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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 566 392 393
Rank change year-on-year -174 +1 -63
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 230 307 483
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.21% 0.62% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.70% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 120 168 266
10th Percentile £35,875 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,456 £47,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +25.00% -15.53%
75th Percentile £68,688 £77,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £82,050 £105,000 £90,822
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £50,445 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.01% +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 81,075 43,637 63,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.98% 88.47% 80.58%
Number of salaries quoted 56,400 24,673 38,159
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,700 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -8.65% -4.74%

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 5 September 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 5 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 -165 214 £56,000 -10.40% 366
UK excluding London -146 154 £56,000 +11.01% 231
London -67 63 £54,250 -19.63% 165
Work from Home -61 61 £56,000 +11.01% 147
South East -55 45 £56,000 -10.40% 72
North of England -68 31 £52,250 +4.50% 33
Midlands -49 27 £46,205 +15.51% 35
East of England -44 26 £75,000 +56.25% 27
West Midlands -30 22 £51,852 +33.81% 16
South West -77 20 £57,500 +43.75% 42
North West -25 18 £52,500 +5.00% 16
Yorkshire -40 12 £52,000 +1.46% 14
East Midlands -49 4 £39,000 +7.59% 18
Wales -63 4 £26,400 - 6
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 3
North East - 1 £75,000 - 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 13 (5.65%) Confluence
2 4 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 27 (11.74%) Microsoft Project
2 19 (8.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (4.78%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.74%) Trello
6 2 (0.87%) Navisworks
6 2 (0.87%) Revit
7 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (8.70%) Primavera
2 10 (4.35%) SAP EHS
3 8 (3.48%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.43%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 17 (7.39%) Azure
2 12 (5.22%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (4.78%) Smartsheet
4 9 (3.91%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.30%) GitHub
7 3 (1.30%) Google Analytics
7 3 (1.30%) SaaS
8 2 (0.87%) AWS
8 2 (0.87%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.87%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.43%) Asana
9 1 (0.43%) AWS CodePipeline
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Pipelines
9 1 (0.43%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.43%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.43%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.48%) Structured Cabling
2 6 (2.61%) Network Security
3 5 (2.17%) Firewall
3 5 (2.17%) Wireless
4 4 (1.74%) DHCP
4 4 (1.74%) DNS
4 4 (1.74%) VLAN
5 3 (1.30%) SMS
5 3 (1.30%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.30%) VoIP
6 2 (0.87%) BGP
6 2 (0.87%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.87%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.87%) LAN
6 2 (0.87%) OSPF
6 2 (0.87%) SAN
6 2 (0.87%) SSL
6 2 (0.87%) VPN
6 2 (0.87%) WAN
6 2 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.48%) Power BI
2 5 (2.17%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.30%) DTS
4 2 (0.87%) Metadata
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle Database
4 2 (0.87%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (10.00%) JIRA
2 8 (3.48%) LabVIEW
3 7 (3.04%) Git
4 1 (0.43%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) JUnit
4 1 (0.43%) Postman
4 1 (0.43%) Selenium
General
1 117 (50.87%) Social Skills
2 77 (33.48%) Finance
3 44 (19.13%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (16.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 32 (13.91%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (8.70%) Banking
7 17 (7.39%) Aerospace
8 16 (6.96%) Retail
9 15 (6.52%) Legal
9 15 (6.52%) Local Government
10 12 (5.22%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.78%) Electronics
12 10 (4.35%) Manufacturing
13 8 (3.48%) Military
13 8 (3.48%) Telecoms
14 7 (3.04%) Marketing
14 7 (3.04%) Public Sector
15 5 (2.17%) Law
16 4 (1.74%) Advertising
16 4 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 62 (26.96%) Project Manager
2 34 (14.78%) Senior
3 26 (11.30%) Analyst
4 25 (10.87%) Lead
5 20 (8.70%) Business Analyst
6 12 (5.22%) Senior Manager
7 10 (4.35%) Junior
8 9 (3.91%) IT Manager
8 9 (3.91%) IT Project Manager
8 9 (3.91%) Senior Project Manager
8 9 (3.91%) Systems Engineer
