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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -31 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 678 1,461 1,956
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.34% 9.00% 7.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 9.54% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 440 799 1,434
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £33,767
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 £77,500 £75,000 £70,259
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £53,250 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.39% +4.55% -6.78%

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 13,571 15,317 24,005
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.79% 94.32% 92.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,623 9,003 19,732
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
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 £102,500 £96,250
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 27 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 (3.69%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.21%) CMS
3 7 (1.03%) Confluence
4 6 (0.88%) WordPress
5 3 (0.44%) Drupal
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.15%) TPMS
Applications
1 61 (9.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (3.98%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.18%) Trello
6 7 (1.03%) Adobe XD
6 7 (1.03%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Notion
9 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.21%) Oracle Assets
1 15 (2.21%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (2.21%) Oracle Receivables
2 14 (2.06%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (1.33%) Oracle Cash Management
4 8 (1.18%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.88%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.59%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.59%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.44%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.44%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.44%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.44%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 73 (10.77%) Azure
2 60 (8.85%) SaaS
3 53 (7.82%) Power Platform
4 51 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (3.98%) AWS
6 19 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (2.80%) PowerApps
7 16 (2.36%) Entra ID
8 13 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.47%) OCI
10 9 (1.33%) Google Analytics
10 9 (1.33%) Miro
11 8 (1.18%) Google Workspace
11 8 (1.18%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.03%) Figma
12 7 (1.03%) Smartsheet
13 6 (0.88%) GCP
13 6 (0.88%) Intacct
14 5 (0.74%) Asana
14 5 (0.74%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.36%) CHAP
1 16 (2.36%) VPN
2 11 (1.62%) LAN
3 10 (1.47%) WAN
4 9 (1.33%) Firewall
4 9 (1.33%) SD-WAN
5 8 (1.18%) Unified Communications
6 7 (1.03%) DNS
6 7 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.03%) Wireless
7 6 (0.88%) BGP
7 6 (0.88%) MPLS
7 6 (0.88%) VoIP
8 5 (0.74%) DHCP
8 5 (0.74%) Internet
8 5 (0.74%) Network Security
9 4 (0.59%) Broadband
9 4 (0.59%) Intranet
9 4 (0.59%) IPsec
9 4 (0.59%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.72%) Power BI
2 13 (1.92%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.47%) Tableau
4 7 (1.03%) 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 (0.44%) Big Data
8 2 (0.29%) Redis
8 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
9 1 (0.15%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (3.69%) JIRA
2 7 (1.03%) GitLab
3 5 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.59%) Git
5 3 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 339 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 278 (41.00%) Finance
3 154 (22.71%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (12.09%) Public Sector
5 80 (11.80%) Marketing
6 76 (11.21%) Legal
7 75 (11.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 63 (9.29%) Organisational Skills
9 57 (8.41%) Presentation Skills
10 48 (7.08%) Retail
11 37 (5.46%) Law
12 23 (3.39%) Banking
13 22 (3.24%) Financial Institution
14 21 (3.10%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.21%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.92%) Advertising
16 13 (1.92%) Billing
16 13 (1.92%) General Ledger
17 11 (1.62%) Aerospace
17 11 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 118 (17.40%) Project Manager
2 86 (12.68%) Analyst
3 82 (12.09%) Senior
4 59 (8.70%) IT Manager
5 49 (7.23%) Architect
6 48 (7.08%) Business Analyst
6 48 (7.08%) Lead
7 43 (6.34%) Senior Manager
8 40 (5.90%) IT Project Manager
8 40 (5.90%) Solutions Architect
9 26 (3.83%) Consultant
10 23 (3.39%) Senior Project Manager
11 21 (3.10%) Delivery Manager
11 21 (3.10%) Digital Project Manager
