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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 550 405 381
Rank change year-on-year -145 -24 -53
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 227 302 577
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.61% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.68% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 135 158 347
10th Percentile £41,100 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,336 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +25.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £68,250 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,000 £105,000 £91,493
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,445 £47,500
% change year-on-year +13.99% +6.20% -9.52%

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 74,889 44,229 70,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.63% 89.64% 81.30%
Number of salaries quoted 51,640 25,065 47,390
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +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 29 July 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 29 July 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 -121 213 £57,500 -8.00% 144
UK excluding London -132 147 £57,500 +13.99% 109
Work from Home -48 71 £60,000 +18.94% 48
London -28 65 £52,500 -25.00% 55
North of England -36 40 £60,163 +20.33% 15
South East -52 40 £56,000 -10.40% 46
Midlands -48 29 £60,288 +50.72% 17
West Midlands -22 25 £57,500 +43.75% 12
North West -26 20 £60,000 +20.00% 10
East of England -40 20 £75,000 +68.54% 9
Yorkshire -20 18 £52,000 -5.45% 5
South West -63 14 £51,250 +28.13% 13
East Midlands -47 3 £78,750 +23.53% 5
Wales -55 3 £26,400 - 1
North East - 2 £63,076 - 1
Scotland -5 1 - - 8

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 10 (4.41%) Confluence
2 5 (2.20%) CMS
3 3 (1.32%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (7.05%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (4.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.76%) Trello
5 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (3.08%) Primavera
2 6 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.76%) SAP EHS
4 1 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.44%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.49%) Azure
2 11 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
3 9 (3.96%) Power Platform
4 8 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.64%) Smartsheet
6 5 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.76%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.32%) AWS
8 3 (1.32%) Copilot Studio
8 3 (1.32%) GCP
8 3 (1.32%) Google Analytics
8 3 (1.32%) SaaS
9 2 (0.88%) GitHub
9 2 (0.88%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.88%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.88%) Zapier
10 1 (0.44%) AWS Direct Connect
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Pipelines
10 1 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.44%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.08%) Structured Cabling
2 6 (2.64%) Network Security
3 5 (2.20%) Firewall
3 5 (2.20%) Wireless
4 4 (1.76%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.32%) DHCP
5 3 (1.32%) DNS
5 3 (1.32%) LAN
5 3 (1.32%) SMS
5 3 (1.32%) VLAN
5 3 (1.32%) VoIP
5 3 (1.32%) VPN
5 3 (1.32%) WAN
6 2 (0.88%) BGP
6 2 (0.88%) OSPF
6 2 (0.88%) Wireless Backhaul
7 1 (0.44%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.44%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.44%) NAS
7 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.52%) Power BI
2 6 (2.64%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.32%) DTS
4 2 (0.88%) Metadata
4 2 (0.88%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.88%) Power Query
4 2 (0.88%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (0.88%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (8.37%) JIRA
2 8 (3.52%) LabVIEW
3 4 (1.76%) Git
4 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.44%) JUnit
4 1 (0.44%) Postman
4 1 (0.44%) Selenium
General
1 104 (45.81%) Social Skills
2 60 (26.43%) Finance
3 49 (21.59%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (14.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (13.66%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (9.69%) Banking
7 20 (8.81%) Retail
8 19 (8.37%) Public Sector
9 17 (7.49%) Local Government
10 10 (4.41%) Electronics
10 10 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (3.96%) Legal
11 9 (3.96%) Marketing
12 8 (3.52%) Advertising
12 8 (3.52%) Aerospace
13 7 (3.08%) Manufacturing
13 7 (3.08%) Telecoms
14 5 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.76%) Law
16 1 (0.44%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 61 (26.87%) Project Manager
2 47 (20.70%) Senior
3 26 (11.45%) Analyst
4 21 (9.25%) Business Analyst
4 21 (9.25%) Senior Manager
5 17 (7.49%) Lead
6 16 (7.05%) Junior