9 8 (3.48%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 7 (3.04%) Administrator
10 7 (3.04%) Consultant
10 7 (3.04%) Junior Project Administrator
10 7 (3.04%) Project Administrator
10 7 (3.04%) Project Support Administrator
11 6 (2.61%) Cabling Engineer
11 6 (2.61%) Software Engineer
12 5 (2.17%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.17%) .NET
2 3 (1.30%) Middleware
3 2 (0.87%) ASP.NET
3 2 (0.87%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (0.87%) CSS
3 2 (0.87%) CSS3
3 2 (0.87%) HTML
3 2 (0.87%) HTML5
3 2 (0.87%) React
3 2 (0.87%) Terraform
3 2 (0.87%) Vue
3 2 (0.87%) YAML
4 1 (0.43%) EDI
4 1 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.43%) JSON
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.43%) WireMock
4 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.65%) PMI
1 13 (5.65%) Security Posture
2 12 (5.22%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (3.91%) Fibre Optics
4 7 (3.04%) FPGA
5 5 (2.17%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.74%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.74%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.74%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.74%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.74%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.87%) CCTV
8 2 (0.87%) Clustering
8 2 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.87%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.87%) Verilog
8 2 (0.87%) VHDL
8 2 (0.87%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.43%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.65%) Linux
2 4 (1.74%) CentOS
2 4 (1.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (1.74%) Rocky
3 3 (1.30%) Windows
4 1 (0.43%) Android
4 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (41.74%) Project Management
2 88 (38.26%) Agile
3 80 (34.78%) Project Delivery
4 69 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 61 (26.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 47 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (16.09%) Risk Management
8 36 (15.65%) Mentoring
9 34 (14.78%) Decision-Making
10 30 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 28 (12.17%) PRINCE2
12 27 (11.74%) Technical Leadership
12 27 (11.74%) Waterfall
13 26 (11.30%) Cybersecurity
13 26 (11.30%) Resource Management
14 24 (10.43%) Roadmaps
15 21 (9.13%) Budget Management
16 20 (8.70%) Business Development
16 20 (8.70%) Time Management
16 20 (8.70%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.00%) Python
2 11 (4.78%) C++
3 8 (3.48%) MATLAB
4 7 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.61%) SQL
6 5 (2.17%) C
6 5 (2.17%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.74%) C#
7 4 (1.74%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.30%) Java
8 3 (1.30%) Rust
9 1 (0.43%) Bash
9 1 (0.43%) Bicep
9 1 (0.43%) R
9 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 72 (31.30%) Degree
2 41 (17.83%) Security Cleared
3 28 (12.17%) PMI Certification
4 24 (10.43%) SC Cleared
5 22 (9.57%) Master's Degree
6 20 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (7.83%) CISSP
8 17 (7.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 17 (7.39%) CCSP
9 15 (6.52%) DV Cleared
9 15 (6.52%) PMP
10 13 (5.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (5.65%) CISM
11 9 (3.91%) PhD
12 8 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (1.30%) CCNA
13 3 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
13 3 (1.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.87%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.87%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (16.96%) QA
2 18 (7.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (7.39%) NIST
3 17 (7.39%) PMO
4 13 (5.65%) Accessibility
5 7 (3.04%) GDPR
6 4 (1.74%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.30%) PERC
8 1 (0.43%) ARP4761
8 1 (0.43%) DO-160
8 1 (0.43%) DO-254
8 1 (0.43%) GRC
8 1 (0.43%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (2.17%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (2.17%) Firmware
2 4 (1.74%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.87%) Docker
3 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.87%) Ansible
2 2 (0.87%) Grafana
2 2 (0.87%) Prometheus
2 2 (0.87%) Thomson Reuters DACS
3 1 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.43%) Salt
Vendors
1 28 (12.17%) Microsoft
2 26 (11.30%) SAP
3 7 (3.04%) NEC
4 5 (2.17%) Google
4 5 (2.17%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.74%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.30%) BMC
6 3 (1.30%) Cognizant
6 3 (1.30%) dotdigital
6 3 (1.30%) Oracle
6 3 (1.30%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 3 (1.30%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.87%) Altera
7 2 (0.87%) Bloomberg
7 2 (0.87%) FactSet
7 2 (0.87%) Freshdesk
7 2 (0.87%) Guidewire
7 2 (0.87%) Intel
7 2 (0.87%) Refinitiv
7 2 (0.87%) Xilinx