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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 31 28
Rank change year-on-year -15 -3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,087 1,193 1,840
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.80% 7.24% 7.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.78% 7.79% 8.42%
Number of salaries quoted 642 662 1,306
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,825 £46,250 £42,530
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +3.60% -0.89%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,750 £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 18,792 15,324 21,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 92.94% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,561 9,021 15,723
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,593
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +0.34% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,500 £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% - -8.71%

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 8 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 61 (5.61%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.58%) Confluence
3 14 (1.29%) WordPress
4 13 (1.20%) CMS
5 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.18%) Moodle
6 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.092%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 146 (13.43%) Microsoft Project
2 126 (11.59%) Microsoft Office
3 81 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 27 (2.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.29%) Trello
6 11 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.46%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.37%) 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 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (0.92%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (0.92%) Shopify
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle Cash Management
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (0.74%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.55%) Elite 3E
5 6 (0.55%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.46%) Primavera
6 5 (0.46%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.092%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 117 (10.76%) Azure
2 110 (10.12%) Power Platform
3 67 (6.16%) Microsoft 365
4 65 (5.98%) SaaS
5 36 (3.31%) Power Automate
6 33 (3.04%) PowerApps
7 29 (2.67%) AWS
8 25 (2.30%) Asana
8 25 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (2.12%) OneDrive
10 20 (1.84%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.75%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
12 18 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.56%) Microsoft Purview
13 17 (1.56%) Smartsheet
14 13 (1.20%) GCP
15 12 (1.10%) Entra ID
16 10 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
17 9 (0.83%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.40%) Firewall
2 31 (2.85%) Broadband
3 15 (1.38%) LAN
4 12 (1.10%) WAN
5 11 (1.01%) DNS
6 9 (0.83%) CHAP
7 8 (0.74%) Intranet
7 8 (0.74%) VPN
8 7 (0.64%) DHCP
8 7 (0.64%) Network Security
8 7 (0.64%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.46%) Wireless
10 4 (0.37%) NGN
10 4 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.37%) WLAN
11 3 (0.28%) 2G
11 3 (0.28%) 3G
11 3 (0.28%) SSL
11 3 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (0.28%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (8.65%) Power BI
2 20 (1.84%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.74%) Power Query
5 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
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 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
1 115 (10.58%) JIRA
2 11 (1.01%) 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 (43.70%) Social Skills
2 310 (28.52%) Finance
3 228 (20.98%) Analytical Skills
4 121 (11.13%) Organisational Skills
5 103 (9.48%) Marketing
6 81 (7.45%) Retail
7 75 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 71 (6.53%) Influencing Skills
9 59 (5.43%) Legal
10 54 (4.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 52 (4.78%) Law
12 37 (3.40%) Manufacturing
13 34 (3.13%) Games
14 32 (2.94%) Banking
15 24 (2.21%) Aviation
16 23 (2.12%) Advertising
17 22 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
18 20 (1.84%) Aerospace
19 18 (1.66%) Financial Institution
20 17 (1.56%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 263 (24.20%) Project Manager
2 178 (16.38%) Senior
3 121 (11.13%) Senior Manager
4 115 (10.58%) IT Manager
5 98 (9.02%) Senior Project Manager
6 79 (7.27%) Lead
7 68 (6.26%) Analyst
8 65 (5.98%) IT Project Manager
9 59 (5.43%) Consultant
10 40 (3.68%) IT Support
11 37 (3.40%) Architect
