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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 30 28
Rank change year-on-year -17 -2 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,082 1,200 1,839
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.77% 7.30% 7.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.76% 7.86% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 637 666 1,302
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,825 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +3.60% -0.89%
75th Percentile £71,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,940 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 18,770 15,275 21,889
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.72% 92.90% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,576 8,969 15,635
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -9.09%

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 11 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 62 (5.73%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.68%) Confluence
3 13 (1.20%) CMS
3 13 (1.20%) 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 (13.77%) Microsoft Project
2 128 (11.83%) Microsoft Office
3 82 (7.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (2.68%) 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 31 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.92%) Shopify
4 9 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
4 9 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
5 7 (0.65%) Oracle Assets
5 7 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
5 7 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (0.65%) Oracle EBS R12
6 6 (0.55%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.55%) Primavera
7 5 (0.46%) Elite 3E
7 5 (0.46%) SAP ERP
7 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.092%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.092%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 116 (10.72%) Azure
2 112 (10.35%) Power Platform
3 65 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (5.82%) SaaS
5 36 (3.33%) Power Automate
6 33 (3.05%) PowerApps
7 28 (2.59%) AWS
8 25 (2.31%) Asana
8 25 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.03%) OneDrive
10 20 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
12 18 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
13 17 (1.57%) Smartsheet
14 13 (1.20%) GCP
15 12 (1.11%) Entra ID
16 10 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
17 9 (0.83%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.42%) Firewall
2 31 (2.87%) Broadband
3 13 (1.20%) LAN
4 10 (0.92%) DNS
4 10 (0.92%) WAN
5 9 (0.83%) CHAP
6 8 (0.74%) Intranet
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 96 (8.87%) Power BI
2 20 (1.85%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.76%) 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 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.55%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.55%) Tableau
8 4 (0.37%) Db2
9 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.28%) Big Data
9 3 (0.28%) DB2 UDB
9 3 (0.28%) Metadata
9 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.28%) QlikView
10 2 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.092%) Looker
11 1 (0.092%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 114 (10.54%) JIRA
2 11 (1.02%) Git
3 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.55%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.28%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.28%) Storybook
6 2 (0.18%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.18%) Mercurial
6 2 (0.18%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.18%) 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
1 475 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 310 (28.65%) Finance
3 231 (21.35%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (11.18%) Organisational Skills
5 102 (9.43%) Marketing
6 79 (7.30%) Retail
7 76 (7.02%) Public Sector
8 74 (6.84%) Influencing Skills
9 62 (5.73%) Legal
10 53 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 51 (4.71%) Law
12 36 (3.33%) Manufacturing
13 34 (3.14%) Games
14 31 (2.87%) Banking
15 24 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
16 23 (2.13%) Advertising
16 23 (2.13%) Aviation
17 22 (2.03%) Aerospace
18 18 (1.66%) Local Government
19 17 (1.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 259 (23.94%) Project Manager
2 172 (15.90%) Senior
3 118 (10.91%) Senior Manager
4 115 (10.63%) IT Manager
5 95 (8.78%) Senior Project Manager
6 80 (7.39%) Lead
7 67 (6.19%) Analyst
8 65 (6.01%) IT Project Manager
9 62 (5.73%) Consultant
10 39 (3.60%) IT Support
11 37 (3.42%) Architect
11 37 (3.42%) Delivery Manager
11 37 (3.42%) Developer
11 37 (3.42%) Programme Manager
12 36 (3.33%) Service Manager
13 33 (3.05%) Support Technician
