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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -26 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 779 1,223 2,623
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.56% 9.12% 8.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.37% 9.58% 9.35%
Number of salaries quoted 498 697 1,955
10th Percentile £31,775 £37,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,938 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -8.70%

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 14,496 12,767 28,052
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.79% 95.16% 91.97%
Number of salaries quoted 9,559 8,815 23,028
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 March 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 27 (3.47%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.44%) CMS
3 14 (1.80%) WordPress
4 12 (1.54%) Confluence
5 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 70 (8.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (4.75%) Microsoft Project
4 23 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.90%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.90%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.77%) Trello
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.51%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.13%) Notion
Business Applications
1 19 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Assets
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.93%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (1.80%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.77%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 4 (0.51%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.51%) Shopify
9 3 (0.39%) ResourceLink
9 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.26%) Magento
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
11 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 83 (10.65%) Azure
2 80 (10.27%) SaaS
3 68 (8.73%) Power Platform
4 57 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.72%) AWS
6 23 (2.95%) Asana
6 23 (2.95%) Entra ID
7 21 (2.70%) PowerApps
8 15 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.80%) Miro
10 13 (1.67%) GCP
10 13 (1.67%) Google Analytics
10 13 (1.67%) Power Automate
11 12 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.41%) OneDrive
12 11 (1.41%) Sprout Social
13 10 (1.28%) Figma
14 9 (1.16%) Smartsheet
15 6 (0.77%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.77%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.62%) Broadband
2 24 (3.08%) CHAP
3 14 (1.80%) Firewall
4 12 (1.54%) DNS
5 11 (1.41%) VPN
6 10 (1.28%) DHCP
7 7 (0.90%) Network Security
7 7 (0.90%) WAN
7 7 (0.90%) Wireless
8 6 (0.77%) LAN
9 5 (0.64%) Internet
9 5 (0.64%) Intranet
9 5 (0.64%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.39%) BGP
10 3 (0.39%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.39%) MPLS
10 3 (0.39%) SCCP
10 3 (0.39%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.26%) NGFW
11 2 (0.26%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (6.42%) Power BI
2 10 (1.28%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.16%) Tableau
4 6 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.64%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.64%) DB2
6 4 (0.51%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.51%) Power Query
6 4 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (0.51%) QlikView
7 3 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.13%) Big Data
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 41 (5.26%) JIRA
2 5 (0.64%) Git
2 5 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.13%) GitLab
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.13%) Storybook
General
1 373 (47.88%) Social Skills
2 282 (36.20%) Finance
3 156 (20.03%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (14.89%) Marketing
5 90 (11.55%) Public Sector
6 87 (11.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 78 (10.01%) Legal
8 69 (8.86%) Organisational Skills
9 63 (8.09%) Retail
10 58 (7.45%) Presentation Skills
11 53 (6.80%) Law
12 35 (4.49%) Banking
13 33 (4.24%) Financial Institution
13 33 (4.24%) Games
14 30 (3.85%) Manufacturing
15 21 (2.70%) General Ledger
16 16 (2.05%) Aviation
17 14 (1.80%) Advertising
17 14 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (1.41%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 134 (17.20%) Project Manager
2 107 (13.74%) Senior
3 85 (10.91%) Analyst
4 66 (8.47%) IT Manager
5 65 (8.34%) Lead
6 59 (7.57%) Senior Manager
7 51 (6.55%) Business Analyst
8 47 (6.03%) Architect
9 42 (5.39%) IT Project Manager
10 39 (5.01%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.36%) Senior Project Manager
12 30 (3.85%) Consultant
