Project Planning Job Trends

Project Planning
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Project Planning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 512 365 353
Rank change year-on-year -147 -12 +47
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 216 296 780
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.25% 0.71% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.77% 0.96%
Number of salaries quoted 124 180 470
10th Percentile £42,301 £38,751 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,118 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,788 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +20.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £74,063 £71,250 £66,778
90th Percentile £88,550 £93,425 £87,050
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £46,048
% change year-on-year +13.64% +19.44% -16.28%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Project Planning 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 64,759 38,558 80,920
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.53% 92.98% 86.03%
Number of salaries quoted 39,875 22,521 59,469
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.26%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Project Planning job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Planning
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Project Planning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Project Planning

Project Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 16 April 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 -123 206 £63,076 +5.13% 108
UK excluding London -141 141 £62,500 +13.64% 83
London +7 58 £66,250 -19.70% 33
Work from Home -41 52 £63,076 +14.68% 37
North of England -70 42 £50,000 -9.09% 14
Midlands -52 37 £63,076 +29.39% 19
South East -74 37 £63,750 +2.00% 19
West Midlands -21 27 £63,076 +32.79% 11
North West -33 27 £50,000 -11.11% 6
Yorkshire -60 13 £50,000 -8.75% 5
East of England -36 11 £75,900 +38.00% 14
South West -68 11 £46,532 +9.49% 14
East Midlands -55 9 £72,500 -23.68% 8
Wales -27 2 £70,750 +88.67% 2
North East -32 2 £63,076 - 6
Scotland -36 1 - - 2

