Hybrid/Remote IT Project Manager Job Trends

IT Project Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Project Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
17 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 348 409
Rank change year-on-year +17 +61 -25
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 72 53 178
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.41% 0.40% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.43% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 65 45 147
10th Percentile £48,150 £49,480 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +17.65% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,500
90th Percentile £76,050 £68,000 £69,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +6.67% -8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 16,497 12,294 31,235
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 92.95% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11,848 9,032 25,028
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,125 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.21% +6.42% -9.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,875 £103,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Project Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote IT Project Manager job vacancies

IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

IT Project Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 April 2026, IT Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 44 (61.11%) Agile
2 40 (55.56%) Project Management
3 38 (52.78%) Project Delivery
4 32 (44.44%) Waterfall
5 30 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 24 (33.33%) Risk Management
7 21 (29.17%) Change Management
8 18 (25.00%) Business Case
9 17 (23.61%) Business Change Management
10 14 (19.44%) PRINCE2
11 11 (15.28%) PMI Certification
12 9 (12.50%) Azure
12 9 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (12.50%) PMP
13 8 (11.11%) CRM
13 8 (11.11%) ERP
13 8 (11.11%) PMO
14 7 (9.72%) Degree
14 7 (9.72%) DevOps
14 7 (9.72%) Microsoft
14 7 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 6 (8.33%) Budget Management
15 6 (8.33%) Collaborative Culture
15 6 (8.33%) Migration
16 5 (6.94%) Backlog Management
16 5 (6.94%) Cybersecurity
16 5 (6.94%) JIRA
16 5 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
16 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Project
16 5 (6.94%) Problem-Solving

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (2.78%) Confluence
2 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.39%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 9 (12.50%) Azure
2 5 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (4.17%) SaaS
4 2 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.39%) AWS
5 1 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.39%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.17%) Network Security
1 3 (4.17%) SD-WAN
1 3 (4.17%) WAN
2 2 (2.78%) Firewall
2 2 (2.78%) LAN
Development Applications
1 5 (6.94%) JIRA
General
1 29 (40.28%) Finance
2 28 (38.89%) Social Skills
3 3 (4.17%) Legal
3 3 (4.17%) Manufacturing
3 3 (4.17%) Public Sector
3 3 (4.17%) Retail
4 2 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.78%) Banking
4 2 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (2.78%) German Language
4 2 (2.78%) Law
4 2 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.39%) French Language
5 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.39%) Polish Language
Miscellaneous
1 14 (19.44%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (4.17%) PMI
3 2 (2.78%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.78%) EPoS
3 2 (2.78%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.39%) Private Cloud
4 1 (1.39%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.39%) Windows
1 1 (1.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (61.11%) Agile
2 40 (55.56%) Project Management
3 38 (52.78%) Project Delivery
4 32 (44.44%) Waterfall
5 30 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 24 (33.33%) Risk Management
7 21 (29.17%) Change Management
8 18 (25.00%) Business Case
9 17 (23.61%) Business Change Management
10 14 (19.44%) PRINCE2
11 9 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (11.11%) CRM
12 8 (11.11%) ERP
13 7 (9.72%) DevOps
13 7 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 6 (8.33%) Budget Management
14 6 (8.33%) Collaborative Culture
14 6 (8.33%) Migration
15 5 (6.94%) Backlog Management
15 5 (6.94%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 11 (15.28%) PMI Certification
2 9 (12.50%) PMP
3 7 (9.72%) Degree
4 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (1.39%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.39%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (11.11%) PMO
2 5 (6.94%) QA
3 1 (1.39%) Basel III
3 1 (1.39%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.39%) MiFID
3 1 (1.39%) P3O
Vendors
1 7 (9.72%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.17%) Oracle
2 3 (4.17%) Salesforce
2 3 (4.17%) SAP
2 3 (4.17%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.78%) Cisco
4 1 (1.39%) Aruba
4 1 (1.39%) Databricks
4 1 (1.39%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.39%) Guidewire
4 1 (1.39%) Meraki
4 1 (1.39%) Palo Alto
31 hybrid/remote IT Project Manager jobs