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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -23 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 771 1,230 2,584
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.57% 9.12% 8.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.38% 9.57% 9.35%
Number of salaries quoted 492 693 1,932
10th Percentile £31,325 £37,300 £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 £76,375 £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 14,333 12,855 27,649
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.00% 95.28% 92.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,435 8,787 22,895
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 £103,949 £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 18 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 26 (3.37%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.46%) CMS
3 14 (1.82%) WordPress
4 13 (1.69%) Confluence
5 4 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.26%) 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 68 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (4.41%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.91%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.91%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.91%) Trello
7 4 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.13%) Notion
8 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (2.46%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (2.20%) Oracle Assets
2 17 (2.20%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (2.20%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.95%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (1.82%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (0.91%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.78%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.52%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.39%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.39%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.39%) Shopify
9 2 (0.26%) Magento
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
9 2 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 83 (10.77%) Azure
2 76 (9.86%) SaaS
3 67 (8.69%) Power Platform
4 55 (7.13%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (3.89%) AWS
6 22 (2.85%) Asana
7 21 (2.72%) Entra ID
8 20 (2.59%) PowerApps
9 15 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (1.82%) Google Analytics
10 14 (1.82%) Miro
11 13 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (1.56%) GCP
12 12 (1.56%) Power Automate
13 11 (1.43%) Sprout Social
14 10 (1.30%) Figma
14 10 (1.30%) OneDrive
15 8 (1.04%) Smartsheet
16 6 (0.78%) Canva
16 6 (0.78%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.67%) Broadband
2 24 (3.11%) CHAP
3 13 (1.69%) Firewall
4 11 (1.43%) DNS
4 11 (1.43%) VPN
5 9 (1.17%) DHCP
6 8 (1.04%) WAN
7 7 (0.91%) LAN
7 7 (0.91%) Network Security
7 7 (0.91%) Wireless
8 5 (0.65%) Internet
8 5 (0.65%) Intranet
8 5 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.52%) SD-WAN
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%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.26%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (6.36%) Power BI
2 11 (1.43%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.30%) Tableau
4 6 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.65%) DB2
6 4 (0.52%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.52%) Power Query
6 4 (0.52%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (0.52%) QlikView
7 3 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
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%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 38 (4.93%) JIRA
2 4 (0.52%) Git
2 4 (0.52%) 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
1 368 (47.73%) Social Skills
2 281 (36.45%) Finance
3 153 (19.84%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (14.53%) Marketing
5 93 (12.06%) Public Sector
6 88 (11.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (9.99%) Legal
8 70 (9.08%) Organisational Skills
9 60 (7.78%) Retail
10 57 (7.39%) Presentation Skills
11 52 (6.74%) Law
12 34 (4.41%) Banking
13 33 (4.28%) Financial Institution
13 33 (4.28%) Games
14 30 (3.89%) Manufacturing
15 21 (2.72%) General Ledger
16 14 (1.82%) Advertising
16 14 (1.82%) Aviation
16 14 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (1.43%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 136 (17.64%) Project Manager
2 102 (13.23%) Senior
3 87 (11.28%) Analyst
4 67 (8.69%) Lead
5 65 (8.43%) IT Manager
6 57 (7.39%) Senior Manager
7 53 (6.87%) Business Analyst
8 48 (6.23%) Architect
9 42 (5.45%) IT Project Manager
10 39 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.41%) Senior Project Manager
12 29 (3.76%) Consultant
13 28 (3.63%) Digital Project Manager
