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

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 31 24
Rank change year-on-year -11 -7 +11
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,006 1,205 2,562
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.83% 7.55% 7.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.87% 8.05% 8.60%
Number of salaries quoted 615 651 1,902
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,585 £43,240 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -0.90%
75th Percentile £72,750 £73,750 £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% -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 17,138 14,975 29,784
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.33% 93.80% 89.02%
Number of salaries quoted 12,509 8,834 22,919
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £80,000 £75,662
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 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 54 (5.37%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.19%) WordPress
3 21 (2.09%) CMS
4 20 (1.99%) 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 (0.099%) Drupal
Applications
1 135 (13.42%) Microsoft Project
2 107 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
3 87 (8.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (2.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.99%) 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 (0.099%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.099%) Houdini
10 1 (0.099%) InDesign
10 1 (0.099%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.099%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 27 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (1.59%) Oracle Payables
2 16 (1.59%) Oracle Receivables
3 14 (1.39%) Oracle Assets
3 14 (1.39%) Oracle Cash Management
3 14 (1.39%) Oracle EBS
3 14 (1.39%) Oracle EBS R12
4 12 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.80%) Shopify
6 7 (0.70%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.50%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
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 (0.099%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 120 (11.93%) Power Platform
2 107 (10.64%) Azure
3 70 (6.96%) SaaS
4 59 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (4.37%) PowerApps
6 36 (3.58%) Power Automate
7 27 (2.68%) OneDrive
8 25 (2.49%) Asana
8 25 (2.49%) AWS
9 22 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (1.99%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (1.89%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 19 (1.89%) Azure Data Factory
12 16 (1.59%) Smartsheet
13 15 (1.49%) GCP
13 15 (1.49%) Google Analytics
14 14 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
15 12 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
15 12 (1.19%) Entra ID
16 11 (1.09%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 39 (3.88%) Broadband
2 29 (2.88%) Firewall
3 15 (1.49%) CHAP
4 13 (1.29%) LAN
5 12 (1.19%) WAN
6 10 (0.99%) DNS
7 8 (0.80%) DHCP
8 7 (0.70%) Network Security
8 7 (0.70%) Wireless
9 6 (0.60%) VPN
10 5 (0.50%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.40%) Intranet
11 4 (0.40%) NGN
12 3 (0.30%) 2G
12 3 (0.30%) 3G
12 3 (0.30%) 4G
12 3 (0.30%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
12 3 (0.30%) TETRA
12 3 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (9.24%) Power BI
2 19 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
3 17 (1.69%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.80%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.80%) Power Query
6 7 (0.70%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.50%) Db2
8 4 (0.40%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.40%) QlikView
8 4 (0.40%) Tableau
9 3 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.20%) Big Data
10 2 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.099%) Looker
11 1 (0.099%) MySQL
11 1 (0.099%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.099%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 92 (9.15%) JIRA
2 9 (0.89%) Git
3 8 (0.80%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.50%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.30%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.30%) Storybook
6 1 (0.099%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.099%) GCC
6 1 (0.099%) HP UFT
6 1 (0.099%) JUnit
6 1 (0.099%) Selenium
6 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.099%) TestNG
6 1 (0.099%) WebDriver
General
1 463 (46.02%) Social Skills
2 302 (30.02%) Finance
3 181 (17.99%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (11.03%) Marketing
5 91 (9.05%) Organisational Skills
6 76 (7.55%) Retail
7 72 (7.16%) Public Sector
8 57 (5.67%) Legal
9 52 (5.17%) Law
10 49 (4.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 37 (3.68%) Games
12 36 (3.58%) Banking
13 32 (3.18%) Manufacturing
14 30 (2.98%) Advertising
15 28 (2.78%) Aviation
16 26 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
17 25 (2.49%) Financial Institution
18 21 (2.09%) General Ledger
19 17 (1.69%) Local Government
19 17 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 242 (24.06%) Project Manager
2 182 (18.09%) Senior
3 118 (11.73%) Senior Manager
4 103 (10.24%) Senior Project Manager
5 100 (9.94%) IT Manager
6 81 (8.05%) Analyst
7 70 (6.96%) Lead
8 59 (5.86%) IT Project Manager
