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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 32 21
Rank change year-on-year -8 -11 +14
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 993 1,198 2,593
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.86% 7.67% 7.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.91% 8.13% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 610 634 1,929
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,575 £33,800
25th Percentile £41,653 £42,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £73,250 £72,500 £69,914
90th Percentile £88,750 £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 16,791 14,738 29,927
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.17% 94.32% 89.12%
Number of salaries quoted 12,235 8,589 23,073
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,625 £75,750
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% -9.54%

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 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 (5.44%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.22%) WordPress
3 20 (2.01%) CMS
4 19 (1.91%) Confluence
5 5 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 133 (13.39%) Microsoft Project
2 104 (10.47%) Microsoft Office
3 85 (8.56%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (0.81%) Trello
7 5 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.50%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.30%) Blender
9 3 (0.30%) Maya
10 1 (0.10%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.10%) InDesign
10 1 (0.10%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 26 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.61%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.61%) Oracle Receivables
3 14 (1.41%) Oracle Assets
3 14 (1.41%) Oracle Cash Management
3 14 (1.41%) Oracle EBS
3 14 (1.41%) Oracle EBS R12
4 11 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.70%) Shopify
6 6 (0.60%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.50%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.20%) SAP MDG
9 2 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
10 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.10%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 118 (11.88%) Power Platform
2 105 (10.57%) Azure
3 69 (6.95%) SaaS
4 59 (5.94%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (4.43%) PowerApps
6 36 (3.63%) Power Automate
7 27 (2.72%) OneDrive
8 25 (2.52%) Asana
9 24 (2.42%) AWS
10 22 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (2.01%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 19 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
13 16 (1.61%) Smartsheet
14 15 (1.51%) GCP
14 15 (1.51%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
16 12 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
17 11 (1.11%) Entra ID
17 11 (1.11%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.83%) Broadband
2 27 (2.72%) Firewall
3 17 (1.71%) CHAP
4 11 (1.11%) LAN
4 11 (1.11%) WAN
5 9 (0.91%) DNS
6 7 (0.70%) DHCP
6 7 (0.70%) Network Security
6 7 (0.70%) Wireless
7 5 (0.50%) VPN
8 4 (0.40%) NGN
8 4 (0.40%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.30%) 2G
9 3 (0.30%) 3G
9 3 (0.30%) 4G
9 3 (0.30%) 5G
9 3 (0.30%) Intranet
9 3 (0.30%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (0.30%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (9.16%) Power BI
2 19 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
3 17 (1.71%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.81%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.81%) Power Query
6 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.60%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.50%) Db2
9 4 (0.40%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.40%) QlikView
9 4 (0.40%) Tableau
10 3 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
11 2 (0.20%) Big Data
11 2 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.10%) Looker
12 1 (0.10%) MySQL
12 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 90 (9.06%) JIRA
2 9 (0.91%) Git
3 8 (0.81%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.50%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.30%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.30%) 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
1 455 (45.82%) Social Skills
2 303 (30.51%) Finance
3 180 (18.13%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (10.98%) Marketing
5 89 (8.96%) Organisational Skills
6 76 (7.65%) Retail
7 72 (7.25%) Public Sector
8 59 (5.94%) Legal
9 52 (5.24%) Law
10 49 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 38 (3.83%) Banking
12 36 (3.63%) Games
13 31 (3.12%) Manufacturing
14 28 (2.82%) Aviation
15 27 (2.72%) Advertising
15 27 (2.72%) Financial Institution
16 26 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
17 21 (2.11%) General Ledger
18 17 (1.71%) Local Government
19 16 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 237 (23.87%) Project Manager
2 178 (17.93%) Senior
3 115 (11.58%) Senior Manager
4 100 (10.07%) Senior Project Manager
5 98 (9.87%) IT Manager
6 80 (8.06%) Analyst
7 70 (7.05%) Lead
8 58 (5.84%) IT Project Manager
9 56 (5.64%) Consultant
10 41 (4.13%) Business Analyst
11 39 (3.93%) Architect
12 38 (3.83%) IT Support
13 37 (3.73%) Developer
