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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 30 28
Rank change year-on-year -15 -2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,088 1,191 1,830
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.79% 7.17% 7.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.79% 7.71% 8.38%
Number of salaries quoted 634 659 1,296
10th Percentile £30,750 £31,920 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,769 £46,250 £43,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +3.14% -0.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,818
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.49% -10.30%

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 18,782 15,445 21,829
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.64% 92.96% 87.71%
Number of salaries quoted 13,537 8,945 15,559
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 13 August 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 63 (5.79%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.57%) Confluence
3 13 (1.19%) CMS
3 13 (1.19%) WordPress
4 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.18%) Moodle
4 2 (0.18%) MS Project Server
4 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 149 (13.69%) Microsoft Project
2 129 (11.86%) Microsoft Office
3 84 (7.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 31 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.29%) Trello
6 10 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.46%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.37%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.37%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.28%) Blender
9 3 (0.28%) Maya
9 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.092%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.092%) Houdini
10 1 (0.092%) InDesign
10 1 (0.092%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 32 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.92%) Shopify
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (0.74%) Primavera
5 6 (0.55%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
5 6 (0.55%) Oracle Cash Management
5 6 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.55%) Oracle EBS R12
6 5 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.46%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
7 2 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.092%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.092%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 116 (10.66%) Azure
2 111 (10.20%) Power Platform
3 65 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (5.79%) SaaS
5 35 (3.22%) Power Automate
6 34 (3.13%) PowerApps
7 30 (2.76%) AWS
8 27 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (2.30%) Asana
10 22 (2.02%) OneDrive
11 20 (1.84%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.75%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 19 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
13 18 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
14 17 (1.56%) Microsoft Purview
14 17 (1.56%) Smartsheet
15 14 (1.29%) GCP
16 12 (1.10%) Entra ID
17 11 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
18 9 (0.83%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.40%) Firewall
2 29 (2.67%) Broadband
3 13 (1.19%) LAN
4 10 (0.92%) DNS
4 10 (0.92%) WAN
5 9 (0.83%) Intranet
6 8 (0.74%) CHAP
6 8 (0.74%) VPN
7 6 (0.55%) DHCP
7 6 (0.55%) Network Security
7 6 (0.55%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.46%) Wireless
9 4 (0.37%) NGN
9 4 (0.37%) WLAN
10 3 (0.28%) 2G
10 3 (0.28%) 3G
10 3 (0.28%) 4G
10 3 (0.28%) SSL
10 3 (0.28%) TETRA
10 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (8.64%) Power BI
2 20 (1.84%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (0.74%) Power Query
6 7 (0.64%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.55%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.55%) Tableau
8 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.28%) Big Data
8 3 (0.28%) Db2
8 3 (0.28%) DB2 UDB
8 3 (0.28%) Metadata
8 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.28%) QlikView
9 2 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.092%) Looker
10 1 (0.092%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 113 (10.39%) JIRA
2 12 (1.10%) Git
3 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.64%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.37%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.28%) Mercurial
6 3 (0.28%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.28%) Storybook
6 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.092%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.092%) GCC
7 1 (0.092%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.092%) JUnit
7 1 (0.092%) Selenium
7 1 (0.092%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.092%) TestNG
7 1 (0.092%) WebDriver
General
1 482 (44.30%) Social Skills
2 311 (28.58%) Finance
3 234 (21.51%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (11.58%) Organisational Skills
5 104 (9.56%) Marketing
6 80 (7.35%) Retail
7 79 (7.26%) Public Sector
8 77 (7.08%) Influencing Skills
9 63 (5.79%) Legal
10 57 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 52 (4.78%) Law
12 36 (3.31%) Manufacturing
13 33 (3.03%) Banking
13 33 (3.03%) Games
14 24 (2.21%) Aerospace
14 24 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
15 23 (2.11%) Advertising
15 23 (2.11%) Aviation
16 17 (1.56%) Electronics
16 17 (1.56%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 262 (24.08%) Project Manager
2 173 (15.90%) Senior
3 118 (10.85%) Senior Manager
