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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 31 24
Rank change year-on-year -10 -7 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 873 1,225 2,617
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.68% 8.09% 8.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.66% 8.51% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 548 649 2,017
10th Percentile £32,750 £32,750 £33,650
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £86,250 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -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 15,436 14,396 29,596
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.67% 95.08% 90.90%
Number of salaries quoted 10,985 8,732 23,377
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -9.84%

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 18 May 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 49 (5.61%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.41%) CMS
3 19 (2.18%) WordPress
4 18 (2.06%) Confluence
5 4 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) Drupal
7 1 (0.11%) Moodle
Applications
1 89 (10.19%) Microsoft Project
2 81 (9.28%) Microsoft Office
3 76 (8.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.57%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.57%) Trello
7 4 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (2.29%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (1.83%) Oracle Assets
2 16 (1.83%) Oracle Cash Management
2 16 (1.83%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.83%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.72%) Oracle EBS R12
4 14 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 9 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.92%) Shopify
7 6 (0.69%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.57%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
10 2 (0.23%) Magento
10 2 (0.23%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
11 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
Cloud Services
1 107 (12.26%) Azure
2 103 (11.80%) Power Platform
3 76 (8.71%) SaaS
4 60 (6.87%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (4.58%) PowerApps
6 34 (3.89%) Power Automate
7 29 (3.32%) AWS
8 27 (3.09%) OneDrive
9 26 (2.98%) Asana
10 20 (2.29%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (2.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
12 17 (1.95%) Entra ID
13 16 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.83%) GCP
14 15 (1.72%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.60%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.26%) Sprout Social
17 10 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.24%) Broadband
2 23 (2.63%) CHAP
3 16 (1.83%) Firewall
4 8 (0.92%) DNS
5 7 (0.80%) Network Security
5 7 (0.80%) WAN
6 6 (0.69%) DHCP
6 6 (0.69%) VPN
6 6 (0.69%) Wireless
7 5 (0.57%) LAN
8 3 (0.34%) Intranet
8 3 (0.34%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.34%) NGN
8 3 (0.34%) SCCP
9 2 (0.23%) Extranet
9 2 (0.23%) Internet
9 2 (0.23%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.23%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.11%) SMTP
10 1 (0.11%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.39%) Power BI
2 19 (2.18%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.03%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.80%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.80%) Power Query
5 7 (0.80%) Tableau
6 6 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.57%) DB2
7 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.46%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.46%) QlikView
9 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.23%) Big Data
10 2 (0.23%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.11%) Looker
11 1 (0.11%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 70 (8.02%) JIRA
2 7 (0.80%) Visual Studio
3 5 (0.57%) Git
3 5 (0.57%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.34%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.34%) Storybook
5 1 (0.11%) GCC
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 385 (44.10%) Social Skills
2 292 (33.45%) Finance
3 155 (17.75%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (13.06%) Marketing
5 79 (9.05%) Public Sector
6 78 (8.93%) Organisational Skills
7 76 (8.71%) Retail
8 74 (8.48%) Legal
9 61 (6.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 58 (6.64%) Law
11 39 (4.47%) Banking
12 37 (4.24%) Games
13 31 (3.55%) Manufacturing
14 30 (3.44%) Financial Institution
15 27 (3.09%) Aviation
16 25 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
17 21 (2.41%) Advertising
18 20 (2.29%) General Ledger
19 15 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
20 14 (1.60%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 188 (21.53%) Project Manager
2 154 (17.64%) Senior
3 101 (11.57%) Senior Manager
4 80 (9.16%) Analyst
5 78 (8.93%) IT Manager
6 77 (8.82%) Senior Project Manager
