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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 30 24
Rank change year-on-year -10 -6 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 902 1,219 2,617
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.81% 8.08% 8.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.82% 8.50% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 550 647 2,018
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £33,675
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,328 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.04% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +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 15,505 14,349 29,620
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.74% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,008 8,690 23,384
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -10.10%

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 19 May 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 50 (5.54%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.22%) CMS
3 19 (2.11%) WordPress
4 18 (2.00%) Confluence
5 4 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) Drupal
7 1 (0.11%) Moodle
Applications
1 116 (12.86%) Microsoft Project
2 106 (11.75%) Microsoft Office
3 75 (8.31%) Microsoft Excel
4 24 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.55%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.55%) Trello
7 4 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.44%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (2.22%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (1.77%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (1.77%) Oracle Cash Management
2 16 (1.77%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.77%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.66%) Oracle EBS R12
4 14 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.89%) Shopify
7 6 (0.67%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.55%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
10 2 (0.22%) Magento
10 2 (0.22%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
11 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 108 (11.97%) Azure
2 104 (11.53%) Power Platform
3 77 (8.54%) SaaS
4 61 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
5 41 (4.55%) PowerApps
6 34 (3.77%) Power Automate
7 29 (3.22%) AWS
8 27 (2.99%) OneDrive
9 26 (2.88%) Asana
10 20 (2.22%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (2.11%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
12 17 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (1.88%) Entra ID
13 16 (1.77%) GCP
13 16 (1.77%) Smartsheet
14 15 (1.66%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
16 11 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
16 11 (1.22%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.10%) Broadband
2 21 (2.33%) CHAP
3 16 (1.77%) Firewall
4 8 (0.89%) DNS
4 8 (0.89%) Network Security
4 8 (0.89%) WAN
5 6 (0.67%) DHCP
5 6 (0.67%) LAN
5 6 (0.67%) VPN
5 6 (0.67%) Wireless
6 3 (0.33%) Intranet
6 3 (0.33%) IP Telephony
6 3 (0.33%) NGN
6 3 (0.33%) SCCP
7 2 (0.22%) Extranet
7 2 (0.22%) Internet
7 2 (0.22%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.22%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.11%) SMTP
8 1 (0.11%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.09%) Power BI
2 19 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.00%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.78%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.78%) Power Query
5 7 (0.78%) Tableau
6 6 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.55%) DB2
7 5 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.44%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.44%) QlikView
9 3 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.22%) Big Data
10 2 (0.22%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.11%) Looker
11 1 (0.11%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 72 (7.98%) JIRA
2 7 (0.78%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.55%) Git
3 5 (0.55%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.33%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.33%) Storybook
5 1 (0.11%) GCC
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 408 (45.23%) Social Skills
2 294 (32.59%) Finance
3 156 (17.29%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (12.53%) Marketing
5 79 (8.76%) Public Sector
6 78 (8.65%) Organisational Skills
6 78 (8.65%) Retail
7 75 (8.31%) Legal
8 61 (6.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 59 (6.54%) Law
10 37 (4.10%) Banking
10 37 (4.10%) Games
11 31 (3.44%) Manufacturing
12 28 (3.10%) Financial Institution
13 27 (2.99%) Aviation
14 24 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
15 21 (2.33%) Advertising
16 20 (2.22%) General Ledger
17 15 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
18 14 (1.55%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 216 (23.95%) Project Manager
2 179 (19.84%) Senior
3 126 (13.97%) Senior Manager
