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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 32 27
Rank change year-on-year -15 -5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,080 1,189 1,891
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.79% 7.22% 7.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.79% 7.76% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 641 660 1,342
10th Percentile £30,750 £33,200 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,825 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +3.60% -2.63%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £69,979
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £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 18,662 15,317 22,161
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.81% 92.95% 87.77%
Number of salaries quoted 13,504 9,019 15,975
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,903 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,250 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% +0.77% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £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 6 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 60 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.50%) Confluence
3 17 (1.57%) WordPress
4 14 (1.30%) CMS
5 3 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.19%) Moodle
6 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 144 (13.33%) Microsoft Project
2 124 (11.48%) Microsoft Office
3 82 (7.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 27 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.20%) Trello
6 12 (1.11%) 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 (0.093%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.093%) Houdini
10 1 (0.093%) InDesign
10 1 (0.093%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 30 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
3 10 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (0.93%) 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 (0.56%) Elite 3E
5 6 (0.56%) NetSuite
6 5 (0.46%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.28%) Primavera
8 2 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.19%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.093%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 116 (10.74%) Azure
2 111 (10.28%) Power Platform
3 68 (6.30%) SaaS
4 67 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (3.33%) Power Automate
6 33 (3.06%) PowerApps
7 28 (2.59%) AWS
8 25 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
9 23 (2.13%) Asana
9 23 (2.13%) OneDrive
10 20 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.76%) Azure Data Factory
12 18 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
13 17 (1.57%) Smartsheet
14 12 (1.11%) Entra ID
14 12 (1.11%) GCP
15 11 (1.02%) Google Analytics
16 10 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.43%) Firewall
2 31 (2.87%) Broadband
3 15 (1.39%) LAN
4 12 (1.11%) WAN
5 11 (1.02%) DNS
6 9 (0.83%) CHAP
7 8 (0.74%) VPN
8 7 (0.65%) DHCP
8 7 (0.65%) Intranet
8 7 (0.65%) Network Security
8 7 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.46%) Wireless
10 4 (0.37%) NGN
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
11 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (8.80%) Power BI
2 20 (1.85%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.74%) Power Query
5 8 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.56%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.56%) 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 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.093%) Looker
11 1 (0.093%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 114 (10.56%) JIRA
2 11 (1.02%) Git
3 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.56%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.28%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.28%) Storybook
6 2 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.19%) Mercurial
6 2 (0.19%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.093%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.093%) GCC
7 1 (0.093%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.093%) JUnit
7 1 (0.093%) Selenium
7 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.093%) TestNG
7 1 (0.093%) WebDriver
General
1 478 (44.26%) Social Skills
2 308 (28.52%) Finance
3 227 (21.02%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (11.02%) Organisational Skills
5 107 (9.91%) Marketing
6 82 (7.59%) Retail
7 72 (6.67%) Public Sector
8 69 (6.39%) Influencing Skills
9 58 (5.37%) Legal
10 53 (4.91%) Law
11 51 (4.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 36 (3.33%) Manufacturing
13 34 (3.15%) Games
14 32 (2.96%) Banking
15 24 (2.22%) Advertising
15 24 (2.22%) Aviation
16 23 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.67%) Financial Institution
18 17 (1.57%) Aerospace
18 17 (1.57%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 258 (23.89%) Project Manager
2 176 (16.30%) Senior
3 119 (11.02%) Senior Manager
4 112 (10.37%) IT Manager
5 97 (8.98%) Senior Project Manager
6 81 (7.50%) Lead