Project Planning
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 8 (3.70%) Confluence
2 5 (2.31%) CMS
3 3 (1.39%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.93%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (6.02%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (4.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.24%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.85%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.46%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.46%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 5 (2.31%) Primavera
2 3 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.93%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.46%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.46%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.46%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.46%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 13 (6.02%) Azure
2 7 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (3.24%) Power Platform
3 6 (2.78%) SaaS
4 5 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.85%) Snowflake
6 3 (1.39%) Asana
6 3 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.39%) Copilot Studio
6 3 (1.39%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.39%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.93%) AWS
7 2 (0.93%) Boomi
7 2 (0.93%) GCP
7 2 (0.93%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.93%) Smartsheet
7 2 (0.93%) Zapier
8 1 (0.46%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.31%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (1.39%) WebEx
3 2 (0.93%) Firewall
3 2 (0.93%) Wireless
4 1 (0.46%) LAN
4 1 (0.46%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.46%) VPN
4 1 (0.46%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.85%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.39%) FileMaker
2 3 (1.39%) Power BI
2 3 (1.39%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.93%) EDMS
3 2 (0.93%) Metadata
3 2 (0.93%) Power Query
3 2 (0.93%) Qlik Sense
3 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.46%) MySQL
4 1 (0.46%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 15 (6.94%) JIRA
2 7 (3.24%) Selenium
3 4 (1.85%) Cypress.io
3 4 (1.85%) Postman
4 3 (1.39%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.93%) Git
6 1 (0.46%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.46%) GitLab
6 1 (0.46%) JUnit
General
1 78 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 66 (30.56%) Finance
3 35 (16.20%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (7.87%) Retail
6 16 (7.41%) Public Sector
7 13 (6.02%) Legal
8 12 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (5.09%) Banking
10 8 (3.70%) Aerospace
10 8 (3.70%) Local Government
10 8 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (3.24%) Marketing
12 6 (2.78%) Law
13 5 (2.31%) Advertising
13 5 (2.31%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.39%) French Language
14 3 (1.39%) Italian Language
14 3 (1.39%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 64 (29.63%) Project Manager
2 56 (25.93%) Senior
3 24 (11.11%) Senior Manager
4 23 (10.65%) Analyst
5 22 (10.19%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 22 (10.19%) Systems Engineer
6 19 (8.80%) Senior Project Manager
7 18 (8.33%) Business Analyst
8 13 (6.02%) Consultant
9 12 (5.56%) Digital Project Manager
9 12 (5.56%) Security Manager
9 12 (5.56%) Security Project Manager
9 12 (5.56%) Senior Digital Project Manager
10 9 (4.17%) Developer
11 8 (3.70%) Junior
11 8 (3.70%) Lead
12 7 (3.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (2.31%) Cabling Engineer
14 4 (1.85%) Business Consultant
14 4 (1.85%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.63%) .NET
2 8 (3.70%) CSS
2 8 (3.70%) HTML
3 3 (1.39%) Gherkin
4 2 (0.93%) Middleware
4 2 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.93%) XML
5 1 (0.46%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.46%) Pyramid
5 1 (0.46%) SPFx
5 1 (0.46%) Web Services
5 1 (0.46%) WinForms
5 1 (0.46%) WireMock
5 1 (0.46%) WPF
5 1 (0.46%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (3.70%) Onboarding
1 8 (3.70%) Security Posture
2 7 (3.24%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (2.78%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.78%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.31%) Data Structures
5 4 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (1.85%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.85%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.85%) Digital Signage
5 4 (1.85%) Life Science
5 4 (1.85%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.39%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.39%) Cyberattack
6 3 (1.39%) FMCG
6 3 (1.39%) Social Media
6 3 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (0.93%) Blog
7 2 (0.93%) Reference Data
7 2 (0.93%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.70%) Windows
2 6 (2.78%) Linux
3 4 (1.85%) Android
4 3 (1.39%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.39%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (30.56%) Project Management
2 56 (25.93%) Agile
3 53 (24.54%) Project Delivery
4 43 (19.91%) Mentoring
5 41 (18.98%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (18.06%) Stakeholder Management
7 38 (17.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (13.89%) Coaching
9 26 (12.04%) Systems Engineering
10 25 (11.57%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (11.11%) Budget Management
12 22 (10.19%) Risk Management
13 20 (9.26%) PRINCE2
14 19 (8.80%) Change Management
14 19 (8.80%) Validation
15 15 (6.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 15 (6.94%) Strategic Thinking
16 14 (6.48%) Analytics
16 14 (6.48%) SysML
16 14 (6.48%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.09%) SQL
2 9 (4.17%) JavaScript
3 6 (2.78%) Python
4 5 (2.31%) C#
5 4 (1.85%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.39%) Bash
6 3 (1.39%) C
7 2 (0.93%) C++
7 2 (0.93%) Java
8 1 (0.46%) Bicep
8 1 (0.46%) Scala
8 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 52 (24.07%) Degree
2 30 (13.89%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (6.48%) Security Cleared
4 11 (5.09%) Master's Degree
5 9 (4.17%) CISSP
5 9 (4.17%) PMI Certification
5 9 (4.17%) PMP
6 8 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 8 (3.70%) CCSP
6 8 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (3.70%) CISM
6 8 (3.70%) SC Cleared
7 7 (3.24%) ISTQB
8 6 (2.78%) DBS Check
9 5 (2.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (1.85%) APMP
10 4 (1.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.39%) DV Cleared
11 3 (1.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (11.57%) QA
2 18 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 10 (4.63%) PMO
4 8 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (3.70%) NIST
5 3 (1.39%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.39%) GDPR
6 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.46%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.46%) DO-160
7 1 (0.46%) DO-254
7 1 (0.46%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.46%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.46%) Docker
1 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.93%) Thomson Reuters DACS
2 1 (0.46%) Grafana
2 1 (0.46%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.46%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 26 (12.04%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.17%) NEC
3 4 (1.85%) Oracle
3 4 (1.85%) SAP
4 3 (1.39%) Cisco
4 3 (1.39%) Red Hat
4 3 (1.39%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.39%) ServiceNow
4 3 (1.39%) Workday
5 2 (0.93%) Anaplan
5 2 (0.93%) Cognizant
5 2 (0.93%) FactSet
5 2 (0.93%) Freshdesk
5 2 (0.93%) Google
5 2 (0.93%) Guidewire
5 2 (0.93%) Pega
5 2 (0.93%) Refinitiv
5 2 (0.93%) Software AG
5 2 (0.93%) Tagetik
5 2 (0.93%) WorldPay