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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 22 24
Rank change year-on-year -18 +2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 791 1,189 2,642
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.68% 9.24% 8.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.60% 9.75% 9.17%
Number of salaries quoted 508 695 1,963
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.00% -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 14,134 12,201 28,825
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.58% 94.80% 91.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,864 8,867 23,394
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £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 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -11.00%

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 4 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 (3.79%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.28%) CMS
3 14 (1.77%) WordPress
4 13 (1.64%) Confluence
5 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.51%) 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 71 (8.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (5.06%) Microsoft Project
3 39 (4.93%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.76%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.63%) Trello
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.51%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.13%) Notion
Business Applications
1 19 (2.40%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Assets
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.90%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (1.77%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.76%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.63%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.63%) Shopify
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 4 (0.51%) SAP BPC
10 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
11 2 (0.25%) Magento
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.25%) SAP MM
12 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 88 (11.13%) Azure
2 80 (10.11%) SaaS
3 76 (9.61%) Power Platform
4 58 (7.33%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (4.17%) AWS
6 24 (3.03%) PowerApps
7 23 (2.91%) Asana
7 23 (2.91%) Entra ID
8 20 (2.53%) Power Automate
9 15 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (1.77%) OneDrive
11 13 (1.64%) GCP
11 13 (1.64%) Google Analytics
11 13 (1.64%) Miro
12 11 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.39%) Sprout Social
13 10 (1.26%) Smartsheet
14 9 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
14 9 (1.14%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.68%) Broadband
2 24 (3.03%) CHAP
3 15 (1.90%) Firewall
4 11 (1.39%) DNS
5 10 (1.26%) DHCP
5 10 (1.26%) VPN
6 8 (1.01%) Network Security
6 8 (1.01%) WAN
7 7 (0.88%) Wireless
8 6 (0.76%) LAN
9 5 (0.63%) Internet
9 5 (0.63%) Intranet
10 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.38%) NGN
11 3 (0.38%) SCCP
11 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.25%) Extranet
12 2 (0.25%) VLAN
12 2 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (7.33%) Power BI
2 9 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.01%) Tableau
4 7 (0.88%) Data Lake
5 6 (0.76%) Power Query
5 6 (0.76%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.63%) DB2
7 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.51%) DB2 UDB
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.51%) QlikView
8 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (5.82%) 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%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 375 (47.41%) Social Skills
2 275 (34.77%) Finance
3 159 (20.10%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (14.66%) Marketing
5 86 (10.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 85 (10.75%) Public Sector
7 78 (9.86%) Legal
8 73 (9.23%) Organisational Skills
9 66 (8.34%) Retail
10 58 (7.33%) Presentation Skills
11 53 (6.70%) Law
12 36 (4.55%) Banking
13 35 (4.42%) Games
14 32 (4.05%) Financial Institution
15 30 (3.79%) Manufacturing
16 21 (2.65%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.15%) Aviation
18 14 (1.77%) Advertising
18 14 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
19 13 (1.64%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 131 (16.56%) Project Manager
2 106 (13.40%) Senior
3 83 (10.49%) Analyst
4 66 (8.34%) IT Manager
4 66 (8.34%) Lead
5 60 (7.59%) Senior Manager
6 49 (6.19%) Business Analyst
7 46 (5.82%) Architect
8 41 (5.18%) IT Project Manager