6 16 (7.05%) Senior Project Manager
7 12 (5.29%) Consultant
7 12 (5.29%) Digital Project Manager
7 12 (5.29%) Security Manager
7 12 (5.29%) Security Project Manager
7 12 (5.29%) Senior Digital Project Manager
7 12 (5.29%) Systems Engineer
8 11 (4.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 7 (3.08%) Administrator
9 7 (3.08%) Junior Project Administrator
9 7 (3.08%) Project Administrator
9 7 (3.08%) Project Support Administrator
10 6 (2.64%) Cabling Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.20%) .NET
2 3 (1.32%) Middleware
3 2 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.88%) YAML
4 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (0.44%) CSS
4 1 (0.44%) CSS3
4 1 (0.44%) EDI
4 1 (0.44%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.44%) HTML
4 1 (0.44%) HTML5
4 1 (0.44%) JSON
4 1 (0.44%) React
4 1 (0.44%) Vue
4 1 (0.44%) WireMock
4 1 (0.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.05%) Security Posture
2 13 (5.73%) Renewable Energy
3 8 (3.52%) Fibre Optics
4 7 (3.08%) FPGA
5 6 (2.64%) PMI
5 6 (2.64%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.76%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.76%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.32%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.32%) FMCG
7 3 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.32%) Life Science
7 3 (1.32%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.88%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.88%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.88%) Verilog
8 2 (0.88%) VHDL
9 1 (0.44%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.44%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.85%) Linux
2 5 (2.20%) CentOS
3 3 (1.32%) Windows
4 2 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.88%) Rocky
5 1 (0.44%) Android
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (37.89%) Project Management
2 66 (29.07%) Agile
3 59 (25.99%) Continuous Improvement
4 58 (25.55%) Project Delivery
5 55 (24.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 46 (20.26%) Mentoring
7 38 (16.74%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (15.42%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (15.42%) Risk Management
9 29 (12.78%) Budget Management
10 23 (10.13%) Business Development
11 22 (9.69%) Resource Management
11 22 (9.69%) Roadmaps
11 22 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 22 (9.69%) Time Management
12 21 (9.25%) Decision-Making
12 21 (9.25%) PRINCE2
12 21 (9.25%) Technical Leadership
12 21 (9.25%) Validation
12 21 (9.25%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.93%) Python
2 8 (3.52%) MATLAB
3 7 (3.08%) SQL
4 6 (2.64%) C++
4 6 (2.64%) PowerShell
5 5 (2.20%) C
6 4 (1.76%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.32%) Bash
7 3 (1.32%) C#
7 3 (1.32%) Java
8 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.44%) Bicep
9 1 (0.44%) R
9 1 (0.44%) Rust
9 1 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 64 (28.19%) Degree
2 26 (11.45%) Master's Degree
3 23 (10.13%) Cisco Certification
4 22 (9.69%) Security Cleared
5 21 (9.25%) CISSP
6 20 (8.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 20 (8.81%) CCSP
7 16 (7.05%) CISM
7 16 (7.05%) PMI Certification
8 14 (6.17%) SC Cleared
9 10 (4.41%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (4.41%) PhD
9 10 (4.41%) PMP
10 8 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.76%) DV Cleared
12 3 (1.32%) CCNA
12 3 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (1.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.44%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (17.18%) QA
2 21 (9.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (8.81%) NIST
4 16 (7.05%) PMO
5 5 (2.20%) Accessibility
5 5 (2.20%) GDPR
6 4 (1.76%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 3 (1.32%) PERC
8 1 (0.44%) ARP4761
8 1 (0.44%) DO-160
8 1 (0.44%) DO-254
8 1 (0.44%) GRC
System Software
1 5 (2.20%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (2.20%) Firmware
2 3 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.44%) Docker
3 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (0.88%) Grafana
1 2 (0.88%) Prometheus
1 2 (0.88%) Thomson Reuters DACS
2 1 (0.44%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (11.45%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.29%) SAP
3 7 (3.08%) NEC
4 6 (2.64%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.20%) Google
5 5 (2.20%) Red Hat
6 4 (1.76%) Oracle
7 3 (1.32%) BMC
7 3 (1.32%) Cognizant
7 3 (1.32%) dotdigital
7 3 (1.32%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 3 (1.32%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.88%) Altera
8 2 (0.88%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.88%) FactSet
8 2 (0.88%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.88%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.88%) Intel
8 2 (0.88%) Refinitiv
8 2 (0.88%) Xilinx