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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 543 400 387
Rank change year-on-year -143 -13 -63
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 274 291 482
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.23% 0.59% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.66% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 128 161 243
10th Percentile £35,125 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,200 £48,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +19.05% -8.70%
75th Percentile £68,688 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,250 £105,000 £97,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £51,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.21% +3.50% -4.76%

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 85,859 44,048 62,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.06% 88.76% 81.73%
Number of salaries quoted 59,233 24,687 33,999
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,090
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 27 September 2026.

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 27 September 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 -110 255 £56,000 -10.40% 422
UK excluding London -110 191 £56,000 +8.21% 289
Work from Home -49 68 £56,000 +8.21% 160
London -71 67 £54,250 -19.63% 135
South East -54 51 £56,000 -10.40% 78
Midlands -37 48 £51,250 +28.13% 41
North of England -54 37 £52,250 +4.50% 61
West Midlands -20 36 £57,500 +24.32% 22
East of England -30 30 £75,000 +56.25% 43
North West -36 24 £52,500 +5.00% 38
South West -79 20 £57,500 +43.75% 37
Yorkshire -25 12 £52,000 +9.47% 9
East Midlands -42 12 £50,000 +37.93% 19
Wales -70 3 £26,400 - 3
Scotland +9 1 £50,000 -20.00% 23
North East - 1 £75,000 - 14
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 7

