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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -30 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 677 1,463 1,941
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.34% 8.97% 7.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 9.53% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 439 799 1,421
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,054 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -6.78%

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 13,531 15,358 23,812
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.74% 94.12% 92.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,591 9,036 19,564
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 26 January 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 25 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.22%) CMS
3 6 (0.89%) Confluence
3 6 (0.89%) WordPress
4 3 (0.44%) Drupal
5 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.15%) TPMS
Applications
1 64 (9.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (6.79%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.84%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.18%) Trello
6 7 (1.03%) Adobe XD
6 7 (1.03%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.30%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Notion
9 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.07%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (2.07%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (2.07%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.92%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.18%) Oracle Cash Management
4 7 (1.03%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.89%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.59%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.59%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.44%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.44%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.44%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.44%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 72 (10.64%) Azure
2 59 (8.71%) SaaS
3 53 (7.83%) Power Platform
4 51 (7.53%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (3.99%) AWS
6 19 (2.81%) PowerApps
7 18 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (2.36%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (1.48%) OCI
11 9 (1.33%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.33%) Miro
12 8 (1.18%) Google Workspace
12 8 (1.18%) Power Automate
13 7 (1.03%) Figma
13 7 (1.03%) Smartsheet
14 6 (0.89%) GCP
14 6 (0.89%) Intacct
15 5 (0.74%) SuccessFactors
15 5 (0.74%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.36%) CHAP
1 16 (2.36%) VPN
2 11 (1.62%) LAN
3 10 (1.48%) WAN
4 9 (1.33%) Firewall
4 9 (1.33%) SD-WAN
5 8 (1.18%) Unified Communications
6 7 (1.03%) DNS
6 7 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.03%) Wireless
7 6 (0.89%) BGP
7 6 (0.89%) MPLS
7 6 (0.89%) VoIP
8 5 (0.74%) DHCP
8 5 (0.74%) Internet
8 5 (0.74%) Network Security
9 4 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.59%) Intranet
9 4 (0.59%) IPsec
9 4 (0.59%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.73%) Power BI
2 13 (1.92%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.48%) Tableau
4 7 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.74%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.59%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (0.44%) Big Data
8 2 (0.30%) Redis
8 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
9 1 (0.15%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (3.40%) JIRA
2 7 (1.03%) GitLab
3 5 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.59%) Git
5 3 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 336 (49.63%) Social Skills
2 277 (40.92%) Finance
3 155 (22.90%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (12.11%) Public Sector
5 81 (11.96%) Marketing
6 77 (11.37%) Legal
7 74 (10.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 62 (9.16%) Organisational Skills
9 58 (8.57%) Presentation Skills
10 47 (6.94%) Retail
11 37 (5.47%) Law
12 23 (3.40%) Banking
13 22 (3.25%) Financial Institution
14 21 (3.10%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.22%) Telecoms
16 14 (2.07%) Advertising
16 14 (2.07%) Billing
17 12 (1.77%) General Ledger
18 11 (1.62%) Aerospace
18 11 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 117 (17.28%) Project Manager
2 85 (12.56%) Analyst
3 82 (12.11%) Senior
4 59 (8.71%) IT Manager
5 49 (7.24%) Architect
6 48 (7.09%) Business Analyst
6 48 (7.09%) Lead
7 44 (6.50%) Senior Manager
8 40 (5.91%) IT Project Manager
8 40 (5.91%) Solutions Architect
9 26 (3.84%) Consultant
10 23 (3.40%) Senior Project Manager
11 21 (3.10%) Digital Project Manager
12 20 (2.95%) Delivery Manager
13 19 (2.81%) Coordinator
14 18 (2.66%) IT Support
15 16 (2.36%) Auditor
15 16 (2.36%) Internal Auditor
