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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 27 29
Rank change year-on-year -19 +2 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 790 1,579 1,618
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.17% 7.96% 7.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.69% 8.82% 8.15%
Number of salaries quoted 519 858 1,177
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +2.61% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,803 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% +3.45%

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 13,887 17,901 19,845
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.86% 90.19% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,778 10,780 16,075
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,438
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 28 November 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 30 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.15%) WordPress
3 16 (2.03%) CMS
4 13 (1.65%) Confluence
5 6 (0.76%) Drupal
6 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.38%) Moodle
8 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.25%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.25%) PowerFactory
8 2 (0.25%) TPMS
9 1 (0.13%) Apache
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 73 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (8.73%) Microsoft Office
3 39 (4.94%) Microsoft Project
4 29 (3.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.77%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.14%) Trello
7 8 (1.01%) Adobe XD
8 3 (0.38%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.13%) InDesign
10 1 (0.13%) Notion
10 1 (0.13%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 17 (2.15%) Oracle Assets
1 17 (2.15%) Oracle Payables
1 17 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
2 12 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.39%) Oracle Cash Management
3 11 (1.39%) Oracle EBS R12
3 11 (1.39%) SAP CO
3 11 (1.39%) SAP FI
3 11 (1.39%) SAP FI/CO
3 11 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.76%) Adaptiv
5 6 (0.76%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.63%) Infor CloudSuite
6 5 (0.63%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 5 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.51%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 85 (10.76%) Azure
2 55 (6.96%) Power Platform
3 52 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
4 49 (6.20%) SaaS
5 31 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (3.16%) AWS
6 25 (3.16%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (2.78%) Power Automate
8 17 (2.15%) Smartsheet
9 13 (1.65%) Google Analytics
10 11 (1.39%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.39%) Google Ads
11 9 (1.14%) Figma
11 9 (1.14%) OCI
12 8 (1.01%) Miro
13 6 (0.76%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.63%) Intacct
14 5 (0.63%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.63%) Workato
15 4 (0.51%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.41%) VPN
2 14 (1.77%) LAN
3 12 (1.52%) WAN
4 11 (1.39%) SD-WAN
4 11 (1.39%) Unified Communications
5 10 (1.27%) Firewall
6 9 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.01%) VoIP
8 7 (0.89%) BGP
8 7 (0.89%) DNS
8 7 (0.89%) MPLS
9 6 (0.76%) CHAP
10 5 (0.63%) DHCP
10 5 (0.63%) Internet
10 5 (0.63%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.51%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.51%) IPsec
11 4 (0.51%) Junos
11 4 (0.51%) Wireless
12 3 (0.38%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (4.68%) Power BI
2 23 (2.91%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.01%) SAP BW
4 7 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (0.89%) Tableau
5 6 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.51%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.38%) Big Data
8 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.38%) Metadata
8 3 (0.38%) MySQL
8 3 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.25%) GIS
9 2 (0.25%) Redis
Development Applications
1 38 (4.81%) JIRA
2 10 (1.27%) Git
3 7 (0.89%) GitLab
4 4 (0.51%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.25%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.13%) Sourcetree
7 1 (0.13%) Subversion
General
1 357 (45.19%) Social Skills
2 291 (36.84%) Finance
3 161 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (12.66%) Marketing
5 88 (11.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 83 (10.51%) Public Sector
7 75 (9.49%) Presentation Skills
8 66 (8.35%) Retail
9 59 (7.47%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (6.84%) Legal
11 47 (5.95%) Local Government
12 33 (4.18%) Law
13 21 (2.66%) Banking
13 21 (2.66%) Telecoms
14 20 (2.53%) Manufacturing
15 19 (2.41%) General Ledger
16 13 (1.65%) Advertising
16 13 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.52%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.52%) Billing
Job Titles
1 150 (18.99%) Project Manager
