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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 466 334 357
Rank change year-on-year -132 +23 +89
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 190 440 512
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.84% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.92% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 122 207 332
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,697 £34,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.87% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,625 £68,750
90th Percentile £89,000 £86,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £44,804
% change year-on-year - +22.76% -18.54%

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 50,302 48,021 60,136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.24% 91.22% 88.90%
Number of salaries quoted 29,664 23,067 46,526
10th Percentile £28,675 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £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 26 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Top 14 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 26 January 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 -127 178 £65,000 +10.17% 145
UK excluding London -164 110 £55,000 - 135
London +35 57 £67,500 -18.18% 28
South East -69 39 £60,000 - 47
Work from Home +16 37 £57,500 -8.37% 46
North of England -17 30 £50,000 -9.09% 31
Midlands -21 26 £50,000 -4.76% 22
North West +10 25 £50,000 -9.09% 16
West Midlands -7 17 £60,000 +17.65% 12
South West -45 10 £62,782 +9.19% 14
East Midlands -16 8 £41,500 -23.15% 10
Yorkshire -21 5 £47,500 -12.68% 10
East of England -4 4 £75,450 +16.54% 17
Wales +4 1 £65,000 +62.50% 3

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 (3.68%) Confluence
2 6 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.05%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.53%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (4.74%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.11%) AutoCAD
5 2 (1.05%) Adobe XD
5 2 (1.05%) Sketch
6 1 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.53%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.53%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.53%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.53%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.53%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.53%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.53%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.11%) Primavera
3 3 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.05%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 2 (1.05%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.53%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.53%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.53%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.53%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.53%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.53%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 21 (11.05%) Azure
2 15 (7.89%) Power Platform
3 11 (5.79%) Dynamics 365
4 10 (5.26%) SaaS
5 7 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (2.63%) Google Ads
7 4 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.58%) Asana
8 3 (1.58%) AWS
8 3 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (1.58%) Matillion
8 3 (1.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.58%) Snowflake
9 2 (1.05%) Boomi
9 2 (1.05%) Figma
10 1 (0.53%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.53%) Google Sheets
10 1 (0.53%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 1 (0.53%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.63%) Firewall
2 3 (1.58%) WebEx
2 3 (1.58%) Wireless
3 1 (0.53%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.63%) Power BI
2 3 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.05%) EDMS
3 2 (1.05%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.05%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.53%) FileMaker
4 1 (0.53%) GIS
4 1 (0.53%) MySQL
4 1 (0.53%) RavenDB
4 1 (0.53%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (7.37%) JIRA
2 10 (5.26%) Selenium
3 6 (3.16%) Cypress.io
3 6 (3.16%) Postman
4 4 (2.11%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.53%) Git
5 1 (0.53%) GitLab
5 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
General
1 75 (39.47%) Social Skills
2 61 (32.11%) Finance
3 22 (11.58%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.89%) Legal
5 12 (6.32%) Law
6 11 (5.79%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (4.74%) Retail
9 8 (4.21%) Advertising
10 7 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (3.68%) Marketing
11 5 (2.63%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.63%) French Language
11 5 (2.63%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.11%) Public Sector
12 4 (2.11%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.58%) Italian Language
13 3 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.58%) Portuguese Language
13 3 (1.58%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 46 (24.21%) Project Manager
2 43 (22.63%) Senior
3 25 (13.16%) Analyst
4 19 (10.00%) Business Analyst
4 19 (10.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 19 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
5 13 (6.84%) Lead
6 11 (5.79%) Consultant
7 9 (4.74%) Senior Manager
7 9 (4.74%) Senior Project Manager
8 7 (3.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.68%) Senior Consultant
9 6 (3.16%) Commercial Manager
9 6 (3.16%) Commercial Project Manager
9 6 (3.16%) Finance Business Analyst
9 6 (3.16%) Financial Analyst
10 5 (2.63%) Developer
10 5 (2.63%) IT Manager
10 5 (2.63%) IT Project Manager
10 5 (2.63%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.32%) .NET
2 8 (4.21%) CSS
2 8 (4.21%) HTML
3 4 (2.11%) Gherkin
3 4 (2.11%) XML
4 2 (1.05%) Material Design
4 2 (1.05%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (1.05%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.53%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.53%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.53%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.53%) Kendo UI
5 1 (0.53%) Middleware
5 1 (0.53%) Pyramid
5 1 (0.53%) React
5 1 (0.53%) SPFx
5 1 (0.53%) Web Services
5 1 (0.53%) WinForms
5 1 (0.53%) WPF
5 1 (0.53%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.79%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.21%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.16%) Cloud Native
3 6 (3.16%) Social Media
4 5 (2.63%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.63%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.11%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.58%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.58%) Cyberattack
6 3 (1.58%) Digital Signage
6 3 (1.58%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.05%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.05%) Blog
7 2 (1.05%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.05%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.26%) Windows
2 3 (1.58%) Android
2 3 (1.58%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.05%) Linux
4 1 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (38.42%) Agile
2 58 (30.53%) Project Delivery
3 48 (25.26%) Project Management
4 46 (24.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 45 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (13.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (13.16%) Change Management
7 25 (13.16%) Mentoring
8 23 (12.11%) Coaching
9 22 (11.58%) Requirements Gathering
10 21 (11.05%) PRINCE2
11 20 (10.53%) Systems Engineering
12 18 (9.47%) Business Case
12 18 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 18 (9.47%) Test Automation
13 17 (8.95%) Validation
14 16 (8.42%) ERP
15 15 (7.89%) Analytics
15 15 (7.89%) Time Management
16 14 (7.37%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.74%) C#
2 8 (4.21%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.68%) SQL
4 5 (2.63%) C
4 5 (2.63%) Python
5 2 (1.05%) C++
5 2 (1.05%) Java
5 2 (1.05%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.53%) Bicep
6 1 (0.53%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.53%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 50 (26.32%) Degree
2 26 (13.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (8.42%) PMI Certification
4 15 (7.89%) PMP
5 14 (7.37%) Security Cleared
6 10 (5.26%) DBS Check
6 10 (5.26%) ISTQB
7 7 (3.68%) Master's Degree
7 7 (3.68%) SC Cleared
8 4 (2.11%) APMP
8 4 (2.11%) CAPM
8 4 (2.11%) ISEB
8 4 (2.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 4 (2.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.58%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.58%) HND
10 2 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.53%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (9.47%) QA
2 15 (7.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 5 (2.63%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.63%) PMO
4 3 (1.58%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.05%) GDPR
5 2 (1.05%) WCAG
6 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.53%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.53%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.53%) IFRS
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.53%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.53%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.53%) Docker
2 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.53%) Grafana
1 1 (0.53%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (16.32%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.74%) SAP
3 6 (3.16%) Cisco
3 6 (3.16%) NEC
4 5 (2.63%) Google
5 4 (2.11%) Anaplan
5 4 (2.11%) Aruba
5 4 (2.11%) Fortinet
5 4 (2.11%) Meraki
5 4 (2.11%) Oracle
5 4 (2.11%) Pega
5 4 (2.11%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.11%) Tagetik
5 4 (2.11%) WorldPay
6 3 (1.58%) Adobe
6 3 (1.58%) Draytek
6 3 (1.58%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.58%) Sophos
6 3 (1.58%) Workday
7 2 (1.05%) webMethods