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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 379 351
Rank change year-on-year -122 -28 +53
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 219 302 793
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.71% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.77% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 126 180 481
10th Percentile £41,733 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,118 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £73,438 £73,750 £66,778
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,125 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £59,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.93% +31.11% -18.18%

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 67,118 39,358 81,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.74% 92.84% 85.64%
Number of salaries quoted 41,692 22,603 59,642
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £78,344 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 30 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 30 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 -94 208 £62,500 +4.17% 85
UK excluding London -146 140 £62,500 +5.93% 70
London +8 63 £66,250 -22.06% 22
Work from Home -33 51 £63,076 +14.68% 23
North of England -78 45 £50,000 -9.09% 8
Midlands -42 36 £63,076 +26.15% 18
South East -65 34 £65,000 +4.00% 15
West Midlands -26 27 £63,076 +29.39% 10
North West -40 27 £50,000 -11.11% 4
Yorkshire -67 16 £50,000 -8.75% 3
South West -58 12 £47,500 +11.76% 12
East of England -34 10 £75,000 +36.36% 14
East Midlands -52 8 £72,500 -23.68% 8
Wales -28 2 £70,750 +88.67% 2
North East -31 2 £63,076 - 1
Scotland -32 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 8 (3.65%) Confluence
2 5 (2.28%) CMS
3 3 (1.37%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (5.94%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (4.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.37%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.46%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (2.28%) Primavera
2 3 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.91%) 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 14 (6.39%) Azure
2 8 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (3.65%) Power Platform
3 6 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.83%) SaaS
5 4 (1.83%) Snowflake
6 3 (1.37%) Asana
6 3 (1.37%) AWS
6 3 (1.37%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.37%) Copilot Studio
6 3 (1.37%) GCP
6 3 (1.37%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.37%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.91%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.91%) Smartsheet
7 2 (0.91%) Zapier
8 1 (0.46%) AWS Direct Connect
8 1 (0.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.46%) Azure Pipelines
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.74%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (1.37%) WebEx
3 2 (0.91%) Firewall
3 2 (0.91%) Wireless
4 1 (0.46%) LAN
4 1 (0.46%) Network Security
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 (1.83%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.37%) FileMaker
2 3 (1.37%) Power BI
2 3 (1.37%) Relational Database
3 2 (0.91%) EDMS
3 2 (0.91%) Metadata
3 2 (0.91%) Power Query
3 2 (0.91%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.46%) MySQL
4 1 (0.46%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.46%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (8.22%) JIRA
2 6 (2.74%) Selenium
3 5 (2.28%) Cypress.io
3 5 (2.28%) Postman
4 2 (0.91%) Git
5 1 (0.46%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.46%) GitLab
5 1 (0.46%) JUnit
5 1 (0.46%) SpecFlow
General
1 81 (36.99%) Social Skills
2 67 (30.59%) Finance
3 40 (18.26%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (10.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (8.68%) Retail
6 16 (7.31%) Public Sector
7 15 (6.85%) Banking
8 13 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (5.48%) Legal
10 11 (5.02%) Local Government
11 10 (4.57%) Aerospace
12 7 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (3.20%) Marketing
12 7 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (2.74%) Advertising
14 5 (2.28%) Law
15 4 (1.83%) Manufacturing
16 3 (1.37%) French Language
16 3 (1.37%) Italian Language
16 3 (1.37%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 61 (27.85%) Project Manager
2 55 (25.11%) Senior
3 23 (10.50%) Senior Manager
4 22 (10.05%) Analyst
5 20 (9.13%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 19 (8.68%) Business Analyst
