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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 32 24
Rank change year-on-year -14 -8 +8
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,056 1,205 2,212
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.87% 7.31% 7.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.88% 7.84% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 637 670 1,614
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,200 £35,341
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,168 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,300 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.57% +4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £71,500 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £87,940 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -9.48%

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 17,957 15,368 25,424
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.85% 93.21% 88.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,054 9,086 18,978
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,711
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £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 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,043 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.01% +0.08% -8.71%

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 23 July 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 58 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.46%) Confluence
3 20 (1.89%) WordPress
4 17 (1.61%) CMS
5 5 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.19%) Moodle
6 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 141 (13.35%) Microsoft Project
2 115 (10.89%) Microsoft Office
3 87 (8.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (2.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 13 (1.23%) Trello
7 5 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
7 5 (0.47%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.38%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.28%) Blender
9 3 (0.28%) Maya
10 1 (0.095%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.095%) Houdini
10 1 (0.095%) InDesign
10 1 (0.095%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 30 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (1.14%) Oracle Payables
3 12 (1.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 10 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
4 10 (0.95%) Oracle Cash Management
4 10 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
4 10 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (0.85%) Shopify
6 6 (0.57%) Elite 3E
7 5 (0.47%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.47%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
10 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.19%) SAP MDG
11 1 (0.095%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 118 (11.17%) Power Platform
2 114 (10.80%) Azure
3 71 (6.72%) SaaS
4 68 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
5 36 (3.41%) Power Automate
5 36 (3.41%) PowerApps
6 26 (2.46%) Asana
6 26 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.46%) OneDrive
7 21 (1.99%) AWS
8 20 (1.89%) Azure Logic Apps
9 19 (1.80%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 19 (1.80%) Azure Data Factory
10 18 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
11 17 (1.61%) Smartsheet
12 12 (1.14%) Entra ID
12 12 (1.14%) GCP
12 12 (1.14%) Google Analytics
13 11 (1.04%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.60%) Broadband
2 36 (3.41%) Firewall
3 15 (1.42%) LAN
4 12 (1.14%) WAN
5 11 (1.04%) CHAP
5 11 (1.04%) DNS
6 8 (0.76%) VPN
7 7 (0.66%) DHCP
7 7 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 6 (0.57%) Wireless
9 5 (0.47%) Intranet
9 5 (0.47%) Network Security
10 4 (0.38%) NGN
10 4 (0.38%) WLAN
11 3 (0.28%) 2G
11 3 (0.28%) 4G
11 3 (0.28%) 5G
11 3 (0.28%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (0.28%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (9.38%) Power BI
2 19 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
2 19 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 10 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (0.76%) Power Query
4 8 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 7 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.57%) Tableau
7 5 (0.47%) Db2
8 4 (0.38%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.38%) QlikView
9 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.19%) Big Data
10 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.095%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.095%) Looker
11 1 (0.095%) Metadata
11 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 110 (10.42%) JIRA
2 8 (0.76%) Git
2 8 (0.76%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.28%) Cypress.io
4 3 (0.28%) Storybook
5 1 (0.095%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.095%) GCC
5 1 (0.095%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.095%) JUnit
5 1 (0.095%) Selenium
5 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.095%) TestNG
5 1 (0.095%) WebDriver
General
1 472 (44.70%) Social Skills
2 299 (28.31%) Finance
3 209 (19.79%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (10.70%) Marketing
5 98 (9.28%) Organisational Skills
6 89 (8.43%) Retail
7 68 (6.44%) Public Sector
8 57 (5.40%) Influencing Skills
9 53 (5.02%) Law
10 52 (4.92%) Legal
11 44 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 37 (3.50%) Games
13 34 (3.22%) Manufacturing
14 33 (3.13%) Banking
15 25 (2.37%) Advertising
16 24 (2.27%) Aviation
17 20 (1.89%) Financial Institution
18 18 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
19 17 (1.61%) Local Government
