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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 31 23
Rank change year-on-year -10 -8 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 956 1,212 2,654
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.91% 8.02% 7.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.98% 8.48% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 580 626 1,998
10th Percentile £32,725 £31,799 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,375 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -0.90%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,363 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £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 15,975 14,300 30,520
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.12% 94.60% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 11,436 8,372 23,726
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £80,000 £75,000
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 10 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 53 (5.54%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.20%) WordPress
3 20 (2.09%) CMS
4 18 (1.88%) Confluence
5 4 (0.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.21%) Moodle
6 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 126 (13.18%) Microsoft Project
2 102 (10.67%) Microsoft Office
3 82 (8.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 26 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.52%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.52%) Trello
7 4 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.42%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.31%) Blender
8 3 (0.31%) Maya
8 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 23 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.88%) Oracle EBS
3 17 (1.78%) Oracle Payables
3 17 (1.78%) Oracle Receivables
4 15 (1.57%) Oracle Assets
4 15 (1.57%) Oracle Cash Management
4 15 (1.57%) Oracle EBS R12
5 10 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.84%) Shopify
7 6 (0.63%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.52%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
10 3 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 2 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
11 2 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
11 2 (0.21%) SAP MDG
11 2 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
12 1 (0.10%) Remedy ITSM
12 1 (0.10%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 110 (11.51%) Power Platform
2 108 (11.30%) Azure
3 68 (7.11%) SaaS
4 57 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
5 43 (4.50%) PowerApps
6 36 (3.77%) Power Automate
7 28 (2.93%) AWS
8 27 (2.82%) OneDrive
9 24 (2.51%) Asana
10 21 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (2.09%) Azure Logic Apps
12 19 (1.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 19 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
13 16 (1.67%) GCP
13 16 (1.67%) Smartsheet
14 15 (1.57%) Google Analytics
15 14 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.46%) Entra ID
16 13 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
17 11 (1.15%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 37 (3.87%) Broadband
2 21 (2.20%) Firewall
3 20 (2.09%) CHAP
4 8 (0.84%) DNS
5 7 (0.73%) LAN
5 7 (0.73%) Network Security
5 7 (0.73%) WAN
5 7 (0.73%) Wireless
6 6 (0.63%) DHCP
7 4 (0.42%) Intranet
7 4 (0.42%) VPN
8 3 (0.31%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.31%) NGN
8 3 (0.31%) SCCP
8 3 (0.31%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.21%) 2G
9 2 (0.21%) 3G
9 2 (0.21%) 4G
9 2 (0.21%) Extranet
9 2 (0.21%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (8.79%) Power BI
2 19 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
3 13 (1.36%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.84%) Data Lake
5 8 (0.84%) Power Query
6 7 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.52%) Db2
8 5 (0.52%) Tableau
9 4 (0.42%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.42%) QlikView
10 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.31%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.21%) Big Data
12 1 (0.10%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.10%) Looker
12 1 (0.10%) MySQL
12 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 83 (8.68%) JIRA
2 9 (0.94%) Git
3 8 (0.84%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.31%) 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
1 440 (46.03%) Social Skills
2 303 (31.69%) Finance
3 168 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (11.19%) Marketing
5 79 (8.26%) Organisational Skills
