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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 344 361 407
Rank change year-on-year +17 +46 +102
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 43 67 121
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.45% 0.44%
As % of the Applications category 2.03% 4.96% 5.75%
Number of salaries quoted 34 43 88
10th Percentile £33,125 £28,000 £36,025
25th Percentile £42,800 £46,000 £44,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% +8.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,375 £100,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £49,990
% change year-on-year +4.55% +10.02% -9.11%

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 2,114 1,350 2,103
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.86% 8.99% 7.60%
Number of salaries quoted 626 765 1,619
10th Percentile £28,530 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £37,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,274 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £79,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -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 25 February 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 5 (11.63%) Confluence
2 1 (2.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (13.95%) MS Visio
2 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.65%) Trello
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Primavera
2 1 (2.33%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (27.91%) Azure
2 8 (18.60%) Power Platform
3 7 (16.28%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (13.95%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (11.63%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.33%) Asana
6 1 (2.33%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (18.60%) Power BI
2 1 (2.33%) Power Query
2 1 (2.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 21 (48.84%) JIRA
General
1 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
2 12 (27.91%) Finance
3 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (11.63%) Public Sector
4 4 (9.30%) Law
4 4 (9.30%) Retail
5 2 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (4.65%) Marketing
5 2 (4.65%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.33%) Back Office
6 1 (2.33%) Banking
6 1 (2.33%) Billing
6 1 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.33%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.33%) Games
6 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.33%) International Banking
6 1 (2.33%) Legal
6 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (32.56%) Project Manager
2 10 (23.26%) Operations Manager
2 10 (23.26%) Service Manager
2 10 (23.26%) Service Operations Manager
3 8 (18.60%) IT Manager
4 6 (13.95%) Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) Applications Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Applications Support
5 4 (9.30%) Applications Support Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Business Analyst
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support
5 4 (9.30%) IT Support Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Junior
5 4 (9.30%) Junior Project Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Support Manager
6 3 (6.98%) IT Project Manager
6 3 (6.98%) Senior
6 3 (6.98%) Senior Manager
7 2 (4.65%) Delivery Manager
7 2 (4.65%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.30%) PMI
3 2 (4.65%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.65%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.33%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (62.79%) Project Management
2 19 (44.19%) ITIL
3 16 (37.21%) Agile
4 15 (34.88%) PRINCE2
4 15 (34.88%) Project Delivery
5 12 (27.91%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (27.91%) Waterfall
6 10 (23.26%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (18.60%) DevOps
7 8 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (18.60%) Service Delivery
8 7 (16.28%) CRM
9 6 (13.95%) Change Control
9 6 (13.95%) SDLC
9 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 5 (11.63%) Data Analysis
10 5 (11.63%) Decision-Making
10 5 (11.63%) Programme Delivery
10 5 (11.63%) Scrum
11 4 (9.30%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (30.23%) Degree
2 8 (18.60%) PMI Certification
3 7 (16.28%) Security Cleared
4 6 (13.95%) PMP
5 4 (9.30%) BC Cleared
6 2 (4.65%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.33%) APMP
7 1 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.33%) CBAP
7 1 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (2.33%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.95%) PMO
2 4 (9.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (9.30%) QA
3 2 (4.65%) P3O
4 1 (2.33%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.33%) GDPR
4 1 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 15 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.98%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.65%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.33%) NEC
4 1 (2.33%) Oracle
4 1 (2.33%) SAP