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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 40 29
Rank change year-on-year -16 -11 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,077 996 1,535
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.33% 5.91% 6.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.36% 6.30% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 618 578 878
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,425 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,469 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £92,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%

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 20,083 15,814 19,645
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.74% 93.84% 88.19%
Number of salaries quoted 14,322 8,472 11,653
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,460 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.78% -1.67%

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 4 October 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 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.60%) Confluence
3 20 (1.86%) CMS
4 17 (1.58%) WordPress
5 5 (0.46%) MS Project Server
6 4 (0.37%) Moodle
7 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.093%) SAS
Applications
1 158 (14.67%) Microsoft Project
2 144 (13.37%) Microsoft Office
3 85 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
4 38 (3.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.30%) Trello
6 9 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 7 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.56%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.28%) Blender
9 3 (0.28%) Maya
10 2 (0.19%) InDesign
10 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.19%) Revit
11 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.093%) FrameMaker
11 1 (0.093%) Houdini
11 1 (0.093%) NUKE
11 1 (0.093%) Stata
Business Applications
1 40 (3.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.74%) Primavera
2 8 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.65%) Shopify
4 5 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.28%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.28%) Misys Midas
6 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.19%) Magento
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.093%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.093%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 94 (8.73%) Power Platform
2 85 (7.89%) Azure
3 55 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
3 55 (5.11%) SaaS
4 25 (2.32%) PowerApps
5 23 (2.14%) AWS
5 23 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (1.76%) Power Automate
8 17 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (1.21%) Asana
9 13 (1.21%) OneDrive
10 11 (1.02%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 11 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
10 11 (1.02%) Azure Logic Apps
10 11 (1.02%) Smartsheet
11 10 (0.93%) Google Analytics
12 8 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (0.74%) GCP
12 8 (0.74%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 36 (3.34%) Firewall
2 19 (1.76%) LAN
3 16 (1.49%) WAN
4 9 (0.84%) Network Security
5 8 (0.74%) DNS
6 7 (0.65%) Intranet
7 6 (0.56%) 2G
7 6 (0.56%) 3G
7 6 (0.56%) 4G
7 6 (0.56%) 5G
7 6 (0.56%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.56%) VPN
7 6 (0.56%) Wireless
7 6 (0.56%) WLAN
8 5 (0.46%) DHCP
9 4 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.37%) VLAN
10 3 (0.28%) CHAP
10 3 (0.28%) TETRA
10 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (7.24%) Power BI
2 20 (1.86%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (0.74%) Metadata
7 7 (0.65%) Tableau
8 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.46%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.37%) Big Data
10 4 (0.37%) Power Query
11 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
12 2 (0.19%) GIS
12 2 (0.19%) MySQL
13 1 (0.093%) BusinessObjects
13 1 (0.093%) Looker
13 1 (0.093%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.093%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 113 (10.49%) JIRA
2 8 (0.74%) Git
2 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.37%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.28%) Mercurial
4 3 (0.28%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.093%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.093%) GCC
5 1 (0.093%) GitLab
5 1 (0.093%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.093%) JUnit
5 1 (0.093%) Selenium
5 1 (0.093%) TestNG
5 1 (0.093%) WebDriver
General
1 493 (45.78%) Social Skills
2 323 (29.99%) Finance
3 255 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
4 171 (15.88%) Organisational Skills
5 117 (10.86%) Marketing
6 90 (8.36%) Influencing Skills
6 90 (8.36%) Public Sector
7 69 (6.41%) Retail
8 66 (6.13%) Legal
9 62 (5.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 55 (5.11%) Law
11 39 (3.62%) Manufacturing
12 31 (2.88%) Banking
13 28 (2.60%) Aerospace
14 26 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
15 25 (2.32%) Electronics
16 19 (1.76%) Local Government
17 18 (1.67%) Telecoms
18 17 (1.58%) Advertising
18 17 (1.58%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 260 (24.14%) Project Manager
2 166 (15.41%) Senior
3 120 (11.14%) Senior Manager
