Project Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Project Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Planning over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 266 464 426
Rank change year-on-year +198 -38 +104
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 668 863 976
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.23% 0.69% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 0.72% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 256 469 678
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,711 £46,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £75,250 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,750
% change year-on-year -4.55% +8.37% +1.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project Planning is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Project Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Planning over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Top 17 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 November 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 +186 551 £56,750 -5.42% 296
UK excluding London +138 475 £52,500 -4.55% 232
Work from Home +195 362 £56,000 -2.61% 105
London +205 159 £70,000 +12.00% 86
South East +75 129 £48,750 -22.10% 61
North of England +132 96 £49,342 +3.88% 50
Midlands +143 87 £47,500 -13.64% 55
North West +110 57 £49,342 +3.88% 33
South West +51 57 £60,000 +11.11% 25
West Midlands +112 49 £45,000 -18.18% 36
Scotland +65 47 £82,500 +37.50% 20
East Midlands +71 38 £62,500 +13.64% 18
Yorkshire +99 37 £50,000 -4.76% 12
Wales +16 23 £50,000 +28.21% 2
Northern Ireland +51 19 - - 3
East of England +87 18 £55,000 -1.79% 21
North East +39 2 £46,131 +9.83% 5

Project Planning
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 18 (2.69%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.75%) WordPress
3 4 (0.60%) MS Exchange
4 3 (0.45%) Confluence
5 2 (0.30%) SAS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 30 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (4.04%) Microsoft Project
3 22 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 19 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.35%) Adobe XD
5 9 (1.35%) Sketch
6 4 (0.60%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.30%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.15%) CATIA
8 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 237 (35.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.50%) Primavera
3 6 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.75%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.60%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.60%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.30%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.30%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.30%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.30%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.30%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.30%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.30%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.15%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.15%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 1 (0.15%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 289 (43.26%) Azure
2 242 (36.23%) Power Platform
3 239 (35.78%) Dynamics 365
4 236 (35.33%) SaaS
4 236 (35.33%) Serverless
5 235 (35.18%) IaaS
6 234 (35.03%) PaaS
7 232 (34.73%) Azure Functions
8 32 (4.79%) AWS
9 22 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.50%) Figma
11 9 (1.35%) Entra ID
12 8 (1.20%) GCP
13 5 (0.75%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.75%) GitHub
13 5 (0.75%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.60%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
14 4 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 85 (12.72%) TCP/IP
2 50 (7.49%) DNS
3 49 (7.34%) DHCP
4 34 (5.09%) HTTP
5 15 (2.25%) Firewall
6 10 (1.50%) SD-WAN
6 10 (1.50%) WAN
7 9 (1.35%) 5G
8 6 (0.90%) VLAN
9 5 (0.75%) VPN
10 4 (0.60%) 3GPP
10 4 (0.60%) 4G
10 4 (0.60%) 5G NR
10 4 (0.60%) LAN
10 4 (0.60%) LTE
10 4 (0.60%) Software-Defined Radio
10 4 (0.60%) Wireless
11 3 (0.45%) GSM
11 3 (0.45%) UMTS
12 2 (0.30%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.75%) Power BI
2 4 (0.60%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (0.45%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.30%) EDMS
4 2 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.30%) Tableau
5 1 (0.15%) Delta Lake
5 1 (0.15%) Metadata
5 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (1.80%) JIRA
2 8 (1.20%) Git
2 8 (1.20%) TeamCity
3 6 (0.90%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.60%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.60%) CircleCI
4 4 (0.60%) webpack
5 1 (0.15%) ERwin
5 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 331 (49.55%) Finance
2 145 (21.71%) Social Skills
3 99 (14.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 51 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (4.64%) Manufacturing
5 31 (4.64%) Retail
6 28 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (3.89%) Electronics
8 21 (3.14%) Public Sector
9 14 (2.10%) Law
10 12 (1.80%) Legal
11 11 (1.65%) Aviation
12 10 (1.50%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (1.20%) Marketing
15 7 (1.05%) Automotive
15 7 (1.05%) Publishing
