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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 22 29
Rank change year-on-year -31 +7 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 663 1,474 1,628
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.44% 8.97% 7.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.07% 9.58% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 438 799 1,176
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,625
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - -3.40%

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 13,070 15,388 20,350
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.64% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,286 9,071 16,480
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,750 £45,164
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 £82,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 12 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 24 (3.62%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.26%) CMS
3 7 (1.06%) Confluence
4 6 (0.90%) WordPress
5 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.30%) Drupal
5 2 (0.30%) Headless CMS
5 2 (0.30%) TPMS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 61 (9.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (7.09%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (4.37%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.36%) Trello
6 8 (1.21%) MS Visio
7 7 (1.06%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.30%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Notion
9 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.11%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (2.11%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (2.11%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.96%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.21%) Oracle Cash Management
4 7 (1.06%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.90%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.75%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.60%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.60%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.60%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.60%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.45%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.45%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.45%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.45%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.45%) SAP PS
8 3 (0.45%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 76 (11.46%) Azure
2 54 (8.14%) SaaS
3 51 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (6.18%) Power Platform
5 26 (3.92%) AWS
6 22 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (2.26%) Entra ID
8 13 (1.96%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.51%) OCI
9 10 (1.51%) Smartsheet
10 8 (1.21%) Google Workspace
10 8 (1.21%) Miro
11 7 (1.06%) Figma
11 7 (1.06%) Google Analytics
12 6 (0.90%) Intacct
13 5 (0.75%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.75%) Workato
14 4 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
14 4 (0.60%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.71%) VPN
2 14 (2.11%) CHAP
3 13 (1.96%) LAN
4 12 (1.81%) WAN
5 11 (1.66%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.66%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.21%) Firewall
7 8 (1.21%) VoIP
8 6 (0.90%) BGP
8 6 (0.90%) DNS
8 6 (0.90%) MPLS
8 6 (0.90%) Wireless
9 4 (0.60%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.60%) DHCP
9 4 (0.60%) Internet
9 4 (0.60%) Intranet
9 4 (0.60%) IPsec
9 4 (0.60%) Junos
9 4 (0.60%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (4.52%) Power BI
2 14 (2.11%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.51%) Tableau
4 6 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.60%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.60%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.60%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (0.45%) Big Data
8 2 (0.30%) Redis
8 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 24 (3.62%) JIRA
2 7 (1.06%) GitLab
3 5 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
4 3 (0.45%) Git
4 3 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 324 (48.87%) Social Skills
2 268 (40.42%) Finance
3 148 (22.32%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (11.76%) Marketing
5 73 (11.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 68 (10.26%) Legal
6 68 (10.26%) Public Sector
7 63 (9.50%) Presentation Skills
8 55 (8.30%) Organisational Skills
9 47 (7.09%) Retail
10 34 (5.13%) Law
11 20 (3.02%) Manufacturing
11 20 (3.02%) Telecoms
12 19 (2.87%) Banking
13 18 (2.71%) Financial Institution
13 18 (2.71%) Local Government
14 13 (1.96%) Billing
14 13 (1.96%) General Ledger
15 12 (1.81%) Advertising
15 12 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 106 (15.99%) Project Manager
2 78 (11.76%) Analyst
3 66 (9.95%) Senior
4 65 (9.80%) IT Manager
5 49 (7.39%) Architect
5 49 (7.39%) Lead
