) MySQL
11 7 (0.37%) QlikView
11 7 (0.37%) Tableau
12 6 (0.32%) Big Data
12 6 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (0.32%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 129 (6.81%) JIRA
2 25 (1.32%) Git
3 6 (0.32%) GitLab
4 5 (0.26%) Axure RP
4 5 (0.26%) Balsamiq
4 5 (0.26%) Subversion
5 4 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.053%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.053%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.053%) Babel
6 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.053%) GCC
6 1 (0.053%) GDB
6 1 (0.053%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.053%) MSI
6 1 (0.053%) Selenium
6 1 (0.053%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.053%) VersaTest
6 1 (0.053%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.053%) webpack
General
1 780 (41.16%) Social Skills
2 569 (30.03%) Finance
3 296 (15.62%) Analytical Skills
4 168 (8.87%) Manufacturing
5 165 (8.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 153 (8.07%) Public Sector
7 122 (6.44%) Organisational Skills
8 110 (5.80%) Marketing
9 108 (5.70%) Law
9 108 (5.70%) Retail
10 107 (5.65%) Legal
11 90 (4.75%) Telecoms
12 75 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
13 62 (3.27%) Influencing Skills
14 60 (3.17%) Banking
15 58 (3.06%) Electronics
16 44 (2.32%) Local Government
17 26 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
18 25 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
19 24 (1.27%) Games
Job Titles
1 534 (28.18%) Project Manager
2 274 (14.46%) Senior
3 199 (10.50%) Analyst
4 176 (9.29%) Lead
5 168 (8.87%) Delivery Project Manager
6 111 (5.86%) IT Manager
7 96 (5.07%) Senior Manager
8 80 (4.22%) Delivery Manager
9 76 (4.01%) Architect
10 67 (3.54%) Consultant
11 61 (3.22%) Senior Project Manager
12 57 (3.01%) Developer
13 53 (2.80%) Business Analyst
13 53 (2.80%) Engineering Manager
14 45 (2.37%) Digital Analyst
14 45 (2.37%) IT Project Manager
15 42 (2.22%) Assistant Project Manager
16 38 (2.01%) IT Support
17 37 (1.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 35 (1.85%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (1.58%) .NET
1 30 (1.58%) HTML
2 21 (1.11%) CSS
3 18 (0.95%) React
4 17 (0.90%) REST
5 14 (0.74%) AngularJS
5 14 (0.74%) Middleware
6 11 (0.58%) Kafka
7 9 (0.47%) scikit-learn
8 8 (0.42%) PyTorch
8 8 (0.42%) TensorFlow
9 7 (0.37%) HTML5
9 7 (0.37%) JSON
9 7 (0.37%) Node.js
9 7 (0.37%) Vue
10 6 (0.32%) .NET Core
10 6 (0.32%) 802.1X
10 6 (0.32%) Pixi.js
10 6 (0.32%) Web Services
11 5 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 83 (4.38%) Management Information System
2 66 (3.48%) Data Centre
3 65 (3.43%) Product Ownership
4 60 (3.17%) Onboarding
5 47 (2.48%) Driving Licence
5 47 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
6 44 (2.32%) Social Media
7 42 (2.22%) PMI
8 39 (2.06%) Cyberattack
8 39 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
9 36 (1.90%) NHS
10 34 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
11 32 (1.69%) Robotics
12 29 (1.53%) Blockchain
13 27 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
14 25 (1.32%) SCADA
15 24 (1.27%) Virtual Team
16 22 (1.16%) IoT
17 16 (0.84%) Operational Technology
18 15 (0.79%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 123 (6.49%) Windows
2 71 (3.75%) Windows Server
3 22 (1.16%) Linux
4 21 (1.11%) Windows 10
5 18 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
6 12 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (0.53%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (0.37%) Android
9 7 (0.37%) Unix
10 6 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.32%) Windows Vista
11 5 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (0.21%) AIX
12 4 (0.21%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.11%) VMS
14 1 (0.053%) Debian
14 1 (0.053%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.053%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.053%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 915 (48.28%) Project Management
2 551 (29.08%) Agile
3 455 (24.01%) Stakeholder Management
4 408 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