12 19 (2.80%) Coordinator
13 17 (2.51%) IT Support
14 16 (2.36%) Internal Auditor
14 16 (2.36%) Security Auditor
14 16 (2.36%) Senior Digital Project Manager
14 16 (2.36%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.62%) EDI
2 6 (0.88%) 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
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.44%) React
5 3 (0.44%) Web Services
6 2 (0.29%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) D3.js
7 1 (0.15%) Flask
7 1 (0.15%) OpenID
7 1 (0.15%) SAML
7 1 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
7 1 (0.15%) SWT
Miscellaneous
1 62 (9.14%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.34%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.72%) Virtual Team
4 30 (4.42%) Product Ownership
5 24 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 23 (3.39%) Blog
7 22 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
8 18 (2.65%) Social Media
9 14 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (2.06%) Legacy Applications
9 14 (2.06%) Low-Code
10 12 (1.77%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.18%) Blockchain
12 8 (1.18%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.18%) GNSS
12 8 (1.18%) Satnav
13 6 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
13 6 (0.88%) Operational Technology
13 6 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.80%) Windows
2 10 (1.47%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.74%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.59%) Unix
4 4 (0.59%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.44%) Android
5 3 (0.44%) VMS
6 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (35.84%) Agile
2 177 (26.11%) Problem-Solving
3 164 (24.19%) Project Delivery
4 156 (23.01%) Continuous Improvement
5 148 (21.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 113 (16.67%) AI
7 110 (16.22%) Analytics
8 97 (14.31%) PRINCE2
9 93 (13.72%) Decision-Making
10 89 (13.13%) Change Management
11 86 (12.68%) Roadmaps
12 84 (12.39%) Risk Management
13 78 (11.50%) Coaching
14 74 (10.91%) Cybersecurity
15 73 (10.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 58 (8.55%) Budget Management
16 58 (8.55%) Business Case
17 57 (8.41%) ERP
17 57 (8.41%) Process Improvement
18 54 (7.96%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 32 (4.72%) SQL
2 19 (2.80%) Python
3 14 (2.06%) VBA
4 9 (1.33%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.03%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.88%) C#
6 6 (0.88%) PHP
7 5 (0.74%) C
8 4 (0.59%) Java
9 3 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.44%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.44%) Tcl
9 3 (0.44%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.29%) Bash
10 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.29%) R
11 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.15%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 160 (23.60%) Degree
2 61 (9.00%) PMP
3 43 (6.34%) PMI Certification
3 43 (6.34%) Security Cleared
4 29 (4.28%) SC Cleared
5 26 (3.83%) DBS Check
6 24 (3.54%) Master's Degree
7 20 (2.95%) CISSP
8 17 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
8 17 (2.51%) SANS
9 16 (2.36%) CGEIT
9 16 (2.36%) CISA
9 16 (2.36%) CISM
9 16 (2.36%) FFIEC
10 14 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (1.77%) CFA
11 12 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (1.62%) CCNP
13 10 (1.47%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.18%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.52%) PMO
2 37 (5.46%) GDPR
3 33 (4.87%) QA
4 28 (4.13%) NIST
5 21 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.36%) Accessibility
6 16 (2.36%) COBIT
7 11 (1.62%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.74%) P3O
9 5 (0.74%) SLA
10 3 (0.44%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.44%) GRC
10 3 (0.44%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.44%) WCAG
11 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.29%) GMP
11 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 29 (4.28%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.88%) Docker
2 6 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.59%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.88%) Ansible
2 6 (0.88%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.74%) Terraform
4 3 (0.44%) SCCM
5 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 153 (22.57%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.05%) SAP
3 38 (5.60%) Salesforce
4 33 (4.87%) Oracle
5 29 (4.28%) Google
6 18 (2.65%) Adobe
7 16 (2.36%) Cisco
8 13 (1.92%) Workday
9 8 (1.18%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.03%) Concur
10 7 (1.03%) VMware
11 6 (0.88%) Sage
12 5 (0.74%) iManage
12 5 (0.74%) Okta
12 5 (0.74%) Pardot
12 5 (0.74%) Planon
13 4 (0.59%) Apple
13 4 (0.59%) Civica
13 4 (0.59%) HP
13 4 (0.59%) Meraki