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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 30 23
Rank change year-on-year -10 -7 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 969 1,210 2,671
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.91% 7.94% 7.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.98% 8.39% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 587 622 2,001
10th Percentile £32,650 £32,050 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,100 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -0.90%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,838 £69,914
90th Percentile £93,500 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -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 16,195 14,419 30,697
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.01% 94.61% 89.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11,649 8,373 23,770
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.73%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%

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 13 June 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 54 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.27%) WordPress
3 20 (2.06%) CMS
3 20 (2.06%) Confluence
4 4 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.21%) Moodle
5 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 130 (13.42%) Microsoft Project
2 102 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
3 83 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.62%) Trello
7 5 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.41%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.31%) Blender
9 3 (0.31%) Maya
9 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 25 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.75%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (1.75%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (1.75%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.55%) Oracle Assets
3 15 (1.55%) Oracle Cash Management
3 15 (1.55%) Oracle EBS R12
4 10 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.72%) Shopify
6 6 (0.62%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.52%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.21%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
10 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
10 1 (0.10%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 110 (11.35%) Power Platform
2 106 (10.94%) Azure
3 66 (6.81%) SaaS
4 58 (5.99%) Microsoft 365
5 43 (4.44%) PowerApps
6 36 (3.72%) Power Automate
7 27 (2.79%) AWS
7 27 (2.79%) OneDrive
8 25 (2.58%) Asana
9 21 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (2.06%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 16 (1.65%) GCP
12 16 (1.65%) Smartsheet
13 15 (1.55%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.34%) Entra ID
15 13 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
16 11 (1.14%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.82%) Broadband
2 21 (2.17%) Firewall
3 20 (2.06%) CHAP
4 8 (0.83%) DNS
5 7 (0.72%) LAN
5 7 (0.72%) Network Security
5 7 (0.72%) WAN
6 6 (0.62%) DHCP
6 6 (0.62%) Wireless
7 4 (0.41%) Intranet
7 4 (0.41%) VPN
8 3 (0.31%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.31%) NGN
8 3 (0.31%) SCCP
8 3 (0.31%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.21%) 2G
9 2 (0.21%) 3G
9 2 (0.21%) 4G
9 2 (0.21%) Extranet
9 2 (0.21%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (8.67%) Power BI
2 19 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
3 14 (1.44%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.83%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.83%) Power Query
6 7 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.52%) Db2
9 4 (0.41%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.41%) QlikView
9 4 (0.41%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.41%) Tableau
10 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.21%) Big Data
11 2 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.10%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.10%) MySQL
12 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 88 (9.08%) JIRA
2 9 (0.93%) Git
3 8 (0.83%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.31%) Storybook
6 1 (0.10%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.10%) GCC
6 1 (0.10%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.10%) JUnit
6 1 (0.10%) Selenium
6 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.10%) TestNG
6 1 (0.10%) WebDriver
General
1 439 (45.30%) Social Skills
2 308 (31.79%) Finance
3 168 (17.34%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (10.94%) Marketing
5 82 (8.46%) Organisational Skills
6 78 (8.05%) Retail
7 76 (7.84%) Public Sector
8 66 (6.81%) Legal
9 54 (5.57%) Law
10 52 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 37 (3.82%) Banking
12 35 (3.61%) Games
13 31 (3.20%) Manufacturing
14 29 (2.99%) Aviation
15 28 (2.89%) Financial Institution
15 28 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (2.58%) Advertising
17 22 (2.27%) General Ledger
18 18 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
19 16 (1.65%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 233 (24.05%) Project Manager
2 177 (18.27%) Senior
3 118 (12.18%) Senior Manager
4 101 (10.42%) Senior Project Manager
5 90 (9.29%) IT Manager
6 82 (8.46%) Analyst
7 71 (7.33%) Lead
8 55 (5.68%) IT Project Manager
9 48 (4.95%) Consultant
10 44 (4.54%) Business Analyst
11 38 (3.92%) Architect