4 102 (9.47%) IT Manager
5 98 (9.10%) Senior Project Manager
6 97 (9.01%) Lead
7 68 (6.31%) Consultant
8 65 (6.04%) Analyst
9 59 (5.48%) IT Project Manager
10 42 (3.90%) Delivery Manager
11 39 (3.62%) Service Manager
12 38 (3.53%) Architect
12 38 (3.53%) Programme Manager
13 37 (3.44%) Support Technician
14 31 (2.88%) Marketing Manager
15 30 (2.79%) Solutions Architect
16 29 (2.69%) Service Delivery Manager
17 28 (2.60%) Technical Manager
18 25 (2.32%) Administrator
18 25 (2.32%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.41%) TensorFlow
2 23 (2.14%) Hugging Face
2 23 (2.14%) PyTorch
3 21 (1.95%) .NET
3 21 (1.95%) HTML
4 18 (1.67%) CSS
5 14 (1.30%) JSON
6 13 (1.21%) HTML5 Canvas
7 11 (1.02%) .NET Core
7 11 (1.02%) Microsoft Graph
7 11 (1.02%) SPFx
8 6 (0.56%) XML
9 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
10 3 (0.28%) Django
10 3 (0.28%) Express.js
10 3 (0.28%) Godot
10 3 (0.28%) LangChain
10 3 (0.28%) Node.js
10 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
10 3 (0.28%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 78 (7.24%) Management Information System
2 69 (6.41%) Onboarding
3 60 (5.57%) Virtual Team
4 53 (4.92%) Driving Licence
5 47 (4.36%) Product Ownership
6 44 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
7 39 (3.62%) Enterprise Software
8 37 (3.44%) Social Media
9 36 (3.34%) Data Centre
10 30 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
11 26 (2.41%) Cyber Defence
12 24 (2.23%) Web Conferencing
13 23 (2.14%) Blog
14 14 (1.30%) NHS
15 13 (1.21%) Operational Technology
16 12 (1.11%) PMI
17 10 (0.93%) IoT
18 9 (0.84%) Cloud Native
19 8 (0.74%) FMCG
20 7 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 37 (3.44%) Windows
2 9 (0.84%) Linux
3 6 (0.56%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.28%) VMS
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.19%) AIX
5 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.19%) Solaris
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.093%) Android
6 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.093%) CentOS
6 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (34.82%) Project Delivery
2 351 (32.59%) Agile
3 336 (31.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 320 (29.71%) Problem-Solving
5 253 (23.49%) PRINCE2
6 248 (23.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 152 (14.11%) Decision-Making
8 145 (13.46%) Coaching
9 133 (12.35%) Roadmaps
10 132 (12.26%) AI
11 131 (12.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 125 (11.61%) Logistics
13 122 (11.33%) Customer Experience
14 121 (11.23%) Budget Management
15 109 (10.12%) Analytics
15 109 (10.12%) CRM
16 103 (9.56%) Risk Management
17 99 (9.19%) Cybersecurity
18 97 (9.01%) ITIL
19 95 (8.82%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 69 (6.41%) SQL
2 49 (4.55%) Python
3 29 (2.69%) JavaScript
4 15 (1.39%) C#
4 15 (1.39%) PowerShell
5 14 (1.30%) TypeScript
6 6 (0.56%) Java
7 5 (0.46%) VBA
8 4 (0.37%) C++
8 4 (0.37%) PHP
9 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.093%) C
11 1 (0.093%) Groovy
11 1 (0.093%) R
Qualifications
1 224 (20.80%) Degree
2 109 (10.12%) DBS Check
3 93 (8.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 81 (7.52%) PMP
5 78 (7.24%) Security Cleared
6 76 (7.06%) PMI Certification
7 52 (4.83%) SC Cleared
8 30 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (1.95%) DV Cleared
10 18 (1.67%) ACCA
11 17 (1.58%) APMP
12 16 (1.49%) CIMA
13 15 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (1.11%) CISA
14 12 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 12 (1.11%) CISM
14 12 (1.11%) CISSP
15 11 (1.02%) CAPM
15 11 (1.02%) CCNP
16 9 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 116 (10.77%) PMO
2 54 (5.01%) Accessibility
3 51 (4.74%) QA
4 44 (4.09%) GDPR
5 33 (3.06%) Data Quality
6 29 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 20 (1.86%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.58%) NIST
9 12 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
9 12 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 11 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (1.02%) ISO 14001
11 9 (0.84%) GRC
11 9 (0.84%) SLA
12 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.37%) GAAP
13 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.37%) NCSC
13 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.28%) IFRS
System Software
1 12 (1.11%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.65%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.37%) Docker
5 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.28%) vSphere
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.093%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (2.04%) SCCM
2 10 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
3 5 (0.46%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.28%) Ansible
4 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 2 (0.19%) SCOM
6 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 254 (23.58%) Microsoft
2 59 (5.48%) SAP
3 40 (3.71%) Oracle
4 35 (3.25%) Adobe
4 35 (3.25%) ServiceNow
5 34 (3.16%) Salesforce
6 27 (2.51%) HubSpot
7 23 (2.14%) Fortinet
7 23 (2.14%) Google
8 20 (1.86%) SonicWALL
9 12 (1.11%) Pardot
9 12 (1.11%) VMware
10 10 (0.93%) Cisco
10 10 (0.93%) YouTube
11 8 (0.74%) Apple
12 7 (0.65%) Citrix
12 7 (0.65%) Xero
13 6 (0.56%) IFS
14 5 (0.46%) Nintex
14 5 (0.46%) Sage