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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 478 351 354
Rank change year-on-year -127 +3 +65
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 197 376 605
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.80% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.86% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 119 187 392
10th Percentile £42,443 £38,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,048 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £59,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.91% +12.38% -12.50%
75th Percentile £74,375 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £86,000 £81,925
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,326 £55,000 £47,261
% change year-on-year +9.68% +16.38% -14.07%

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 55,198 43,957 67,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.83% 93.01% 88.40%
Number of salaries quoted 33,132 22,050 51,588
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,125 £29,490
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

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 28 February 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 28 February 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 -104 187 £63,076 +5.13% 77
UK excluding London -130 134 £60,326 +9.68% 71
Work from Home +5 50 £63,076 +4.69% 33
London +4 44 £70,000 -6.67% 22
North of England -23 40 £50,000 -9.09% 16
South East -68 38 £63,750 +3.66% 20
Midlands -24 35 £63,076 +20.14% 14
West Midlands -8 26 £63,076 +21.89% 10
North West -11 26 £50,000 -9.09% 14
Yorkshire -38 12 £50,000 -8.08% 2
South West -41 10 £47,500 -20.83% 9
East of England -4 9 £90,000 +39.01% 5
East Midlands -28 9 £45,000 -18.18% 4
North East -7 2 £63,076 -
Wales -5 1 £65,000 +73.33% 6
Scotland -21 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 7 (3.55%) Confluence
2 4 (2.03%) CMS
3 3 (1.52%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.51%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (5.58%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (4.06%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.03%) AutoCAD
5 3 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.51%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.51%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.51%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.51%) Sketch
6 1 (0.51%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.54%) Primavera
2 4 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.02%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.51%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.51%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.51%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.51%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.51%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.51%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.51%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 14 (7.11%) Azure
2 11 (5.58%) SaaS
3 10 (5.08%) Power Platform
4 6 (3.05%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (2.03%) AWS
5 4 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.03%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.52%) Asana
6 3 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
6 3 (1.52%) GCP
6 3 (1.52%) Google Ads
6 3 (1.52%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.52%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.52%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.02%) Boomi
7 2 (1.02%) Smartsheet
7 2 (1.02%) Zapier
8 1 (0.51%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.51%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.52%) Firewall
1 3 (1.52%) WebEx
2 2 (1.02%) Wireless
3 1 (0.51%) LAN
3 1 (0.51%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.51%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (0.51%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.51%) VPN
3 1 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.54%) Power BI
2 4 (2.03%) Relational Database
2 4 (2.03%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.52%) FileMaker
4 2 (1.02%) EDMS
4 2 (1.02%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.02%) Power Query
4 2 (1.02%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.51%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.51%) MySQL
5 1 (0.51%) RavenDB
5 1 (0.51%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 13 (6.60%) JIRA
2 8 (4.06%) Selenium
3 4 (2.03%) Cypress.io
3 4 (2.03%) Postman
3 4 (2.03%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.51%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.51%) Git
4 1 (0.51%) GitLab
4 1 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.51%) JUnit
General
1 72 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 51 (25.89%) Finance
3 26 (13.20%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.63%) Public Sector
