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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 458 354 349
Rank change year-on-year -104 -5 +105
Permanent jobs citing Project Planning 201 454 423
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.73% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.84% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 140 220 239
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £39,464
25th Percentile £47,188 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £74,063 £69,250 £76,875
90th Percentile £91,625 £85,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% -4.55%

All Process and 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 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

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 7 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Planning in the UK

Project Planning
Top 15 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 7 December 2025. 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 -80 187 £62,500 +13.64% 148
UK excluding London -107 113 £55,000 +1.85% 121
London +56 65 £65,000 -13.33% 45
Work from Home +20 47 £49,500 -9.17% 66
South East -46 39 £56,250 +2.27% 40
North of England +6 28 £50,000 -7.41% 17
North West +32 23 £60,326 +9.68% 9
Midlands -11 19 £50,000 +5.26% 38
East of England +14 13 £48,000 -25.86% 6
South West -23 11 £45,564 -20.76% 16
West Midlands -3 10 £65,000 +36.84% 22
East Midlands +4 8 £40,750 -24.54% 15
Yorkshire -18 5 £47,500 +8.57% 7
Scotland -7 2 £66,250 +24.80% 2
Wales -2 1 £65,000 -5.45% 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 6 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.49%) Confluence
3 2 (1.00%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.50%) CMS
4 1 (0.50%) Drupal
4 1 (0.50%) Kentico
4 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.50%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.47%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (3.98%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.99%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.00%) Adobe XD
5 2 (1.00%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.00%) Sketch
5 2 (1.00%) Trello
6 1 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.50%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.50%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.50%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.50%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.50%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.50%) ProjectWise
6 1 (0.50%) TeamGantt
6 1 (0.50%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (3.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.49%) Primavera
2 3 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.00%) NetSuite
3 2 (1.00%) Towers Watson Igloo
3 2 (1.00%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.50%) Adaptiv
4 1 (0.50%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.50%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.50%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.50%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.50%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.50%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.50%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 26 (12.94%) Azure
2 17 (8.46%) SaaS
3 15 (7.46%) Power Platform
4 12 (5.97%) Dynamics 365
4 12 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (4.48%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (3.48%) Microsoft Copilot
7 5 (2.49%) Google Ads
8 3 (1.49%) Asana
8 3 (1.49%) AWS
8 3 (1.49%) Matillion
8 3 (1.49%) Snowflake
9 2 (1.00%) Boomi
9 2 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.00%) Figma
9 2 (1.00%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.50%) Amazon EKS
10 1 (0.50%) Amazon MSK
10 1 (0.50%) Azure Pipelines
10 1 (0.50%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.98%) Firewall
2 6 (2.99%) Wireless
3 3 (1.49%) WebEx
4 2 (1.00%) LAN
5 1 (0.50%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.99%) Power BI
2 3 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.00%) EDMS
3 2 (1.00%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.50%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.50%) FileMaker
4 1 (0.50%) GIS
4 1 (0.50%) MySQL
4 1 (0.50%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.50%) RavenDB
4 1 (0.50%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 10 (4.98%) JIRA
2 6 (2.99%) Selenium
3 4 (1.99%) SpecFlow
4 2 (1.00%) Cypress.io
4 2 (1.00%) Git
4 2 (1.00%) Postman
5 1 (0.50%) GitLab
5 1 (0.50%) Jenkins
General
1 79 (39.30%) Social Skills
2 76 (37.81%) Finance
3 23 (11.44%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (10.95%) Legal
5 17 (8.46%) Law
6 10 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.48%) Marketing
7 9 (4.48%) Retail
8 8 (3.98%) Advertising
8 8 (3.98%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.98%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.99%) Billing
10 6 (2.99%) Electronics
11 5 (2.49%) Automotive