6 19 (8.68%) Systems Engineer
7 18 (8.22%) Senior Project Manager
8 15 (6.85%) Consultant
9 12 (5.48%) Digital Project Manager
9 12 (5.48%) Security Manager
9 12 (5.48%) Security Project Manager
9 12 (5.48%) Senior Digital Project Manager
10 9 (4.11%) Developer
10 9 (4.11%) Junior
10 9 (4.11%) Lead
11 7 (3.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (2.74%) Cabling Engineer
12 6 (2.74%) Support Engineer
13 4 (1.83%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.65%) .NET
1 8 (3.65%) CSS
1 8 (3.65%) HTML
2 3 (1.37%) Middleware
3 2 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.46%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.46%) Gherkin
4 1 (0.46%) Pyramid
4 1 (0.46%) SPFx
4 1 (0.46%) Web Services
4 1 (0.46%) WinForms
4 1 (0.46%) WireMock
4 1 (0.46%) WPF
4 1 (0.46%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.02%) Security Posture
2 7 (3.20%) Onboarding
2 7 (3.20%) Product Ownership
2 7 (3.20%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (2.74%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.28%) Data Structures
5 4 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (1.83%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.83%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.83%) Digital Signage
5 4 (1.83%) Life Science
5 4 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.37%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.37%) FMCG
6 3 (1.37%) Social Media
6 3 (1.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (0.91%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.91%) Low-Code
7 2 (0.91%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.65%) Windows
2 7 (3.20%) Linux
3 4 (1.83%) Android
4 3 (1.37%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.37%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (31.05%) Project Management
2 54 (24.66%) Project Delivery
3 53 (24.20%) Agile
4 45 (20.55%) Mentoring
5 40 (18.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (18.26%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (17.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (13.24%) Cybersecurity
8 28 (12.79%) Coaching
9 24 (10.96%) Budget Management
9 24 (10.96%) Systems Engineering
10 23 (10.50%) Risk Management
11 19 (8.68%) Change Management
11 19 (8.68%) PRINCE2
12 17 (7.76%) Business Development
12 17 (7.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (7.76%) Strategic Thinking
12 17 (7.76%) Validation
13 16 (7.31%) Time Management
14 15 (6.85%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.48%) SQL
2 9 (4.11%) JavaScript
2 9 (4.11%) Python
3 4 (1.83%) C
3 4 (1.83%) Java
3 4 (1.83%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.37%) Bash
4 3 (1.37%) C#
5 2 (0.91%) C++
6 1 (0.46%) Bicep
6 1 (0.46%) R
6 1 (0.46%) Scala
6 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (24.66%) Degree
2 28 (12.79%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (6.39%) Master's Degree
3 14 (6.39%) Security Cleared
4 13 (5.94%) CISSP
5 12 (5.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 12 (5.48%) CCSP
5 12 (5.48%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (5.02%) CISM
7 9 (4.11%) PMI Certification
7 9 (4.11%) PMP
8 8 (3.65%) SC Cleared
9 6 (2.74%) DBS Check
9 6 (2.74%) ISTQB
10 5 (2.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (1.83%) APMP
11 4 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (1.37%) CAPM
12 3 (1.37%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.16%) QA
2 17 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 12 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (5.48%) NIST
4 11 (5.02%) PMO
5 4 (1.83%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.91%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.91%) GDPR
7 1 (0.46%) ARP4761
7 1 (0.46%) DO-160
7 1 (0.46%) DO-254
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.46%) Docker
1 1 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.91%) Thomson Reuters DACS
2 1 (0.46%) Grafana
2 1 (0.46%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.46%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 25 (11.42%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.11%) NEC
3 4 (1.83%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.83%) SAP
3 4 (1.83%) ServiceNow
4 3 (1.37%) BMC
4 3 (1.37%) Cisco
4 3 (1.37%) Cognizant
4 3 (1.37%) Freshdesk
4 3 (1.37%) Google
4 3 (1.37%) Oracle
4 3 (1.37%) Red Hat
4 3 (1.37%) Workday
5 2 (0.91%) Bloomberg
5 2 (0.91%) FactSet
5 2 (0.91%) Guidewire
5 2 (0.91%) Refinitiv
6 1 (0.46%) Anaplan
6 1 (0.46%) Meraki
6 1 (0.46%) WorldPay