12 36 (3.72%) IT Support
13 35 (3.61%) Developer
14 32 (3.30%) Applications Manager
15 31 (3.20%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.99%) Digital Project Manager
16 29 (2.99%) Marketing Manager
17 28 (2.89%) Systems Manager
18 26 (2.68%) Senior Digital Project Manager
19 24 (2.48%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.41%) HTML
2 31 (3.20%) CSS
3 27 (2.79%) .NET
4 22 (2.27%) JSON
5 21 (2.17%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.17%) HTML5 Canvas
5 21 (2.17%) Hugging Face
5 21 (2.17%) PyTorch
5 21 (2.17%) TensorFlow
6 19 (1.96%) Microsoft Graph
6 19 (1.96%) SPFx
7 15 (1.55%) EDI
8 5 (0.52%) OAuth
8 5 (0.52%) OpenID
8 5 (0.52%) SAML
9 3 (0.31%) Express.js
9 3 (0.31%) Node.js
9 3 (0.31%) React Native
9 3 (0.31%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 3 (0.31%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 81 (8.36%) Management Information System
2 59 (6.09%) Onboarding
3 47 (4.85%) Driving Licence
3 47 (4.85%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.82%) Virtual Team
5 33 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
6 30 (3.10%) Social Media
7 29 (2.99%) Mobile App
8 26 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (2.58%) Cyber Defence
10 20 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
11 18 (1.86%) Cloud Native
12 17 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
13 16 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
14 15 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
14 15 (1.55%) Video Editing
15 14 (1.44%) Legacy Applications
15 14 (1.44%) Low-Code
16 13 (1.34%) Data Centre
17 11 (1.14%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 29 (2.99%) Windows
2 28 (2.89%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.37%) Android
4 7 (0.72%) Linux
5 6 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.52%) Unix
7 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.10%) AIX
8 1 (0.10%) CentOS
8 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.10%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (37.87%) Agile
2 283 (29.21%) Project Delivery
3 269 (27.76%) Problem-Solving
4 226 (23.32%) PRINCE2
5 179 (18.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 160 (16.51%) Coaching
7 152 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 139 (14.34%) Budget Management
9 138 (14.24%) Roadmaps
10 133 (13.73%) Decision-Making
11 130 (13.42%) Mentoring
12 126 (13.00%) Analytics
13 123 (12.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 122 (12.59%) AI
15 107 (11.04%) ERP
16 102 (10.53%) Logistics
17 99 (10.22%) CRM
18 96 (9.91%) B2B
19 94 (9.70%) Customer Experience
20 90 (9.29%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (8.05%) SQL
2 53 (5.47%) Python
3 36 (3.72%) C#
4 32 (3.30%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.58%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.27%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.75%) VBA
8 5 (0.52%) C++
9 4 (0.41%) PHP
10 3 (0.31%) Dart
10 3 (0.31%) Java
10 3 (0.31%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.21%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.10%) C
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
12 1 (0.10%) R
Qualifications
1 205 (21.16%) Degree
2 84 (8.67%) DBS Check
3 81 (8.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 65 (6.71%) PMP
5 60 (6.19%) PMI Certification
6 32 (3.30%) CISSP
7 25 (2.58%) SANS
8 24 (2.48%) CISA
8 24 (2.48%) CISM
9 20 (2.06%) CGEIT
9 20 (2.06%) FFIEC
10 18 (1.86%) Security Cleared
11 14 (1.44%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.24%) CAPM
13 11 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (0.93%) APMP
14 9 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 8 (0.83%) HNC
15 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
15 8 (0.83%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (6.91%) PMO
2 56 (5.78%) GDPR
3 55 (5.68%) Accessibility
4 48 (4.95%) QA
5 45 (4.64%) NIST
6 37 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 31 (3.20%) ISO 9001
8 20 (2.06%) COBIT
9 15 (1.55%) GRC
10 14 (1.44%) Data Quality
11 13 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 12 (1.24%) ISO 14001
12 12 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 9 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.52%) GAAP
15 4 (0.41%) ISO 22301
15 4 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.41%) NCSC
15 4 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 21 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.93%) Docker
3 6 (0.62%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.10%) Firmware
5 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.44%) SCCM
2 10 (1.03%) Ansible
3 8 (0.83%) Grafana
3 8 (0.83%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.31%) Terraform
5 2 (0.21%) Argo
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.21%) Puppet
5 2 (0.21%) Salt
6 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.10%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 199 (20.54%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.57%) Adobe
3 49 (5.06%) SAP
4 47 (4.85%) Salesforce
5 44 (4.54%) Oracle
6 34 (3.51%) Google
7 29 (2.99%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.06%) Pardot
9 17 (1.75%) HubSpot
10 11 (1.14%) Fortinet
10 11 (1.14%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.14%) Instagram
10 11 (1.14%) Wrike
11 10 (1.03%) SonicWALL
12 9 (0.93%) Apple
12 9 (0.93%) JD Edwards
13 7 (0.72%) Planon
14 6 (0.62%) VMware
15 5 (0.52%) Okta
15 5 (0.52%) Workday