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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 24 29
Rank change year-on-year -24 +5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 756 1,558 1,611
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.00% 8.07% 7.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.54% 8.91% 8.14%
Number of salaries quoted 499 851 1,176
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +2.61% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +3.66%

All Process and 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 13,636 17,488 19,782
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.23% 90.62% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,573 10,553 16,034
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 1 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 29 (3.84%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.12%) WordPress
3 14 (1.85%) CMS
4 13 (1.72%) Confluence
5 5 (0.66%) Drupal
6 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.40%) Moodle
7 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.26%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.26%) PowerFactory
7 2 (0.26%) TPMS
8 1 (0.13%) Apache
8 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 72 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (8.73%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (4.89%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (3.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.72%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.19%) Trello
7 7 (0.93%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.40%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.13%) InDesign
10 1 (0.13%) Notion
10 1 (0.13%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 17 (2.25%) Oracle Assets
1 17 (2.25%) Oracle Payables
1 17 (2.25%) Oracle Receivables
2 12 (1.59%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.46%) Oracle Cash Management
3 11 (1.46%) Oracle EBS R12
3 11 (1.46%) SAP CO
3 11 (1.46%) SAP FI
3 11 (1.46%) SAP FI/CO
4 10 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.79%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.79%) Oracle General Ledger
7 5 (0.66%) Infor CloudSuite
7 5 (0.66%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 5 (0.66%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.53%) Adaptiv
8 4 (0.53%) Elite 3E
8 4 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.53%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 82 (10.85%) Azure
2 54 (7.14%) Power Platform
3 51 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (6.48%) SaaS
5 30 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (3.31%) Dynamics 365
7 24 (3.17%) AWS
8 22 (2.91%) Power Automate
9 17 (2.25%) Smartsheet
10 11 (1.46%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.46%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.19%) Google Ads
11 9 (1.19%) OCI
12 8 (1.06%) Figma
12 8 (1.06%) Miro
13 6 (0.79%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.66%) Intacct
14 5 (0.66%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.66%) Workato
15 4 (0.53%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.38%) VPN
2 13 (1.72%) LAN
3 11 (1.46%) SD-WAN
3 11 (1.46%) Unified Communications
3 11 (1.46%) WAN
4 9 (1.19%) Firewall
4 9 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.06%) VoIP
6 6 (0.79%) BGP
6 6 (0.79%) CHAP
6 6 (0.79%) DNS
6 6 (0.79%) MPLS
7 5 (0.66%) Internet
8 4 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (0.53%) DHCP
8 4 (0.53%) IPsec
8 4 (0.53%) Junos
8 4 (0.53%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.40%) Intranet
9 3 (0.40%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.76%) Power BI
2 22 (2.91%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.06%) SAP BW
4 7 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (0.93%) Tableau
5 6 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.66%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.66%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.53%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.40%) Big Data
8 3 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.40%) Metadata
8 3 (0.40%) MySQL
8 3 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.26%) Redis
10 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 38 (5.03%) JIRA
2 8 (1.06%) Git
3 7 (0.93%) GitLab
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Sourcetree
General
1 338 (44.71%) Social Skills
2 281 (37.17%) Finance
3 155 (20.50%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (12.57%) Marketing
5 83 (10.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 82 (10.85%) Public Sector
7 74 (9.79%) Presentation Skills
8 62 (8.20%) Retail
9 56 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (7.14%) Legal
11 47 (6.22%) Local Government
12 33 (4.37%) Law
13 21 (2.78%) Telecoms
14 19 (2.51%) General Ledger
14 19 (2.51%) Manufacturing
15 17 (2.25%) Banking
16 13 (1.72%) Advertising
16 13 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.59%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (18.92%) Project Manager