16 5 (0.75%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.75%) Games
16 5 (0.75%) Military
Job Titles
1 238 (35.63%) Architect
2 233 (34.88%) CRM Architect
2 233 (34.88%) Dynamics 365 Architect
2 233 (34.88%) Dynamics CRM Architect
3 110 (16.47%) Project Manager
4 54 (8.08%) Senior
5 50 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 39 (5.84%) Software Engineer
7 34 (5.09%) Embedded Engineer
7 34 (5.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 33 (4.94%) Lead
9 31 (4.64%) Analyst
10 28 (4.19%) IT Manager
11 27 (4.04%) IT Project Manager
12 24 (3.59%) Developer
13 21 (3.14%) Consultant
13 21 (3.14%) Infrastructure Manager
13 21 (3.14%) Senior Manager
14 19 (2.84%) Junior
15 18 (2.69%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.94%) Protocol Buffers
2 16 (2.40%) .NET
3 14 (2.10%) JSON
4 13 (1.95%) AngularJS
5 10 (1.50%) Twitter Bootstrap
6 7 (1.05%) .NET Core
6 7 (1.05%) CSS
6 7 (1.05%) Node.js
6 7 (1.05%) React
7 6 (0.90%) HTML
8 4 (0.60%) ADO
8 4 (0.60%) J2EE
8 4 (0.60%) RSS
8 4 (0.60%) Smart Contracts
8 4 (0.60%) Web Services
9 2 (0.30%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.30%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.30%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.30%) RESTful
9 2 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 16 (2.40%) Management Information System
2 13 (1.95%) Driving Licence
3 11 (1.65%) Operational Technology
4 10 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.35%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.20%) Data Structures
7 6 (0.90%) PMI
8 5 (0.75%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.75%) Private Cloud
9 4 (0.60%) Blockchain
9 4 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (0.60%) FPGA
9 4 (0.60%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (0.60%) Verilog
9 4 (0.60%) VHDL
9 4 (0.60%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.45%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.45%) EPoS
10 3 (0.45%) FMCG
10 3 (0.45%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 97 (14.52%) Linux
2 73 (10.93%) Windows
3 60 (8.98%) Windows Server
4 52 (7.78%) Android
5 4 (0.60%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.30%) VMS
7 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.15%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 348 (52.10%) Agile
2 246 (36.83%) Roadmaps
3 240 (35.93%) Presales
4 239 (35.78%) CRM
5 238 (35.63%) Strategic Roadmap
6 235 (35.18%) Actionable Insight
7 233 (34.88%) Work Breakdown Structure
8 163 (24.40%) Project Management
9 111 (16.62%) Project Delivery
10 91 (13.62%) Problem-Solving
11 83 (12.43%) Functional Testing
12 67 (10.03%) Software Engineering
13 64 (9.58%) Continuous Integration
14 57 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
15 54 (8.08%) Stakeholder Management
16 53 (7.93%) Infrastructure as Code
17 51 (7.63%) PRINCE2
18 50 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 49 (7.34%) Mentoring
20 48 (7.19%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 63 (9.43%) Python
2 56 (8.38%) PowerShell
3 40 (5.99%) C
4 27 (4.04%) SQL
5 18 (2.69%) TypeScript
6 15 (2.25%) C#
7 13 (1.95%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.50%) C++
9 9 (1.35%) Java
10 6 (0.90%) Bash
11 4 (0.60%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.60%) PHP
12 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 174 (26.05%) Degree
2 51 (7.63%) Cisco Certification
3 24 (3.59%) PMP
4 21 (3.14%) PMI Certification
5 17 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.54%) Security Cleared
6 15 (2.25%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.25%) SC Cleared
7 11 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (1.65%) HNC
8 8 (1.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 7 (1.05%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 2 (0.30%) Six Sigma Black Belt
13 1 (0.15%) CBAP
13 1 (0.15%) CISSP
13 1 (0.15%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (6.74%) QA
2 24 (3.59%) PMO
3 10 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (0.90%) GDPR
5 5 (0.75%) SLA
6 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.30%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.30%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.15%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.15%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.15%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.15%) NIST
7 1 (0.15%) P3O
7 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (1.65%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.20%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.05%) Docker
4 6 (0.90%) XenApp
5 4 (0.60%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 52 (7.78%) Terraform
2 50 (7.49%) Ansible
2 50 (7.49%) Puppet
3 4 (0.60%) Kibana
4 3 (0.45%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.45%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.30%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.30%) Salt
Vendors
1 300 (44.91%) Microsoft
2 54 (8.08%) Cisco
3 27 (4.04%) SAP
4 10 (1.50%) Adobe
5 9 (1.35%) Oracle
6 8 (1.20%) Citrix
6 8 (1.20%) VMware
7 5 (0.75%) Epicor
7 5 (0.75%) Sage
8 4 (0.60%) Apple
8 4 (0.60%) Ivanti
8 4 (0.60%) New Relic
8 4 (0.60%) SonicWALL
8 4 (0.60%) Workday
8 4 (0.60%) Xilinx
9 3 (0.45%) Cadence
9 3 (0.45%) Intel
9 3 (0.45%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.30%) NetApp
10 2 (0.30%) Remedy