20 16 (1.52%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 245 (23.20%) Project Manager
2 176 (16.67%) Senior
3 112 (10.61%) Senior Manager
4 109 (10.32%) IT Manager
5 97 (9.19%) Senior Project Manager
6 79 (7.48%) Lead
7 76 (7.20%) Analyst
8 61 (5.78%) IT Project Manager
9 56 (5.30%) Consultant
10 41 (3.88%) IT Support
11 38 (3.60%) Business Analyst
11 38 (3.60%) Delivery Manager
12 37 (3.50%) Architect
12 37 (3.50%) Developer
13 35 (3.31%) Service Manager
14 33 (3.13%) Programme Manager
15 31 (2.94%) Support Technician
16 30 (2.84%) Applications Manager
16 30 (2.84%) Solutions Architect
17 28 (2.65%) Service Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.13%) HTML
2 29 (2.75%) CSS
3 27 (2.56%) .NET
4 23 (2.18%) Hugging Face
4 23 (2.18%) PyTorch
4 23 (2.18%) TensorFlow
5 22 (2.08%) JSON
6 21 (1.99%) .NET Core
6 21 (1.99%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.80%) SPFx
8 8 (0.76%) EDI
9 5 (0.47%) XML
10 4 (0.38%) OAuth
10 4 (0.38%) OpenID
10 4 (0.38%) SAML
10 4 (0.38%) Unreal Engine
11 3 (0.28%) Express.js
11 3 (0.28%) React
11 3 (0.28%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 72 (6.82%) Management Information System
2 69 (6.53%) Onboarding
3 65 (6.16%) Virtual Team
4 53 (5.02%) Driving Licence
5 46 (4.36%) Product Ownership
6 38 (3.60%) Enterprise Software
7 31 (2.94%) Mobile App
8 30 (2.84%) Social Media
9 26 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 22 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
10 22 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
11 20 (1.89%) Cyber Defence
12 16 (1.52%) Cloud Native
12 16 (1.52%) Data Centre
13 15 (1.42%) Video Editing
14 14 (1.33%) Blog
15 11 (1.04%) PMI
16 10 (0.95%) Cyberattack
17 9 (0.85%) Life Science
17 9 (0.85%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.07%) Windows
2 28 (2.65%) Apple iOS
3 24 (2.27%) Android
4 12 (1.14%) Linux
5 6 (0.57%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.28%) Unix
7 3 (0.28%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.095%) AIX
9 1 (0.095%) CentOS
9 1 (0.095%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.095%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.095%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 357 (33.81%) Agile
2 336 (31.82%) Project Delivery
3 308 (29.17%) Problem-Solving
4 262 (24.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 242 (22.92%) PRINCE2
6 197 (18.66%) Continuous Improvement
7 153 (14.49%) Decision-Making
8 148 (14.02%) Roadmaps
9 135 (12.78%) Coaching
10 134 (12.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 131 (12.41%) Budget Management
11 131 (12.41%) Logistics
12 127 (12.03%) Mentoring
13 124 (11.74%) Analytics
14 123 (11.65%) AI
15 122 (11.55%) Customer Experience
16 112 (10.61%) ERP
17 107 (10.13%) CRM
18 92 (8.71%) ITIL
19 90 (8.52%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 88 (8.33%) SQL
2 54 (5.11%) Python
3 34 (3.22%) C#
4 32 (3.03%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.37%) TypeScript
6 20 (1.89%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.85%) VBA
8 5 (0.47%) C++
9 4 (0.38%) PHP
10 3 (0.28%) Dart
10 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.19%) Java
11 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.095%) C
12 1 (0.095%) Groovy
12 1 (0.095%) R
Qualifications
1 213 (20.17%) Degree
2 102 (9.66%) DBS Check
3 91 (8.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 88 (8.33%) PMP
5 83 (7.86%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.27%) Security Cleared
7 19 (1.80%) CISSP
8 15 (1.42%) CISA
8 15 (1.42%) CISM
8 15 (1.42%) SANS
9 13 (1.23%) ACCA
9 13 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.14%) CAPM
11 11 (1.04%) CGEIT
11 11 (1.04%) FFIEC
11 11 (1.04%) SC Cleared
12 10 (0.95%) Master's Degree
13 9 (0.85%) APMP
14 8 (0.76%) PgMP
14 8 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (8.24%) PMO
2 63 (5.97%) Accessibility
3 53 (5.02%) QA
4 50 (4.73%) GDPR
5 36 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 32 (3.03%) ISO 9001
7 29 (2.75%) NIST
8 17 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
8 17 (1.61%) Data Quality
8 17 (1.61%) ISO 14001
8 17 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 16 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (1.33%) GRC
11 11 (1.04%) COBIT
12 8 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
12 8 (0.76%) GAAP
13 5 (0.47%) SLA
14 4 (0.38%) IFRS
14 4 (0.38%) ISO 22301
14 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 15 (1.42%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.47%) Docker
3 5 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.19%) vSphere
5 1 (0.095%) Firmware
5 1 (0.095%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.095%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (1.89%) SCCM
2 10 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.76%) Grafana
4 6 (0.57%) Ansible
5 4 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.38%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.19%) Argo
6 2 (0.19%) Puppet
6 2 (0.19%) Salt
7 1 (0.095%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.095%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.095%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.095%) SCOM
7 1 (0.095%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 227 (21.50%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.40%) SAP
3 56 (5.30%) Adobe
4 45 (4.26%) Oracle
5 37 (3.50%) Salesforce
6 33 (3.13%) ServiceNow
7 26 (2.46%) Google
8 19 (1.80%) Fortinet
9 18 (1.70%) SonicWALL
10 17 (1.61%) HubSpot
11 16 (1.52%) Pardot
12 11 (1.04%) Hootsuite
12 11 (1.04%) Instagram
12 11 (1.04%) Wrike
13 8 (0.76%) Apple
13 8 (0.76%) Citrix
13 8 (0.76%) JD Edwards
14 6 (0.57%) VMware
15 5 (0.47%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 4 (0.38%) Marketo