4 102 (11.31%) Senior Project Manager
5 81 (8.98%) Analyst
6 78 (8.65%) IT Manager
7 61 (6.76%) Lead
8 44 (4.88%) Business Analyst
8 44 (4.88%) IT Project Manager
9 39 (4.32%) Architect
10 35 (3.88%) IT Support
11 34 (3.77%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (3.44%) Applications Manager
12 31 (3.44%) Consultant
13 28 (3.10%) Digital Project Manager
13 28 (3.10%) Marketing Manager
13 28 (3.10%) Systems Manager
14 27 (2.99%) Development Manager
15 26 (2.88%) Senior Digital Project Manager
16 24 (2.66%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.44%) HTML
2 29 (3.22%) CSS
3 24 (2.66%) .NET
4 22 (2.44%) JSON
5 21 (2.33%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.33%) HTML5 Canvas
6 20 (2.22%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (2.11%) SPFx
8 18 (2.00%) EDI
9 11 (1.22%) Hugging Face
9 11 (1.22%) PyTorch
9 11 (1.22%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.55%) OAuth
10 5 (0.55%) OpenID
10 5 (0.55%) SAML
11 3 (0.33%) Flutter
11 3 (0.33%) Jest
11 3 (0.33%) React
11 3 (0.33%) React Native
11 3 (0.33%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 72 (7.98%) Management Information System
2 56 (6.21%) Onboarding
3 48 (5.32%) Product Ownership
4 39 (4.32%) Virtual Team
5 38 (4.21%) Driving Licence
6 29 (3.22%) Mobile App
6 29 (3.22%) Social Media
7 27 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (2.55%) Cyber Defence
9 22 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
12 15 (1.66%) Video Editing
12 15 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
13 14 (1.55%) Cloud Native
13 14 (1.55%) Legacy Applications
13 14 (1.55%) Low-Code
14 12 (1.33%) Data Centre
15 11 (1.22%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.10%) Apple iOS
2 25 (2.77%) Windows
3 23 (2.55%) Android
4 6 (0.67%) Linux
5 5 (0.55%) Unix
5 5 (0.55%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.11%) AIX
6 1 (0.11%) CentOS
6 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (38.91%) Agile
2 274 (30.38%) Project Delivery
3 233 (25.83%) Problem-Solving
4 215 (23.84%) PRINCE2
5 165 (18.29%) Coaching
6 146 (16.19%) Budget Management
6 146 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 145 (16.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 128 (14.19%) AI
9 127 (14.08%) Analytics
10 123 (13.64%) Roadmaps
11 117 (12.97%) Mentoring
12 115 (12.75%) Decision-Making
13 107 (11.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 98 (10.86%) B2B
15 92 (10.20%) Risk Management
16 91 (10.09%) ERP
17 90 (9.98%) Customer Experience
18 87 (9.65%) Logistics
19 86 (9.53%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 61 (6.76%) SQL
2 36 (3.99%) C#
3 35 (3.88%) Python
4 26 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 23 (2.55%) PowerShell
6 22 (2.44%) TypeScript
7 16 (1.77%) VBA
8 3 (0.33%) C++
8 3 (0.33%) Dart
8 3 (0.33%) PHP
9 2 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.22%) Java
9 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.11%) Bash
10 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 209 (23.17%) Degree
2 74 (8.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 66 (7.32%) PMP
4 65 (7.21%) DBS Check
5 60 (6.65%) PMI Certification
6 33 (3.66%) CISSP
7 26 (2.88%) SANS
8 25 (2.77%) CISA
8 25 (2.77%) CISM
9 22 (2.44%) Security Cleared
10 21 (2.33%) CGEIT
10 21 (2.33%) FFIEC
11 18 (2.00%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.22%) CAPM
12 11 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
13 9 (1.00%) MBA
13 9 (1.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 8 (0.89%) APMP
14 8 (0.89%) HNC
15 7 (0.78%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (5.88%) GDPR
2 50 (5.54%) Accessibility
3 47 (5.21%) PMO
4 43 (4.77%) NIST
5 39 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (3.44%) QA
7 29 (3.22%) ISO 9001
8 21 (2.33%) COBIT
9 15 (1.66%) GRC
10 12 (1.33%) Data Quality
11 10 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
12 9 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (1.00%) ISO 14001
12 9 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (0.67%) GAAP
14 5 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.44%) NCSC
15 4 (0.44%) NIST 800
System Software
1 26 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.89%) Docker
3 5 (0.55%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.22%) Ansible
2 10 (1.11%) SCCM
3 8 (0.89%) Grafana
3 8 (0.89%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.44%) Terraform
5 2 (0.22%) Argo
5 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.22%) Puppet
5 2 (0.22%) Salt
6 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 195 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.10%) Adobe
3 46 (5.10%) Salesforce
4 41 (4.55%) SAP
5 35 (3.88%) Google
5 35 (3.88%) Oracle
6 21 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 20 (2.22%) Pardot
8 17 (1.88%) HubSpot
9 11 (1.22%) Hootsuite
9 11 (1.22%) Instagram
9 11 (1.22%) Wrike
10 9 (1.00%) Apple
10 9 (1.00%) Fortinet
10 9 (1.00%) JD Edwards
11 7 (0.78%) Planon
11 7 (0.78%) Workday
12 6 (0.67%) SonicWALL
12 6 (0.67%) VMware
13 5 (0.55%) Cisco