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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 32 24
Rank change year-on-year -11 -8 +8
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,054 1,211 2,320
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.90% 7.33% 7.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.92% 7.86% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 638 673 1,701
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,850 £35,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,708 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £72,375 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £88,750 £89,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -9.48%

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 17,794 15,412 26,661
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 93.25% 88.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12,991 9,129 20,081
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,900 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.79%

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 20 July 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 55 (5.22%) SharePoint
2 24 (2.28%) Confluence
3 20 (1.90%) WordPress
4 18 (1.71%) CMS
5 5 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.19%) Moodle
6 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.095%) Drupal
7 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 141 (13.38%) Microsoft Project
2 114 (10.82%) Microsoft Office
3 87 (8.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 13 (1.23%) Trello
7 5 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.47%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.28%) Blender
9 3 (0.28%) Maya
9 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.095%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.095%) Houdini
10 1 (0.095%) InDesign
10 1 (0.095%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 30 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
2 13 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (1.04%) Oracle Assets
3 11 (1.04%) Oracle Cash Management
3 11 (1.04%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.04%) Oracle EBS R12
4 9 (0.85%) Shopify
5 7 (0.66%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.47%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
9 2 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.19%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.095%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 121 (11.48%) Power Platform
2 113 (10.72%) Azure
3 70 (6.64%) SaaS
4 66 (6.26%) Microsoft 365
5 38 (3.61%) PowerApps
6 36 (3.42%) Power Automate
7 26 (2.47%) Asana
7 26 (2.47%) OneDrive
8 24 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.09%) AWS
10 20 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.80%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.80%) Azure Data Factory
12 17 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (1.61%) Smartsheet
13 16 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (1.23%) Entra ID
14 13 (1.23%) GCP
14 13 (1.23%) Google Analytics
15 11 (1.04%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.61%) Broadband
2 35 (3.32%) Firewall
3 15 (1.42%) LAN
4 13 (1.23%) CHAP
5 12 (1.14%) DNS
5 12 (1.14%) WAN
6 8 (0.76%) DHCP
6 8 (0.76%) VPN
7 7 (0.66%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.66%) Wireless
8 5 (0.47%) Network Security
9 4 (0.38%) Intranet
9 4 (0.38%) NGN
9 4 (0.38%) WLAN
10 3 (0.28%) 2G
10 3 (0.28%) 3G
10 3 (0.28%) 4G
10 3 (0.28%) SSL
10 3 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (9.49%) Power BI
2 19 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
2 19 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 10 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.76%) Power Query
4 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.57%) Tableau
7 5 (0.47%) Db2
8 4 (0.38%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.38%) QlikView
9 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.19%) Big Data
10 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.095%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.095%) Looker
11 1 (0.095%) Metadata
11 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 107 (10.15%) JIRA
2 9 (0.85%) Git
3 8 (0.76%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.28%) Storybook
6 1 (0.095%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.095%) GCC
6 1 (0.095%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.095%) JUnit
6 1 (0.095%) Selenium
6 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.095%) TestNG
6 1 (0.095%) WebDriver
General
1 477 (45.26%) Social Skills
2 306 (29.03%) Finance
3 199 (18.88%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (10.82%) Marketing
5 98 (9.30%) Organisational Skills
6 86 (8.16%) Retail
7 67 (6.36%) Public Sector
8 57 (5.41%) Legal
9 56 (5.31%) Law
10 48 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
11 45 (4.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 37 (3.51%) Games
13 35 (3.32%) Banking
14 33 (3.13%) Manufacturing
15 28 (2.66%) Advertising
16 24 (2.28%) Aviation
17 23 (2.18%) Financial Institution
18 19 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
19 18 (1.71%) General Ledger
20 17 (1.61%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 247 (23.43%) Project Manager
2 177 (16.79%) Senior
3 113 (10.72%) Senior Manager
4 107 (10.15%) IT Manager
5 98 (9.30%) Senior Project Manager
6 78 (7.40%) Lead
7 75 (7.12%) Analyst
8 60 (5.69%) IT Project Manager
