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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -29 +6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 692 1,523 1,565
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.57% 8.90% 7.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.16% 9.56% 8.18%
Number of salaries quoted 456 840 1,153
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £54,855 £57,500 £58,478
% change year-on-year -4.60% -1.67% -2.54%

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 13,414 15,924 19,130
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.55% 93.02% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,496 9,556 15,380
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 31 December 2025.

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 27 (3.90%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.02%) CMS
3 9 (1.30%) Confluence
4 5 (0.72%) WordPress
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.29%) Drupal
5 2 (0.29%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.29%) TPMS
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 69 (9.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (7.80%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (4.62%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (4.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.59%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.30%) Trello
7 7 (1.01%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) Notion
9 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.17%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (2.17%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (2.17%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (2.02%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (1.30%) Oracle Cash Management
4 8 (1.16%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.87%) Oracle General Ledger
7 5 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.58%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.58%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.58%) Shopify
9 3 (0.43%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
9 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 3 (0.43%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.43%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.43%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 80 (11.56%) Azure
2 55 (7.95%) SaaS
3 52 (7.51%) Power Platform
4 49 (7.08%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (4.05%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (3.32%) AWS
8 20 (2.89%) Power Automate
9 15 (2.17%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.02%) Smartsheet
11 10 (1.45%) OCI
12 8 (1.16%) Google Workspace
12 8 (1.16%) Miro
13 7 (1.01%) Figma
14 6 (0.87%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.87%) Intacct
15 5 (0.72%) PowerApps
15 5 (0.72%) Workato
16 4 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
16 4 (0.58%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.60%) VPN
2 13 (1.88%) LAN
3 12 (1.73%) CHAP
3 12 (1.73%) WAN
4 11 (1.59%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.59%) Unified Communications
5 9 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (1.16%) VoIP
7 7 (1.01%) Firewall
8 6 (0.87%) BGP
8 6 (0.87%) DNS
8 6 (0.87%) MPLS
8 6 (0.87%) Wireless
9 4 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.58%) DHCP
9 4 (0.58%) Internet
9 4 (0.58%) Intranet
9 4 (0.58%) IPsec
9 4 (0.58%) Junos
9 4 (0.58%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.91%) Power BI
2 16 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.45%) Tableau
4 5 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.58%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
5 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.43%) Big Data
6 3 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.29%) Metadata
7 2 (0.29%) Redis
7 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.14%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.14%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 25 (3.61%) JIRA
2 7 (1.01%) GitLab
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.43%) Git
4 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
General
1 333 (48.12%) Social Skills
2 273 (39.45%) Finance
3 145 (20.95%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (12.43%) Marketing
5 81 (11.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 72 (10.40%) Presentation Skills
7 67 (9.68%) Public Sector
8 64 (9.25%) Legal
9 55 (7.95%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (7.95%) Retail
10 34 (4.91%) Law
11 29 (4.19%) Local Government
12 21 (3.03%) Manufacturing
12 21 (3.03%) Telecoms
13 17 (2.46%) Banking
14 16 (2.31%) Financial Institution
15 15 (2.17%) General Ledger
16 14 (2.02%) Billing
17 12 (1.73%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 114 (16.47%) Project Manager
2 77 (11.13%) Analyst
3 71 (10.26%) Senior
4 70 (10.12%) IT Manager
