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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 22 27
Rank change year-on-year -30 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 689 1,455 2,134
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.37% 9.06% 7.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.05% 9.59% 8.36%
Number of salaries quoted 444 792 1,571
10th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £42,147
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £76,563 £74,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -6.29%

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 13,657 15,174 25,524
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.56% 94.51% 92.89%
Number of salaries quoted 8,670 8,919 21,083
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +6.40% -5.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 2 February 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 24 (3.48%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.32%) CMS
3 9 (1.31%) WordPress
4 6 (0.87%) Confluence
5 3 (0.44%) Drupal
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.15%) Jupyter
Applications
1 61 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.77%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (3.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.16%) Trello
6 7 (1.02%) Adobe XD
6 7 (1.02%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Notion
9 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.03%) Oracle Assets
1 14 (2.03%) Oracle Payables
1 14 (2.03%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (1.89%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.16%) Oracle Cash Management
4 7 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (1.02%) Oracle EBS R12
5 6 (0.87%) Oracle General Ledger
6 5 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.58%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (0.58%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.44%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.44%) ResourceLink
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.44%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.44%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 69 (10.01%) Azure
2 64 (9.29%) SaaS
3 51 (7.40%) Power Platform
4 49 (7.11%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (3.77%) AWS
6 17 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (2.47%) PowerApps
7 16 (2.32%) Entra ID
8 14 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.60%) Google Analytics
10 10 (1.45%) Miro
10 10 (1.45%) OCI
11 8 (1.16%) Google Workspace
12 7 (1.02%) Figma
13 6 (0.87%) Asana
13 6 (0.87%) GCP
13 6 (0.87%) Smartsheet
14 5 (0.73%) Intacct
14 5 (0.73%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.47%) CHAP
2 15 (2.18%) VPN
3 10 (1.45%) Broadband
3 10 (1.45%) LAN
4 9 (1.31%) Firewall
4 9 (1.31%) WAN
5 8 (1.16%) SD-WAN
5 8 (1.16%) Wireless
6 7 (1.02%) DNS
7 6 (0.87%) BGP
7 6 (0.87%) MPLS
7 6 (0.87%) Unified Communications
7 6 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.73%) DHCP
8 5 (0.73%) Internet
8 5 (0.73%) Network Security
8 5 (0.73%) VoIP
9 4 (0.58%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.58%) Intranet
9 4 (0.58%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.64%) Power BI
2 13 (1.89%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.45%) Tableau
4 7 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.73%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.58%) Big Data
6 4 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
6 4 (0.58%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.58%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.29%) Redis
7 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.15%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 23 (3.34%) JIRA
2 7 (1.02%) GitLab
3 5 (0.73%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.58%) Git
5 3 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 344 (49.93%) Social Skills
2 278 (40.35%) Finance
3 159 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (12.63%) Marketing
5 85 (12.34%) Public Sector
6 77 (11.18%) Legal
7 74 (10.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 70 (10.16%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (8.13%) Presentation Skills
10 49 (7.11%) Retail
11 38 (5.52%) Law
12 24 (3.48%) Banking
13 23 (3.34%) Financial Institution
14 22 (3.19%) Manufacturing
15 14 (2.03%) Advertising
15 14 (2.03%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.89%) Billing
16 13 (1.89%) General Ledger
17 12 (1.74%) Games
18 11 (1.60%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 113 (16.40%) Project Manager
2 86 (12.48%) Analyst
3 83 (12.05%) Senior
4 57 (8.27%) IT Manager
5 50 (7.26%) Lead
6 49 (7.11%) Architect
7 47 (6.82%) Business Analyst
8 43 (6.24%) Senior Manager
9 40 (5.81%) Solutions Architect
10 38 (5.52%) IT Project Manager
11 26 (3.77%) Consultant
12 23 (3.34%) Senior Project Manager