9 56 (5.31%) Consultant
10 40 (3.80%) IT Support
11 37 (3.51%) Architect
11 37 (3.51%) Developer
12 36 (3.42%) Business Analyst
13 31 (2.94%) Programme Manager
14 30 (2.85%) Applications Manager
14 30 (2.85%) Solutions Architect
14 30 (2.85%) Support Technician
15 29 (2.75%) Delivery Manager
16 27 (2.56%) Marketing Manager
16 27 (2.56%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.13%) HTML
2 29 (2.75%) CSS
3 27 (2.56%) .NET
4 23 (2.18%) Hugging Face
4 23 (2.18%) PyTorch
4 23 (2.18%) TensorFlow
5 22 (2.09%) JSON
6 21 (1.99%) .NET Core
6 21 (1.99%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.80%) SPFx
8 8 (0.76%) EDI
9 5 (0.47%) OAuth
9 5 (0.47%) OpenID
9 5 (0.47%) SAML
9 5 (0.47%) XML
10 4 (0.38%) Unreal Engine
11 3 (0.28%) Express.js
11 3 (0.28%) React
11 3 (0.28%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 75 (7.12%) Management Information System
2 68 (6.45%) Onboarding
3 58 (5.50%) Virtual Team
4 55 (5.22%) Driving Licence
5 45 (4.27%) Product Ownership
6 38 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
7 31 (2.94%) Mobile App
8 30 (2.85%) Social Media
9 26 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 22 (2.09%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (2.09%) Web Conferencing
11 20 (1.90%) Cyber Defence
12 17 (1.61%) Cloud Native
13 15 (1.42%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.42%) Video Editing
14 14 (1.33%) Blog
15 11 (1.04%) Cyberattack
15 11 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
15 11 (1.04%) PMI
16 9 (0.85%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 41 (3.89%) Windows
2 28 (2.66%) Apple iOS
3 24 (2.28%) Android
4 12 (1.14%) Linux
5 6 (0.57%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.28%) Unix
7 3 (0.28%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.095%) AIX
8 1 (0.095%) CentOS
8 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.095%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.095%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.095%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (33.97%) Agile
2 337 (31.97%) Project Delivery
3 308 (29.22%) Problem-Solving
4 248 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 240 (22.77%) PRINCE2
6 186 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 154 (14.61%) Decision-Making
8 147 (13.95%) Roadmaps
9 141 (13.38%) Coaching
10 136 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 134 (12.71%) Budget Management
12 130 (12.33%) Logistics
12 130 (12.33%) Mentoring
13 128 (12.14%) Analytics
14 123 (11.67%) AI
15 114 (10.82%) Customer Experience
16 113 (10.72%) ERP
17 107 (10.15%) CRM
18 90 (8.54%) B2B
19 88 (8.35%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 87 (8.25%) SQL
2 54 (5.12%) Python
3 34 (3.23%) C#
4 32 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.37%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.90%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.14%) VBA
8 5 (0.47%) C++
9 4 (0.38%) PHP
10 3 (0.28%) Dart
10 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.19%) Java
11 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.095%) C
12 1 (0.095%) Groovy
12 1 (0.095%) R
Qualifications
1 215 (20.40%) Degree
2 102 (9.68%) DBS Check
3 91 (8.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 86 (8.16%) PMP
5 81 (7.69%) PMI Certification
6 22 (2.09%) CISSP
6 22 (2.09%) Security Cleared
7 18 (1.71%) SANS
8 17 (1.61%) CISA
8 17 (1.61%) CISM
9 13 (1.23%) CGEIT
9 13 (1.23%) FFIEC
10 12 (1.14%) ACCA
10 12 (1.14%) CAPM
10 12 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.14%) Master's Degree
11 9 (0.85%) APMP
12 8 (0.76%) PgMP
12 8 (0.76%) SC Cleared
13 7 (0.66%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (8.16%) PMO
2 62 (5.88%) Accessibility
3 55 (5.22%) QA
4 51 (4.84%) GDPR
5 37 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (3.04%) ISO 9001
6 32 (3.04%) NIST
7 17 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (1.61%) Data Quality
7 17 (1.61%) ISO 14001
7 17 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 16 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (1.33%) GRC
10 13 (1.23%) COBIT
11 9 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 8 (0.76%) GAAP
13 5 (0.47%) SLA
14 4 (0.38%) ISO 22301
14 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.38%) PERC
System Software
1 16 (1.52%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.57%) Docker
2 6 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.19%) vSphere
5 1 (0.095%) Firmware
5 1 (0.095%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.095%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (1.80%) SCCM
2 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.76%) Grafana
4 7 (0.66%) Ansible
5 5 (0.47%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.19%) Argo
7 2 (0.19%) Puppet
7 2 (0.19%) Salt
8 1 (0.095%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.095%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.095%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.095%) SCOM
8 1 (0.095%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 223 (21.16%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.41%) SAP
3 56 (5.31%) Adobe
4 44 (4.17%) Oracle
5 37 (3.51%) Salesforce
6 33 (3.13%) ServiceNow
7 30 (2.85%) Google
8 18 (1.71%) Fortinet
8 18 (1.71%) HubSpot
9 17 (1.61%) SonicWALL
10 16 (1.52%) Pardot
11 11 (1.04%) Hootsuite
11 11 (1.04%) Instagram
11 11 (1.04%) Wrike
12 8 (0.76%) Apple
12 8 (0.76%) Citrix
12 8 (0.76%) JD Edwards
13 6 (0.57%) VMware
14 5 (0.47%) ForgeRock
14 5 (0.47%) Okta