5 295 (15.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 289 (15.25%) Mentoring
7 241 (12.72%) Risk Management
8 229 (12.08%) PRINCE2
9 197 (10.40%) Analytics
10 169 (8.92%) Cybersecurity
11 165 (8.71%) Change Management
12 162 (8.55%) Roadmaps
13 155 (8.18%) Waterfall
14 148 (7.81%) Artificial Intelligence
15 139 (7.34%) Business Case
15 139 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
16 137 (7.23%) Collaborative Working
17 131 (6.91%) Coaching
18 127 (6.70%) Service Delivery
19 125 (6.60%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 142 (7.49%) SQL
2 87 (4.59%) Python
3 50 (2.64%) PowerShell
4 47 (2.48%) C#
5 29 (1.53%) JavaScript
6 27 (1.42%) Java
7 15 (0.79%) C++
7 15 (0.79%) R
8 12 (0.63%) C
9 10 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.47%) PHP
11 8 (0.42%) ABAP
11 8 (0.42%) T-SQL
12 4 (0.21%) Bash
12 4 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.21%) VBA
13 3 (0.16%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.11%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.11%) SOQL
14 2 (0.11%) Swift
Qualifications
1 497 (26.23%) Degree
2 269 (14.20%) BPSS Clearance
3 171 (9.02%) Security Cleared
4 133 (7.02%) PMI Certification
5 100 (5.28%) PMP
6 63 (3.32%) SC Cleared
7 59 (3.11%) HND
8 58 (3.06%) DV Cleared
9 53 (2.80%) DBS Check
10 48 (2.53%) Chartered Engineer
10 48 (2.53%) Computer Science Degree
11 36 (1.90%) HNC
12 33 (1.74%) Azure Certification
12 33 (1.74%) CISSP
13 31 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
14 28 (1.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 27 (1.42%) Master's Degree
15 27 (1.42%) Six Sigma Black Belt
16 25 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
17 24 (1.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (6.81%) QA
2 71 (3.75%) PMO
3 38 (2.01%) GDPR
4 37 (1.95%) Accessibility
5 33 (1.74%) Data Quality
6 31 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 26 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
8 21 (1.11%) ITGC
9 18 (0.95%) PMBOK
10 17 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (0.74%) SLA
12 12 (0.63%) GxP
13 8 (0.42%) ISO 9001
13 8 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 7 (0.37%) NIST
15 6 (0.32%) WCAG
16 5 (0.26%) MiFID
17 4 (0.21%) COBIT
17 4 (0.21%) Def Stans
18 3 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 58 (3.06%) Active Directory
2 45 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (1.48%) Docker
4 27 (1.42%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.37%) vSphere
7 6 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.11%) Firmware
8 2 (0.11%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.11%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.053%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.053%) Job Entry Subsystem
9 1 (0.053%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.053%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.053%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.053%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 48 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (1.53%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.69%) Ansible
3 13 (0.69%) FortiGate
3 13 (0.69%) Terraform
4 11 (0.58%) SCCM
5 7 (0.37%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.26%) WSUS
6 5 (0.26%) ZABBIX
7 3 (0.16%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.11%) SCOM
8 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.053%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.053%) Failover Clustering
9 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.053%) Netcool
9 1 (0.053%) Packer
9 1 (0.053%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.053%) SCSM
Vendors
1 314 (16.57%) Microsoft
2 140 (7.39%) SAP
3 75 (3.96%) VMware
4 68 (3.59%) Salesforce
5 49 (2.59%) Cisco
6 46 (2.43%) Alteryx
7 36 (1.90%) Oracle
8 35 (1.85%) Google
9 28 (1.48%) Databricks
10 24 (1.27%) Juniper
10 24 (1.27%) ServiceNow
11 23 (1.21%) Atlassian
12 19 (1.00%) NEC
13 18 (0.95%) Adobe
13 18 (0.95%) Fortinet
14 17 (0.90%) Meraki
15 16 (0.84%) Veeam
16 13 (0.69%) IBM
17 12 (0.63%) Facebook
17 12 (0.63%) YouTube