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

6 months to
23 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 674 1,480 1,841
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.34% 9.03% 7.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.99% 9.60% 8.11%
Number of salaries quoted 438 810 1,339
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £35,000
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 £78,438 £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% -8.18%

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 13,505 15,416 22,701
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.89% 94.03% 93.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8,586 9,080 18,561
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,125 £47,500 £45,000
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 £101,250 £96,539
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 23 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 (3.71%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.23%) CMS
3 6 (0.89%) Confluence
3 6 (0.89%) WordPress
4 3 (0.45%) Drupal
5 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.30%) TPMS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 63 (9.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.86%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.19%) Trello
6 7 (1.04%) Adobe XD
6 7 (1.04%) 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 (2.08%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (2.08%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (2.08%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.93%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.19%) Oracle Cash Management
4 7 (1.04%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.89%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.59%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.59%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.59%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.45%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.45%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.45%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.45%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.45%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 73 (10.83%) Azure
2 60 (8.90%) SaaS
3 51 (7.57%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (7.27%) Power Platform
5 28 (4.15%) AWS
6 18 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (2.37%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.37%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.48%) OCI
10 9 (1.34%) Google Analytics
10 9 (1.34%) Power Automate
11 8 (1.19%) Google Workspace
11 8 (1.19%) Miro
12 7 (1.04%) Figma
12 7 (1.04%) Smartsheet
13 6 (0.89%) GCP
13 6 (0.89%) Intacct
14 5 (0.74%) SuccessFactors
14 5 (0.74%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.52%) VPN
2 16 (2.37%) CHAP
3 12 (1.78%) LAN
4 11 (1.63%) WAN
5 10 (1.48%) SD-WAN
5 10 (1.48%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.34%) Firewall
7 8 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (1.04%) DNS
8 7 (1.04%) VoIP
8 7 (1.04%) Wireless
9 6 (0.89%) BGP
9 6 (0.89%) MPLS
10 5 (0.74%) DHCP
10 5 (0.74%) Internet
10 5 (0.74%) Network Security
11 4 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.59%) Intranet
11 4 (0.59%) IPsec
11 4 (0.59%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.60%) Power BI
2 13 (1.93%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.48%) Tableau
4 7 (1.04%) 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 (0.45%) Big Data
8 2 (0.30%) Redis
8 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.15%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 22 (3.26%) JIRA
2 7 (1.04%) GitLab
3 5 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.59%) Git
5 3 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 332 (49.26%) Social Skills
2 277 (41.10%) Finance
3 156 (23.15%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.72%) Marketing
4 79 (11.72%) Public Sector
5 76 (11.28%) Legal
6 72 (10.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 60 (8.90%) Organisational Skills
8 58 (8.61%) Presentation Skills
9 47 (6.97%) Retail
10 36 (5.34%) Law
11 22 (3.26%) Banking
11 22 (3.26%) Manufacturing
12 21 (3.12%) Financial Institution
13 16 (2.37%) Telecoms
14 14 (2.08%) Advertising
14 14 (2.08%) Billing
15 12 (1.78%) General Ledger
16 11 (1.63%) Aerospace
16 11 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (17.06%) Project Manager
2 83 (12.31%) Analyst
3 76 (11.28%) Senior
4 61 (9.05%) IT Manager
5 50 (7.42%) Lead
6 49 (7.27%) Architect
7 46 (6.82%) Business Analyst
8 42 (6.23%) IT Project Manager
9 41 (6.08%) Senior Manager
10 40 (5.93%) Solutions Architect