14 32 (3.22%) Solutions Architect
15 31 (3.12%) Applications Manager
16 30 (3.02%) Marketing Manager
17 29 (2.92%) Digital Project Manager
18 28 (2.82%) Programme Manager
18 28 (2.82%) Systems Manager
19 26 (2.62%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.32%) HTML
2 30 (3.02%) CSS
3 27 (2.72%) .NET
4 23 (2.32%) Hugging Face
4 23 (2.32%) PyTorch
4 23 (2.32%) TensorFlow
5 22 (2.22%) JSON
6 21 (2.11%) .NET Core
6 21 (2.11%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.91%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.91%) SPFx
8 12 (1.21%) EDI
9 5 (0.50%) OAuth
9 5 (0.50%) OpenID
9 5 (0.50%) SAML
10 4 (0.40%) XML
11 3 (0.30%) Django
11 3 (0.30%) Express.js
11 3 (0.30%) Node.js
11 3 (0.30%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 77 (7.75%) Management Information System
2 61 (6.14%) Onboarding
3 49 (4.93%) Driving Licence
4 47 (4.73%) Product Ownership
5 38 (3.83%) Virtual Team
6 34 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
7 30 (3.02%) Social Media
8 29 (2.92%) Mobile App
9 24 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 24 (2.42%) Cyber Defence
10 23 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
11 19 (1.91%) Cloud Native
11 19 (1.91%) Web Conferencing
12 16 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.51%) Hybrid Cloud
13 15 (1.51%) Video Editing
14 14 (1.41%) Legacy Applications
14 14 (1.41%) Low-Code
15 13 (1.31%) Data Centre
16 11 (1.11%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.22%) Windows
2 28 (2.82%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.32%) Android
4 8 (0.81%) Linux
4 8 (0.81%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.30%) Unix
6 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.10%) AIX
7 1 (0.10%) CentOS
7 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.10%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (36.05%) Agile
2 305 (30.72%) Project Delivery
3 284 (28.60%) Problem-Solving
4 231 (23.26%) PRINCE2
5 203 (20.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 152 (15.31%) Coaching
7 148 (14.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 141 (14.20%) Decision-Making
8 141 (14.20%) Roadmaps
9 139 (14.00%) Budget Management
10 133 (13.39%) Mentoring
11 125 (12.59%) Analytics
11 125 (12.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 121 (12.19%) AI
13 115 (11.58%) Logistics
14 106 (10.67%) ERP
15 100 (10.07%) CRM
16 96 (9.67%) Customer Experience
17 95 (9.57%) B2B
17 95 (9.57%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (8.46%) SQL
2 55 (5.54%) Python
3 35 (3.52%) C#
4 32 (3.22%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.52%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.22%) PowerShell
7 19 (1.91%) VBA
8 5 (0.50%) C++
9 4 (0.40%) PHP
10 3 (0.30%) Dart
10 3 (0.30%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.20%) Java
11 2 (0.20%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.10%) C
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
12 1 (0.10%) R
Qualifications
1 204 (20.54%) Degree
2 93 (9.37%) DBS Check
3 89 (8.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 69 (6.95%) PMP
5 64 (6.45%) PMI Certification
6 28 (2.82%) CISSP
7 22 (2.22%) SANS
8 21 (2.11%) CISA
8 21 (2.11%) CISM
9 18 (1.81%) Security Cleared
10 17 (1.71%) CGEIT
10 17 (1.71%) FFIEC
11 13 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.31%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.21%) CAPM
13 9 (0.91%) APMP
13 9 (0.91%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 8 (0.81%) ACCA
14 8 (0.81%) HNC
14 8 (0.81%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (7.45%) PMO
2 56 (5.64%) Accessibility
3 55 (5.54%) GDPR
4 53 (5.34%) QA
5 40 (4.03%) NIST
6 38 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 33 (3.32%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.71%) COBIT
8 17 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 16 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.61%) Data Quality
9 16 (1.61%) ISO 14001
9 16 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 14 (1.41%) GRC
11 9 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.70%) GAAP
13 4 (0.40%) IFRS
13 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 18 (1.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.81%) Docker
3 7 (0.70%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.10%) Firmware
5 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.41%) SCCM
2 9 (0.91%) Ansible
3 8 (0.81%) Grafana
4 7 (0.70%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.20%) Argo
7 2 (0.20%) Puppet
7 2 (0.20%) Salt
7 2 (0.20%) Terraform
8 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.10%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.10%) SCOM
8 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 204 (20.54%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.74%) Adobe
3 50 (5.04%) SAP
4 44 (4.43%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.23%) Oracle
6 32 (3.22%) Google
7 30 (3.02%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.01%) Pardot
9 17 (1.71%) HubSpot
10 13 (1.31%) Fortinet
11 12 (1.21%) SonicWALL
12 11 (1.11%) Hootsuite
12 11 (1.11%) Instagram
12 11 (1.11%) Wrike
13 9 (0.91%) Apple
13 9 (0.91%) JD Edwards
14 5 (0.50%) ForgeRock
14 5 (0.50%) Okta
14 5 (0.50%) Planon
15 4 (0.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud