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 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 22 29
Rank change year-on-year -29 +7 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 699 1,533 1,524
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.57% 8.87% 7.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.16% 9.55% 8.08%
Number of salaries quoted 467 854 1,115
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,562 £37,270
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,566 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% +0.81%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.54% -1.67%

All Process and 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 13,541 16,057 18,863
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.44% 92.92% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 8,650 9,686 15,144
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,918 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 25 December 2025.

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 (3.86%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.00%) CMS
3 10 (1.43%) Confluence
4 7 (1.00%) WordPress
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.29%) Drupal
5 2 (0.29%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.29%) TPMS
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 69 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (7.87%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (4.58%) Microsoft Project
4 28 (4.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.57%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.29%) Trello
7 7 (1.00%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.43%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.14%) InDesign
10 1 (0.14%) Notion
10 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.15%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (2.15%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (2.00%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (1.29%) Oracle Cash Management
4 8 (1.14%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.86%) Oracle General Ledger
7 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.57%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.57%) SAP BPC
7 4 (0.57%) Shopify
8 3 (0.43%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.43%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.43%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.43%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.43%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 81 (11.59%) Azure
2 54 (7.73%) SaaS
3 52 (7.44%) Power Platform
4 50 (7.15%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (4.15%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
7 21 (3.00%) AWS
8 20 (2.86%) Power Automate
9 15 (2.15%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.00%) Smartsheet
11 10 (1.43%) OCI
12 8 (1.14%) Google Workspace
12 8 (1.14%) Miro
13 7 (1.00%) Figma
13 7 (1.00%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.86%) Intacct
15 5 (0.72%) Canva
15 5 (0.72%) PowerApps
15 5 (0.72%) Workato
16 4 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.58%) VPN
2 13 (1.86%) LAN
3 12 (1.72%) WAN
4 11 (1.57%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.57%) Unified Communications
5 10 (1.43%) CHAP
6 9 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.14%) VoIP
8 6 (0.86%) BGP
8 6 (0.86%) DNS
8 6 (0.86%) Firewall
8 6 (0.86%) MPLS
9 5 (0.72%) Wireless
10 4 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (0.57%) DHCP
10 4 (0.57%) Internet
10 4 (0.57%) Intranet
10 4 (0.57%) IPsec
10 4 (0.57%) Junos
10 4 (0.57%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.86%) Power BI
2 17 (2.43%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.43%) Tableau
4 5 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.57%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.57%) Qlik Sense
5 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.43%) Big Data
6 3 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.43%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.29%) Metadata
7 2 (0.29%) Redis
8 1 (0.14%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.14%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.14%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 27 (3.86%) JIRA
2 7 (1.00%) GitLab
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.43%) Git
4 3 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
General
1 334 (47.78%) Social Skills
2 269 (38.48%) Finance
3 144 (20.60%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (12.73%) Marketing
5 81 (11.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 73 (10.44%) Presentation Skills
7 66 (9.44%) Public Sector
8 61 (8.73%) Legal
9 57 (8.15%) Organisational Skills
10 53 (7.58%) Retail
11 34 (4.86%) Law
12 33 (4.72%) Local Government
13 21 (3.00%) Manufacturing
13 21 (3.00%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.15%) Banking
14 15 (2.15%) General Ledger
15 14 (2.00%) Billing
15 14 (2.00%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.72%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 115 (16.45%) Project Manager
2 76 (10.87%) Analyst
3 71 (10.16%) Senior
4 70 (10.01%) IT Manager
