Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Project Job Trends

Microsoft Project
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 359 384
Rank change year-on-year +88 +25 -8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 178 75 116
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.77% 0.45% 0.47%
As % of the Applications category 12.34% 2.94% 5.40%
Number of salaries quoted 78 57 45
10th Percentile £35,875 £30,600 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% -12.50%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £78,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,443 2,553 2,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.22% 15.44% 8.67%
Number of salaries quoted 822 840 1,113
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £46,533 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.15% +3.41% -14.04%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Project and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft Project
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Project.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Microsoft Project salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft Project
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 10 (5.62%) Confluence
1 10 (5.62%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.25%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 84 (47.19%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (11.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (7.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (5.62%) MS Visio
5 7 (3.93%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (15.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.69%) Primavera
3 2 (1.12%) Shopify
4 1 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.56%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.56%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 17 (9.55%) Power Platform
2 14 (7.87%) Smartsheet
3 13 (7.30%) Azure
4 8 (4.49%) Power Automate
5 5 (2.81%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.25%) SaaS
7 3 (1.69%) Miro
8 2 (1.12%) Asana
8 2 (1.12%) AWS
9 1 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.12%) Internet
1 2 (1.12%) RFID
2 1 (0.56%) DHCP
2 1 (0.56%) DNS
2 1 (0.56%) Firewall
2 1 (0.56%) Intranet
2 1 (0.56%) LAN
2 1 (0.56%) Network Security
2 1 (0.56%) NX-OS
2 1 (0.56%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.56%) WAN
2 1 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.55%) Power BI
2 4 (2.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.56%) Big Data
3 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.56%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 57 (32.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.56%) GitLab
2 1 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.56%) JMeter
2 1 (0.56%) Postman
General
1 106 (59.55%) Social Skills
2 37 (20.79%) Finance
3 12 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.06%) Legal
5 8 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (4.49%) Retail
6 7 (3.93%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (3.37%) Law
7 6 (3.37%) Public Sector
8 5 (2.81%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.81%) Marketing
9 4 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (2.25%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.69%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.69%) Banking
10 3 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.69%) Local Government
10 3 (1.69%) Military
11 2 (1.12%) Electronics
11 2 (1.12%) Games
Job Titles
1 120 (67.42%) Project Manager
2 73 (41.01%) Senior
3 72 (40.45%) Senior Manager
3 72 (40.45%) Senior Project Manager
4 43 (24.16%) IT Manager
5 30 (16.85%) IT Project Manager
6 8 (4.49%) Applications Manager
6 8 (4.49%) Applications Support
6 8 (4.49%) Applications Support Manager
6 8 (4.49%) IT Support
6 8 (4.49%) IT Support Manager
6 8 (4.49%) Support Manager
7 7 (3.93%) Coordinator
8 6 (3.37%) Programme Manager
9 5 (2.81%) Head of Projects
10 4 (2.25%) Consultant
10 4 (2.25%) IT Programme Manager
10 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Consultant
10 4 (2.25%) Project Consultant
10 4 (2.25%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.12%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 30 (16.85%) Driving Licence
2 29 (16.29%) Enterprise Software
3 12 (6.74%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.25%) FMCG
5 4 (2.25%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.69%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.69%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.69%) Web Conferencing
7 2 (1.12%) EPoS
7 2 (1.12%) Life Science
7 2 (1.12%) NHS
7 2 (1.12%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.56%) LIMS
8 1 (0.56%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.56%) Pharmacovigilance
8 1 (0.56%) PKI
8 1 (0.56%) SCADA
8 1 (0.56%) Social Media
8 1 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.12%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (85.39%) Project Management
2 126 (70.79%) Agile
3 114 (64.04%) PRINCE2
4 103 (57.87%) Project Delivery
5 74 (41.57%) Budget Management
6 68 (38.20%) Coaching
6 68 (38.20%) Programme Governance
7 67 (37.64%) Customer Experience
8 66 (37.08%) Conflict Management
8 66 (37.08%) Impact Analysis
8 66 (37.08%) Operations Management
9 63 (35.39%) Stakeholder Management
10 46 (25.84%) CRM
11 42 (23.60%) Waterfall
12 41 (23.03%) DevOps
13 35 (19.66%) ERP
14 31 (17.42%) Software Delivery
15 29 (16.29%) Data Migration
15 29 (16.29%) Migration
15 29 (16.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.12%) PowerShell
1 2 (1.12%) Python
1 2 (1.12%) SQL
2 1 (0.56%) Bash
2 1 (0.56%) Java
2 1 (0.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (59.55%) Degree
2 71 (39.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 18 (10.11%) PMP
4 17 (9.55%) PMI Certification
5 6 (3.37%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (2.81%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.69%) CAPM
7 3 (1.69%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.56%) CCNA
8 1 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.56%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.56%) HNC
8 1 (0.56%) HND
8 1 (0.56%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.56%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.56%) MCSE
8 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (11.24%) PMO
2 9 (5.06%) QA
3 7 (3.93%) GDPR
4 6 (3.37%) Accessibility
5 5 (2.81%) GRC
6 4 (2.25%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.56%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.56%) GxP
8 1 (0.56%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.56%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (1.12%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.56%) Ansible
2 1 (0.56%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 55 (30.90%) Microsoft
2 32 (17.98%) SAP
3 26 (14.61%) Oracle
3 26 (14.61%) ServiceNow
4 4 (2.25%) Nintex
5 3 (1.69%) Planview
6 2 (1.12%) VMware
7 1 (0.56%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (0.56%) Cisco
7 1 (0.56%) Dell
7 1 (0.56%) FIS
7 1 (0.56%) iManage
7 1 (0.56%) Intapp
7 1 (0.56%) NEC
7 1 (0.56%) NETGEAR
7 1 (0.56%) Sage
7 1 (0.56%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.56%) Siemens
7 1 (0.56%) Varonis
7 1 (0.56%) Wonderware