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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 349 369
Rank change year-on-year +64 +20 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 174 73 133
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.76% 0.44% 0.54%
As % of the Applications category 12.10% 2.96% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 76 55 47
10th Percentile £35,625 £34,200 £29,400
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,750 £44,375
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 £70,125
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.35% +17.37% -20.83%

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 1,438 2,464 2,179
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.30% 14.87% 8.81%
Number of salaries quoted 817 822 1,161
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,438 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -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 15 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 11 (6.32%) Confluence
2 8 (4.60%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.15%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 84 (48.28%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (11.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (7.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (5.75%) MS Visio
5 7 (4.02%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (16.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.72%) Primavera
3 2 (1.15%) Shopify
4 1 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.57%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.57%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 17 (9.77%) Power Platform
2 15 (8.62%) Azure
3 14 (8.05%) Smartsheet
4 10 (5.75%) Power Automate
5 4 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (2.30%) SaaS
6 3 (1.72%) Miro
7 2 (1.15%) Asana
7 2 (1.15%) AWS
8 1 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.15%) Internet
1 2 (1.15%) RFID
2 1 (0.57%) Intranet
2 1 (0.57%) LAN
2 1 (0.57%) Network Security
2 1 (0.57%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.57%) WAN
2 1 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.77%) Power BI
2 2 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.57%) Big Data
3 1 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 57 (32.76%) JIRA
2 1 (0.57%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.57%) JMeter
2 1 (0.57%) Postman
General
1 101 (58.05%) Social Skills
2 37 (21.26%) Finance
3 12 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (5.17%) Legal
5 8 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (4.60%) Retail
6 6 (3.45%) Law
7 5 (2.87%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (2.30%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.30%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.72%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.72%) Banking
9 3 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.72%) Marketing
9 3 (1.72%) Military
10 2 (1.15%) Games
10 2 (1.15%) iGaming
10 2 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 120 (68.97%) Project Manager
2 73 (41.95%) Senior
3 72 (41.38%) Senior Manager
3 72 (41.38%) Senior Project Manager
4 45 (25.86%) IT Manager
5 30 (17.24%) IT Project Manager
6 10 (5.75%) Applications Manager
6 10 (5.75%) Applications Support
6 10 (5.75%) Applications Support Manager
6 10 (5.75%) IT Support
6 10 (5.75%) IT Support Manager
6 10 (5.75%) Support Manager
7 7 (4.02%) Coordinator
8 6 (3.45%) Programme Manager
9 5 (2.87%) Head of Projects
10 4 (2.30%) IT Programme Manager
10 4 (2.30%) Project Coordinator
10 4 (2.30%) Project Officer
11 3 (1.72%) IT Risk Manager
11 3 (1.72%) Project Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.52%) Driving Licence
1 27 (15.52%) Enterprise Software
2 13 (7.47%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.02%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.30%) FMCG
5 3 (1.72%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.72%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.72%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (1.15%) EPoS
6 2 (1.15%) Life Science
6 2 (1.15%) NHS
6 2 (1.15%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.57%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.57%) LIMS
7 1 (0.57%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.57%) Pharmacovigilance
7 1 (0.57%) SCADA
7 1 (0.57%) Social Media
7 1 (0.57%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (86.21%) Project Management
2 125 (71.84%) Agile
3 115 (66.09%) PRINCE2
4 101 (58.05%) Project Delivery
5 74 (42.53%) Budget Management
6 68 (39.08%) Programme Governance
7 67 (38.51%) Coaching
7 67 (38.51%) Customer Experience
8 66 (37.93%) Conflict Management
8 66 (37.93%) Impact Analysis
8 66 (37.93%) Operations Management
9 60 (34.48%) Stakeholder Management
10 47 (27.01%) CRM
11 42 (24.14%) Waterfall
12 40 (22.99%) DevOps
13 35 (20.11%) ERP
14 29 (16.67%) Data Migration
14 29 (16.67%) Migration
14 29 (16.67%) Software Delivery
14 29 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.15%) SQL
2 1 (0.57%) Bash
2 1 (0.57%) Java
2 1 (0.57%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.57%) Python
2 1 (0.57%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (60.92%) Degree
2 71 (40.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 18 (10.34%) PMP
4 17 (9.77%) PMI Certification
5 6 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (2.87%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.72%) CAPM
7 3 (1.72%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.57%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.57%) HNC
8 1 (0.57%) HND
8 1 (0.57%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (8.62%) PMO
2 10 (5.75%) QA
3 7 (4.02%) Accessibility
3 7 (4.02%) GDPR
4 5 (2.87%) GRC
5 3 (1.72%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.57%) GxP
Systems Management
1 2 (1.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.57%) Ansible
2 1 (0.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 49 (28.16%) Microsoft
2 32 (18.39%) SAP
3 27 (15.52%) ServiceNow
4 26 (14.94%) Oracle
5 3 (1.72%) Planview
6 2 (1.15%) Nintex
6 2 (1.15%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.57%) Aderant
7 1 (0.57%) Allen-Bradley
7 1 (0.57%) iManage
7 1 (0.57%) Intapp
7 1 (0.57%) NEC
7 1 (0.57%) NETGEAR
7 1 (0.57%) Siemens
7 1 (0.57%) Varonis
7 1 (0.57%) Wonderware