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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -26 +1 +14
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 764 1,266 2,580
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.53% 9.13% 8.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.32% 9.58% 9.35%
Number of salaries quoted 486 701 1,929
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +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 14,366 13,216 27,580
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.17% 95.27% 92.06%
Number of salaries quoted 9,452 8,852 22,837
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,478 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 15 March 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 25 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.49%) CMS
3 14 (1.83%) WordPress
4 13 (1.70%) Confluence
5 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 66 (8.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (4.45%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.92%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.92%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.92%) Trello
7 4 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.13%) Notion
8 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.36%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (2.09%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (2.09%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (2.09%) Oracle Receivables
3 14 (1.83%) Oracle Cash Management
4 13 (1.70%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.79%) Elite 3E
7 5 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
7 5 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.52%) SAP BPC
9 3 (0.39%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.39%) Shopify
10 2 (0.26%) Magento
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
10 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.26%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 82 (10.73%) Azure
2 75 (9.82%) SaaS
3 65 (8.51%) Power Platform
4 53 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (3.93%) AWS
6 22 (2.88%) Asana
7 20 (2.62%) Entra ID
7 20 (2.62%) PowerApps
8 15 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.83%) Google Analytics
10 13 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.70%) Miro
11 12 (1.57%) GCP
11 12 (1.57%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.44%) Sprout Social
13 10 (1.31%) Figma
14 9 (1.18%) OneDrive
15 8 (1.05%) Smartsheet
16 6 (0.79%) Canva
16 6 (0.79%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.45%) Broadband
2 23 (3.01%) CHAP
3 12 (1.57%) Firewall
4 11 (1.44%) DNS
4 11 (1.44%) VPN
5 9 (1.18%) DHCP
6 8 (1.05%) LAN
6 8 (1.05%) WAN
7 7 (0.92%) Network Security
7 7 (0.92%) Wireless
8 5 (0.65%) Internet
8 5 (0.65%) Intranet
8 5 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.52%) BGP
9 4 (0.52%) MPLS
9 4 (0.52%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.39%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.39%) SCCP
10 3 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.26%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (6.15%) Power BI
2 12 (1.57%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.31%) Tableau
4 6 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.52%) DB2
6 4 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.52%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (0.39%) DB2 UDB
7 3 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.39%) Power Query
7 3 (0.39%) QlikView
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Big Data
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 38 (4.97%) JIRA
2 4 (0.52%) Git
2 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) Storybook
General
1 367 (48.04%) Social Skills
2 280 (36.65%) Finance
3 151 (19.76%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (14.27%) Marketing
5 93 (12.17%) Public Sector
6 88 (11.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (10.08%) Legal
8 69 (9.03%) Organisational Skills
9 58 (7.59%) Retail
10 57 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
11 52 (6.81%) Law
12 33 (4.32%) Banking
12 33 (4.32%) Games
13 32 (4.19%) Financial Institution
14 28 (3.66%) Manufacturing
15 20 (2.62%) General Ledger
16 15 (1.96%) Advertising
17 13 (1.70%) Aviation
17 13 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 136 (17.80%) Project Manager
2 104 (13.61%) Senior
3 86 (11.26%) Analyst
4 67 (8.77%) Lead
5 66 (8.64%) IT Manager
6 58 (7.59%) Senior Manager
7 52 (6.81%) Business Analyst
8 48 (6.28%) Architect
9 43 (5.63%) IT Project Manager
10 39 (5.10%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.45%) Senior Project Manager
12 30 (3.93%) Consultant
13 28 (3.66%) Digital Project Manager
14 27 (3.53%) IT Support
14 27 (3.53%) Systems Manager
15 26 (3.40%) Senior Digital Project Manager
16 23 (3.01%) Auditor
17 22 (2.88%) Internal Auditor
17 22 (2.88%) Marketing Manager
17 22 (2.88%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.09%) EDI
2 11 (1.44%) HTML
3 9 (1.18%) CSS
4 5 (0.65%) .NET
4 5 (0.65%) .NET Core
5 4 (0.52%) FIDO
5 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Graph
5 4 (0.52%) OAuth
5 4 (0.52%) OpenID
5 4 (0.52%) React
5 4 (0.52%) SailPoint
5 4 (0.52%) SAML
6 3 (0.39%) Flutter
6 3 (0.39%) HTML5 Canvas
6 3 (0.39%) JSON
6 3 (0.39%) SPFx
7 2 (0.26%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.26%) Node.js
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.26%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 78 (10.21%) Management Information System
2 52 (6.81%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (4.97%) Product Ownership
5 35 (4.58%) Virtual Team
6 31 (4.06%) Social Media
7 27 (3.53%) Mobile App
8 26 (3.40%) Blog
9 20 (2.62%) Driving Licence
10 19 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.83%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.83%) Legacy Applications
11 14 (1.83%) Low-Code
12 13 (1.70%) Blockchain
13 11 (1.44%) GNSS
13 11 (1.44%) Satnav
13 11 (1.44%) Video Editing
14 10 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.66%) Apple iOS
2 25 (3.27%) Windows
3 23 (3.01%) Android
4 11 (1.44%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.65%) Unix
6 4 (0.52%) Linux
6 4 (0.52%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.26%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) AIX
8 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (34.16%) Agile
2 216 (28.27%) Problem-Solving
3 173 (22.64%) Project Delivery
4 168 (21.99%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (18.85%) Stakeholder Management
6 142 (18.59%) AI
7 138 (18.06%) Decision-Making
8 129 (16.88%) Analytics
9 115 (15.05%) PRINCE2
10 99 (12.96%) Roadmaps
11 93 (12.17%) Risk Management
11 93 (12.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 90 (11.78%) Coaching
13 89 (11.65%) Mentoring
14 86 (11.26%) Change Management
15 81 (10.60%) Cybersecurity
16 79 (10.34%) B2B
17 71 (9.29%) Budget Management
18 68 (8.90%) ERP
19 64 (8.38%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.45%) SQL
2 22 (2.88%) Python
3 17 (2.23%) C#
4 14 (1.83%) VBA
5 10 (1.31%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.18%) JavaScript
7 7 (0.92%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.39%) PHP
9 2 (0.26%) Bash
9 2 (0.26%) C
9 2 (0.26%) Java
9 2 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) C++
10 1 (0.13%) Dart
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 152 (19.90%) Degree
2 65 (8.51%) PMP
3 44 (5.76%) PMI Certification
4 34 (4.45%) DBS Check
5 33 (4.32%) Security Cleared
6 30 (3.93%) CISSP
7 27 (3.53%) SANS
8 24 (3.14%) Master's Degree
9 23 (3.01%) CGEIT
9 23 (3.01%) CISA
9 23 (3.01%) CISM
9 23 (3.01%) FFIEC
10 11 (1.44%) SC Cleared
11 10 (1.31%) ACCA
11 10 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (1.18%) MBA
13 8 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (1.05%) HNC
13 8 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (6.68%) GDPR
2 48 (6.28%) Accessibility
3 34 (4.45%) NIST
3 34 (4.45%) PMO
4 30 (3.93%) QA
5 23 (3.01%) COBIT
5 23 (3.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (1.96%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.92%) GRC
10 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.52%) GAAP
11 4 (0.52%) SLA
12 3 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.39%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.39%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.39%) WCAG
System Software
1 31 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.18%) Docker
3 6 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.65%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.18%) Ansible
1 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.92%) Grafana
2 7 (0.92%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.65%) Terraform
4 4 (0.52%) SCCM
5 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 156 (20.42%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.28%) Salesforce
3 39 (5.10%) Adobe
4 36 (4.71%) SAP
5 33 (4.32%) Google
5 33 (4.32%) Oracle
6 14 (1.83%) HubSpot
6 14 (1.83%) Pardot
7 11 (1.44%) Cisco
7 11 (1.44%) Hootsuite
7 11 (1.44%) Instagram
7 11 (1.44%) Wrike
8 10 (1.31%) Workday
9 9 (1.18%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.05%) Apple
10 8 (1.05%) JD Edwards
10 8 (1.05%) Okta
11 7 (0.92%) VMware
12 5 (0.65%) Planon
13 4 (0.52%) Fortinet