11 5 (2.49%) Back Office
11 5 (2.49%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.49%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (29.85%) Project Manager
2 39 (19.40%) Senior
3 30 (14.93%) Analyst
4 24 (11.94%) Business Analyst
5 17 (8.46%) Lead
6 13 (6.47%) Consultant
6 13 (6.47%) Systems Engineer
7 12 (5.97%) Senior Manager
8 10 (4.98%) Senior Consultant
8 10 (4.98%) Senior Project Manager
9 9 (4.48%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 7 (3.48%) Commercial Manager
10 7 (3.48%) Commercial Project Manager
10 7 (3.48%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 7 (3.48%) Sales Manager
11 6 (2.99%) Finance Business Analyst
11 6 (2.99%) Financial Analyst
12 5 (2.49%) Developer
12 5 (2.49%) Operations Manager
12 5 (2.49%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.98%) .NET
2 5 (2.49%) HTML
3 4 (1.99%) CSS
3 4 (1.99%) Gherkin
3 4 (1.99%) XML
4 2 (1.00%) Material Design
4 2 (1.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (1.00%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.50%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.50%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.50%) CSS3
5 1 (0.50%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.50%) HTML5
5 1 (0.50%) Kendo UI
5 1 (0.50%) Middleware
5 1 (0.50%) Node.js
5 1 (0.50%) Pyramid
5 1 (0.50%) React
5 1 (0.50%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.47%) Onboarding
2 7 (3.48%) Renewable Energy
2 7 (3.48%) Social Media
3 6 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (2.49%) Cloud Native
4 5 (2.49%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.49%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.99%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.49%) Cyberattack
6 3 (1.49%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.49%) Digital Signage
6 3 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (1.00%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.00%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.00%) Market Risk
7 2 (1.00%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.00%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.48%) Windows
2 3 (1.49%) Linux
3 1 (0.50%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (39.80%) Agile
2 73 (36.32%) Project Delivery
3 64 (31.84%) Project Management
4 50 (24.88%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (23.88%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (15.42%) PRINCE2
7 29 (14.43%) Change Management
8 27 (13.43%) ERP
9 24 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (11.94%) Requirements Gathering
10 20 (9.95%) CRM
11 19 (9.45%) Business Case
11 19 (9.45%) Mentoring
12 17 (8.46%) Budget Management
12 17 (8.46%) Coaching
12 17 (8.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (7.96%) Computer Science
13 16 (7.96%) Risk Management
14 15 (7.46%) Project Governance
14 15 (7.46%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.98%) C#
2 5 (2.49%) C
2 5 (2.49%) SQL
3 4 (1.99%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.00%) C++
4 2 (1.00%) Java
4 2 (1.00%) Python
5 1 (0.50%) Bash
5 1 (0.50%) Bicep
5 1 (0.50%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.50%) PHP
5 1 (0.50%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 61 (30.35%) Degree
2 21 (10.45%) BPSS Clearance
3 20 (9.95%) PMI Certification
4 19 (9.45%) PMP
5 18 (8.96%) Security Cleared
6 12 (5.97%) SC Cleared
7 10 (4.98%) Master's Degree
8 8 (3.98%) DBS Check
9 7 (3.48%) ISTQB
10 5 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.99%) APMP
11 4 (1.99%) CAPM
11 4 (1.99%) ISEB
11 4 (1.99%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (1.99%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 4 (1.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (1.49%) HND
13 2 (1.00%) Azure Certification
13 2 (1.00%) CFA
13 2 (1.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.95%) QA
2 6 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 5 (2.49%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (1.49%) PMO
5 2 (1.00%) GDPR
5 2 (1.00%) WCAG
6 1 (0.50%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.50%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.50%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.50%) IFRS
6 1 (0.50%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.50%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.50%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.50%) Docker
2 1 (0.50%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.50%) Grafana
1 1 (0.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.50%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 39 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.47%) SAP
3 9 (4.48%) Oracle
4 7 (3.48%) Cisco
5 6 (2.99%) Google
5 6 (2.99%) NEC
6 5 (2.49%) Aruba
6 5 (2.49%) Fortinet
6 5 (2.49%) Meraki
7 4 (1.99%) Anaplan
7 4 (1.99%) Draytek
7 4 (1.99%) Pega
7 4 (1.99%) Sophos
7 4 (1.99%) Tagetik
7 4 (1.99%) Workday
7 4 (1.99%) WorldPay
8 3 (1.49%) Adobe
8 3 (1.49%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.00%) webMethods