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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 31 22
Rank change year-on-year -10 -9 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 992 1,204 2,612
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.87% 7.70% 7.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.92% 8.15% 8.68%
Number of salaries quoted 608 638 1,947
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,675 £33,804
25th Percentile £41,585 £42,500 £41,813
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% -9.09%

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 16,752 14,764 30,098
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.21% 94.38% 88.98%
Number of salaries quoted 12,199 8,615 23,204
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 £79,688 £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 26 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 21 (2.12%) CMS
4 19 (1.92%) 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
1 132 (13.31%) Microsoft Project
2 104 (10.48%) Microsoft Office
3 85 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 25 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (1.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.71%) 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 17 (1.71%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (1.71%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.51%) Oracle Assets
3 15 (1.51%) Oracle Cash Management
3 15 (1.51%) Oracle EBS
3 15 (1.51%) Oracle EBS R12
4 11 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.71%) Shopify
6 6 (0.60%) Elite 3E
6 6 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.50%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
10 2 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
10 2 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.20%) SAP MDG
10 2 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
11 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.10%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 117 (11.79%) Power Platform
2 105 (10.58%) Azure
3 68 (6.85%) SaaS
4 59 (5.95%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (4.44%) 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 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.92%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 19 (1.92%) 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 8 (0.81%) Wireless
7 7 (0.71%) DHCP
7 7 (0.71%) Network Security
8 5 (0.50%) VPN
9 4 (0.40%) NGN
9 4 (0.40%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.30%) 2G
10 3 (0.30%) 3G
10 3 (0.30%) 4G
10 3 (0.30%) 5G
10 3 (0.30%) Intranet
10 3 (0.30%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.30%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (9.07%) Power BI
2 19 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
3 17 (1.71%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.81%) Power Query
6 7 (0.71%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.71%) 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 89 (8.97%) 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
1 453 (45.67%) Social Skills
2 305 (30.75%) Finance
3 179 (18.04%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (10.89%) Marketing
5 88 (8.87%) Organisational Skills
6 77 (7.76%) Retail
7 73 (7.36%) Public Sector
8 60 (6.05%) Legal
9 53 (5.34%) Law
10 49 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 37 (3.73%) Banking
12 36 (3.63%) Games
13 31 (3.13%) Manufacturing
14 28 (2.82%) Aviation
15 27 (2.72%) Advertising
16 26 (2.62%) Financial Institution
16 26 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
17 22 (2.22%) General Ledger
18 17 (1.71%) Local Government
19 15 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 237 (23.89%) Project Manager
2 178 (17.94%) Senior
3 115 (11.59%) Senior Manager
4 100 (10.08%) Senior Project Manager
5 96 (9.68%) IT Manager
6 81 (8.17%) Analyst
7 69 (6.96%) Lead
8 58 (5.85%) IT Project Manager
9 54 (5.44%) Consultant
10 42 (4.23%) Business Analyst
11 39 (3.93%) Architect
12 38 (3.83%) IT Support
13 37 (3.73%) Developer
14 32 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
15 31 (3.13%) Applications Manager
16 30 (3.02%) Marketing Manager
17 29 (2.92%) Digital Project Manager
17 29 (2.92%) Systems Manager
18 26 (2.62%) Senior Digital Project Manager
18 26 (2.62%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.33%) 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 (2.12%) .NET Core
6 21 (2.12%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.92%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.92%) 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%) Godot
11 3 (0.30%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 77 (7.76%) Management Information System
2 61 (6.15%) Onboarding
3 49 (4.94%) Driving Licence
4 47 (4.74%) Product Ownership
5 38 (3.83%) Virtual Team
6 34 (3.43%) 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 18 (1.81%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.81%) 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 (3.23%) 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 (36.09%) Agile
2 305 (30.75%) Project Delivery
3 284 (28.63%) Problem-Solving
4 231 (23.29%) PRINCE2
5 202 (20.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 152 (15.32%) Coaching
7 148 (14.92%) Continuous Improvement
8 141 (14.21%) Roadmaps
9 140 (14.11%) Decision-Making
10 138 (13.91%) Budget Management
11 133 (13.41%) Mentoring
12 125 (12.60%) Analytics
12 125 (12.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 120 (12.10%) AI
14 116 (11.69%) Logistics
15 108 (10.89%) ERP
16 100 (10.08%) CRM
17 96 (9.68%) Customer Experience
18 95 (9.58%) B2B
18 95 (9.58%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (8.47%) SQL
2 55 (5.54%) Python
3 35 (3.53%) C#
4 32 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.52%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.22%) PowerShell
7 19 (1.92%) 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
1 201 (20.26%) Degree
2 94 (9.48%) DBS Check
3 88 (8.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 69 (6.96%) PMP
5 64 (6.45%) PMI Certification
6 28 (2.82%) CISSP
7 22 (2.22%) SANS
8 21 (2.12%) CISA
8 21 (2.12%) CISM
9 19 (1.92%) Security Cleared
10 17 (1.71%) CGEIT
10 17 (1.71%) FFIEC
11 13 (1.31%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.21%) CAPM
13 11 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (0.91%) APMP
14 9 (0.91%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 8 (0.81%) ACCA
15 8 (0.81%) HNC
15 8 (0.81%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (7.46%) PMO
2 56 (5.65%) Accessibility
3 55 (5.54%) GDPR
4 53 (5.34%) QA
5 40 (4.03%) NIST
6 39 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 33 (3.33%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.71%) COBIT
8 17 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
9 16 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.61%) ISO 14001
9 16 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 15 (1.51%) Data Quality
11 14 (1.41%) GRC
12 9 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.71%) GAAP
14 4 (0.40%) IFRS
14 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
14 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 4 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 18 (1.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.81%) Docker
3 7 (0.71%) 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 (0.71%) 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 (20.56%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.75%) Adobe
3 50 (5.04%) SAP
4 44 (4.44%) Oracle
4 44 (4.44%) Salesforce
5 32 (3.23%) Google
6 30 (3.02%) ServiceNow
7 20 (2.02%) Pardot
8 17 (1.71%) HubSpot
9 13 (1.31%) Fortinet
10 12 (1.21%) SonicWALL
11 11 (1.11%) Hootsuite
11 11 (1.11%) Instagram
11 11 (1.11%) Wrike
12 9 (0.91%) Apple
12 9 (0.91%) JD Edwards
13 5 (0.50%) ForgeRock
13 5 (0.50%) Okta
13 5 (0.50%) Planon
14 4 (0.40%) VMware