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 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 34 29
Rank change year-on-year -21 -5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,070 1,051 1,535
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.37% 6.51% 6.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.38% 6.98% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 621 607 903
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,450 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +7.14% -2.61%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 19,905 15,060 19,973
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.30% 93.30% 87.74%
Number of salaries quoted 14,270 8,510 12,254
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 22 September 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 63 (5.89%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.71%) Confluence
3 16 (1.50%) CMS
4 15 (1.40%) WordPress
5 5 (0.47%) MS Project Server
6 3 (0.28%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.093%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 158 (14.77%) Microsoft Project
2 142 (13.27%) Microsoft Office
3 86 (8.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 38 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.31%) Trello
6 7 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 6 (0.56%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.28%) Blender
8 3 (0.28%) Maya
9 2 (0.19%) InDesign
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.19%) Revit
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.093%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.093%) Houdini
10 1 (0.093%) NUKE
10 1 (0.093%) Stata
Business Applications
1 39 (3.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.75%) Primavera
3 8 (0.75%) Shopify
4 5 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.47%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.28%) Misys Midas
6 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.19%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.093%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 102 (9.53%) Power Platform
2 91 (8.50%) Azure
3 58 (5.42%) SaaS
4 56 (5.23%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (2.71%) PowerApps
6 26 (2.43%) Power Automate
7 24 (2.24%) AWS
7 24 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
10 16 (1.50%) OneDrive
11 15 (1.40%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (1.31%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 14 (1.31%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (1.12%) Asana
13 12 (1.12%) Smartsheet
14 8 (0.75%) ClickUp
14 8 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
14 8 (0.75%) Google Analytics
14 8 (0.75%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.46%) Firewall
2 19 (1.78%) LAN
3 16 (1.50%) WAN
4 10 (0.93%) Network Security
5 8 (0.75%) DNS
6 7 (0.65%) Intranet
7 6 (0.56%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.56%) Wireless
8 5 (0.47%) VPN
8 5 (0.47%) WLAN
9 4 (0.37%) 2G
9 4 (0.37%) 3G
9 4 (0.37%) 4G
9 4 (0.37%) 5G
9 4 (0.37%) Broadband
9 4 (0.37%) DHCP
9 4 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.28%) CHAP
10 3 (0.28%) TETRA
10 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (7.94%) Power BI
2 18 (1.68%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.65%) Tableau
7 6 (0.56%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.56%) Metadata
7 6 (0.56%) Power Query
8 4 (0.37%) Big Data
9 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.19%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.093%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.093%) Looker
11 1 (0.093%) MySQL
11 1 (0.093%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.093%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 116 (10.84%) JIRA
2 8 (0.75%) Git
2 8 (0.75%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.37%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.28%) Mercurial
4 3 (0.28%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.19%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.19%) Storybook
6 1 (0.093%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.093%) GCC
6 1 (0.093%) GitLab
6 1 (0.093%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.093%) JUnit
6 1 (0.093%) Selenium
6 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.093%) TestNG
6 1 (0.093%) WebDriver
General
1 492 (45.98%) Social Skills
2 308 (28.79%) Finance
3 248 (23.18%) Analytical Skills
4 160 (14.95%) Organisational Skills
5 110 (10.28%) Marketing
6 88 (8.22%) Influencing Skills
7 84 (7.85%) Public Sector
8 69 (6.45%) Retail
9 61 (5.70%) Legal
10 57 (5.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 46 (4.30%) Law
12 36 (3.36%) Manufacturing
13 29 (2.71%) Banking
14 28 (2.62%) Aerospace
15 23 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
16 21 (1.96%) Electronics
17 19 (1.78%) Local Government
17 19 (1.78%) Telecoms
18 18 (1.68%) Advertising
18 18 (1.68%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 258 (24.11%) Project Manager
2 163 (15.23%) Senior
3 117 (10.93%) Senior Manager
4 103 (9.63%) IT Manager
5 95 (8.88%) Senior Project Manager
6 93 (8.69%) Lead
7 65 (6.07%) Analyst
7 65 (6.07%) Consultant