15 16 (2.36%) Security Auditor
15 16 (2.36%) Senior Digital Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.62%) EDI
2 6 (0.89%) HTML
3 5 (0.74%) CSS
4 4 (0.59%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.59%) FIDO
4 4 (0.59%) Flutter
4 4 (0.59%) Middleware
4 4 (0.59%) Node.js
4 4 (0.59%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (0.59%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.44%) React
5 3 (0.44%) Web Services
6 2 (0.30%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) D3.js
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.15%) Next.js
7 1 (0.15%) OpenID
7 1 (0.15%) PySpark
7 1 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 61 (9.01%) Management Information System
2 44 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.73%) Virtual Team
4 30 (4.43%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.40%) Blog
5 23 (3.40%) Onboarding
6 22 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.51%) Social Media
8 14 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (2.07%) Legacy Applications
8 14 (2.07%) Low-Code
9 12 (1.77%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.18%) Blockchain
11 8 (1.18%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.18%) GNSS
11 8 (1.18%) Satnav
12 6 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
12 6 (0.89%) Operational Technology
12 6 (0.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.81%) Windows
2 10 (1.48%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.59%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.59%) Unix
3 4 (0.59%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.44%) VMS
5 2 (0.30%) Android
6 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (35.45%) Agile
2 176 (26.00%) Problem-Solving
3 164 (24.22%) Project Delivery
4 156 (23.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 147 (21.71%) Stakeholder Management
6 111 (16.40%) AI
7 109 (16.10%) Analytics
8 98 (14.48%) PRINCE2
9 93 (13.74%) Decision-Making
10 90 (13.29%) Change Management
11 84 (12.41%) Risk Management
11 84 (12.41%) Roadmaps
12 79 (11.67%) Coaching
13 74 (10.93%) Cybersecurity
14 73 (10.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 58 (8.57%) Budget Management
15 58 (8.57%) Business Case
16 57 (8.42%) Process Improvement
17 56 (8.27%) ERP
18 53 (7.83%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 32 (4.73%) SQL
2 19 (2.81%) Python
3 14 (2.07%) VBA
4 9 (1.33%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.03%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.89%) C#
6 6 (0.89%) PHP
7 5 (0.74%) C
8 4 (0.59%) Java
9 3 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.44%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.44%) Tcl
9 3 (0.44%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.30%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.15%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.15%) R
11 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 163 (24.08%) Degree
2 61 (9.01%) PMP
3 43 (6.35%) PMI Certification
4 42 (6.20%) Security Cleared
5 29 (4.28%) SC Cleared
6 26 (3.84%) DBS Check
7 24 (3.55%) Master's Degree
8 20 (2.95%) CISSP
9 17 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (2.51%) SANS
10 16 (2.36%) CGEIT
10 16 (2.36%) CISA
10 16 (2.36%) CISM
10 16 (2.36%) FFIEC
11 14 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (1.92%) CFA
13 12 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
14 11 (1.62%) CCNP
15 10 (1.48%) DV Cleared
16 8 (1.18%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.53%) PMO
2 37 (5.47%) GDPR
3 32 (4.73%) QA
4 28 (4.14%) NIST
5 20 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.36%) COBIT
7 15 (2.22%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.62%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.74%) P3O
10 5 (0.74%) SLA
11 3 (0.44%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.44%) GRC
11 3 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.44%) WCAG
12 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.30%) GMP
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.30%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.15%) PERC
System Software
1 30 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.89%) Docker
2 6 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.59%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.89%) Ansible
2 6 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.74%) Terraform
4 3 (0.44%) SCCM
5 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 153 (22.60%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.06%) SAP
3 39 (5.76%) Salesforce
4 32 (4.73%) Oracle
5 29 (4.28%) Google
6 17 (2.51%) Adobe
7 16 (2.36%) Cisco
8 13 (1.92%) Workday
9 7 (1.03%) Concur
9 7 (1.03%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.03%) VMware
10 6 (0.89%) Sage
11 5 (0.74%) iManage
11 5 (0.74%) Okta
11 5 (0.74%) Pardot
11 5 (0.74%) Planon
12 4 (0.59%) Apple
12 4 (0.59%) Civica
12 4 (0.59%) HP
12 4 (0.59%) Meraki