6 45 (6.79%) IT Project Manager
7 44 (6.64%) Business Analyst
8 39 (5.88%) Solutions Architect
9 32 (4.83%) Senior Manager
10 28 (4.22%) Consultant
11 20 (3.02%) Delivery Manager
12 19 (2.87%) Coordinator
13 17 (2.56%) Head of IT
13 17 (2.56%) IT Support
14 14 (2.11%) Auditor
14 14 (2.11%) Internal Auditor
14 14 (2.11%) Security Auditor
15 13 (1.96%) IT Analyst
15 13 (1.96%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.21%) EDI
2 6 (0.90%) HTML
3 5 (0.75%) CSS
3 5 (0.75%) Web Services
4 4 (0.60%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.60%) FIDO
4 4 (0.60%) Flutter
4 4 (0.60%) Middleware
4 4 (0.60%) Node.js
4 4 (0.60%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (0.60%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.45%) .NET
5 3 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.45%) React
6 2 (0.30%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) D3.js
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.15%) Next.js
7 1 (0.15%) PySpark
7 1 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 59 (8.90%) Management Information System
2 43 (6.49%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.83%) Virtual Team
4 27 (4.07%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.47%) Blog
5 23 (3.47%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.11%) Social Media
7 10 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.21%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.21%) GNSS
8 8 (1.21%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.21%) Satnav
9 7 (1.06%) Blockchain
9 7 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.90%) Cloud Native
10 6 (0.90%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.90%) FMCG
10 6 (0.90%) NHS
10 6 (0.90%) PMI
11 5 (0.75%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.41%) Windows
2 9 (1.36%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.60%) Unix
3 4 (0.60%) VMS
3 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.30%) Android
4 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (34.69%) Agile
2 158 (23.83%) Problem-Solving
3 154 (23.23%) Continuous Improvement
4 153 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 146 (22.02%) Project Delivery
6 105 (15.84%) AI
7 101 (15.23%) Analytics
8 100 (15.08%) Change Management
9 99 (14.93%) PRINCE2
10 93 (14.03%) Risk Management
11 89 (13.42%) Decision-Making
12 85 (12.82%) Roadmaps
13 74 (11.16%) Cybersecurity
14 72 (10.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 62 (9.35%) Coaching
16 60 (9.05%) ERP
17 59 (8.90%) Business Case
18 56 (8.45%) Strategic Thinking
19 55 (8.30%) Waterfall
20 53 (7.99%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 32 (4.83%) SQL
2 19 (2.87%) Python
3 10 (1.51%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.06%) C#
5 6 (0.90%) PHP
5 6 (0.90%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.75%) C
7 4 (0.60%) Java
8 3 (0.45%) Google Apps Script
8 3 (0.45%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.45%) Tcl
8 3 (0.45%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.30%) Bash
9 2 (0.30%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.15%) C++
10 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 171 (25.79%) Degree
2 64 (9.65%) PMP
3 46 (6.94%) PMI Certification
4 40 (6.03%) Security Cleared
5 29 (4.37%) SC Cleared
6 22 (3.32%) DBS Check
6 22 (3.32%) Master's Degree
7 17 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 16 (2.41%) CISSP
9 14 (2.11%) CGEIT
9 14 (2.11%) CISA
9 14 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (2.11%) CISM
9 14 (2.11%) FFIEC
9 14 (2.11%) SANS
10 13 (1.96%) CCNP
11 12 (1.81%) CFA
12 10 (1.51%) DV Cleared
13 8 (1.21%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (7.54%) PMO
2 35 (5.28%) QA
3 32 (4.83%) GDPR
4 25 (3.77%) NIST
5 17 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.26%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.11%) COBIT
8 11 (1.66%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.75%) SLA
11 4 (0.60%) P3O
12 3 (0.45%) GRC
12 3 (0.45%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.45%) WCAG
13 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.30%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.30%) GMP
13 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.15%) EMIR
14 1 (0.15%) FATCA
System Software
1 27 (4.07%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.60%) Docker
4 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.60%) Ansible
2 4 (0.60%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.60%) Terraform
3 2 (0.30%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 140 (21.12%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.03%) SAP
3 33 (4.98%) Salesforce
4 32 (4.83%) Oracle
5 23 (3.47%) Google
6 18 (2.71%) Cisco
7 14 (2.11%) Adobe
8 12 (1.81%) Workday
9 7 (1.06%) Concur
9 7 (1.06%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.90%) Sage
10 6 (0.90%) VMware
11 5 (0.75%) Civica
11 5 (0.75%) iManage
12 4 (0.60%) HP
12 4 (0.60%) Juniper
12 4 (0.60%) Meraki
12 4 (0.60%) Okta
12 4 (0.60%) Planon
13 3 (0.45%) Progress