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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 40 28
Rank change year-on-year -15 -12 +7
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,075 992 1,529
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.31% 5.90% 7.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.35% 6.29% 7.94%
Number of salaries quoted 617 572 868
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £71,227
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £91,475
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -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 20,103 15,768 19,267
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.63% 93.81% 88.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14,356 8,416 11,421
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,026
25th Percentile £44,652 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 7 October 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 58 (5.40%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.60%) Confluence
3 20 (1.86%) CMS
4 17 (1.58%) WordPress
5 5 (0.47%) MS Project Server
6 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.37%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.093%) SAS
Applications
1 158 (14.70%) Microsoft Project
2 145 (13.49%) Microsoft Office
3 86 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 38 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.30%) Trello
6 9 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 7 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.56%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.28%) Blender
9 3 (0.28%) Maya
10 2 (0.19%) InDesign
10 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.19%) Revit
11 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.093%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.093%) Houdini
11 1 (0.093%) NUKE
11 1 (0.093%) Stata
Business Applications
1 41 (3.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.74%) Primavera
3 7 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.56%) Shopify
5 5 (0.47%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.47%) Unit4 Business World
6 4 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.28%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.28%) Misys Midas
7 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
8 2 (0.19%) Magento
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 1 (0.093%) Infor SunSystems
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle Cash Management
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.093%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 97 (9.02%) Power Platform
2 84 (7.81%) Azure
3 56 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (5.12%) SaaS
5 25 (2.33%) PowerApps
6 23 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (1.86%) AWS
7 20 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (1.77%) Power Automate
9 17 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (1.21%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.02%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 11 (1.02%) Asana
11 11 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (1.02%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (0.93%) Google Analytics
12 10 (0.93%) Smartsheet
13 8 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (0.74%) Entra ID
13 8 (0.74%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.44%) Firewall
2 19 (1.77%) LAN
3 16 (1.49%) WAN
4 10 (0.93%) DNS
5 9 (0.84%) Network Security
6 7 (0.65%) Intranet
7 6 (0.56%) 2G
7 6 (0.56%) 3G
7 6 (0.56%) 4G
7 6 (0.56%) 5G
7 6 (0.56%) DHCP
7 6 (0.56%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.56%) VPN
7 6 (0.56%) Wireless
7 6 (0.56%) WLAN
8 4 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
8 4 (0.37%) VLAN
9 3 (0.28%) CHAP
9 3 (0.28%) TETRA
9 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (7.35%) Power BI
2 20 (1.86%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
5 9 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (0.74%) Metadata
7 7 (0.65%) Tableau
8 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.37%) Big Data
9 4 (0.37%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.37%) Power Query
10 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.19%) GIS
11 2 (0.19%) MySQL
12 1 (0.093%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.093%) Looker
12 1 (0.093%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.093%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 111 (10.33%) JIRA
2 8 (0.74%) Git
2 8 (0.74%) 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 1 (0.093%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.093%) GCC
5 1 (0.093%) GitLab
5 1 (0.093%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.093%) JUnit
5 1 (0.093%) Selenium
5 1 (0.093%) TestNG
5 1 (0.093%) WebDriver
General
1 484 (45.02%) Social Skills
2 322 (29.95%) Finance
3 255 (23.72%) Analytical Skills
4 173 (16.09%) Organisational Skills
5 117 (10.88%) Marketing
6 91 (8.47%) Public Sector
7 90 (8.37%) Influencing Skills
8 69 (6.42%) Retail
9 66 (6.14%) Legal
10 63 (5.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 54 (5.02%) Law
12 40 (3.72%) Manufacturing
13 31 (2.88%) Banking
14 29 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
15 28 (2.60%) Aerospace
15 28 (2.60%) Electronics
16 19 (1.77%) Local Government
17 18 (1.67%) Telecoms
18 17 (1.58%) Advertising
18 17 (1.58%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 262 (24.37%) Project Manager
