Hybrid/Remote Project Management Job Trends

Project Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 28 24
Rank change year-on-year -14 -4 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 843 1,200 2,615
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.59% 8.42% 8.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.56% 8.88% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 546 667 2,014
10th Percentile £32,625 £33,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,906 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,508 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.01% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,750 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -8.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,172 13,521 29,708
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.63% 94.90% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10,708 8,881 23,561
10th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +9.09% -10.57%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Project Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Project Management
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Management over the 6 months to 7 May 2026.

Project Management salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Project Management
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 46 (5.46%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.37%) CMS
3 19 (2.25%) WordPress
4 18 (2.14%) Confluence
5 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Drupal
7 1 (0.12%) Moodle
7 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
Applications
1 71 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (6.05%) Microsoft Project
3 49 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
4 28 (3.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.59%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.59%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.47%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.47%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.47%) Trello
8 1 (0.12%) Notion
Business Applications
1 20 (2.37%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (1.90%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (1.90%) Oracle Cash Management
2 16 (1.90%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.90%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.78%) Oracle EBS R12
4 11 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
6 6 (0.71%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.71%) Shopify
7 5 (0.59%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.24%) Infor SunSystems
9 2 (0.24%) Magento
9 2 (0.24%) ResourceLink
10 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
10 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 106 (12.57%) Azure
2 100 (11.86%) Power Platform
3 78 (9.25%) SaaS
4 61 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (4.51%) PowerApps
6 34 (4.03%) Power Automate
7 33 (3.91%) AWS
8 26 (3.08%) Asana
8 26 (3.08%) OneDrive
9 20 (2.37%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (2.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 19 (2.25%) Azure Data Factory
10 19 (2.25%) Entra ID
11 17 (2.02%) GCP
11 17 (2.02%) Google Analytics
12 16 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (1.30%) Sprout Social
15 10 (1.19%) Smartsheet
16 9 (1.07%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.39%) Broadband
2 27 (3.20%) CHAP
3 18 (2.14%) Firewall
4 10 (1.19%) DNS
5 8 (0.95%) DHCP
5 8 (0.95%) Network Security
5 8 (0.95%) WAN
6 7 (0.83%) VPN
7 6 (0.71%) LAN
7 6 (0.71%) Wireless
8 5 (0.59%) Intranet
9 4 (0.47%) Internet
10 3 (0.36%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.36%) NGN
10 3 (0.36%) SCCP
10 3 (0.36%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.36%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.24%) Extranet
11 2 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (9.61%) Power BI
2 19 (2.25%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.07%) Tableau
5 8 (0.95%) SQL Server
6 7 (0.83%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.83%) Power Query
7 5 (0.59%) DB2
8 4 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.47%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.47%) QlikView
8 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.24%) Big Data
10 2 (0.24%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.24%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
11 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.12%) Looker
Development Applications
1 64 (7.59%) JIRA
2 5 (0.59%) Git
2 5 (0.59%) Jenkins
2 5 (0.59%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.36%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.36%) Storybook
4 1 (0.12%) GCC
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 380 (45.08%) Social Skills
2 297 (35.23%) Finance
3 165 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (14.00%) Marketing
5 90 (10.68%) Public Sector
6 81 (9.61%) Organisational Skills
7 78 (9.25%) Retail
8 76 (9.02%) Legal
9 72 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 58 (6.88%) Law
11 44 (5.22%) Banking
12 40 (4.74%) Presentation Skills
13 37 (4.39%) Games
14 35 (4.15%) Financial Institution
15 29 (3.44%) Manufacturing
