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

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 368 334
Rank change year-on-year -133 -34 +76
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 204 297 756
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 0.72% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.78% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 124 176 457
10th Percentile £41,715 £39,445 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,088 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £59,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.01% +19.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,900 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £89,161 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,000 £55,000 £46,293
% change year-on-year +10.91% +18.81% -15.83%

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 60,329 38,275 77,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.98% 93.09% 86.55%
Number of salaries quoted 37,012 22,459 57,636
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -8.41%

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 March 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 March 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 -99 194 £63,076 +5.13% 99
UK excluding London -126 141 £61,000 +10.91% 77
Work from Home -34 52 £63,076 +14.68% 39
London -8 47 £69,000 -10.97% 32
North of England -59 40 £50,000 -9.09% 12
South East -63 38 £60,000 -7.69% 22
Midlands -35 37 £63,076 +29.39% 13
West Midlands -23 26 £63,076 +32.79% 9
North West -26 25 £50,000 -9.09% 6
Yorkshire -60 13 £50,000 -8.75% 4
South West -53 12 £47,500 -12.84% 14
East of England -33 11 £75,900 +38.00% 13
East Midlands -40 10 £58,750 -38.16% 4
Wales -20 2 £70,750 +88.67% 4
North East -22 2 £63,076 - 2
Scotland -43 1 - - 1