5 49 (7.08%) Architect
6 48 (6.94%) IT Project Manager
6 48 (6.94%) Lead
7 41 (5.92%) Business Analyst
8 39 (5.64%) Solutions Architect
9 35 (5.06%) Consultant
9 35 (5.06%) Senior Manager
10 24 (3.47%) Delivery Manager
11 21 (3.03%) Technical Director
12 19 (2.75%) Coordinator
13 18 (2.60%) Head of IT
14 15 (2.17%) IT Support
15 14 (2.02%) Business Manager
15 14 (2.02%) Development Manager
16 13 (1.88%) Systems Manager
16 13 (1.88%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.01%) Web Services
2 6 (0.87%) .NET
2 6 (0.87%) EDI
3 5 (0.72%) HTML
3 5 (0.72%) Node.js
4 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.58%) CSS
4 4 (0.58%) FIDO
4 4 (0.58%) Flutter
4 4 (0.58%) Middleware
4 4 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (0.58%) React
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.29%) Laravel
7 1 (0.14%) D3.js
7 1 (0.14%) Flask
7 1 (0.14%) Next.js
7 1 (0.14%) PySpark
7 1 (0.14%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 62 (8.96%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.21%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.62%) Virtual Team
4 25 (3.61%) Onboarding
5 23 (3.32%) Blog
5 23 (3.32%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.02%) Social Media
7 11 (1.59%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.30%) NHS
10 8 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.16%) Operational Technology
11 7 (1.01%) Life Science
12 6 (0.87%) Blockchain
12 6 (0.87%) e-Learning
12 6 (0.87%) FMCG
12 6 (0.87%) GNSS
12 6 (0.87%) PMI
12 6 (0.87%) Satnav
13 5 (0.72%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.17%) Windows
2 8 (1.16%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.58%) Unix
3 4 (0.58%) VMS
3 4 (0.58%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.29%) Android
4 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (34.39%) Agile
2 164 (23.70%) Stakeholder Management
3 156 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
4 153 (22.11%) Project Delivery
5 152 (21.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 111 (16.04%) Change Management
7 102 (14.74%) Risk Management
8 101 (14.60%) AI
9 97 (14.02%) Analytics
9 97 (14.02%) PRINCE2
10 88 (12.72%) Decision-Making
11 80 (11.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 79 (11.42%) Roadmaps
13 75 (10.84%) ERP
14 72 (10.40%) Cybersecurity
15 67 (9.68%) Strategic Thinking
16 63 (9.10%) Coaching
17 60 (8.67%) Business Case
18 57 (8.24%) Waterfall
19 54 (7.80%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.77%) SQL
2 18 (2.60%) Python
3 12 (1.73%) JavaScript
4 9 (1.30%) C#
5 6 (0.87%) PHP
6 5 (0.72%) C
6 5 (0.72%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.58%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (0.43%) Java
8 3 (0.43%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.43%) Tcl
9 2 (0.29%) Bash
9 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.14%) C++
10 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.14%) R
10 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 189 (27.31%) Degree
2 63 (9.10%) PMP
3 45 (6.50%) PMI Certification
4 42 (6.07%) Security Cleared
5 30 (4.34%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (3.18%) Master's Degree
8 19 (2.75%) DBS Check
9 15 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
10 14 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (1.88%) CCNP
11 13 (1.88%) CISSP
12 12 (1.73%) CFA
12 12 (1.73%) CGEIT
12 12 (1.73%) CISA
12 12 (1.73%) CISM
12 12 (1.73%) FFIEC
12 12 (1.73%) SANS
13 11 (1.59%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.37%) PMO
2 42 (6.07%) QA
3 29 (4.19%) GDPR
4 21 (3.03%) NIST
5 17 (2.46%) Accessibility
6 15 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 12 (1.73%) COBIT
8 9 (1.30%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.72%) SLA
10 4 (0.58%) P3O
11 3 (0.43%) GRC
11 3 (0.43%) WCAG
12 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.29%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.29%) GMP
12 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.14%) FATCA
13 1 (0.14%) Section 508
System Software
1 26 (3.76%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.43%) Docker
3 3 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.14%) Firmware
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.43%) Ansible
2 3 (0.43%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.43%) Terraform
3 1 (0.14%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.14%) SCCM
3 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 155 (22.40%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.21%) SAP
3 33 (4.77%) Oracle
4 30 (4.34%) Salesforce
5 21 (3.03%) Google
6 18 (2.60%) Cisco
7 15 (2.17%) Adobe
8 13 (1.88%) Workday
9 7 (1.01%) Concur
9 7 (1.01%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.87%) Sage
11 5 (0.72%) Civica
11 5 (0.72%) VMware
12 4 (0.58%) HP
12 4 (0.58%) iManage
12 4 (0.58%) Juniper
12 4 (0.58%) Meraki
12 4 (0.58%) Okta
13 3 (0.43%) Marketo
13 3 (0.43%) Progress