2 92 (11.65%) Senior
3 75 (9.49%) Analyst
4 72 (9.11%) IT Manager
5 57 (7.22%) Lead
6 54 (6.84%) IT Project Manager
7 47 (5.95%) Architect
8 39 (4.94%) Business Analyst
8 39 (4.94%) Senior Manager
9 37 (4.68%) Solutions Architect
10 36 (4.56%) Consultant
11 32 (4.05%) Delivery Manager
12 25 (3.16%) Head of IT
13 24 (3.04%) Technical Director
14 22 (2.78%) Developer
14 22 (2.78%) Senior Project Manager
15 21 (2.66%) Coordinator
16 17 (2.15%) Technical Manager
17 16 (2.03%) IT Support
18 15 (1.90%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.77%) HTML
2 13 (1.65%) .NET
3 10 (1.27%) React
4 9 (1.14%) Web Services
5 7 (0.89%) CSS
5 7 (0.89%) Node.js
6 5 (0.63%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.63%) Flutter
7 4 (0.51%) FIDO
7 4 (0.51%) Middleware
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.51%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.51%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.38%) Laravel
9 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.25%) EDI
9 2 (0.25%) Flash
9 2 (0.25%) HTML5
9 2 (0.25%) PySpark
9 2 (0.25%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 58 (7.34%) Management Information System
2 41 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (4.43%) Virtual Team
4 32 (4.05%) NHS
5 28 (3.54%) Onboarding
6 24 (3.04%) Blog
7 22 (2.78%) Social Media
8 21 (2.66%) Product Ownership
9 15 (1.90%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.27%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.27%) Digital Media
12 9 (1.14%) Life Science
12 9 (1.14%) Operational Technology
13 8 (1.01%) FMCG
14 7 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
14 7 (0.89%) Marketing Technology
14 7 (0.89%) PMI
15 6 (0.76%) EPoS
15 6 (0.76%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.53%) Windows
2 7 (0.89%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.63%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.51%) VMS
5 2 (0.25%) Android
5 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (32.91%) Agile
2 194 (24.56%) Project Delivery
3 174 (22.03%) Stakeholder Management
4 159 (20.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 159 (20.13%) Problem-Solving
5 121 (15.32%) Change Management
6 114 (14.43%) Analytics
6 114 (14.43%) Risk Management
7 111 (14.05%) PRINCE2
8 103 (13.04%) AI
9 94 (11.90%) Decision-Making
10 89 (11.27%) ERP
10 89 (11.27%) Strategic Thinking
11 85 (10.76%) Mentoring
12 83 (10.51%) Roadmaps
13 77 (9.75%) CRM
14 73 (9.24%) Cybersecurity
15 72 (9.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 67 (8.48%) Waterfall
17 62 (7.85%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.32%) SQL
2 24 (3.04%) Python
3 23 (2.91%) JavaScript
4 14 (1.77%) C#
5 10 (1.27%) PHP
6 8 (1.01%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.01%) TypeScript
7 6 (0.76%) Bash
7 6 (0.76%) Java
8 5 (0.63%) C
9 3 (0.38%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.38%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.38%) Tcl
10 2 (0.25%) Bicep
10 2 (0.25%) C++
10 2 (0.25%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.13%) Ruby
11 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 216 (27.34%) Degree
2 73 (9.24%) PMP
3 56 (7.09%) PMI Certification
4 40 (5.06%) Security Cleared
5 31 (3.92%) Computer Science Degree
6 30 (3.80%) SC Cleared
7 24 (3.04%) Master's Degree
8 21 (2.66%) DBS Check
9 16 (2.03%) CFA
10 15 (1.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 14 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (1.65%) CCNP
13 11 (1.39%) ACCA
14 10 (1.27%) DV Cleared
15 9 (1.14%) CIMA
16 8 (1.01%) CISM
16 8 (1.01%) CISSP
16 8 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
17 7 (0.89%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (9.37%) PMO
2 56 (7.09%) QA
3 31 (3.92%) Accessibility
4 29 (3.67%) GDPR
5 15 (1.90%) NIST
6 8 (1.01%) COBIT
6 8 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.89%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.76%) P3O
9 5 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.63%) SLA
9 5 (0.63%) WCAG
10 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 3 (0.38%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.25%) GMP
12 2 (0.25%) GRC
12 2 (0.25%) GxP
12 2 (0.25%) ISO 19650
12 2 (0.25%) PERC
System Software
1 18 (2.28%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.76%) Docker
3 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.51%) Terraform
3 2 (0.25%) Ansible
3 2 (0.25%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.13%) SmoothWall
4 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 166 (21.01%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.46%) SAP
3 36 (4.56%) Salesforce
4 32 (4.05%) Google
5 31 (3.92%) Oracle
6 26 (3.29%) Adobe
7 21 (2.66%) Cisco
8 10 (1.27%) Murex
9 9 (1.14%) Workday
10 8 (1.01%) Concur
10 8 (1.01%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.76%) FIS
11 6 (0.76%) HP
11 6 (0.76%) Sage
11 6 (0.76%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.63%) Apple
12 5 (0.63%) Civica
12 5 (0.63%) Infor
12 5 (0.63%) Meraki
12 5 (0.63%) Pardot