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 (3.43%) Confluence
2 5 (2.45%) CMS
3 3 (1.47%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 14 (6.86%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (4.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.96%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.49%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.49%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 5 (2.45%) Primavera
2 3 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.98%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.49%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.49%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.49%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.49%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.49%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.49%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 12 (5.88%) Azure
2 11 (5.39%) SaaS
3 9 (4.41%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.45%) Snowflake
6 4 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.47%) Asana
7 3 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.47%) Copilot Studio
7 3 (1.47%) Power Automate
7 3 (1.47%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.98%) AWS
8 2 (0.98%) Boomi
8 2 (0.98%) GCP
8 2 (0.98%) Smartsheet
8 2 (0.98%) Zapier
9 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.49%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.47%) Firewall
1 3 (1.47%) WebEx
2 2 (0.98%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (0.98%) Wireless
3 1 (0.49%) LAN
3 1 (0.49%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.49%) VPN
3 1 (0.49%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.45%) Power BI
2 4 (1.96%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.96%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.47%) FileMaker
4 2 (0.98%) EDMS
4 2 (0.98%) Metadata
4 2 (0.98%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.98%) Power Query
4 2 (0.98%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.49%) MySQL
5 1 (0.49%) RavenDB
5 1 (0.49%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 13 (6.37%) JIRA
2 8 (3.92%) Selenium
3 4 (1.96%) Cypress.io
3 4 (1.96%) Postman
3 4 (1.96%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.49%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.49%) Git
4 1 (0.49%) GitLab
4 1 (0.49%) JUnit
General
1 76 (37.25%) Social Skills
2 61 (29.90%) Finance
3 32 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 15 (7.35%) Retail
6 14 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (6.86%) Legal
7 11 (5.39%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (3.92%) Aerospace
8 8 (3.92%) Law
9 7 (3.43%) Banking
9 7 (3.43%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.43%) Marketing
10 6 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.45%) Advertising
11 5 (2.45%) Local Government
12 4 (1.96%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.47%) French Language
13 3 (1.47%) Italian Language
13 3 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (28.92%) Project Manager
2 54 (26.47%) Senior
3 23 (11.27%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 22 (10.78%) Senior Manager
4 22 (10.78%) Systems Engineer
5 21 (10.29%) Analyst
6 18 (8.82%) Senior Project Manager
7 15 (7.35%) Business Analyst
8 13 (6.37%) Consultant
9 12 (5.88%) Digital Project Manager
9 12 (5.88%) Security Manager
9 12 (5.88%) Security Project Manager
9 12 (5.88%) Senior Digital Project Manager
10 11 (5.39%) Lead
11 10 (4.90%) Developer
12 7 (3.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 6 (2.94%) Junior
14 5 (2.45%) Commercial Manager
14 5 (2.45%) Commercial Project Manager
14 5 (2.45%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.88%) .NET
2 8 (3.92%) CSS
2 8 (3.92%) HTML
3 4 (1.96%) Gherkin
3 4 (1.96%) XML
4 1 (0.49%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.49%) Kendo UI
4 1 (0.49%) Middleware
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.49%) Pyramid
4 1 (0.49%) SPFx
4 1 (0.49%) Web Services
4 1 (0.49%) WinForms
4 1 (0.49%) WireMock
4 1 (0.49%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 8 (3.92%) Onboarding
2 6 (2.94%) Management Information System
3 5 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (2.45%) Security Posture
3 5 (2.45%) Social Media
4 4 (1.96%) Cloud Native
4 4 (1.96%) Data Centre
4 4 (1.96%) Data Structures
4 4 (1.96%) Digital Signage
4 4 (1.96%) Life Science
4 4 (1.96%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.47%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.47%) Cyberattack
5 3 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (1.47%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (0.98%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.98%) Low-Code
6 2 (0.98%) Reference Data
6 2 (0.98%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.41%) Windows
2 5 (2.45%) Linux
3 4 (1.96%) Android
4 3 (1.47%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.47%) CentOS
5 1 (0.49%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (30.39%) Project Management
2 56 (27.45%) Agile
3 49 (24.02%) Project Delivery
4 41 (20.10%) Mentoring
4 41 (20.10%) Problem-Solving
5 39 (19.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 38 (18.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 32 (15.69%) Coaching
8 26 (12.75%) Systems Engineering
9 25 (12.25%) Budget Management
10 22 (10.78%) PRINCE2
11 21 (10.29%) Change Management
11 21 (10.29%) Risk Management
12 20 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
12 20 (9.80%) Validation
13 16 (7.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (7.84%) SysML
14 15 (7.35%) Analytics
14 15 (7.35%) Time Management
15 14 (6.86%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.39%) SQL
2 9 (4.41%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.43%) C#
4 5 (2.45%) C
4 5 (2.45%) Python
5 3 (1.47%) Bash
5 3 (1.47%) C++
5 3 (1.47%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.98%) Java
7 1 (0.49%) Scala
7 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (21.57%) Degree
2 33 (16.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 13 (6.37%) Security Cleared
4 11 (5.39%) PMI Certification
4 11 (5.39%) PMP
5 9 (4.41%) DBS Check
6 8 (3.92%) ISTQB
6 8 (3.92%) SC Cleared
7 7 (3.43%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (2.45%) CCSP
8 5 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.45%) CISM
8 5 (2.45%) CISSP
9 4 (1.96%) APMP
9 4 (1.96%) ISEB
9 4 (1.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 4 (1.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 4 (1.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.47%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.29%) QA
2 19 (9.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 7 (3.43%) PMO
4 5 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.45%) NIST
5 3 (1.47%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.98%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.98%) GDPR
7 1 (0.49%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.49%) DO-160
7 1 (0.49%) DO-254
7 1 (0.49%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.49%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.49%) IFRS
System Software
1 1 (0.49%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.98%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 26 (12.75%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.45%) NEC
2 5 (2.45%) SAP
3 3 (1.47%) Anaplan
3 3 (1.47%) Cisco
3 3 (1.47%) Oracle
3 3 (1.47%) Pega
3 3 (1.47%) Red Hat
3 3 (1.47%) Tagetik
3 3 (1.47%) Workday
3 3 (1.47%) WorldPay
4 2 (0.98%) Bloomberg
4 2 (0.98%) FactSet
4 2 (0.98%) Guidewire
4 2 (0.98%) Refinitiv
4 2 (0.98%) Salesforce
4 2 (0.98%) ServiceNow
4 2 (0.98%) Software AG
4 2 (0.98%) webMethods
5 1 (0.49%) Meraki