2 87 (11.51%) Senior
3 72 (9.52%) Analyst
4 70 (9.26%) IT Manager
5 53 (7.01%) IT Project Manager
6 52 (6.88%) Lead
7 44 (5.82%) Architect
8 38 (5.03%) Business Analyst
8 38 (5.03%) Senior Manager
9 36 (4.76%) Consultant
9 36 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
10 31 (4.10%) Delivery Manager
11 24 (3.17%) Technical Director
12 23 (3.04%) Head of IT
13 22 (2.91%) Senior Project Manager
14 21 (2.78%) Coordinator
15 19 (2.51%) Developer
16 16 (2.12%) IT Support
17 15 (1.98%) Finance Manager
17 15 (1.98%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.59%) .NET
2 11 (1.46%) HTML
3 9 (1.19%) React
3 9 (1.19%) Web Services
4 7 (0.93%) CSS
5 6 (0.79%) Node.js
6 5 (0.66%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.53%) FIDO
7 4 (0.53%) Flutter
7 4 (0.53%) Middleware
7 4 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.53%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.53%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.26%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.26%) Flash
8 2 (0.26%) Laravel
8 2 (0.26%) PySpark
8 2 (0.26%) Sass
9 1 (0.13%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.13%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 41 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (4.63%) Virtual Team
4 31 (4.10%) NHS
5 28 (3.70%) Onboarding
6 24 (3.17%) Blog
7 20 (2.65%) Social Media
8 18 (2.38%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.85%) Driving Licence
10 13 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (1.19%) Digital Media
11 9 (1.19%) Operational Technology
12 8 (1.06%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.06%) FMCG
12 8 (1.06%) Life Science
13 7 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (0.93%) PMI
14 6 (0.79%) e-Learning
14 6 (0.79%) EPoS
14 6 (0.79%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.65%) Windows
2 7 (0.93%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.66%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.53%) VMS
5 2 (0.26%) Android
5 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (33.60%) Agile
2 182 (24.07%) Project Delivery
3 172 (22.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 155 (20.50%) Problem-Solving
5 149 (19.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 116 (15.34%) Change Management
7 110 (14.55%) Risk Management
8 106 (14.02%) PRINCE2
9 104 (13.76%) Analytics
10 100 (13.23%) AI
11 90 (11.90%) ERP
12 89 (11.77%) Decision-Making
13 87 (11.51%) Strategic Thinking
14 80 (10.58%) Mentoring
15 79 (10.45%) Roadmaps
16 72 (9.52%) CRM
17 71 (9.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 69 (9.13%) Cybersecurity
19 67 (8.86%) Waterfall
20 62 (8.20%) Due Diligence
Programming Languages
1 39 (5.16%) SQL
2 23 (3.04%) Python
3 21 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.85%) C#
5 8 (1.06%) PHP
5 8 (1.06%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.06%) TypeScript
6 6 (0.79%) Bash
7 5 (0.66%) C
8 4 (0.53%) Java
9 3 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.40%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.40%) Tcl
10 2 (0.26%) Bicep
10 2 (0.26%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.13%) C++
11 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.13%) R
11 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 206 (27.25%) Degree
2 68 (8.99%) PMP
3 51 (6.75%) PMI Certification
4 38 (5.03%) Security Cleared
5 29 (3.84%) SC Cleared
6 28 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 24 (3.17%) Master's Degree
8 17 (2.25%) DBS Check
9 14 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (1.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 13 (1.72%) CCNP
11 12 (1.59%) CFA
12 11 (1.46%) ACCA
13 10 (1.32%) DV Cleared
14 9 (1.19%) CIMA
15 8 (1.06%) CISM
15 8 (1.06%) CISSP
16 7 (0.93%) APMG
16 7 (0.93%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (9.52%) PMO
2 53 (7.01%) QA
3 30 (3.97%) Accessibility
4 27 (3.57%) GDPR
5 15 (1.98%) NIST
6 7 (0.93%) COBIT
6 7 (0.93%) ISO 9001
6 7 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.66%) P3O
7 5 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (0.66%) SLA
7 5 (0.66%) WCAG
8 3 (0.40%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.26%) GMP
9 2 (0.26%) GRC
9 2 (0.26%) GxP
9 2 (0.26%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.13%) PERC
System Software
1 18 (2.38%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.79%) Docker
3 4 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.53%) Terraform
3 2 (0.26%) Ansible
3 2 (0.26%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 160 (21.16%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.61%) SAP
3 34 (4.50%) Salesforce
4 31 (4.10%) Oracle
5 28 (3.70%) Google
6 23 (3.04%) Adobe
7 20 (2.65%) Cisco
8 9 (1.19%) Workday
9 8 (1.06%) Concur
10 7 (0.93%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.79%) HP
11 6 (0.79%) Murex
11 6 (0.79%) Sage
12 5 (0.66%) Civica
12 5 (0.66%) Infor
12 5 (0.66%) Meraki
12 5 (0.66%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.53%) FIS
13 4 (0.53%) Pardot
13 4 (0.53%) Xero