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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 24 28
Rank change year-on-year -28 +4 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 713 1,532 1,536
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.68% 8.59% 7.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.24% 9.32% 8.04%
Number of salaries quoted 485 862 1,126
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,027 £37,270
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,250 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% +2.16% +0.87%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £86,875
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% +2.17%

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 13,609 16,433 19,106
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.33% 92.17% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8,723 10,018 15,359
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £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% - -1.64%

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 14 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 26 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.96%) CMS
3 11 (1.54%) Confluence
3 11 (1.54%) WordPress
4 3 (0.42%) Drupal
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.28%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.28%) Moodle
5 2 (0.28%) TPMS
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
Applications
1 66 (9.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (7.85%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (4.63%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.40%) Trello
6 7 (0.98%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) Notion
9 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 17 (2.38%) Oracle Assets
1 17 (2.38%) Oracle Payables
1 17 (2.38%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (1.96%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.54%) Oracle Cash Management
4 10 (1.40%) Oracle EBS R12
5 7 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (0.84%) Oracle General Ledger
6 6 (0.84%) SAP CO
6 6 (0.84%) SAP FI
6 6 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
7 5 (0.70%) Infor CloudSuite
7 5 (0.70%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 5 (0.70%) Magento
7 5 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (0.56%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
8 4 (0.56%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.56%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.56%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 83 (11.64%) Azure
2 54 (7.57%) Power Platform
3 53 (7.43%) SaaS
4 49 (6.87%) Microsoft 365
5 31 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (3.51%) AWS
7 24 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (2.95%) Power Automate
9 14 (1.96%) Smartsheet
10 12 (1.68%) Entra ID
11 10 (1.40%) Google Analytics
11 10 (1.40%) OCI
12 7 (0.98%) Figma
12 7 (0.98%) Google Workspace
12 7 (0.98%) Miro
13 6 (0.84%) Google Ads
13 6 (0.84%) Intacct
14 5 (0.70%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.70%) Workato
15 4 (0.56%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.52%) VPN
2 13 (1.82%) LAN
3 12 (1.68%) WAN
4 11 (1.54%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.54%) Unified Communications
5 9 (1.26%) VoIP
5 9 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (1.12%) Firewall
7 7 (0.98%) CHAP
8 6 (0.84%) BGP
8 6 (0.84%) DNS
8 6 (0.84%) MPLS
9 4 (0.56%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.56%) DHCP
9 4 (0.56%) Internet
9 4 (0.56%) IPsec
9 4 (0.56%) Junos
9 4 (0.56%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.56%) Wireless
10 3 (0.42%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (5.05%) Power BI
2 21 (2.95%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.40%) Tableau
4 7 (0.98%) Elasticsearch
5 6 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.70%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.56%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.56%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.42%) Big Data
8 3 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.42%) MySQL
8 3 (0.42%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.28%) Metadata
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.28%) Redis
10 1 (0.14%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 35 (4.91%) JIRA
2 7 (0.98%) Git
2 7 (0.98%) GitLab
3 5 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
General
1 331 (46.42%) Social Skills
2 263 (36.89%) Finance
3 151 (21.18%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (13.32%) Marketing
5 82 (11.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 72 (10.10%) Presentation Skills
7 64 (8.98%) Public Sector
8 57 (7.99%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (7.71%) Legal
10 53 (7.43%) Retail
11 35 (4.91%) Law
12 34 (4.77%) Local Government
13 21 (2.95%) Telecoms
14 20 (2.81%) Manufacturing
15 17 (2.38%) General Ledger
16 13 (1.82%) Advertising
17 12 (1.68%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.68%) Banking
17 12 (1.68%) Billing
17 12 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 125 (17.53%) Project Manager
2 78 (10.94%) Senior
3 73 (10.24%) Analyst
4 69 (9.68%) IT Manager
5 49 (6.87%) IT Project Manager
6 48 (6.73%) Lead
