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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 354 413
Rank change year-on-year +83 +59 -18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 156 70 165
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.75% 0.44% 0.49%
As % of the Applications category 11.48% 3.24% 5.61%
Number of salaries quoted 70 54 72
10th Percentile £37,375 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,625 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £74,014 £97,000 £77,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.90% +16.84% -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 1,359 2,163 2,941
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.56% 13.61% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 726 873 1,808
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,175
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,590 £50,000 £43,433
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% +15.12% -10.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,005
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.52% -13.32%

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 1 July 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 8 (5.13%) Confluence
2 3 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 77 (49.36%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (4.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.21%) Trello
5 4 (2.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (14.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.64%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.64%) Shopify
2 1 (0.64%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 16 (10.26%) Power Platform
2 15 (9.62%) Azure
3 13 (8.33%) Smartsheet
4 12 (7.69%) Power Automate
5 4 (2.56%) SaaS
6 3 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.64%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.64%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.28%) Internet
1 2 (1.28%) RFID
2 1 (0.64%) Intranet
2 1 (0.64%) LAN
2 1 (0.64%) Network Security
2 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.64%) WAN
2 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (10.26%) Power BI
2 1 (0.64%) Big Data
2 1 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 49 (31.41%) JIRA
General
1 81 (51.92%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.10%) Finance
3 6 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (3.21%) Retail
5 4 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.92%) Legal
7 2 (1.28%) Games
7 2 (1.28%) iGaming
7 2 (1.28%) Law
7 2 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.28%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.28%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.64%) Billing
8 1 (0.64%) Danish Language
8 1 (0.64%) Health Technology
8 1 (0.64%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 110 (70.51%) Project Manager
2 69 (44.23%) Senior
2 69 (44.23%) Senior Manager
2 69 (44.23%) Senior Project Manager
3 43 (27.56%) IT Manager
4 26 (16.67%) IT Project Manager
5 12 (7.69%) Applications Manager
5 12 (7.69%) Applications Support
5 12 (7.69%) Applications Support Manager
5 12 (7.69%) IT Support
5 12 (7.69%) IT Support Manager
5 12 (7.69%) Support Manager
6 6 (3.85%) Coordinator
6 6 (3.85%) Programme Manager
7 5 (3.21%) Head of Projects
8 4 (2.56%) IT Programme Manager
8 4 (2.56%) Junior
9 3 (1.92%) Project Coordinator
9 3 (1.92%) Risk Manager
9 3 (1.92%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.64%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.74%) Driving Licence
2 22 (14.10%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (8.33%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.92%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.92%) FMCG
5 3 (1.92%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.92%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (1.28%) EPoS
6 2 (1.28%) NHS
6 2 (1.28%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.64%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.64%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.64%) Life Science
7 1 (0.64%) LIMS
7 1 (0.64%) Pharmacovigilance
7 1 (0.64%) PMI
7 1 (0.64%) SCADA
7 1 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (86.54%) Project Management
2 116 (74.36%) Agile
3 108 (69.23%) PRINCE2
4 92 (58.97%) Project Delivery
5 72 (46.15%) Budget Management
6 67 (42.95%) Coaching
6 67 (42.95%) Conflict Management
6 67 (42.95%) Customer Experience
6 67 (42.95%) Programme Governance
7 66 (42.31%) Impact Analysis
7 66 (42.31%) Operations Management
8 44 (28.21%) Stakeholder Management
9 39 (25.00%) CRM
10 38 (24.36%) Waterfall
11 35 (22.44%) DevOps
12 28 (17.95%) ERP
13 27 (17.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 24 (15.38%) Software Delivery
15 23 (14.74%) Cost Control
15 23 (14.74%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.64%) SQL
1 1 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (61.54%) Degree
2 71 (45.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 13 (8.33%) PMI Certification
3 13 (8.33%) PMP
4 4 (2.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (1.92%) CAPM
5 3 (1.92%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.28%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.64%) HNC
7 1 (0.64%) HND
7 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.05%) PMO
2 5 (3.21%) GRC
2 5 (3.21%) QA
3 4 (2.56%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.56%) GDPR
4 3 (1.92%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.64%) GxP
6 1 (0.64%) P3O
Systems Management
1 2 (1.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 36 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 25 (16.03%) SAP
3 23 (14.74%) ServiceNow
4 22 (14.10%) Oracle
5 3 (1.92%) Planview
6 1 (0.64%) Aderant
6 1 (0.64%) Allen-Bradley
6 1 (0.64%) iManage
6 1 (0.64%) Intapp
6 1 (0.64%) NETGEAR
6 1 (0.64%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.64%) Siemens
6 1 (0.64%) Wonderware