13 21 (3.05%) Delivery Manager
13 21 (3.05%) Digital Project Manager
14 20 (2.90%) Coordinator
15 18 (2.61%) IT Support
16 17 (2.47%) Auditor
16 17 (2.47%) Internal Auditor
16 17 (2.47%) Security Auditor
17 16 (2.32%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.74%) EDI
2 6 (0.87%) HTML
3 5 (0.73%) CSS
4 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.58%) FIDO
4 4 (0.58%) Flutter
4 4 (0.58%) Middleware
4 4 (0.58%) Node.js
4 4 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.44%) React
6 2 (0.29%) Laravel
6 2 (0.29%) Web Services
7 1 (0.15%) D3.js
7 1 (0.15%) Flask
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.15%) Next.js
7 1 (0.15%) OpenID
7 1 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 65 (9.43%) Management Information System
2 44 (6.39%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (4.64%) Virtual Team
4 30 (4.35%) Product Ownership
5 29 (4.21%) Onboarding
6 24 (3.48%) Blog
7 22 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
8 21 (3.05%) Social Media
9 14 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (2.03%) Legacy Applications
9 14 (2.03%) Low-Code
10 12 (1.74%) Driving Licence
11 10 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.31%) Blockchain
13 8 (1.16%) Cloud Native
13 8 (1.16%) GNSS
13 8 (1.16%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.16%) Satnav
14 6 (0.87%) Cyber Defence
14 6 (0.87%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 20 (2.90%) Windows
2 12 (1.74%) Apple iOS
3 10 (1.45%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.31%) Android
5 4 (0.58%) Unix
5 4 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.29%) VMS
7 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (35.70%) Agile
2 179 (25.98%) Problem-Solving
3 166 (24.09%) Project Delivery
4 160 (23.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 150 (21.77%) Stakeholder Management
6 123 (17.85%) AI
7 117 (16.98%) Analytics
8 100 (14.51%) Decision-Making
9 98 (14.22%) PRINCE2
10 89 (12.92%) Change Management
10 89 (12.92%) Roadmaps
11 86 (12.48%) Risk Management
12 79 (11.47%) Coaching
13 76 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 73 (10.60%) Cybersecurity
15 59 (8.56%) Budget Management
16 58 (8.42%) Process Improvement
17 57 (8.27%) Business Case
18 55 (7.98%) B2B
18 55 (7.98%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.50%) SQL
2 18 (2.61%) Python
3 14 (2.03%) VBA
4 9 (1.31%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.02%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.87%) C#
6 6 (0.87%) PHP
7 5 (0.73%) C
8 4 (0.58%) Java
9 3 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
9 3 (0.44%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.44%) Tcl
9 3 (0.44%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.29%) Bash
10 2 (0.29%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.29%) R
11 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.15%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 161 (23.37%) Degree
2 57 (8.27%) PMP
3 43 (6.24%) Security Cleared
4 39 (5.66%) PMI Certification
5 29 (4.21%) SC Cleared
6 27 (3.92%) DBS Check
7 23 (3.34%) Master's Degree
8 21 (3.05%) CISSP
9 18 (2.61%) SANS
10 17 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (2.47%) CGEIT
10 17 (2.47%) CISA
10 17 (2.47%) CISM
10 17 (2.47%) FFIEC
11 14 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.74%) CFA
13 11 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
14 10 (1.45%) CCNP
14 10 (1.45%) DV Cleared
15 8 (1.16%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (7.55%) PMO
2 38 (5.52%) GDPR
3 33 (4.79%) QA
4 28 (4.06%) NIST
5 22 (3.19%) Accessibility
6 20 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (2.47%) COBIT
8 10 (1.45%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.73%) P3O
10 5 (0.73%) SLA
11 3 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.44%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.44%) GRC
11 3 (0.44%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.44%) WCAG
12 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.15%) FATCA
13 1 (0.15%) Section 508
System Software
1 29 (4.21%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.87%) Docker
2 6 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.15%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.87%) Ansible
2 6 (0.87%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.73%) Terraform
4 3 (0.44%) SCCM
5 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 148 (21.48%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.24%) Salesforce
3 39 (5.66%) SAP
4 31 (4.50%) Oracle
5 30 (4.35%) Google
6 21 (3.05%) Adobe
7 15 (2.18%) Cisco
8 12 (1.74%) Workday
9 8 (1.16%) Pardot
9 8 (1.16%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.02%) VMware
11 6 (0.87%) Concur
11 6 (0.87%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.73%) Apple
12 5 (0.73%) iManage
12 5 (0.73%) Okta
12 5 (0.73%) Planon
12 5 (0.73%) Sage
13 4 (0.58%) HP
13 4 (0.58%) Juniper