13 28 (3.63%) Systems Manager
14 27 (3.50%) IT Support
15 26 (3.37%) Senior Digital Project Manager
16 24 (3.11%) Auditor
16 24 (3.11%) Marketing Manager
17 23 (2.98%) Internal Auditor
17 23 (2.98%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.08%) EDI
2 11 (1.43%) HTML
3 9 (1.17%) CSS
4 6 (0.78%) .NET
4 6 (0.78%) .NET Core
5 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (0.52%) FIDO
6 4 (0.52%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (0.52%) JSON
6 4 (0.52%) OAuth
6 4 (0.52%) OpenID
6 4 (0.52%) React
6 4 (0.52%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.52%) SAML
6 4 (0.52%) SPFx
7 2 (0.26%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.26%) Flutter
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.26%) XML
8 1 (0.13%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 77 (9.99%) Management Information System
2 53 (6.87%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (4.67%) Product Ownership
4 36 (4.67%) Virtual Team
5 32 (4.15%) Social Media
6 27 (3.50%) Mobile App
7 26 (3.37%) Blog
8 20 (2.59%) Driving Licence
8 20 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (1.82%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (1.82%) Legacy Applications
9 14 (1.82%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.69%) Blockchain
11 11 (1.43%) GNSS
11 11 (1.43%) Satnav
11 11 (1.43%) Video Editing
12 10 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (0.91%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.63%) Apple iOS
2 26 (3.37%) Windows
3 23 (2.98%) Android
4 11 (1.43%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.65%) Unix
6 4 (0.52%) Linux
6 4 (0.52%) 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 (33.98%) Agile
2 220 (28.53%) Problem-Solving
3 173 (22.44%) Project Delivery
4 171 (22.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (18.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 142 (18.42%) AI
7 139 (18.03%) Decision-Making
8 130 (16.86%) Analytics
9 117 (15.18%) PRINCE2
10 100 (12.97%) Roadmaps
11 95 (12.32%) Risk Management
11 95 (12.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 93 (12.06%) Coaching
13 89 (11.54%) Mentoring
14 87 (11.28%) Change Management
15 84 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
16 81 (10.51%) B2B
17 73 (9.47%) Budget Management
18 70 (9.08%) ERP
19 64 (8.30%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.80%) SQL
2 24 (3.11%) Python
3 19 (2.46%) C#
4 14 (1.82%) VBA
5 11 (1.43%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.04%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.04%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.39%) PHP
8 2 (0.26%) Bash
8 2 (0.26%) C
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%) Dart
9 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 150 (19.46%) Degree
2 65 (8.43%) PMP
3 44 (5.71%) PMI Certification
4 34 (4.41%) DBS Check
5 32 (4.15%) Security Cleared
6 31 (4.02%) CISSP
7 28 (3.63%) SANS
8 24 (3.11%) CGEIT
8 24 (3.11%) CISA
8 24 (3.11%) CISM
8 24 (3.11%) FFIEC
8 24 (3.11%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.30%) ACCA
9 10 (1.30%) SC Cleared
10 9 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.17%) MBA
11 8 (1.04%) CFA
11 8 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.04%) HNC
11 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.87%) GDPR
2 47 (6.10%) Accessibility
3 35 (4.54%) NIST
3 35 (4.54%) PMO
4 29 (3.76%) QA
5 24 (3.11%) COBIT
6 23 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (1.95%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 8 (1.04%) Actionable Recommendations
9 8 (1.04%) GRC
10 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.52%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.52%) GAAP
11 4 (0.52%) SLA
12 3 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.39%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 3 (0.39%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.39%) PERC
System Software
1 32 (4.15%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.17%) Docker
3 6 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.65%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (1.17%) Ansible
1 9 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.04%) Grafana
3 7 (0.91%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.65%) Terraform
5 4 (0.52%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 157 (20.36%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.49%) Salesforce
3 40 (5.19%) Adobe
4 36 (4.67%) SAP
5 33 (4.28%) Google
5 33 (4.28%) Oracle
6 15 (1.95%) Pardot
7 14 (1.82%) HubSpot
8 11 (1.43%) Hootsuite
8 11 (1.43%) Instagram
8 11 (1.43%) Wrike
9 10 (1.30%) Cisco
10 9 (1.17%) Apple
10 9 (1.17%) JD Edwards
10 9 (1.17%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.17%) Workday
11 8 (1.04%) Okta
12 7 (0.91%) VMware
13 5 (0.65%) Planon
14 4 (0.52%) Fortinet