7 70 (6.48%) Analyst
8 63 (5.83%) IT Project Manager
9 57 (5.28%) Consultant
10 40 (3.70%) IT Support
11 37 (3.43%) Architect
11 37 (3.43%) Delivery Manager
11 37 (3.43%) Developer
12 36 (3.33%) Programme Manager
12 36 (3.33%) Service Manager
13 33 (3.06%) Business Analyst
13 33 (3.06%) Support Technician
14 30 (2.78%) Solutions Architect
15 28 (2.59%) Service Delivery Manager
15 28 (2.59%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.96%) HTML
2 30 (2.78%) .NET
3 28 (2.59%) CSS
4 25 (2.31%) TensorFlow
5 23 (2.13%) Hugging Face
5 23 (2.13%) PyTorch
6 22 (2.04%) 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 5 (0.46%) EDI
9 5 (0.46%) XML
10 4 (0.37%) OAuth
10 4 (0.37%) OpenID
10 4 (0.37%) SAML
10 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
11 3 (0.28%) Express.js
11 3 (0.28%) Node.js
11 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.30%) Onboarding
2 66 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 66 (6.11%) Virtual Team
3 53 (4.91%) Driving Licence
4 46 (4.26%) Product Ownership
5 38 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
6 31 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
7 30 (2.78%) Social Media
8 28 (2.59%) Mobile App
8 28 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
9 27 (2.50%) Cyber Defence
10 22 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
11 20 (1.85%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.48%) Blog
12 16 (1.48%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.02%) PMI
13 11 (1.02%) Video Editing
14 10 (0.93%) Cyberattack
15 9 (0.83%) Life Science
16 8 (0.74%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 42 (3.89%) Windows
2 19 (1.76%) Apple iOS
3 17 (1.57%) Android
4 12 (1.11%) Linux
5 6 (0.56%) 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 (0.19%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.093%) AIX
9 1 (0.093%) CentOS
9 1 (0.093%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.093%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (33.24%) Agile
2 348 (32.22%) Project Delivery
3 321 (29.72%) Problem-Solving
4 273 (25.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 252 (23.33%) PRINCE2
6 220 (20.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 149 (13.80%) Decision-Making
8 143 (13.24%) Roadmaps
9 140 (12.96%) Coaching
10 136 (12.59%) Logistics
11 134 (12.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 133 (12.31%) Budget Management
13 120 (11.11%) Mentoring
14 118 (10.93%) AI
14 118 (10.93%) Analytics
14 118 (10.93%) Customer Experience
15 112 (10.37%) ERP
16 106 (9.81%) CRM
17 100 (9.26%) Cybersecurity
17 100 (9.26%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 87 (8.06%) SQL
2 60 (5.56%) Python
3 35 (3.24%) C#
4 34 (3.15%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.31%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.85%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.56%) C++
7 6 (0.56%) VBA
8 4 (0.37%) Java
8 4 (0.37%) PHP
9 3 (0.28%) Dart
9 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.093%) C
11 1 (0.093%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 217 (20.09%) Degree
2 105 (9.72%) DBS Check
3 94 (8.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 93 (8.61%) PMP
5 88 (8.15%) PMI Certification
6 40 (3.70%) Security Cleared
7 21 (1.94%) SC Cleared
8 17 (1.57%) CISSP
9 16 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
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%) SANS
11 12 (1.11%) CAPM
12 11 (1.02%) DV Cleared
13 10 (0.93%) APMP
13 10 (0.93%) Master's Degree
14 9 (0.83%) CGEIT
14 9 (0.83%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.52%) PMO
2 65 (6.02%) Accessibility
3 53 (4.91%) QA
4 50 (4.63%) GDPR
5 36 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (2.96%) ISO 9001
7 27 (2.50%) NIST
8 21 (1.94%) 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 (1.30%) GRC
12 9 (0.83%) COBIT
13 7 (0.65%) GAAP
13 7 (0.65%) SLA
14 5 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.37%) IFRS
15 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 15 (1.39%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.65%) Docker
3 6 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.19%) vSphere
6 1 (0.093%) Firmware
6 1 (0.093%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.093%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (1.94%) SCCM
2 10 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.74%) Ansible
3 8 (0.74%) Grafana
4 6 (0.56%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.19%) Argo
6 2 (0.19%) Puppet
6 2 (0.19%) Salt
7 1 (0.093%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.093%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.093%) SCOM
7 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 235 (21.76%) Microsoft
2 63 (5.83%) SAP
3 50 (4.63%) Adobe
4 45 (4.17%) Oracle
5 33 (3.06%) Salesforce
5 33 (3.06%) ServiceNow
6 26 (2.41%) Google
7 23 (2.13%) Fortinet
8 20 (1.85%) HubSpot
9 19 (1.76%) SonicWALL
10 12 (1.11%) Pardot
11 9 (0.83%) Apple
12 8 (0.74%) Citrix
13 7 (0.65%) Cisco
13 7 (0.65%) Hootsuite
13 7 (0.65%) Instagram
13 7 (0.65%) Wrike
14 6 (0.56%) VMware
15 5 (0.46%) IFS
15 5 (0.46%) JD Edwards