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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 337 403
Rank change year-on-year -11 +66 +73
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 57 64 171
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.32% 0.48% 0.53%
As % of the Applications category 4.59% 4.61% 5.86%
Number of salaries quoted 50 51 86
10th Percentile £37,375 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £56,000 £49,002
Median % change year-on-year +0.45% +14.28% -18.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £100,000 £80,625
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +21.05% -17.39%

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 1,242 1,388 2,917
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.99% 10.45% 8.97%
Number of salaries quoted 607 771 1,813
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,625 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 19 April 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 4 (7.02%) Confluence
2 1 (1.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (15.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.77%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (8.77%) MS Visio
3 3 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.75%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (5.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.75%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 17 (29.82%) Azure
2 13 (22.81%) Power Platform
3 12 (21.05%) Power Automate
4 6 (10.53%) Smartsheet
5 5 (8.77%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.75%) Asana
7 1 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.75%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.75%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (22.81%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 27 (47.37%) JIRA
General
1 14 (24.56%) Finance
2 11 (19.30%) Social Skills
3 5 (8.77%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (7.02%) Retail
5 3 (5.26%) Games
5 3 (5.26%) Legal
5 3 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.51%) iGaming
6 2 (3.51%) Law
6 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.75%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.75%) Banking
7 1 (1.75%) Billing
7 1 (1.75%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.75%) International Banking
7 1 (1.75%) Marketing
7 1 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (35.09%) Project Manager
2 17 (29.82%) IT Manager
3 12 (21.05%) Applications Manager
3 12 (21.05%) Applications Support
3 12 (21.05%) Applications Support Manager
3 12 (21.05%) IT Support
3 12 (21.05%) IT Support Manager
3 12 (21.05%) Support Manager
4 10 (17.54%) Operations Manager
4 10 (17.54%) Service Manager
4 10 (17.54%) Service Operations Manager
5 6 (10.53%) Junior
6 5 (8.77%) Head of Projects
6 5 (8.77%) IT Project Manager
6 5 (8.77%) Junior Project Manager
7 4 (7.02%) Analyst
7 4 (7.02%) Business Analyst
8 3 (5.26%) Senior
8 3 (5.26%) Senior Manager
9 2 (3.51%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.75%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.81%) Management Information System
2 4 (7.02%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.26%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.51%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.51%) PMI
4 2 (3.51%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.75%) Digital Signage
5 1 (1.75%) SCADA
5 1 (1.75%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (70.18%) Project Management
2 24 (42.11%) PRINCE2
3 19 (33.33%) CRM
3 19 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 18 (31.58%) Agile
4 18 (31.58%) ITIL
5 16 (28.07%) Service Delivery
5 16 (28.07%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (26.32%) Waterfall
7 13 (22.81%) DevOps
8 12 (21.05%) Data Management
8 12 (21.05%) Service Management
9 9 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (14.04%) Business Case
10 8 (14.04%) Decision-Making
11 7 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (12.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 6 (10.53%) Release Management
12 6 (10.53%) Scaled Agile Framework
13 5 (8.77%) Gantt Chart
Qualifications
1 16 (28.07%) Degree
2 9 (15.79%) PMI Certification
3 8 (14.04%) PMP
4 5 (8.77%) Security Cleared
5 4 (7.02%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.75%) APMP
6 1 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.75%) HNC
6 1 (1.75%) HND
6 1 (1.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.77%) GRC
2 4 (7.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (7.02%) PMO
3 3 (5.26%) QA
4 1 (1.75%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.75%) GDPR
4 1 (1.75%) P3O
4 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 26 (45.61%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.02%) ServiceNow
3 3 (5.26%) Oracle
3 3 (5.26%) SAP
4 1 (1.75%) Allen-Bradley
4 1 (1.75%) NETGEAR
4 1 (1.75%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.75%) Siemens
4 1 (1.75%) Wonderware