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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 284 355 397
Rank change year-on-year +71 +42 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 163 71 163
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.43% 0.51%
As % of the Applications category 11.92% 3.07% 5.76%
Number of salaries quoted 75 55 71
10th Percentile £36,750 £29,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +0.98% -15.00%
75th Percentile £71,625 £67,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £75,833 £96,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.79% +17.89% -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 1,367 2,311 2,831
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.40% 14.02% 8.87%
Number of salaries quoted 747 914 1,719
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,913 £25,460
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £50,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% +12.36% -9.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,666 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

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 15 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 9 (5.52%) Confluence
2 4 (2.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 81 (49.69%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (5.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (4.29%) MS Visio
5 5 (3.07%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (15.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.23%) Shopify
3 1 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.61%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.61%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 17 (10.43%) Azure
2 16 (9.82%) Power Platform
3 14 (8.59%) Smartsheet
4 12 (7.36%) Power Automate
5 4 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.45%) SaaS
6 2 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.61%) AWS
7 1 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.61%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.23%) Internet
1 2 (1.23%) RFID
2 1 (0.61%) Intranet
2 1 (0.61%) LAN
2 1 (0.61%) Network Security
2 1 (0.61%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.61%) WAN
2 1 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.82%) Power BI
2 1 (0.61%) Big Data
2 1 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 53 (32.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.61%) JMeter
2 1 (0.61%) Postman
General
1 85 (52.15%) Social Skills
2 27 (16.56%) Finance
3 9 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.68%) Retail
6 5 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (2.45%) Legal
8 3 (1.84%) Law
9 2 (1.23%) Games
9 2 (1.23%) iGaming
9 2 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.23%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.23%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.61%) Billing
10 1 (0.61%) Danish Language
10 1 (0.61%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.61%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 114 (69.94%) Project Manager
2 71 (43.56%) Senior
2 71 (43.56%) Senior Manager
2 71 (43.56%) Senior Project Manager
3 45 (27.61%) IT Manager
4 28 (17.18%) IT Project Manager
5 12 (7.36%) Applications Manager
5 12 (7.36%) Applications Support
5 12 (7.36%) Applications Support Manager
5 12 (7.36%) IT Support
5 12 (7.36%) IT Support Manager
5 12 (7.36%) Support Manager
6 7 (4.29%) Coordinator
7 6 (3.68%) Programme Manager
8 5 (3.07%) Head of Projects
9 4 (2.45%) IT Programme Manager
9 4 (2.45%) Junior
9 4 (2.45%) Project Coordinator
10 3 (1.84%) IT Risk Manager
10 3 (1.84%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.61%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 25 (15.34%) Driving Licence
1 25 (15.34%) Enterprise Software
2 14 (8.59%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.68%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.45%) FMCG
5 3 (1.84%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.84%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (1.23%) EPoS
6 2 (1.23%) NHS
6 2 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.61%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.61%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.61%) Life Science
7 1 (0.61%) LIMS
7 1 (0.61%) Pharmacovigilance
7 1 (0.61%) PMI
7 1 (0.61%) SCADA
7 1 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (86.50%) Project Management
2 122 (74.85%) Agile
3 112 (68.71%) PRINCE2
4 94 (57.67%) Project Delivery
5 73 (44.79%) Budget Management
6 68 (41.72%) Programme Governance
7 67 (41.10%) Coaching
7 67 (41.10%) Conflict Management
7 67 (41.10%) Customer Experience
8 66 (40.49%) Impact Analysis
8 66 (40.49%) Operations Management
9 49 (30.06%) Stakeholder Management
10 43 (26.38%) CRM
11 41 (25.15%) Waterfall
12 39 (23.93%) DevOps
13 32 (19.63%) ERP
14 29 (17.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 26 (15.95%) Data Migration
15 26 (15.95%) Migration
15 26 (15.95%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.61%) Bash
1 1 (0.61%) Java
1 1 (0.61%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.61%) Python
1 1 (0.61%) SQL
1 1 (0.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 99 (60.74%) Degree
2 71 (43.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 15 (9.20%) PMP
4 14 (8.59%) PMI Certification
5 5 (3.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (1.84%) CAPM
6 3 (1.84%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.23%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.61%) HNC
8 1 (0.61%) HND
8 1 (0.61%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (7.98%) PMO
2 6 (3.68%) QA
3 5 (3.07%) GDPR
3 5 (3.07%) GRC
3 5 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.45%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.84%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.61%) GxP
6 1 (0.61%) P3O
Systems Management
1 2 (1.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.61%) Ansible
2 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 40 (24.54%) Microsoft
2 28 (17.18%) SAP
3 26 (15.95%) ServiceNow
4 25 (15.34%) Oracle
5 3 (1.84%) Planview
6 1 (0.61%) Aderant
6 1 (0.61%) Allen-Bradley
6 1 (0.61%) iManage
6 1 (0.61%) Intapp
6 1 (0.61%) NETGEAR
6 1 (0.61%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.61%) Siemens
6 1 (0.61%) Varonis
6 1 (0.61%) Wonderware