16 27 (3.20%) Aviation
17 20 (2.37%) Advertising
17 20 (2.37%) General Ledger
18 15 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
19 14 (1.66%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 149 (17.67%) Project Manager
2 120 (14.23%) Senior
3 80 (9.49%) Analyst
4 73 (8.66%) IT Manager
5 68 (8.07%) Senior Manager
6 62 (7.35%) Lead
7 55 (6.52%) Architect
8 48 (5.69%) Solutions Architect
9 44 (5.22%) Senior Project Manager
10 43 (5.10%) Business Analyst
10 43 (5.10%) IT Project Manager
11 34 (4.03%) IT Support
12 29 (3.44%) Applications Manager
12 29 (3.44%) Marketing Manager
13 28 (3.32%) Consultant
13 28 (3.32%) Digital Project Manager
13 28 (3.32%) Systems Manager
14 27 (3.20%) Auditor
15 26 (3.08%) Development Manager
15 26 (3.08%) Internal Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.44%) HTML
2 27 (3.20%) CSS
3 23 (2.73%) .NET
4 22 (2.61%) JSON
5 21 (2.49%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.49%) HTML5 Canvas
6 20 (2.37%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (2.25%) SPFx
8 18 (2.14%) EDI
9 8 (0.95%) Hugging Face
9 8 (0.95%) PyTorch
9 8 (0.95%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.59%) OAuth
10 5 (0.59%) OpenID
10 5 (0.59%) SAML
11 4 (0.47%) React
12 3 (0.36%) Flutter
12 3 (0.36%) Jest
12 3 (0.36%) React Native
12 3 (0.36%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 83 (9.85%) Management Information System
2 54 (6.41%) Onboarding
3 51 (6.05%) Virtual Team
4 43 (5.10%) Product Ownership
5 35 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (3.80%) Driving Licence
7 30 (3.56%) Social Media
8 29 (3.44%) Mobile App
9 23 (2.73%) Cyber Defence
10 19 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
11 17 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (1.90%) Blog
13 15 (1.78%) Hybrid Cloud
13 15 (1.78%) Video Editing
13 15 (1.78%) Web Conferencing
14 14 (1.66%) Cloud Native
14 14 (1.66%) Legacy Applications
14 14 (1.66%) Low-Code
15 13 (1.54%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.32%) Apple iOS
2 27 (3.20%) Windows
3 23 (2.73%) Android
4 7 (0.83%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.71%) Linux
6 5 (0.59%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) AIX
7 1 (0.12%) CentOS
7 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (33.81%) Agile
2 240 (28.47%) Problem-Solving
3 210 (24.91%) Project Delivery
4 153 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 151 (17.91%) AI
6 150 (17.79%) Analytics
7 144 (17.08%) PRINCE2
8 139 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
9 125 (14.83%) Decision-Making
10 109 (12.93%) B2B
10 109 (12.93%) Roadmaps
11 108 (12.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 106 (12.57%) Mentoring
13 104 (12.34%) Coaching
14 101 (11.98%) Cybersecurity
15 97 (11.51%) Risk Management
16 91 (10.79%) Budget Management
17 78 (9.25%) ERP
18 73 (8.66%) CRM
18 73 (8.66%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 59 (7.00%) SQL
2 36 (4.27%) C#
3 35 (4.15%) Python
4 26 (3.08%) JavaScript
5 23 (2.73%) PowerShell
5 23 (2.73%) TypeScript
6 16 (1.90%) VBA
7 3 (0.36%) C++
7 3 (0.36%) Dart
8 2 (0.24%) Bash
8 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.24%) Java
8 2 (0.24%) R
8 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.12%) C
9 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 155 (18.39%) Degree
2 63 (7.47%) PMP
3 59 (7.00%) DBS Check
4 49 (5.81%) PMI Certification
5 39 (4.63%) CISSP
6 32 (3.80%) SANS
7 31 (3.68%) CISA
7 31 (3.68%) CISM
8 27 (3.20%) CGEIT
8 27 (3.20%) FFIEC
9 22 (2.61%) Security Cleared
10 19 (2.25%) Master's Degree
11 15 (1.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.07%) MBA
14 8 (0.95%) CFA
14 8 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
14 8 (0.95%) HNC
15 7 (0.83%) CITP
16 6 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (6.76%) GDPR
2 49 (5.81%) Accessibility
3 47 (5.58%) NIST
4 38 (4.51%) PMO
5 36 (4.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 29 (3.44%) QA
7 28 (3.32%) ISO 9001
8 27 (3.20%) COBIT
9 15 (1.78%) GRC
10 12 (1.42%) Data Quality
11 9 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 8 (0.95%) ISO 14001
12 8 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (0.71%) GAAP
14 5 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.47%) NCSC
15 4 (0.47%) NIST 800
System Software
1 30 (3.56%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.95%) Docker
3 5 (0.59%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (1.42%) Ansible
2 10 (1.19%) SCCM
3 8 (0.95%) Grafana
3 8 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.59%) Terraform
5 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.24%) Argo
6 2 (0.24%) Puppet
6 2 (0.24%) Salt
7 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 185 (21.95%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.52%) Adobe
3 48 (5.69%) Salesforce
4 37 (4.39%) Google
5 34 (4.03%) SAP
6 32 (3.80%) Oracle
7 21 (2.49%) Pardot
8 18 (2.14%) HubSpot
9 17 (2.02%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.30%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.30%) Instagram
10 11 (1.30%) Wrike
11 10 (1.19%) Apple
11 10 (1.19%) Fortinet
12 9 (1.07%) JD Edwards
13 7 (0.83%) Okta
13 7 (0.83%) Planon
13 7 (0.83%) Workday
14 6 (0.71%) SonicWALL
14 6 (0.71%) VMware