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 11 (4.01%) Confluence
2 5 (1.82%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.73%) CMS
3 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 49 (17.88%) Microsoft Project
2 38 (13.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (6.93%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (4.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.82%) Trello
6 3 (1.09%) Navisworks
6 3 (1.09%) Revit
7 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.36%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 35 (12.77%) Primavera
2 25 (9.12%) SAP EHS
3 7 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.82%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.36%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 26 (9.49%) Smartsheet
2 20 (7.30%) Azure
3 12 (4.38%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (3.28%) Power Platform
5 7 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (1.82%) Asana
6 5 (1.82%) AWS
6 5 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.09%) GCP
7 3 (1.09%) GitHub
7 3 (1.09%) Google Analytics
7 3 (1.09%) SaaS
8 2 (0.73%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.36%) Azure Pipelines
9 1 (0.36%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.36%) Datadog
9 1 (0.36%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.36%) Miro
9 1 (0.36%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.19%) Network Security
1 6 (2.19%) Structured Cabling
2 5 (1.82%) Firewall
2 5 (1.82%) Wireless
3 4 (1.46%) DHCP
3 4 (1.46%) DNS
3 4 (1.46%) VLAN
4 3 (1.09%) LAN
4 3 (1.09%) SMS
4 3 (1.09%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.09%) VoIP
4 3 (1.09%) WAN
5 2 (0.73%) BGP
5 2 (0.73%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.73%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.73%) OSPF
5 2 (0.73%) SAN
5 2 (0.73%) SSL
5 2 (0.73%) VPN
5 2 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.92%) Power BI
2 5 (1.82%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.09%) DTS
4 2 (0.73%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.73%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (9.49%) JIRA
2 8 (2.92%) LabVIEW
3 7 (2.55%) Git
4 2 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.36%) JUnit
5 1 (0.36%) Postman
5 1 (0.36%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.36%) Selenium
General
1 129 (47.08%) Social Skills
2 85 (31.02%) Finance
3 43 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (15.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (13.14%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (12.04%) Legal
7 22 (8.03%) Aerospace
8 18 (6.57%) Banking
9 15 (5.47%) Electronics
10 14 (5.11%) Local Government
10 14 (5.11%) Retail
11 13 (4.74%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (4.38%) Manufacturing
13 11 (4.01%) Public Sector
14 10 (3.65%) Telecoms
15 9 (3.28%) Military
16 8 (2.92%) Marketing
17 7 (2.55%) Law
18 4 (1.46%) Advertising
18 4 (1.46%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 67 (24.45%) Project Manager
2 44 (16.06%) Lead
3 37 (13.50%) Senior
4 26 (9.49%) Analyst
5 16 (5.84%) Business Analyst
6 14 (5.11%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (4.38%) Senior Manager
8 11 (4.01%) Junior
9 10 (3.65%) IT Manager
9 10 (3.65%) IT Project Manager
10 9 (3.28%) Senior Project Manager
10 9 (3.28%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 8 (2.92%) Administrator
11 8 (2.92%) Project Administrator
12 7 (2.55%) Junior Project Administrator
12 7 (2.55%) Project Support Administrator
12 7 (2.55%) Software Engineer
13 6 (2.19%) Bid Manager
14 5 (1.82%) CRM Project Manager
14 5 (1.82%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.55%) .NET
2 3 (1.09%) Middleware
2 3 (1.09%) Terraform
3 2 (0.73%) ASP.NET
3 2 (0.73%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (0.73%) CSS
3 2 (0.73%) CSS3
3 2 (0.73%) HTML
3 2 (0.73%) HTML5
3 2 (0.73%) React
3 2 (0.73%) Vue
3 2 (0.73%) YAML
4 1 (0.36%) Django
4 1 (0.36%) EDI
4 1 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.36%) JSON
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.36%) REST
4 1 (0.36%) Web Services
4 1 (0.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.22%) PMI
2 11 (4.01%) Security Posture
3 10 (3.65%) Renewable Energy
4 9 (3.28%) Fibre Optics
5 8 (2.92%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.55%) FPGA
7 6 (2.19%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.19%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.82%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.82%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.46%) NHS
9 4 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.09%) CCTV
10 3 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
11 2 (0.73%) Clustering
11 2 (0.73%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.73%) Robotics
11 2 (0.73%) SCADA
11 2 (0.73%) Verilog
11 2 (0.73%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.47%) Linux
2 5 (1.82%) Windows
3 4 (1.46%) CentOS
3 4 (1.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (1.46%) Rocky
4 1 (0.36%) VMS
4 1 (0.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (46.35%) Project Management
2 110 (40.15%) Agile
3 101 (36.86%) Project Delivery
4 83 (30.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 76 (27.74%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (20.80%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (19.34%) Decision-Making
8 48 (17.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 40 (14.60%) Mentoring
10 36 (13.14%) Risk Management
11 35 (12.77%) ERP
12 34 (12.41%) Technical Leadership
13 32 (11.68%) Strategic Planning
13 32 (11.68%) Waterfall
14 30 (10.95%) PRINCE2
15 28 (10.22%) Resource Management
16 27 (9.85%) Budget Management
17 26 (9.49%) Work Breakdown Structure
18 25 (9.12%) Conflict Management
18 25 (9.12%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 26 (9.49%) Python
2 12 (4.38%) C++
3 9 (3.28%) MATLAB
4 8 (2.92%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.55%) C
6 6 (2.19%) SQL
7 5 (1.82%) C#
7 5 (1.82%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.82%) Rust
7 5 (1.82%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.09%) Java
9 2 (0.73%) Bash
10 1 (0.36%) Bicep
10 1 (0.36%) R
10 1 (0.36%) Scala
Qualifications
1 95 (34.67%) Degree
2 64 (23.36%) Security Cleared
3 45 (16.42%) PMI Certification
4 42 (15.33%) SC Cleared
5 20 (7.30%) Master's Degree
6 19 (6.93%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (6.20%) PMP
8 16 (5.84%) CISSP
9 15 (5.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 15 (5.47%) CCSP
9 15 (5.47%) DV Cleared
10 13 (4.74%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (4.01%) CISM
12 9 (3.28%) PhD
13 8 (2.92%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (1.46%) APMP
14 4 (1.46%) CCNA
14 4 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
15 3 (1.09%) RIBA
16 2 (0.73%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (14.96%) QA
2 19 (6.93%) PMO
3 16 (5.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (5.47%) NIST
5 14 (5.11%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.55%) GDPR
7 3 (1.09%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.09%) PERC
8 2 (0.73%) MISRA
9 1 (0.36%) ARP4761
9 1 (0.36%) DO-160
9 1 (0.36%) DO-254
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.36%) GxP
System Software
1 8 (2.92%) Firmware
2 5 (1.82%) Embedded Firmware
3 4 (1.46%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.46%) Docker
4 2 (0.73%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.73%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.36%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.46%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.09%) Ansible
3 2 (0.73%) Grafana
3 2 (0.73%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.36%) Salt
Vendors
1 41 (14.96%) SAP
2 36 (13.14%) Microsoft
3 7 (2.55%) NEC
4 6 (2.19%) Google
5 5 (1.82%) Remedy
5 5 (1.82%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.46%) Red Hat
6 4 (1.46%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.09%) BMC
7 3 (1.09%) Cisco
7 3 (1.09%) Cognizant
7 3 (1.09%) dotdigital
7 3 (1.09%) Oracle
7 3 (1.09%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 2 (0.73%) Altera
8 2 (0.73%) Apple
8 2 (0.73%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.73%) Intel
8 2 (0.73%) VMware
8 2 (0.73%) Xilinx