13 28 (3.59%) Systems Manager
14 27 (3.47%) Digital Project Manager
14 27 (3.47%) IT Support
15 26 (3.34%) Senior Digital Project Manager
16 25 (3.21%) Marketing Manager
17 24 (3.08%) Auditor
18 23 (2.95%) Internal Auditor
18 23 (2.95%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.05%) EDI
2 12 (1.54%) HTML
3 9 (1.16%) CSS
4 7 (0.90%) .NET
4 7 (0.90%) .NET Core
5 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Graph
6 5 (0.64%) HTML5 Canvas
6 5 (0.64%) JSON
6 5 (0.64%) OAuth
6 5 (0.64%) OpenID
6 5 (0.64%) SAML
6 5 (0.64%) SPFx
7 4 (0.51%) FIDO
7 4 (0.51%) React
7 4 (0.51%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.26%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.26%) Flutter
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.26%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (9.88%) Management Information System
2 55 (7.06%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (4.88%) Virtual Team
5 37 (4.75%) Product Ownership
6 32 (4.11%) Social Media
7 27 (3.47%) Mobile App
8 26 (3.34%) Blog
9 23 (2.95%) Driving Licence
10 20 (2.57%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.80%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.80%) Legacy Applications
11 14 (1.80%) Low-Code
12 13 (1.67%) Blockchain
13 12 (1.54%) GNSS
13 12 (1.54%) Satnav
14 11 (1.41%) Video Editing
15 10 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
16 9 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.59%) Apple iOS
2 27 (3.47%) Windows
3 23 (2.95%) Android
4 11 (1.41%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.64%) Linux
5 5 (0.64%) Unix
6 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.26%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) AIX
8 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (33.63%) Agile
2 223 (28.63%) Problem-Solving
3 179 (22.98%) Project Delivery
4 170 (21.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 146 (18.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 143 (18.36%) AI
7 142 (18.23%) Decision-Making
8 130 (16.69%) Analytics
9 116 (14.89%) PRINCE2
10 104 (13.35%) Roadmaps
11 96 (12.32%) Risk Management
11 96 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 94 (12.07%) Coaching
13 92 (11.81%) Mentoring
14 89 (11.42%) Change Management
15 86 (11.04%) Cybersecurity
16 82 (10.53%) B2B
17 72 (9.24%) ERP
18 70 (8.99%) Budget Management
19 67 (8.60%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 40 (5.13%) SQL
2 24 (3.08%) Python
3 20 (2.57%) C#
4 14 (1.80%) VBA
5 12 (1.54%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.16%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.16%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.39%) PHP
8 2 (0.26%) Bash
8 2 (0.26%) Java
8 2 (0.26%) R
9 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.13%) C
9 1 (0.13%) C++
9 1 (0.13%) Dart
9 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 152 (19.51%) Degree
2 65 (8.34%) PMP
3 44 (5.65%) PMI Certification
4 34 (4.36%) DBS Check
5 32 (4.11%) CISSP
6 31 (3.98%) Security Cleared
7 29 (3.72%) SANS
8 24 (3.08%) CGEIT
8 24 (3.08%) CISA
8 24 (3.08%) CISM
8 24 (3.08%) FFIEC
9 23 (2.95%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.28%) SC Cleared
11 9 (1.16%) ACCA
11 9 (1.16%) MBA
11 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.03%) CFA
12 8 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.03%) HNC
13 7 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.80%) GDPR
2 47 (6.03%) Accessibility
3 35 (4.49%) NIST
3 35 (4.49%) PMO
4 30 (3.85%) QA
5 24 (3.08%) COBIT
6 23 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (2.05%) ISO 9001
8 10 (1.28%) GRC
9 9 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.64%) GAAP
12 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
12 4 (0.51%) SLA
13 3 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.39%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.39%) PERC
System Software
1 34 (4.36%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.28%) Docker
3 6 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (1.41%) Ansible
2 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.03%) Grafana
3 8 (1.03%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.64%) Terraform
5 4 (0.51%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) Puppet
6 1 (0.13%) Salt
6 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 159 (20.41%) Microsoft
2 47 (6.03%) Salesforce
3 42 (5.39%) Adobe
4 36 (4.62%) SAP
5 34 (4.36%) Oracle
6 33 (4.24%) Google
7 15 (1.93%) Pardot
8 14 (1.80%) HubSpot
9 11 (1.41%) Hootsuite
9 11 (1.41%) Instagram
9 11 (1.41%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.41%) Wrike
10 10 (1.28%) Apple
11 9 (1.16%) Cisco
11 9 (1.16%) JD Edwards
11 9 (1.16%) Okta
11 9 (1.16%) Workday
12 7 (0.90%) VMware
13 5 (0.64%) ForgeRock
13 5 (0.64%) Planon