9 57 (5.67%) Consultant
10 41 (4.08%) Business Analyst
11 39 (3.88%) IT Support
12 38 (3.78%) Architect
13 37 (3.68%) Developer
14 31 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
15 30 (2.98%) Applications Manager
15 30 (2.98%) Marketing Manager
16 29 (2.88%) Digital Project Manager
16 29 (2.88%) Programme Manager
17 27 (2.68%) Systems Manager
18 26 (2.58%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (3.18%) HTML
2 29 (2.88%) CSS
3 27 (2.68%) .NET
4 23 (2.29%) Hugging Face
4 23 (2.29%) PyTorch
4 23 (2.29%) TensorFlow
5 22 (2.19%) JSON
6 21 (2.09%) .NET Core
6 21 (2.09%) HTML5 Canvas
7 19 (1.89%) Microsoft Graph
7 19 (1.89%) SPFx
8 12 (1.19%) EDI
9 5 (0.50%) OAuth
9 5 (0.50%) OpenID
9 5 (0.50%) SAML
10 4 (0.40%) Unreal Engine
10 4 (0.40%) XML
11 3 (0.30%) Godot
11 3 (0.30%) React
11 3 (0.30%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 78 (7.75%) Management Information System
2 63 (6.26%) Onboarding
3 49 (4.87%) Driving Licence
4 46 (4.57%) Product Ownership
5 38 (3.78%) Virtual Team
6 34 (3.38%) Enterprise Software
7 31 (3.08%) Social Media
8 29 (2.88%) Mobile App
9 24 (2.39%) Analytical Mindset
9 24 (2.39%) Cyber Defence
10 23 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
11 20 (1.99%) Web Conferencing
12 19 (1.89%) Cloud Native
13 16 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
14 15 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
14 15 (1.49%) Video Editing
15 14 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
15 14 (1.39%) Low-Code
16 13 (1.29%) Data Centre
17 12 (1.19%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.28%) Windows
2 28 (2.78%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.29%) Android
4 9 (0.89%) Linux
5 8 (0.80%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.30%) Unix
7 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.099%) AIX
8 1 (0.099%) CentOS
8 1 (0.099%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.099%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.099%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.099%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 362 (35.98%) Agile
2 318 (31.61%) Project Delivery
3 290 (28.83%) Problem-Solving
4 232 (23.06%) PRINCE2
5 209 (20.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 150 (14.91%) Coaching
7 149 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 145 (14.41%) Decision-Making
9 140 (13.92%) Roadmaps
10 139 (13.82%) Budget Management
11 133 (13.22%) Mentoring
12 128 (12.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 123 (12.23%) Analytics
14 121 (12.03%) AI
15 119 (11.83%) Logistics
16 107 (10.64%) ERP
17 103 (10.24%) CRM
18 98 (9.74%) Customer Experience
19 94 (9.34%) B2B
20 93 (9.24%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (8.35%) SQL
2 54 (5.37%) Python
3 34 (3.38%) C#
4 32 (3.18%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.49%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.19%) PowerShell
7 20 (1.99%) 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%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.099%) C
12 1 (0.099%) Groovy
12 1 (0.099%) Java
12 1 (0.099%) R
Qualifications
1 207 (20.58%) Degree
2 95 (9.44%) DBS Check
3 90 (8.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 73 (7.26%) PMP
5 70 (6.96%) PMI Certification
6 26 (2.58%) CISSP
7 20 (1.99%) SANS
7 20 (1.99%) Security Cleared
8 19 (1.89%) CISA
8 19 (1.89%) CISM
9 15 (1.49%) CGEIT
9 15 (1.49%) FFIEC
10 14 (1.39%) Master's Degree
11 13 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.19%) CAPM
13 9 (0.89%) ACCA
13 9 (0.89%) APMP
14 8 (0.80%) HNC
14 8 (0.80%) PgMP
14 8 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.55%) PMO
2 58 (5.77%) Accessibility
3 54 (5.37%) QA
4 53 (5.27%) GDPR
5 38 (3.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 38 (3.78%) NIST
6 32 (3.18%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 16 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.59%) Data Quality
8 16 (1.59%) ISO 14001
8 16 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 15 (1.49%) COBIT
10 14 (1.39%) GRC
11 9 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
12 8 (0.80%) GAAP
13 4 (0.40%) IFRS
13 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.40%) NIST 800
System Software
1 18 (1.79%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.80%) Docker
3 7 (0.70%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.20%) vSphere
6 1 (0.099%) Firmware
6 1 (0.099%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.099%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (1.39%) SCCM
2 9 (0.89%) Ansible
3 8 (0.80%) Grafana
4 7 (0.70%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.20%) Argo
6 2 (0.20%) Puppet
6 2 (0.20%) Salt
6 2 (0.20%) Terraform
7 1 (0.099%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.099%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.099%) SCOM
7 1 (0.099%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 207 (20.58%) Microsoft
2 58 (5.77%) Adobe
3 51 (5.07%) SAP
4 44 (4.37%) Salesforce
5 42 (4.17%) Oracle
6 33 (3.28%) Google
7 30 (2.98%) ServiceNow
8 20 (1.99%) Pardot
9 17 (1.69%) HubSpot
10 13 (1.29%) Fortinet
11 12 (1.19%) SonicWALL
12 11 (1.09%) Hootsuite
12 11 (1.09%) Instagram
12 11 (1.09%) Wrike
13 9 (0.89%) Apple
13 9 (0.89%) JD Edwards
14 6 (0.60%) VMware
15 5 (0.50%) ForgeRock
15 5 (0.50%) Okta
15 5 (0.50%) Planon