7 60 (6.87%) Lead
8 44 (5.04%) IT Project Manager
9 43 (4.93%) Business Analyst
10 39 (4.47%) Architect
11 35 (4.01%) IT Support
12 34 (3.89%) Solutions Architect
13 31 (3.55%) Consultant
14 30 (3.44%) Applications Manager
15 28 (3.21%) Digital Project Manager
15 28 (3.21%) Marketing Manager
15 28 (3.21%) Systems Manager
16 27 (3.09%) Development Manager
17 26 (2.98%) Senior Digital Project Manager
18 23 (2.63%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.55%) HTML
2 29 (3.32%) CSS
3 24 (2.75%) .NET
4 22 (2.52%) JSON
5 21 (2.41%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.41%) HTML5 Canvas
6 20 (2.29%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (2.18%) SPFx
8 18 (2.06%) EDI
9 10 (1.15%) Hugging Face
9 10 (1.15%) PyTorch
9 10 (1.15%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.57%) OAuth
10 5 (0.57%) OpenID
10 5 (0.57%) SAML
11 3 (0.34%) Flutter
11 3 (0.34%) Jest
11 3 (0.34%) React
11 3 (0.34%) React Native
11 3 (0.34%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.48%) Management Information System
2 56 (6.41%) Onboarding
3 47 (5.38%) Product Ownership
4 39 (4.47%) Virtual Team
5 38 (4.35%) Driving Licence
6 29 (3.32%) Mobile App
6 29 (3.32%) Social Media
7 25 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (2.63%) Cyber Defence
9 22 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
12 15 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
12 15 (1.72%) Video Editing
12 15 (1.72%) Web Conferencing
13 14 (1.60%) Cloud Native
13 14 (1.60%) Legacy Applications
13 14 (1.60%) Low-Code
14 11 (1.26%) Blockchain
14 11 (1.26%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.21%) Apple iOS
2 25 (2.86%) Windows
3 23 (2.63%) Android
4 6 (0.69%) Linux
5 5 (0.57%) Unix
5 5 (0.57%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.11%) AIX
6 1 (0.11%) CentOS
6 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.11%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (37.34%) Agile
2 249 (28.52%) Project Delivery
3 232 (26.58%) Problem-Solving
4 189 (21.65%) PRINCE2
5 145 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 144 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 142 (16.27%) Coaching
8 130 (14.89%) Analytics
9 128 (14.66%) AI
10 121 (13.86%) Budget Management
10 121 (13.86%) Roadmaps
11 115 (13.17%) Mentoring
12 114 (13.06%) Decision-Making
13 109 (12.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 98 (11.23%) B2B
15 93 (10.65%) Risk Management
16 88 (10.08%) Cybersecurity
17 87 (9.97%) ERP
18 84 (9.62%) Logistics
19 81 (9.28%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 60 (6.87%) SQL
2 36 (4.12%) C#
3 34 (3.89%) Python
4 26 (2.98%) JavaScript
5 23 (2.63%) PowerShell
6 22 (2.52%) TypeScript
7 16 (1.83%) VBA
8 3 (0.34%) C++
8 3 (0.34%) Dart
8 3 (0.34%) PHP
9 2 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.23%) Java
9 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.11%) Bash
10 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 183 (20.96%) Degree
2 66 (7.56%) DBS Check
3 64 (7.33%) PMP
4 59 (6.76%) PMI Certification
5 49 (5.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 35 (4.01%) CISSP
7 28 (3.21%) SANS
8 27 (3.09%) CISA
8 27 (3.09%) CISM
9 23 (2.63%) CGEIT
9 23 (2.63%) FFIEC
10 22 (2.52%) Security Cleared
11 18 (2.06%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (1.15%) CAPM
14 9 (1.03%) MBA
15 8 (0.92%) APMP
15 8 (0.92%) HNC
15 8 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 7 (0.80%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.19%) GDPR
2 50 (5.73%) Accessibility
3 46 (5.27%) PMO
4 45 (5.15%) NIST
5 39 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 30 (3.44%) QA
7 29 (3.32%) ISO 9001
8 23 (2.63%) COBIT
9 15 (1.72%) GRC
10 12 (1.37%) Data Quality
11 10 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
12 9 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
12 9 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 9 (1.03%) ISO 14001
12 9 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 6 (0.69%) GAAP
14 5 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 4 (0.46%) NCSC
15 4 (0.46%) NIST 800
System Software
1 27 (3.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.92%) Docker
3 5 (0.57%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.26%) Ansible
2 10 (1.15%) SCCM
3 8 (0.92%) Grafana
3 8 (0.92%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.46%) Terraform
5 2 (0.23%) Argo
5 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.23%) Puppet
5 2 (0.23%) Salt
6 1 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 192 (21.99%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.30%) Adobe
3 46 (5.27%) Salesforce
4 40 (4.58%) SAP
5 35 (4.01%) Google
5 35 (4.01%) Oracle
6 21 (2.41%) ServiceNow
7 20 (2.29%) Pardot
8 17 (1.95%) HubSpot
9 11 (1.26%) Hootsuite
9 11 (1.26%) Instagram
9 11 (1.26%) Wrike
10 9 (1.03%) Apple
10 9 (1.03%) Fortinet
10 9 (1.03%) JD Edwards
11 7 (0.80%) Planon
11 7 (0.80%) Workday
12 6 (0.69%) SonicWALL
12 6 (0.69%) VMware
13 5 (0.57%) Okta