4 115 (10.57%) IT Manager
5 94 (8.64%) Senior Project Manager
6 81 (7.44%) Lead
7 68 (6.25%) Analyst
8 66 (6.07%) IT Project Manager
9 65 (5.97%) Consultant
10 39 (3.58%) Programme Manager
11 37 (3.40%) Architect
11 37 (3.40%) Delivery Manager
11 37 (3.40%) Developer
11 37 (3.40%) Service Manager
12 36 (3.31%) IT Support
13 32 (2.94%) Business Analyst
13 32 (2.94%) Support Technician
14 30 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
15 28 (2.57%) Service Delivery Manager
15 28 (2.57%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.85%) .NET
1 31 (2.85%) HTML
2 28 (2.57%) CSS
3 26 (2.39%) TensorFlow
4 23 (2.11%) Hugging Face
4 23 (2.11%) PyTorch
5 22 (2.02%) JSON
6 21 (1.93%) .NET Core
6 21 (1.93%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.75%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.75%) SPFx
8 4 (0.37%) OAuth
8 4 (0.37%) OpenID
8 4 (0.37%) SAML
8 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
8 4 (0.37%) XML
9 3 (0.28%) Django
9 3 (0.28%) EDI
9 3 (0.28%) Node.js
9 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.43%) Onboarding
2 67 (6.16%) Virtual Team
3 61 (5.61%) Management Information System
4 54 (4.96%) Driving Licence
5 47 (4.32%) Product Ownership
6 40 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
7 34 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 31 (2.85%) Social Media
9 29 (2.67%) Cyber Defence
9 29 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
10 26 (2.39%) Mobile App
11 22 (2.02%) Data Centre
12 20 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
13 18 (1.65%) Blog
14 16 (1.47%) Cloud Native
15 11 (1.01%) Life Science
15 11 (1.01%) PMI
16 10 (0.92%) Cyberattack
16 10 (0.92%) NHS
16 10 (0.92%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 39 (3.58%) Windows
2 16 (1.47%) Apple iOS
3 15 (1.38%) Android
4 12 (1.10%) Linux
5 5 (0.46%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.18%) Unix
7 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.092%) CentOS
8 1 (0.092%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (33.73%) Agile
2 358 (32.90%) Project Delivery
3 326 (29.96%) Problem-Solving
4 287 (26.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 258 (23.71%) PRINCE2
6 222 (20.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 154 (14.15%) Decision-Making
8 146 (13.42%) Roadmaps
9 135 (12.41%) Coaching
9 135 (12.41%) Logistics
9 135 (12.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 130 (11.95%) Budget Management
11 126 (11.58%) AI
12 118 (10.85%) Analytics
13 116 (10.66%) Customer Experience
14 113 (10.39%) Mentoring
15 110 (10.11%) ERP
16 105 (9.65%) CRM
16 105 (9.65%) Cybersecurity
17 103 (9.47%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 88 (8.09%) SQL
2 61 (5.61%) Python
3 35 (3.22%) C#
3 35 (3.22%) JavaScript
4 25 (2.30%) TypeScript
5 20 (1.84%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.55%) C++
6 6 (0.55%) VBA
7 5 (0.46%) Java
8 4 (0.37%) PHP
9 3 (0.28%) Dart
9 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.18%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.092%) C
11 1 (0.092%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 225 (20.68%) Degree
2 105 (9.65%) DBS Check
3 94 (8.64%) PMP
3 94 (8.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 90 (8.27%) PMI Certification
5 53 (4.87%) Security Cleared
6 31 (2.85%) SC Cleared
7 23 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (1.56%) DV Cleared
9 16 (1.47%) CISSP
10 14 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (1.10%) ACCA
11 12 (1.10%) CAPM
11 12 (1.10%) CISA
11 12 (1.10%) CISM
11 12 (1.10%) SANS
12 10 (0.92%) APMP
12 10 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 9 (0.83%) CIMA
13 9 (0.83%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (8.92%) PMO
2 66 (6.07%) Accessibility
3 57 (5.24%) QA
4 49 (4.50%) GDPR
5 36 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (2.94%) ISO 9001
7 26 (2.39%) Data Quality
7 26 (2.39%) NIST
8 18 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 17 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 17 (1.56%) ISO 14001
9 17 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 14 (1.29%) GRC
11 8 (0.74%) COBIT
12 7 (0.64%) GAAP
12 7 (0.64%) SLA
13 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
14 4 (0.37%) IFRS
14 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.37%) PERC
System Software
1 14 (1.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.74%) Docker
3 6 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.37%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.18%) Firmware
5 2 (0.18%) vSphere
6 1 (0.092%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.092%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.092%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (1.93%) SCCM
2 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (0.83%) Ansible
4 8 (0.74%) Grafana
5 7 (0.64%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.18%) Argo
7 2 (0.18%) Puppet
7 2 (0.18%) Salt
8 1 (0.092%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.092%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.092%) SCOM
8 1 (0.092%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 244 (22.43%) Microsoft
2 69 (6.34%) SAP
3 49 (4.50%) Adobe
4 43 (3.95%) Oracle
5 33 (3.03%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.76%) Salesforce
7 26 (2.39%) Google
8 23 (2.11%) Fortinet
9 19 (1.75%) SonicWALL
10 18 (1.65%) HubSpot
11 11 (1.01%) Pardot
12 10 (0.92%) Apple
13 7 (0.64%) Citrix
14 6 (0.55%) Cisco
14 6 (0.55%) Hootsuite
14 6 (0.55%) Instagram
14 6 (0.55%) VMware
14 6 (0.55%) Wrike
15 5 (0.46%) IFS
15 5 (0.46%) Poppulo