9 38 (4.80%) Solutions Architect
10 34 (4.30%) Senior Project Manager
11 32 (4.05%) IT Support
12 28 (3.54%) Marketing Manager
12 28 (3.54%) Systems Manager
13 27 (3.41%) Consultant
14 26 (3.29%) Digital Project Manager
14 26 (3.29%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 24 (3.03%) Auditor
16 23 (2.91%) Internal Auditor
16 23 (2.91%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.28%) EDI
2 16 (2.02%) HTML
3 14 (1.77%) CSS
4 10 (1.26%) .NET
4 10 (1.26%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
6 8 (1.01%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (1.01%) JSON
6 8 (1.01%) SPFx
7 6 (0.76%) React
8 5 (0.63%) OAuth
8 5 (0.63%) OpenID
8 5 (0.63%) SAML
9 4 (0.51%) FIDO
9 4 (0.51%) 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 81 (10.24%) Management Information System
2 59 (7.46%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (4.93%) Product Ownership
4 39 (4.93%) Virtual Team
5 31 (3.92%) Social Media
6 29 (3.67%) Mobile App
7 26 (3.29%) Driving Licence
8 24 (3.03%) Blog
9 20 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
10 14 (1.77%) Low-Code
11 13 (1.64%) Blockchain
12 12 (1.52%) Cloud Native
13 11 (1.39%) Video Editing
14 10 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
14 10 (1.26%) GNSS
14 10 (1.26%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.54%) Apple iOS
1 28 (3.54%) Windows
2 23 (2.91%) Android
3 9 (1.14%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.63%) Linux
4 5 (0.63%) Unix
5 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.13%) AIX
6 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (33.12%) Agile
2 224 (28.32%) Problem-Solving
3 188 (23.77%) Project Delivery
4 163 (20.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 148 (18.71%) Stakeholder Management
6 143 (18.08%) AI
7 137 (17.32%) Decision-Making
8 129 (16.31%) Analytics
9 122 (15.42%) PRINCE2
10 99 (12.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 96 (12.14%) Mentoring
11 96 (12.14%) Roadmaps
12 95 (12.01%) Risk Management
13 93 (11.76%) Coaching
14 88 (11.13%) Cybersecurity
15 85 (10.75%) B2B
16 83 (10.49%) Change Management
17 78 (9.86%) ERP
18 74 (9.36%) Budget Management
19 62 (7.84%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 44 (5.56%) SQL
2 25 (3.16%) Python
3 24 (3.03%) C#
4 15 (1.90%) VBA
5 14 (1.77%) TypeScript
6 13 (1.64%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.52%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.38%) Dart
8 3 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.25%) Bash
9 2 (0.25%) C++
9 2 (0.25%) Java
9 2 (0.25%) R
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) C
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 153 (19.34%) Degree
2 69 (8.72%) PMP
3 48 (6.07%) PMI Certification
4 43 (5.44%) DBS Check
5 32 (4.05%) CISSP
6 30 (3.79%) Security Cleared
7 29 (3.67%) SANS
8 24 (3.03%) CGEIT
8 24 (3.03%) CISA
8 24 (3.03%) CISM
8 24 (3.03%) FFIEC
9 23 (2.91%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.14%) ACCA
10 9 (1.14%) MBA
10 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.14%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.01%) CFA
11 8 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.01%) HNC
12 7 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.83%) GDPR
2 45 (5.69%) Accessibility
3 36 (4.55%) PMO
4 35 (4.42%) NIST
5 34 (4.30%) QA
6 26 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 24 (3.03%) COBIT
8 22 (2.78%) ISO 9001
9 11 (1.39%) GRC
10 9 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
10 9 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.76%) ISO 14001
12 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 5 (0.63%) GAAP
14 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
14 4 (0.51%) PERC
15 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (4.30%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.26%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (1.52%) Ansible
2 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.01%) Grafana
3 8 (1.01%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.76%) SCCM
5 5 (0.63%) Terraform
6 2 (0.25%) Argo
6 2 (0.25%) Puppet
6 2 (0.25%) Salt
7 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 162 (20.48%) Microsoft
2 52 (6.57%) Salesforce
3 45 (5.69%) Adobe
4 40 (5.06%) SAP
5 35 (4.42%) Google
6 31 (3.92%) Oracle
7 16 (2.02%) Pardot
8 14 (1.77%) HubSpot
9 12 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.39%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.39%) Instagram
10 11 (1.39%) Wrike
11 10 (1.26%) Apple
12 9 (1.14%) Cisco
12 9 (1.14%) JD Edwards
12 9 (1.14%) Okta
13 7 (0.88%) Fortinet
13 7 (0.88%) Planon
13 7 (0.88%) Workday
14 5 (0.63%) ForgeRock