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 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 23 24
Rank change year-on-year -20 +1 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 793 1,178 2,605
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.56% 9.02% 8.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.47% 9.51% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 515 673 1,974
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,303 £33,575
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,625 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.78% +12.38% -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 14,491 12,382 29,008
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.28% 94.81% 91.50%
Number of salaries quoted 10,130 8,894 23,509
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £44,972 £46,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 12 April 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 30 (3.78%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.40%) CMS
3 16 (2.02%) Confluence
4 15 (1.89%) WordPress
5 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Apache
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Drupal
6 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 69 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (5.30%) Microsoft Project
3 38 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
4 23 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.50%) Trello
8 1 (0.13%) Notion
Business Applications
1 20 (2.52%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (2.27%) Oracle Assets
2 18 (2.27%) Oracle Payables
2 18 (2.27%) Oracle Receivables
3 16 (2.02%) Oracle Cash Management
4 15 (1.89%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
6 7 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.76%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.76%) Shopify
8 5 (0.63%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
11 2 (0.25%) Infor SunSystems
11 2 (0.25%) Magento
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.25%) SAP BPC
11 2 (0.25%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 93 (11.73%) Azure
2 79 (9.96%) Power Platform
2 79 (9.96%) SaaS
3 53 (6.68%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (4.54%) AWS
5 26 (3.28%) Asana
5 26 (3.28%) PowerApps
6 25 (3.15%) Power Automate
7 21 (2.65%) Entra ID
8 18 (2.27%) GCP
9 16 (2.02%) OneDrive
10 14 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (1.77%) Google Analytics
11 12 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.39%) Azure Data Factory
12 11 (1.39%) Azure Logic Apps
12 11 (1.39%) Sprout Social
13 10 (1.26%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 10 (1.26%) Smartsheet
14 7 (0.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.67%) Broadband
2 25 (3.15%) CHAP
3 16 (2.02%) Firewall
4 12 (1.51%) DNS
5 10 (1.26%) DHCP
6 9 (1.13%) WAN
7 8 (1.01%) Network Security
8 7 (0.88%) VPN
8 7 (0.88%) Wireless
9 6 (0.76%) LAN
10 5 (0.63%) Internet
10 5 (0.63%) Intranet
11 4 (0.50%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.38%) NGN
12 3 (0.38%) SCCP
12 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.25%) BGP
13 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.25%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (7.82%) Power BI
2 11 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.01%) Tableau
5 7 (0.88%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.88%) Power Query
6 6 (0.76%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.63%) DB2
8 4 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.50%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
8 4 (0.50%) QlikView
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.13%) Big Data
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Looker
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 54 (6.81%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) Git
2 5 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.38%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.38%) Storybook
4 1 (0.13%) GCC
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 382 (48.17%) Social Skills
2 277 (34.93%) Finance
3 151 (19.04%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (14.88%) Marketing
5 84 (10.59%) Public Sector
6 80 (10.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 78 (9.84%) Legal
8 76 (9.58%) Organisational Skills
9 67 (8.45%) Retail
10 57 (7.19%) Presentation Skills
11 56 (7.06%) Law
12 37 (4.67%) Banking
13 36 (4.54%) Games
14 33 (4.16%) Financial Institution
15 29 (3.66%) Manufacturing
16 22 (2.77%) General Ledger
17 16 (2.02%) Aviation
18 15 (1.89%) Advertising
18 15 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
19 13 (1.64%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 132 (16.65%) Project Manager
2 105 (13.24%) Senior
3 76 (9.58%) Analyst
4 69 (8.70%) IT Manager
5 59 (7.44%) Senior Manager
6 56 (7.06%) Lead
7 47 (5.93%) Business Analyst
8 46 (5.80%) Architect
9 41 (5.17%) IT Project Manager