11 27 (4.01%) Consultant
12 21 (3.12%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (2.97%) Senior Project Manager
14 19 (2.82%) Coordinator
15 18 (2.67%) Digital Project Manager
16 17 (2.52%) IT Support
17 16 (2.37%) Auditor
17 16 (2.37%) Head of IT
17 16 (2.37%) Internal Auditor
17 16 (2.37%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.48%) 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
4 4 (0.59%) Web Services
5 3 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.45%) React
6 2 (0.30%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) D3.js
7 1 (0.15%) Flask
7 1 (0.15%) Next.js
7 1 (0.15%) OpenID
7 1 (0.15%) PySpark
7 1 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 61 (9.05%) Management Information System
2 44 (6.53%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.75%) Virtual Team
4 29 (4.30%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.41%) Blog
5 23 (3.41%) Onboarding
6 18 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (2.23%) Social Media
8 12 (1.78%) Driving Licence
9 11 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
9 11 (1.63%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.19%) Blockchain
11 8 (1.19%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.19%) GNSS
11 8 (1.19%) Satnav
12 7 (1.04%) Operational Technology
13 6 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
13 6 (0.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.67%) Windows
2 10 (1.48%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.59%) Unix
3 4 (0.59%) VMS
3 4 (0.59%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.30%) Android
6 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (35.46%) Agile
2 172 (25.52%) Problem-Solving
3 162 (24.04%) Project Delivery
4 157 (23.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 148 (21.96%) Stakeholder Management
6 109 (16.17%) AI
7 107 (15.88%) Analytics
8 102 (15.13%) PRINCE2
9 92 (13.65%) Decision-Making
10 91 (13.50%) Change Management
11 86 (12.76%) Risk Management
11 86 (12.76%) Roadmaps
12 77 (11.42%) Coaching
12 77 (11.42%) Cybersecurity
13 73 (10.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 59 (8.75%) Business Case
15 57 (8.46%) Budget Management
15 57 (8.46%) ERP
15 57 (8.46%) Process Improvement
16 54 (8.01%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 32 (4.75%) SQL
2 19 (2.82%) Python
3 11 (1.63%) VBA
4 9 (1.34%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.04%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.89%) C#
6 6 (0.89%) PHP
7 5 (0.74%) C
8 4 (0.59%) Java
9 3 (0.45%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.45%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.45%) Tcl
9 3 (0.45%) 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
1 164 (24.33%) Degree
2 63 (9.35%) PMP
3 45 (6.68%) PMI Certification
4 42 (6.23%) Security Cleared
5 29 (4.30%) SC Cleared
6 25 (3.71%) DBS Check
6 25 (3.71%) Master's Degree
7 20 (2.97%) CISSP
8 17 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (2.52%) SANS
9 16 (2.37%) CGEIT
9 16 (2.37%) CISA
9 16 (2.37%) CISM
9 16 (2.37%) FFIEC
10 14 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.93%) CFA
11 13 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
12 12 (1.78%) CCNP
13 10 (1.48%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.19%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (7.72%) PMO
2 36 (5.34%) GDPR
3 32 (4.75%) QA
4 29 (4.30%) NIST
5 19 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.37%) COBIT
7 15 (2.23%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.63%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.74%) P3O
10 5 (0.74%) SLA
11 3 (0.45%) GRC
11 3 (0.45%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.45%) WCAG
12 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.30%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.30%) GMP
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.15%) Section 508
System Software
1 30 (4.45%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.89%) Docker
2 6 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.59%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.89%) Ansible
2 6 (0.89%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.74%) Terraform
4 3 (0.45%) SCCM
5 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 150 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.23%) SAP
3 38 (5.64%) Salesforce
4 32 (4.75%) Oracle
5 29 (4.30%) Google
6 17 (2.52%) Cisco
7 15 (2.23%) Adobe
8 13 (1.93%) Workday
9 7 (1.04%) Concur
9 7 (1.04%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.04%) VMware
10 6 (0.89%) Sage
11 5 (0.74%) Civica
11 5 (0.74%) iManage
11 5 (0.74%) Okta
11 5 (0.74%) Pardot
11 5 (0.74%) Planon
12 4 (0.59%) HP
12 4 (0.59%) Juniper
12 4 (0.59%) Meraki