5 50 (7.15%) Lead
6 48 (6.87%) Architect
7 47 (6.72%) IT Project Manager
8 42 (6.01%) Business Analyst
9 39 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
10 36 (5.15%) Consultant
11 35 (5.01%) Senior Manager
12 24 (3.43%) Delivery Manager
12 24 (3.43%) Technical Director
13 19 (2.72%) Coordinator
14 18 (2.58%) Head of IT
15 15 (2.15%) IT Support
16 14 (2.00%) Business Manager
16 14 (2.00%) Development Manager
16 14 (2.00%) Technical Manager
17 13 (1.86%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.14%) .NET
2 7 (1.00%) Web Services
3 5 (0.72%) AngularJS
3 5 (0.72%) EDI
3 5 (0.72%) HTML
3 5 (0.72%) Node.js
4 4 (0.57%) CSS
4 4 (0.57%) FIDO
4 4 (0.57%) Flutter
4 4 (0.57%) Middleware
4 4 (0.57%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (0.57%) React
4 4 (0.57%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.29%) Laravel
6 2 (0.29%) PySpark
7 1 (0.14%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 1 (0.14%) D3.js
7 1 (0.14%) Flask
7 1 (0.14%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 59 (8.44%) Management Information System
2 44 (6.29%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (4.72%) Virtual Team
4 25 (3.58%) Onboarding
5 24 (3.43%) Blog
5 24 (3.43%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.29%) Social Media
7 11 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (1.57%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.57%) NHS
8 8 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.14%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.00%) Life Science
10 6 (0.86%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.86%) FMCG
10 6 (0.86%) GNSS
10 6 (0.86%) PMI
10 6 (0.86%) Satnav
11 5 (0.72%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.72%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.00%) Windows
2 7 (1.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.57%) Unix
3 4 (0.57%) VMS
3 4 (0.57%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.29%) Android
4 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (34.19%) Agile
2 163 (23.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 153 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
4 152 (21.75%) Project Delivery
5 148 (21.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 112 (16.02%) Change Management
7 102 (14.59%) AI
7 102 (14.59%) Risk Management
8 98 (14.02%) Analytics
9 92 (13.16%) PRINCE2
10 89 (12.73%) Decision-Making
11 81 (11.59%) Roadmaps
12 77 (11.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 75 (10.73%) ERP
14 71 (10.16%) Strategic Thinking
15 69 (9.87%) Cybersecurity
16 61 (8.73%) Coaching
17 59 (8.44%) Business Case
18 57 (8.15%) Waterfall
19 55 (7.87%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 36 (5.15%) SQL
2 20 (2.86%) Python
3 12 (1.72%) JavaScript
4 11 (1.57%) C#
5 6 (0.86%) PHP
6 5 (0.72%) C
6 5 (0.72%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.57%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.43%) Bash
8 3 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (0.43%) Java
8 3 (0.43%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.43%) Tcl
9 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.14%) C++
10 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.14%) R
10 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 192 (27.47%) Degree
2 63 (9.01%) PMP
3 44 (6.29%) PMI Certification
4 41 (5.87%) Security Cleared
5 30 (4.29%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.29%) Master's Degree
7 22 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.29%) DBS Check
9 14 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (1.86%) CCNP
11 12 (1.72%) CFA
12 11 (1.57%) DV Cleared
13 10 (1.43%) CGEIT
13 10 (1.43%) CISA
13 10 (1.43%) CISM
13 10 (1.43%) CISSP
13 10 (1.43%) FFIEC
13 10 (1.43%) SANS
14 8 (1.14%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (7.44%) PMO
2 43 (6.15%) QA
3 27 (3.86%) GDPR
4 19 (2.72%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.43%) NIST
6 13 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.43%) COBIT
8 9 (1.29%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.72%) SLA
10 4 (0.57%) P3O
11 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.43%) GRC
11 3 (0.43%) WCAG
12 2 (0.29%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.29%) GMP
12 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.14%) EMIR
13 1 (0.14%) FATCA
13 1 (0.14%) Section 508
System Software
1 25 (3.58%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.43%) Docker
2 3 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.14%) Firmware
3 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.29%) Ansible
2 2 (0.29%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.29%) Terraform
3 1 (0.14%) AirWatch
3 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 155 (22.17%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.15%) SAP
3 32 (4.58%) Oracle
4 28 (4.01%) Salesforce
5 21 (3.00%) Google
6 18 (2.58%) Cisco
7 17 (2.43%) Adobe
8 13 (1.86%) Workday
9 7 (1.00%) Concur
9 7 (1.00%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.86%) Sage
11 5 (0.72%) Civica
12 4 (0.57%) HP
12 4 (0.57%) iManage
12 4 (0.57%) Juniper
12 4 (0.57%) Meraki
12 4 (0.57%) Okta
12 4 (0.57%) VMware
13 3 (0.43%) Marketo
13 3 (0.43%) Progress