8 59 (5.51%) IT Project Manager
9 41 (3.83%) Delivery Manager
10 39 (3.64%) Architect
10 39 (3.64%) Programme Manager
10 39 (3.64%) Service Manager
11 36 (3.36%) Support Technician
12 31 (2.90%) Solutions Architect
13 30 (2.80%) IT Support
14 29 (2.71%) Developer
14 29 (2.71%) Service Delivery Manager
15 27 (2.52%) Marketing Manager
16 26 (2.43%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.43%) TensorFlow
2 24 (2.24%) .NET
2 24 (2.24%) HTML
3 23 (2.15%) Hugging Face
3 23 (2.15%) PyTorch
4 22 (2.06%) CSS
5 17 (1.59%) JSON
6 16 (1.50%) HTML5 Canvas
7 14 (1.31%) .NET Core
7 14 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
7 14 (1.31%) SPFx
8 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
8 4 (0.37%) XML
9 3 (0.28%) Django
9 3 (0.28%) EDI
9 3 (0.28%) Express.js
9 3 (0.28%) Godot
9 3 (0.28%) Node.js
9 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 3 (0.28%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 70 (6.54%) Management Information System
2 68 (6.36%) Onboarding
3 61 (5.70%) Virtual Team
4 54 (5.05%) Driving Licence
5 47 (4.39%) Product Ownership
6 45 (4.21%) Self-Motivation
7 41 (3.83%) Enterprise Software
8 35 (3.27%) Data Centre
9 34 (3.18%) Social Media
10 33 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
11 27 (2.52%) Cyber Defence
12 24 (2.24%) Web Conferencing
13 23 (2.15%) Blog
14 13 (1.21%) NHS
15 12 (1.12%) PMI
16 11 (1.03%) Operational Technology
17 10 (0.93%) IoT
18 9 (0.84%) Cloud Native
19 8 (0.75%) FMCG
19 8 (0.75%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 37 (3.46%) Windows
2 8 (0.75%) Linux
3 5 (0.47%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.28%) VMS
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.19%) AIX
5 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.19%) Solaris
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.093%) Android
6 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.093%) CentOS
6 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (35.14%) Project Delivery
2 350 (32.71%) Agile
3 325 (30.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 318 (29.72%) Problem-Solving
5 257 (24.02%) PRINCE2
6 245 (22.90%) Continuous Improvement
7 149 (13.93%) Decision-Making
8 141 (13.18%) Coaching
9 135 (12.62%) Logistics
10 131 (12.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 128 (11.96%) Roadmaps
12 126 (11.78%) AI
13 120 (11.21%) Budget Management
13 120 (11.21%) Customer Experience
14 112 (10.47%) CRM
15 109 (10.19%) Analytics
16 103 (9.63%) ITIL
17 100 (9.35%) Risk Management
18 99 (9.25%) Service Delivery
19 98 (9.16%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 75 (7.01%) SQL
2 51 (4.77%) Python
3 32 (2.99%) JavaScript
4 19 (1.78%) C#
4 19 (1.78%) TypeScript
5 16 (1.50%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.56%) Java
6 6 (0.56%) VBA
7 5 (0.47%) C++
8 4 (0.37%) PHP
9 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.19%) Dart
10 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.093%) C
11 1 (0.093%) Groovy
11 1 (0.093%) R
Qualifications
1 222 (20.75%) Degree
2 111 (10.37%) DBS Check
3 95 (8.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 88 (8.22%) PMP
5 83 (7.76%) PMI Certification
6 70 (6.54%) Security Cleared
7 46 (4.30%) SC Cleared
8 29 (2.71%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (1.96%) DV Cleared
10 16 (1.50%) APMP
11 15 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.31%) ACCA
13 12 (1.12%) CIMA
13 12 (1.12%) CISA
13 12 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
13 12 (1.12%) CISM
13 12 (1.12%) CISSP
14 11 (1.03%) CAPM
14 11 (1.03%) CCNP
14 11 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (10.65%) PMO
2 55 (5.14%) QA
3 50 (4.67%) Accessibility
4 43 (4.02%) GDPR
5 33 (3.08%) Data Quality
5 33 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 25 (2.34%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.59%) NIST
8 15 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 14 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (1.31%) ISO 14001
10 9 (0.84%) GRC
10 9 (0.84%) SLA
11 5 (0.47%) ISO 22301
12 4 (0.37%) GAAP
12 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.37%) NCSC
12 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.28%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 10 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.37%) Docker
5 3 (0.28%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.093%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (2.15%) SCCM
2 9 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.37%) Ansible
3 4 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.28%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.093%) Argo
5 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.093%) Puppet
5 1 (0.093%) Salt
5 1 (0.093%) SCOM
5 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 252 (23.55%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.79%) SAP
3 39 (3.64%) Oracle
4 37 (3.46%) Adobe
5 36 (3.36%) ServiceNow
6 35 (3.27%) Salesforce
7 25 (2.34%) Fortinet
8 24 (2.24%) HubSpot
9 23 (2.15%) Google
10 21 (1.96%) SonicWALL
11 11 (1.03%) Cisco
11 11 (1.03%) Pardot
11 11 (1.03%) VMware
12 9 (0.84%) YouTube
13 8 (0.75%) Apple
14 7 (0.65%) Citrix
15 6 (0.56%) IFS
15 6 (0.56%) Xero
16 5 (0.47%) Nintex
16 5 (0.47%) Poppulo