2 167 (15.53%) Senior
3 122 (11.35%) Senior Manager
4 102 (9.49%) IT Manager
5 100 (9.30%) Senior Project Manager
6 96 (8.93%) Lead
7 68 (6.33%) Consultant
8 66 (6.14%) Analyst
9 60 (5.58%) IT Project Manager
10 42 (3.91%) Delivery Manager
11 39 (3.63%) Service Manager
12 38 (3.53%) Programme Manager
12 38 (3.53%) Support Technician
13 37 (3.44%) Architect
14 34 (3.16%) Marketing Manager
15 29 (2.70%) Service Delivery Manager
15 29 (2.70%) Solutions Architect
16 26 (2.42%) Coordinator
16 26 (2.42%) IT Support
16 26 (2.42%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.42%) TensorFlow
2 23 (2.14%) Hugging Face
2 23 (2.14%) PyTorch
3 22 (2.05%) .NET
4 20 (1.86%) HTML
5 18 (1.67%) CSS
6 14 (1.30%) JSON
7 13 (1.21%) HTML5 Canvas
8 11 (1.02%) .NET Core
8 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
8 11 (1.02%) SPFx
9 6 (0.56%) XML
10 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
11 3 (0.28%) Express.js
11 3 (0.28%) Godot
11 3 (0.28%) LangChain
11 3 (0.28%) Langfuse
11 3 (0.28%) LlamaIndex
11 3 (0.28%) Model Context Protocol
11 3 (0.28%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 82 (7.63%) Management Information System
2 68 (6.33%) Onboarding
3 60 (5.58%) Virtual Team
4 52 (4.84%) Driving Licence
5 45 (4.19%) Product Ownership
6 44 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
7 39 (3.63%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (3.44%) Data Centre
8 37 (3.44%) Social Media
9 30 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
10 26 (2.42%) Cyber Defence
11 24 (2.23%) Web Conferencing
12 23 (2.14%) Blog
13 14 (1.30%) NHS
14 13 (1.21%) Operational Technology
15 12 (1.12%) PMI
16 10 (0.93%) IoT
17 9 (0.84%) FMCG
18 7 (0.65%) Cloud Native
18 7 (0.65%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 38 (3.53%) Windows
2 9 (0.84%) Linux
3 7 (0.65%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (0.28%) VMS
6 2 (0.19%) AIX
6 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.19%) Solaris
6 2 (0.19%) Unix
6 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.093%) Android
7 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.093%) CentOS
7 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 368 (34.23%) Project Delivery
2 350 (32.56%) Agile
3 339 (31.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 319 (29.67%) Problem-Solving
5 250 (23.26%) PRINCE2
6 245 (22.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 153 (14.23%) Decision-Making
8 145 (13.49%) Coaching
9 134 (12.47%) Roadmaps
10 131 (12.19%) AI
10 131 (12.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 123 (11.44%) Logistics
12 122 (11.35%) Customer Experience
13 121 (11.26%) Budget Management
14 108 (10.05%) CRM
15 107 (9.95%) Analytics
16 104 (9.67%) Risk Management
17 100 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
18 98 (9.12%) ITIL
19 95 (8.84%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 69 (6.42%) SQL
2 48 (4.47%) Python
3 28 (2.60%) JavaScript
4 16 (1.49%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.30%) C#
5 14 (1.30%) TypeScript
6 6 (0.56%) Java
7 5 (0.47%) VBA
8 4 (0.37%) PHP
9 3 (0.28%) C++
9 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.093%) Bicep
11 1 (0.093%) C
11 1 (0.093%) Groovy
11 1 (0.093%) R
Qualifications
1 222 (20.65%) Degree
2 108 (10.05%) DBS Check
3 93 (8.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 79 (7.35%) PMP
4 79 (7.35%) Security Cleared
5 74 (6.88%) PMI Certification
6 53 (4.93%) SC Cleared
7 30 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
8 21 (1.95%) DV Cleared
9 18 (1.67%) ACCA
10 17 (1.58%) APMP
11 16 (1.49%) CIMA
12 15 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
13 12 (1.12%) CISA
13 12 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
13 12 (1.12%) CISM
13 12 (1.12%) CISSP
14 11 (1.02%) CAPM
14 11 (1.02%) CCNP
15 9 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (10.79%) PMO
2 52 (4.84%) Accessibility
3 51 (4.74%) QA
4 44 (4.09%) GDPR
5 33 (3.07%) Data Quality
6 29 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (1.58%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.58%) NIST
8 12 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 11 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 11 (1.02%) ISO 14001
10 9 (0.84%) SLA
11 8 (0.74%) GRC
12 5 (0.47%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.37%) GAAP
13 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.37%) NCSC
13 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.28%) DO-254
System Software
1 13 (1.21%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.37%) Docker
6 3 (0.28%) vSphere
7 2 (0.19%) Firmware
8 1 (0.093%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.093%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (2.05%) SCCM
2 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
3 5 (0.47%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.28%) Ansible
4 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.19%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 2 (0.19%) SCOM
6 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.093%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 259 (24.09%) Microsoft
2 59 (5.49%) SAP
3 41 (3.81%) Oracle
4 36 (3.35%) ServiceNow
5 34 (3.16%) Adobe
5 34 (3.16%) Salesforce
6 27 (2.51%) HubSpot
7 23 (2.14%) Fortinet
7 23 (2.14%) Google
8 20 (1.86%) SonicWALL
9 13 (1.21%) VMware
10 12 (1.12%) Pardot
11 10 (0.93%) Cisco
11 10 (0.93%) YouTube
12 8 (0.74%) Apple
13 7 (0.65%) Citrix
13 7 (0.65%) Xero
14 6 (0.56%) IFS
15 5 (0.47%) Nintex
15 5 (0.47%) Sage