14 32 (2.96%) Business Analyst
15 30 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
16 28 (2.59%) Service Delivery Manager
16 28 (2.59%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.87%) HTML
2 30 (2.77%) .NET
3 28 (2.59%) CSS
4 25 (2.31%) TensorFlow
5 23 (2.13%) Hugging Face
5 23 (2.13%) PyTorch
6 22 (2.03%) JSON
7 21 (1.94%) .NET Core
7 21 (1.94%) HTML5 Canvas
8 19 (1.76%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (1.76%) SPFx
9 4 (0.37%) EDI
9 4 (0.37%) OAuth
9 4 (0.37%) OpenID
9 4 (0.37%) SAML
9 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
9 4 (0.37%) XML
10 3 (0.28%) Django
10 3 (0.28%) Express.js
10 3 (0.28%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 69 (6.38%) Onboarding
2 67 (6.19%) Virtual Team
3 62 (5.73%) Management Information System
4 54 (4.99%) Driving Licence
5 47 (4.34%) Product Ownership
6 40 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
7 33 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
8 31 (2.87%) Social Media
9 28 (2.59%) Cyber Defence
9 28 (2.59%) Mobile App
9 28 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (1.85%) Data Centre
10 20 (1.85%) Web Conferencing
11 17 (1.57%) Blog
12 16 (1.48%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.02%) PMI
14 10 (0.92%) Cyberattack
14 10 (0.92%) Life Science
14 10 (0.92%) Video Editing
15 9 (0.83%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 40 (3.70%) Windows
2 18 (1.66%) Apple iOS
3 17 (1.57%) Android
4 12 (1.11%) Linux
5 5 (0.46%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.28%) Unix
6 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.092%) AIX
8 1 (0.092%) CentOS
8 1 (0.092%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (33.83%) Agile
2 353 (32.62%) Project Delivery
3 321 (29.67%) Problem-Solving
4 279 (25.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 257 (23.75%) PRINCE2
6 220 (20.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 150 (13.86%) Decision-Making
8 147 (13.59%) Roadmaps
9 138 (12.75%) Coaching
10 136 (12.57%) Logistics
11 135 (12.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 129 (11.92%) Budget Management
13 123 (11.37%) AI
14 117 (10.81%) Mentoring
15 116 (10.72%) Analytics
16 115 (10.63%) Customer Experience
17 110 (10.17%) ERP
18 105 (9.70%) CRM
19 104 (9.61%) Cybersecurity
20 102 (9.43%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (8.04%) SQL
2 60 (5.55%) Python
3 35 (3.23%) C#
4 34 (3.14%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.31%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.85%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.55%) C++
7 6 (0.55%) VBA
8 4 (0.37%) 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
1 222 (20.52%) Degree
2 106 (9.80%) DBS Check
3 94 (8.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 93 (8.60%) PMP
5 89 (8.23%) PMI Certification
6 46 (4.25%) Security Cleared
7 26 (2.40%) SC Cleared
8 20 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (1.57%) CISSP
10 14 (1.29%) DV Cleared
11 13 (1.20%) CISA
11 13 (1.20%) CISM
11 13 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.20%) SANS
12 12 (1.11%) ACCA
12 12 (1.11%) CAPM
13 10 (0.92%) APMP
13 10 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 9 (0.83%) CGEIT
14 9 (0.83%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (8.96%) PMO
2 66 (6.10%) Accessibility
3 54 (4.99%) QA
4 49 (4.53%) GDPR
5 36 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (2.96%) ISO 9001
7 27 (2.50%) NIST
8 25 (2.31%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
9 17 (1.57%) ISO 14001
9 17 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 16 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (1.29%) GRC
12 9 (0.83%) COBIT
13 7 (0.65%) GAAP
14 6 (0.55%) SLA
15 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
16 4 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.37%) IFRS
16 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 14 (1.29%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.65%) 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 (1.94%) SCCM
2 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.74%) Ansible
3 8 (0.74%) Grafana
4 6 (0.55%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.18%) Argo
6 2 (0.18%) Puppet
6 2 (0.18%) Salt
7 1 (0.092%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.092%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.092%) SCOM
7 1 (0.092%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 244 (22.55%) Microsoft
2 67 (6.19%) SAP
3 48 (4.44%) Adobe
4 44 (4.07%) Oracle
5 33 (3.05%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.68%) Salesforce
7 25 (2.31%) Google
8 23 (2.13%) Fortinet
9 19 (1.76%) SonicWALL
10 17 (1.57%) HubSpot
11 11 (1.02%) Pardot
12 10 (0.92%) Apple
13 8 (0.74%) 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%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud