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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 481 334 358
Rank change year-on-year -147 +24 +75
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 185 438 559
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.85% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.92% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 117 204 371
10th Percentile £41,929 £36,474 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% +10.95% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,900 £70,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £45,948
% change year-on-year - +19.70% -16.46%

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 51,136 47,352 64,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.03% 91.66% 88.75%
Number of salaries quoted 30,240 22,667 50,432
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -114 175 £65,000 +10.17% 133
UK excluding London -151 110 £55,000 - 112
London +41 53 £67,500 -15.63% 38
Work from Home -3 38 £56,250 -13.46% 53
South East -63 37 £63,750 +6.25% 34
North of England -40 31 £50,000 -9.09% 22
Midlands -23 27 £50,000 -4.76% 27
North West +2 25 £50,000 -9.09% 11
West Midlands -11 18 £60,000 +17.65% 19
East Midlands -9 8 £41,500 -23.15% 8
South West -48 8 £45,564 -20.76% 13
East of England +1 6 £75,450 +16.54% 10
Yorkshire -31 6 £47,500 -12.68% 8
Wales -1 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 (3.78%) Confluence
2 4 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.08%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.54%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (5.41%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (4.86%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.16%) AutoCAD
5 2 (1.08%) Adobe XD
5 2 (1.08%) Sketch
6 1 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.54%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.54%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.54%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.54%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.54%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.54%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.16%) Primavera
3 3 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.08%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 2 (1.08%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.54%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.54%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.54%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.54%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.54%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.54%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 19 (10.27%) Azure
2 12 (6.49%) Power Platform
3 10 (5.41%) SaaS
4 9 (4.86%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.70%) Google Ads
6 3 (1.62%) Asana
6 3 (1.62%) AWS
6 3 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.08%) Boomi
7 2 (1.08%) Figma
7 2 (1.08%) Matillion
7 2 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.08%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.54%) Amazon MSK
8 1 (0.54%) Amazon OpenSearch
8 1 (0.54%) Azure Pipelines
8 1 (0.54%) OCI
8 1 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.62%) Firewall
1 3 (1.62%) WebEx
2 1 (0.54%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (0.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.16%) Power BI
1 4 (2.16%) Relational Database
2 3 (1.62%) FileMaker
3 2 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.08%) EDMS
3 2 (1.08%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.54%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.54%) GIS
4 1 (0.54%) MySQL
4 1 (0.54%) RavenDB
4 1 (0.54%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (6.49%) JIRA
2 8 (4.32%) Selenium
3 4 (2.16%) Cypress.io
3 4 (2.16%) Postman
3 4 (2.16%) SpecFlow
4 2 (1.08%) Git
5 1 (0.54%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.54%) GitLab
5 1 (0.54%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.54%) JUnit
General
1 73 (39.46%) Social Skills
2 58 (31.35%) Finance
3 20 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (8.11%) Legal
5 12 (6.49%) Law
6 11 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (4.86%) Retail
9 8 (4.32%) Advertising
10 6 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.24%) Marketing
11 5 (2.70%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.70%) French Language
11 5 (2.70%) Manufacturing
12 4 (2.16%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.62%) Italian Language
13 3 (1.62%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.62%) Portuguese Language
13 3 (1.62%) Spanish Language
14 2 (1.08%) German Language
Job Titles
1 43 (23.24%) Project Manager
2 41 (22.16%) Senior
3 24 (12.97%) Analyst
4 20 (10.81%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 20 (10.81%) Systems Engineer
5 19 (10.27%) Business Analyst
6 13 (7.03%) Lead
7 11 (5.95%) Consultant
8 7 (3.78%) Developer
8 7 (3.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.78%) Senior Manager
8 7 (3.78%) Senior Project Manager
9 6 (3.24%) Commercial Manager
9 6 (3.24%) Commercial Project Manager
9 6 (3.24%) Finance Business Analyst
9 6 (3.24%) Financial Analyst
9 6 (3.24%) Senior Consultant
10 5 (2.70%) Team Leader
11 4 (2.16%) Automation Test Analyst
11 4 (2.16%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.03%) .NET
2 10 (5.41%) CSS
2 10 (5.41%) HTML
3 4 (2.16%) Gherkin
3 4 (2.16%) XML
4 2 (1.08%) Material Design
4 2 (1.08%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (1.08%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.54%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.54%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.54%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.54%) Kendo UI
5 1 (0.54%) Middleware
5 1 (0.54%) Pyramid
5 1 (0.54%) React
5 1 (0.54%) SPFx
5 1 (0.54%) WinForms
5 1 (0.54%) WireMock
5 1 (0.54%) WPF
5 1 (0.54%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.86%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.32%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.24%) Cloud Native
3 6 (3.24%) Social Media
4 5 (2.70%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.16%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.62%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.62%) Cyberattack
6 3 (1.62%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.62%) Digital Signage
6 3 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (1.62%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.08%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.08%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.08%) Reinsurance
7 2 (1.08%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.41%) Windows
2 3 (1.62%) Android
2 3 (1.62%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.08%) Linux
4 1 (0.54%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (39.46%) Agile
2 56 (30.27%) Project Delivery
3 46 (24.86%) Project Management
4 44 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
5 43 (23.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 25 (13.51%) Mentoring
7 24 (12.97%) Coaching
8 23 (12.43%) Change Management
9 21 (11.35%) PRINCE2
9 21 (11.35%) Systems Engineering
10 20 (10.81%) Requirements Gathering
11 18 (9.73%) Business Case
11 18 (9.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (9.19%) Test Automation
12 17 (9.19%) Validation
13 16 (8.65%) ERP
14 14 (7.57%) Analytics
14 14 (7.57%) Computer Science
15 13 (7.03%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.95%) JavaScript
2 9 (4.86%) C#
2 9 (4.86%) SQL
3 5 (2.70%) C
3 5 (2.70%) Python
4 3 (1.62%) Java
5 2 (1.08%) C++
5 2 (1.08%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.54%) Bicep
6 1 (0.54%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.54%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.54%) Scala
Qualifications
1 48 (25.95%) Degree
2 27 (14.59%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (8.65%) PMI Certification
4 15 (8.11%) PMP
5 14 (7.57%) Security Cleared
6 10 (5.41%) DBS Check
7 8 (4.32%) ISTQB
8 7 (3.78%) Master's Degree
8 7 (3.78%) SC Cleared
9 4 (2.16%) APMP
9 4 (2.16%) CAPM
9 4 (2.16%) ISEB
9 4 (2.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 4 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.62%) DV Cleared
11 2 (1.08%) HND
11 2 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.54%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (8.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 15 (8.11%) QA
3 6 (3.24%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.70%) PMO
5 3 (1.62%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.08%) GDPR
6 2 (1.08%) WCAG
7 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.54%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.54%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.54%) IFRS
7 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.54%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.54%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.54%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.54%) Docker
2 1 (0.54%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.54%) Grafana
1 1 (0.54%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.54%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 29 (15.68%) Microsoft
2 9 (4.86%) SAP
3 5 (2.70%) Google
3 5 (2.70%) NEC
4 4 (2.16%) Anaplan
4 4 (2.16%) Cisco
4 4 (2.16%) Oracle
4 4 (2.16%) Pega
4 4 (2.16%) Tagetik
4 4 (2.16%) WorldPay
5 3 (1.62%) Adobe
5 3 (1.62%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.62%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.62%) Workday
6 2 (1.08%) Aruba
6 2 (1.08%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.08%) Meraki
6 2 (1.08%) Software AG
6 2 (1.08%) webMethods
7 1 (0.54%) Ariba