7 47 (6.59%) Architect
8 39 (5.47%) Senior Manager
9 38 (5.33%) Business Analyst
9 38 (5.33%) Solutions Architect
10 36 (5.05%) Consultant
11 27 (3.79%) Delivery Manager
12 24 (3.37%) Technical Director
13 20 (2.81%) Head of IT
14 19 (2.66%) Coordinator
15 18 (2.52%) Developer
16 16 (2.24%) Senior Project Manager
17 15 (2.10%) IT Support
18 14 (1.96%) Business Manager
18 14 (1.96%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.54%) .NET
2 9 (1.26%) Web Services
3 8 (1.12%) HTML
3 8 (1.12%) React
4 6 (0.84%) Node.js
5 5 (0.70%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.70%) CSS
6 4 (0.56%) FIDO
6 4 (0.56%) Flutter
6 4 (0.56%) Middleware
6 4 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (0.56%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.42%) EDI
7 3 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.28%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.28%) Laravel
8 2 (0.28%) PySpark
9 1 (0.14%) FastAPI
9 1 (0.14%) FHIR
9 1 (0.14%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.85%) Management Information System
2 41 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (4.91%) Virtual Team
4 26 (3.65%) Onboarding
5 24 (3.37%) Blog
6 20 (2.81%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.24%) Social Media
8 13 (1.82%) Driving Licence
9 12 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.68%) NHS
10 8 (1.12%) Operational Technology
11 7 (0.98%) FMCG
11 7 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (0.98%) Life Science
12 6 (0.84%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.84%) Digital Media
12 6 (0.84%) e-Learning
12 6 (0.84%) PMI
13 5 (0.70%) Learning Management System
13 5 (0.70%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.24%) Windows
2 6 (0.84%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.56%) VMS
3 4 (0.56%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.28%) Android
4 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.28%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (34.08%) Agile
2 167 (23.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 158 (22.16%) Project Delivery
4 153 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
5 141 (19.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 115 (16.13%) Change Management
7 103 (14.45%) Risk Management
8 101 (14.17%) AI
9 97 (13.60%) Analytics
10 91 (12.76%) PRINCE2
11 90 (12.62%) Decision-Making
12 87 (12.20%) ERP
13 79 (11.08%) Strategic Thinking
14 78 (10.94%) Roadmaps
15 72 (10.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 68 (9.54%) Cybersecurity
17 60 (8.42%) CRM
17 60 (8.42%) Mentoring
17 60 (8.42%) Waterfall
18 58 (8.13%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 39 (5.47%) SQL
2 22 (3.09%) Python
3 19 (2.66%) JavaScript
4 13 (1.82%) C#
5 9 (1.26%) PHP
6 8 (1.12%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.12%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.84%) Bash
8 5 (0.70%) C
9 3 (0.42%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.42%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.42%) Tcl
10 2 (0.28%) Bicep
10 2 (0.28%) Java
10 2 (0.28%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.14%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.14%) C++
11 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.14%) R
11 1 (0.14%) VB
Qualifications
1 188 (26.37%) Degree
2 64 (8.98%) PMP
3 46 (6.45%) PMI Certification
4 41 (5.75%) Security Cleared
5 30 (4.21%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.23%) Master's Degree
7 16 (2.24%) DBS Check
8 14 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.82%) CCNP
10 11 (1.54%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.40%) CFA
12 9 (1.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 8 (1.12%) ACCA
14 7 (0.98%) AWS Certification
14 7 (0.98%) CGEIT
14 7 (0.98%) CISA
14 7 (0.98%) CISM
14 7 (0.98%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (8.27%) PMO
2 48 (6.73%) QA
3 26 (3.65%) GDPR
4 20 (2.81%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.10%) NIST
6 12 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.98%) COBIT
7 7 (0.98%) ISO 9001
7 7 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.70%) SLA
9 4 (0.56%) P3O
9 4 (0.56%) WCAG
10 3 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.28%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.28%) GMP
11 2 (0.28%) GRC
11 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.14%) GAAP
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) PERC
System Software
1 20 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.84%) Docker
3 3 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.14%) Firmware
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.56%) Terraform
3 2 (0.28%) Ansible
3 2 (0.28%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.14%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 153 (21.46%) Microsoft
2 46 (6.45%) SAP
3 32 (4.49%) Oracle
4 31 (4.35%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.51%) Google
6 19 (2.66%) Adobe
7 18 (2.52%) Cisco
8 11 (1.54%) Workday
9 7 (0.98%) Concur
9 7 (0.98%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.84%) Sage
11 5 (0.70%) Civica
11 5 (0.70%) Infor
12 4 (0.56%) HP
12 4 (0.56%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.56%) Juniper
12 4 (0.56%) Meraki
12 4 (0.56%) Okta
13 3 (0.42%) Marketo
13 3 (0.42%) WooCommerce