11 37 (3.40%) Delivery Manager
11 37 (3.40%) Developer
11 37 (3.40%) Programme Manager
12 36 (3.31%) Service Manager
13 33 (3.04%) Support Technician
14 32 (2.94%) Business Analyst
15 30 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.67%) Technical Manager
17 28 (2.58%) Applications Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (2.85%) HTML
2 30 (2.76%) .NET
3 28 (2.58%) CSS
4 25 (2.30%) TensorFlow
5 23 (2.12%) Hugging Face
5 23 (2.12%) PyTorch
6 22 (2.02%) JSON
7 21 (1.93%) .NET Core
7 21 (1.93%) HTML5 Canvas
8 19 (1.75%) Microsoft Graph
8 19 (1.75%) SPFx
9 5 (0.46%) EDI
10 4 (0.37%) OAuth
10 4 (0.37%) OpenID
10 4 (0.37%) SAML
10 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
10 4 (0.37%) XML
11 3 (0.28%) Express.js
11 3 (0.28%) Node.js
11 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.26%) Onboarding
2 66 (6.07%) Virtual Team
3 64 (5.89%) Management Information System
4 53 (4.88%) Driving Licence
5 46 (4.23%) Product Ownership
6 39 (3.59%) Enterprise Software
7 32 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 30 (2.76%) Social Media
9 28 (2.58%) Cyber Defence
9 28 (2.58%) Mobile App
9 28 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (1.93%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
12 16 (1.47%) Blog
12 16 (1.47%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.01%) PMI
13 11 (1.01%) Video Editing
14 10 (0.92%) Cyberattack
14 10 (0.92%) Life Science
15 8 (0.74%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 42 (3.86%) Windows
2 19 (1.75%) Apple iOS
3 17 (1.56%) Android
4 12 (1.10%) Linux
5 6 (0.55%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.28%) Unix
7 3 (0.28%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.092%) AIX
9 1 (0.092%) CentOS
9 1 (0.092%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.092%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.092%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 365 (33.58%) Agile
2 351 (32.29%) Project Delivery
3 326 (29.99%) Problem-Solving
4 276 (25.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 257 (23.64%) PRINCE2
6 223 (20.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 149 (13.71%) Decision-Making
8 145 (13.34%) Roadmaps
9 140 (12.88%) Coaching
10 137 (12.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 136 (12.51%) Logistics
12 131 (12.05%) Budget Management
13 121 (11.13%) Mentoring
14 120 (11.04%) AI
15 116 (10.67%) Customer Experience
16 114 (10.49%) Analytics
17 112 (10.30%) ERP
18 105 (9.66%) CRM
19 103 (9.48%) Cybersecurity
20 101 (9.29%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (7.91%) SQL
2 60 (5.52%) Python
3 35 (3.22%) C#
4 34 (3.13%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.30%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.84%) 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
1 221 (20.33%) Degree
2 106 (9.75%) DBS Check
3 95 (8.74%) PMP
4 94 (8.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 90 (8.28%) PMI Certification
6 45 (4.14%) Security Cleared
7 24 (2.21%) SC Cleared
8 19 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (1.56%) CISSP
10 13 (1.20%) ACCA
10 13 (1.20%) CISA
10 13 (1.20%) CISM
10 13 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.20%) DV Cleared
10 13 (1.20%) SANS
11 12 (1.10%) CAPM
12 11 (1.01%) APMP
13 10 (0.92%) Master's Degree
13 10 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 9 (0.83%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.46%) PMO
2 65 (5.98%) Accessibility
3 54 (4.97%) QA
4 49 (4.51%) GDPR
5 36 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (2.94%) ISO 9001
7 27 (2.48%) NIST
8 23 (2.12%) Data Quality
9 17 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 17 (1.56%) ISO 14001
9 17 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 16 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 14 (1.29%) GRC
12 9 (0.83%) COBIT
13 7 (0.64%) GAAP
13 7 (0.64%) SLA
14 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
15 4 (0.37%) IFRS
15 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 15 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.64%) Docker
3 6 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.46%) 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 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%) Active Directory Federation Services
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
1 237 (21.80%) Microsoft
2 66 (6.07%) SAP
3 49 (4.51%) Adobe
4 46 (4.23%) Oracle
5 33 (3.04%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.76%) Salesforce
7 25 (2.30%) Google
8 23 (2.12%) Fortinet
9 19 (1.75%) SonicWALL
10 18 (1.66%) HubSpot
11 11 (1.01%) Pardot
12 9 (0.83%) Apple
13 8 (0.74%) Citrix
14 7 (0.64%) Cisco
14 7 (0.64%) Hootsuite
14 7 (0.64%) Instagram
14 7 (0.64%) Wrike
15 6 (0.55%) VMware
16 5 (0.46%) IFS
16 5 (0.46%) JD Edwards