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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 30 24
Rank change year-on-year -10 -6 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 861 1,221 2,611
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.65% 8.40% 8.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.62% 8.84% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 542 642 2,010
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,775 £33,725
25th Percentile £45,219 £43,058 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -0.90%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,225 £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 15,329 13,820 29,562
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.82% 95.08% 91.06%
Number of salaries quoted 10,874 8,648 23,364
10th Percentile £33,750 £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 £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%

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 14 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 48 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.32%) CMS
3 19 (2.21%) WordPress
4 18 (2.09%) Confluence
5 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.12%) Drupal
7 1 (0.12%) Moodle
Applications
1 85 (9.87%) Microsoft Project
2 80 (9.29%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (8.48%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.58%) Trello
7 4 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.46%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.46%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 20 (2.32%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (1.86%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (1.86%) Oracle Cash Management
2 16 (1.86%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.86%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.74%) Oracle EBS R12
4 13 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.81%) Shopify
7 6 (0.70%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.70%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.58%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
10 2 (0.23%) Magento
10 2 (0.23%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
11 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 107 (12.43%) Azure
2 102 (11.85%) Power Platform
3 75 (8.71%) SaaS
4 61 (7.08%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (4.53%) PowerApps
6 34 (3.95%) Power Automate
7 29 (3.37%) AWS
8 27 (3.14%) OneDrive
9 26 (3.02%) Asana
10 20 (2.32%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (2.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (2.21%) Azure Data Factory
12 18 (2.09%) Entra ID
13 16 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.86%) GCP
14 15 (1.74%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
16 11 (1.28%) Sprout Social
17 10 (1.16%) Smartsheet
18 9 (1.05%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.30%) Broadband
2 23 (2.67%) CHAP
3 16 (1.86%) Firewall
4 9 (1.05%) DNS
5 7 (0.81%) DHCP
5 7 (0.81%) Network Security
5 7 (0.81%) WAN
6 6 (0.70%) VPN
6 6 (0.70%) Wireless
7 5 (0.58%) LAN
8 3 (0.35%) Intranet
8 3 (0.35%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.35%) NGN
8 3 (0.35%) SCCP
9 2 (0.23%) Extranet
9 2 (0.23%) Internet
9 2 (0.23%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.23%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.12%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.12%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.52%) Power BI
2 19 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.93%) SQL Server
4 8 (0.93%) Tableau
5 7 (0.81%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.81%) Power Query
6 6 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.58%) DB2
7 5 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.46%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.46%) QlikView
9 3 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.23%) Big Data
10 2 (0.23%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.12%) Looker
Development Applications
1 67 (7.78%) JIRA
2 7 (0.81%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.58%) Git
3 5 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.35%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.35%) Storybook
5 1 (0.12%) GCC
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 386 (44.83%) Social Skills
2 283 (32.87%) Finance
3 151 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (13.24%) Marketing
5 79 (9.18%) Public Sector
6 78 (9.06%) Organisational Skills
7 77 (8.94%) Retail
8 74 (8.59%) Legal
9 65 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 58 (6.74%) Law
11 40 (4.65%) Banking
12 37 (4.30%) Games
13 31 (3.60%) Manufacturing
14 30 (3.48%) Financial Institution
15 27 (3.14%) Aviation
16 26 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
17 21 (2.44%) Advertising
18 20 (2.32%) General Ledger
19 15 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
20 14 (1.63%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 187 (21.72%) Project Manager
2 154 (17.89%) Senior
3 101 (11.73%) Senior Manager
4 82 (9.52%) Analyst
5 77 (8.94%) Senior Project Manager
6 75 (8.71%) IT Manager
7 60 (6.97%) Lead
8 44 (5.11%) Business Analyst
9 43 (4.99%) IT Project Manager
10 40 (4.65%) Architect
11 34 (3.95%) IT Support
11 34 (3.95%) Solutions Architect
12 30 (3.48%) Applications Manager
12 30 (3.48%) Consultant
13 28 (3.25%) Digital Project Manager
13 28 (3.25%) Marketing Manager
13 28 (3.25%) Systems Manager
14 26 (3.02%) Development Manager
14 26 (3.02%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 23 (2.67%) Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.48%) HTML
2 28 (3.25%) CSS
3 23 (2.67%) .NET
4 22 (2.56%) JSON
5 21 (2.44%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.44%) HTML5 Canvas
6 20 (2.32%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (2.21%) SPFx
8 18 (2.09%) EDI
9 10 (1.16%) Hugging Face
9 10 (1.16%) PyTorch
9 10 (1.16%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.58%) OAuth
10 5 (0.58%) OpenID
10 5 (0.58%) SAML
11 3 (0.35%) Flutter
11 3 (0.35%) Jest
11 3 (0.35%) React
11 3 (0.35%) React Native
11 3 (0.35%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.59%) Management Information System
2 55 (6.39%) Onboarding
3 46 (5.34%) Product Ownership
4 39 (4.53%) Virtual Team
5 36 (4.18%) Driving Licence
6 29 (3.37%) Mobile App
6 29 (3.37%) Social Media
7 23 (2.67%) Cyber Defence
8 21 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
10 17 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
11 15 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.74%) Video Editing
11 15 (1.74%) Web Conferencing
12 14 (1.63%) Cloud Native
12 14 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
12 14 (1.63%) Low-Code
13 11 (1.28%) Blockchain
13 11 (1.28%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.25%) Apple iOS
2 26 (3.02%) Windows
3 23 (2.67%) Android
4 6 (0.70%) Linux
4 6 (0.70%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.58%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) CentOS
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (36.93%) Agile
2 246 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 227 (26.36%) Problem-Solving
4 181 (21.02%) PRINCE2
5 143 (16.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 143 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 139 (16.14%) Coaching
7 131 (15.21%) AI
8 130 (15.10%) Analytics
9 122 (14.17%) Budget Management
10 116 (13.47%) Roadmaps
11 112 (13.01%) Decision-Making
12 111 (12.89%) Mentoring
13 108 (12.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 96 (11.15%) B2B
15 92 (10.69%) Risk Management
16 91 (10.57%) Cybersecurity
17 82 (9.52%) ERP
18 78 (9.06%) Logistics
19 77 (8.94%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 60 (6.97%) SQL
2 36 (4.18%) C#
3 34 (3.95%) Python
4 25 (2.90%) JavaScript
5 23 (2.67%) PowerShell
6 22 (2.56%) TypeScript
7 16 (1.86%) VBA
8 3 (0.35%) C++
8 3 (0.35%) Dart
9 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.23%) Java
9 2 (0.23%) PHP
9 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.12%) Bash
10 1 (0.12%) R
Qualifications
1 182 (21.14%) Degree
2 63 (7.32%) DBS Check
3 62 (7.20%) PMP
4 54 (6.27%) PMI Certification
5 49 (5.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 35 (4.07%) CISSP
7 28 (3.25%) SANS
8 27 (3.14%) CISA
8 27 (3.14%) CISM
9 23 (2.67%) CGEIT
9 23 (2.67%) FFIEC
9 23 (2.67%) Security Cleared
10 18 (2.09%) Master's Degree
11 11 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.05%) MBA
13 8 (0.93%) HNC
14 7 (0.81%) CFA
14 7 (0.81%) CITP
15 6 (0.70%) ACCA
15 6 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.04%) GDPR
2 49 (5.69%) Accessibility
3 44 (5.11%) NIST
4 41 (4.76%) PMO
5 38 (4.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 29 (3.37%) ISO 9001
6 29 (3.37%) QA
7 23 (2.67%) COBIT
8 15 (1.74%) GRC
9 12 (1.39%) Data Quality
10 10 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 9 (1.05%) ISO 14001
11 9 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 6 (0.70%) GAAP
13 5 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.46%) NCSC
14 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
System Software
1 28 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.93%) Docker
3 5 (0.58%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.28%) Ansible
2 10 (1.16%) SCCM
3 8 (0.93%) Grafana
3 8 (0.93%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.46%) Terraform
5 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.23%) Argo
6 2 (0.23%) Puppet
6 2 (0.23%) 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
1 188 (21.84%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.39%) Adobe
3 46 (5.34%) Salesforce
4 38 (4.41%) SAP
5 35 (4.07%) Google
6 34 (3.95%) Oracle
7 20 (2.32%) Pardot
8 19 (2.21%) ServiceNow
9 17 (1.97%) HubSpot
10 11 (1.28%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.28%) Instagram
10 11 (1.28%) Wrike
11 9 (1.05%) Apple
11 9 (1.05%) Fortinet
11 9 (1.05%) JD Edwards
12 7 (0.81%) Planon
12 7 (0.81%) Workday
13 6 (0.70%) Okta
13 6 (0.70%) SonicWALL
13 6 (0.70%) VMware