5 15 (7.61%) Legal
6 13 (6.60%) Retail
7 12 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (4.57%) Law
10 8 (4.06%) Advertising
11 7 (3.55%) Aerospace
12 6 (3.05%) Marketing
13 5 (2.54%) Banking
13 5 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (2.03%) Local Government
14 4 (2.03%) Manufacturing
15 3 (1.52%) French Language
15 3 (1.52%) Italian Language
15 3 (1.52%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 58 (29.44%) Project Manager
2 51 (25.89%) Senior
3 23 (11.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 23 (11.68%) Systems Engineer
4 19 (9.64%) Senior Manager
5 18 (9.14%) Senior Project Manager
6 17 (8.63%) Analyst
7 12 (6.09%) Business Analyst
7 12 (6.09%) Consultant
7 12 (6.09%) Digital Project Manager
7 12 (6.09%) Lead
7 12 (6.09%) Security Manager
7 12 (6.09%) Security Project Manager
7 12 (6.09%) Senior Digital Project Manager
8 10 (5.08%) Developer
9 7 (3.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (3.05%) Commercial Manager
10 6 (3.05%) Commercial Project Manager
11 5 (2.54%) IT Manager
11 5 (2.54%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.60%) .NET
2 9 (4.57%) CSS
2 9 (4.57%) HTML
3 4 (2.03%) Gherkin
3 4 (2.03%) XML
4 1 (0.51%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.51%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.51%) Kendo UI
4 1 (0.51%) Material Design
4 1 (0.51%) Middleware
4 1 (0.51%) Pyramid
4 1 (0.51%) React
4 1 (0.51%) SPFx
4 1 (0.51%) Web Services
4 1 (0.51%) WinForms
4 1 (0.51%) WireMock
4 1 (0.51%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.57%) Onboarding
2 6 (3.05%) Management Information System
2 6 (3.05%) Social Media
3 5 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (2.54%) Cloud Native
3 5 (2.54%) Product Ownership
4 4 (2.03%) Data Centre
4 4 (2.03%) Life Science
5 3 (1.52%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.52%) Cyberattack
5 3 (1.52%) Digital Signage
5 3 (1.52%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.02%) Blog
6 2 (1.02%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.02%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.02%) FMCG
6 2 (1.02%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.02%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.57%) Windows
2 4 (2.03%) Linux
3 3 (1.52%) Android
3 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.52%) CentOS
4 1 (0.51%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (30.46%) Project Management
2 56 (28.43%) Agile
3 50 (25.38%) Project Delivery
4 41 (20.81%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (20.30%) Stakeholder Management
6 37 (18.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 37 (18.78%) Mentoring
7 32 (16.24%) Coaching
8 27 (13.71%) Systems Engineering
9 22 (11.17%) Budget Management
9 22 (11.17%) Change Management
10 21 (10.66%) PRINCE2
11 20 (10.15%) Validation
12 19 (9.64%) Cybersecurity
13 16 (8.12%) SysML
14 15 (7.61%) Risk Management
14 15 (7.61%) Test Automation
15 14 (7.11%) Business Case
15 14 (7.11%) Time Management
16 13 (6.60%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.08%) JavaScript
1 10 (5.08%) SQL
2 8 (4.06%) C#
3 5 (2.54%) C
3 5 (2.54%) Python
4 3 (1.52%) Bash
4 3 (1.52%) Java
4 3 (1.52%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.02%) C++
5 2 (1.02%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.51%) Scala
Qualifications
1 42 (21.32%) Degree
2 33 (16.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (7.11%) PMI Certification
3 14 (7.11%) PMP
3 14 (7.11%) Security Cleared
4 10 (5.08%) DBS Check
5 8 (4.06%) ISTQB
5 8 (4.06%) SC Cleared
6 5 (2.54%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.03%) APMP
7 4 (2.03%) CAPM
7 4 (2.03%) ISEB
7 4 (2.03%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (2.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (1.52%) CCSP
8 3 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.52%) CISM
8 3 (1.52%) CISSP
8 3 (1.52%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.66%) QA
2 19 (9.64%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 6 (3.05%) PMO
4 3 (1.52%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.52%) NIST
5 2 (1.02%) GDPR
6 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.51%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.51%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.51%) IFRS
6 1 (0.51%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (0.51%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.51%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 28 (14.21%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.06%) SAP
3 5 (2.54%) NEC
4 4 (2.03%) Anaplan
4 4 (2.03%) Pega
4 4 (2.03%) Tagetik
4 4 (2.03%) WorldPay
5 3 (1.52%) Cisco
5 3 (1.52%) Google
5 3 (1.52%) Oracle
5 3 (1.52%) Red Hat
5 3 (1.52%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.52%) Workday
6 2 (1.02%) Adobe
6 2 (1.02%) Software AG
6 2 (1.02%) webMethods
7 1 (0.51%) Ariba
7 1 (0.51%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.51%) Fortinet