10 38 (4.79%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.29%) Senior Project Manager
12 32 (4.04%) IT Support
13 28 (3.53%) Marketing Manager
13 28 (3.53%) Systems Manager
14 26 (3.28%) Digital Project Manager
14 26 (3.28%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 25 (3.15%) Applications Manager
15 25 (3.15%) Auditor
16 24 (3.03%) Consultant
16 24 (3.03%) Internal Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.40%) HTML
2 18 (2.27%) EDI
3 17 (2.14%) CSS
4 13 (1.64%) .NET
5 12 (1.51%) .NET Core
6 11 (1.39%) HTML5 Canvas
6 11 (1.39%) JSON
6 11 (1.39%) Microsoft Graph
7 10 (1.26%) SPFx
8 5 (0.63%) OAuth
8 5 (0.63%) OpenID
8 5 (0.63%) SAML
9 4 (0.50%) FIDO
9 4 (0.50%) React
9 4 (0.50%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.38%) Flutter
10 3 (0.38%) Jest
10 3 (0.38%) React Native
10 3 (0.38%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.38%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 82 (10.34%) Management Information System
2 59 (7.44%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.55%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (5.42%) Product Ownership
5 40 (5.04%) Virtual Team
6 30 (3.78%) Social Media
7 29 (3.66%) Mobile App
8 26 (3.28%) Driving Licence
9 25 (3.15%) Blog
10 17 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
11 15 (1.89%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
12 14 (1.77%) Cloud Native
12 14 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
12 14 (1.77%) Low-Code
13 13 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
13 13 (1.64%) Blockchain
14 12 (1.51%) Video Editing
15 10 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
16 9 (1.13%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.53%) Apple iOS
2 27 (3.40%) Windows
3 23 (2.90%) Android
4 9 (1.13%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.76%) Linux
6 5 (0.63%) Unix
7 1 (0.13%) AIX
7 1 (0.13%) CentOS
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (32.53%) Agile
2 224 (28.25%) Problem-Solving
3 195 (24.59%) Project Delivery
4 155 (19.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 145 (18.28%) AI
6 142 (17.91%) Stakeholder Management
7 139 (17.53%) Decision-Making
8 136 (17.15%) Analytics
9 125 (15.76%) PRINCE2
10 99 (12.48%) Roadmaps
11 97 (12.23%) Mentoring
12 95 (11.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 94 (11.85%) Risk Management
14 92 (11.60%) B2B
15 90 (11.35%) Cybersecurity
16 87 (10.97%) Coaching
17 78 (9.84%) Budget Management
18 77 (9.71%) ERP
19 69 (8.70%) Change Management
20 65 (8.20%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 46 (5.80%) SQL
2 26 (3.28%) C#
2 26 (3.28%) Python
3 16 (2.02%) JavaScript
4 15 (1.89%) VBA
5 14 (1.77%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.77%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.38%) C++
6 3 (0.38%) Dart
7 2 (0.25%) Bash
7 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.25%) Java
7 2 (0.25%) R
8 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.13%) C
8 1 (0.13%) PHP
8 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 150 (18.92%) Degree
2 68 (8.58%) PMP
3 48 (6.05%) DBS Check
4 46 (5.80%) PMI Certification
5 33 (4.16%) CISSP
6 30 (3.78%) SANS
6 30 (3.78%) Security Cleared
7 25 (3.15%) CGEIT
7 25 (3.15%) CISA
7 25 (3.15%) CISM
7 25 (3.15%) FFIEC
8 22 (2.77%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.13%) MBA
10 9 (1.13%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.01%) CFA
11 8 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.01%) HNC
12 7 (0.88%) ACCA
12 7 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.81%) GDPR
2 41 (5.17%) Accessibility
3 37 (4.67%) NIST
3 37 (4.67%) PMO
4 34 (4.29%) QA
5 26 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 25 (3.15%) COBIT
7 24 (3.03%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.51%) GRC
9 9 (1.13%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.76%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.76%) ISO 14001
11 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 5 (0.63%) GAAP
13 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.38%) PERC
13 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (4.04%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.01%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (1.51%) Ansible
2 8 (1.01%) Grafana
2 8 (1.01%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.01%) SCCM
3 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.63%) Terraform
5 2 (0.25%) Argo
5 2 (0.25%) Puppet
5 2 (0.25%) Salt
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 169 (21.31%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.43%) Salesforce
3 42 (5.30%) Adobe
4 38 (4.79%) SAP
5 37 (4.67%) Google
6 33 (4.16%) Oracle
7 18 (2.27%) Pardot
8 15 (1.89%) HubSpot
9 14 (1.77%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.39%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.39%) Instagram
10 11 (1.39%) Wrike
11 10 (1.26%) Apple
12 9 (1.13%) JD Edwards
12 9 (1.13%) Okta
13 8 (1.01%) Fortinet
14 7 (0.88%) Planon
14 7 (0.88%) Workday
15 6 (0.76%) Cisco
15 6 (0.76%) VMware