5 79 (8.26%) Retail
6 78 (8.16%) Public Sector
7 67 (7.01%) Legal
8 55 (5.75%) Law
9 54 (5.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 37 (3.87%) Banking
11 35 (3.66%) Games
12 31 (3.24%) Manufacturing
13 29 (3.03%) Aviation
14 28 (2.93%) Financial Institution
14 28 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
15 25 (2.62%) Advertising
16 22 (2.30%) General Ledger
17 19 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
18 16 (1.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 230 (24.06%) Project Manager
2 178 (18.62%) Senior
3 122 (12.76%) Senior Manager
4 101 (10.56%) Senior Project Manager
5 87 (9.10%) IT Manager
6 77 (8.05%) Analyst
7 70 (7.32%) Lead
8 52 (5.44%) IT Project Manager
9 45 (4.71%) Consultant
10 42 (4.39%) Business Analyst
11 41 (4.29%) Architect
12 36 (3.77%) IT Support
13 35 (3.66%) Developer
14 33 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
15 32 (3.35%) Applications Manager
16 29 (3.03%) Digital Project Manager
16 29 (3.03%) Marketing Manager
17 28 (2.93%) Systems Manager
18 26 (2.72%) Senior Digital Project Manager
19 24 (2.51%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (3.45%) HTML
2 31 (3.24%) CSS
3 27 (2.82%) .NET
4 22 (2.30%) JSON
5 21 (2.20%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.20%) HTML5 Canvas
5 21 (2.20%) Hugging Face
5 21 (2.20%) PyTorch
5 21 (2.20%) TensorFlow
6 19 (1.99%) Microsoft Graph
6 19 (1.99%) SPFx
7 16 (1.67%) EDI
8 5 (0.52%) OAuth
8 5 (0.52%) OpenID
8 5 (0.52%) SAML
9 3 (0.31%) Express.js
9 3 (0.31%) Node.js
9 3 (0.31%) React
9 3 (0.31%) React Native
9 3 (0.31%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 81 (8.47%) Management Information System
2 56 (5.86%) Onboarding
3 47 (4.92%) Product Ownership
4 45 (4.71%) Driving Licence
5 37 (3.87%) Virtual Team
6 31 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
7 30 (3.14%) Social Media
8 29 (3.03%) Mobile App
9 25 (2.62%) Cyber Defence
9 25 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (1.67%) Web Conferencing
13 15 (1.57%) Cloud Native
13 15 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
13 15 (1.57%) Video Editing
14 14 (1.46%) Legacy Applications
14 14 (1.46%) Low-Code
15 13 (1.36%) Data Centre
16 11 (1.15%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 29 (3.03%) Windows
2 28 (2.93%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.41%) Android
4 7 (0.73%) Linux
5 6 (0.63%) Unix
5 6 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
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
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (37.55%) Agile
2 285 (29.81%) Project Delivery
3 263 (27.51%) Problem-Solving
4 222 (23.22%) PRINCE2
5 174 (18.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 161 (16.84%) Coaching
7 153 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 139 (14.54%) Budget Management
8 139 (14.54%) Roadmaps
9 131 (13.70%) Mentoring
10 130 (13.60%) Decision-Making
11 124 (12.97%) Analytics
12 120 (12.55%) AI
13 119 (12.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 105 (10.98%) ERP
15 102 (10.67%) Logistics
16 95 (9.94%) B2B
16 95 (9.94%) CRM
17 94 (9.83%) Customer Experience
18 90 (9.41%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (8.05%) SQL
2 50 (5.23%) Python
3 36 (3.77%) C#
4 32 (3.35%) JavaScript
5 25 (2.62%) TypeScript
6 22 (2.30%) PowerShell
7 16 (1.67%) VBA
8 5 (0.52%) C++
9 4 (0.42%) PHP
10 3 (0.31%) Dart
10 3 (0.31%) Java
10 3 (0.31%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.21%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.10%) C
12 1 (0.10%) Groovy
12 1 (0.10%) R
Qualifications
1 200 (20.92%) Degree
2 82 (8.58%) DBS Check
3 80 (8.37%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 66 (6.90%) PMP
5 61 (6.38%) PMI Certification
6 32 (3.35%) CISSP
7 25 (2.62%) SANS
8 24 (2.51%) CISA
8 24 (2.51%) CISM
9 20 (2.09%) CGEIT
9 20 (2.09%) FFIEC
10 19 (1.99%) Security Cleared
11 14 (1.46%) Master's Degree
12 12 (1.26%) CAPM
13 9 (0.94%) APMP
13 9 (0.94%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 8 (0.84%) HNC
14 8 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.84%) PgMP
15 7 (0.73%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.69%) PMO
2 55 (5.75%) Accessibility
2 55 (5.75%) GDPR
3 47 (4.92%) QA
4 44 (4.60%) NIST
5 36 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 31 (3.24%) ISO 9001
7 20 (2.09%) COBIT
8 15 (1.57%) GRC
9 14 (1.46%) Data Quality
10 12 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
10 12 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 12 (1.26%) ISO 14001
10 12 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 9 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.52%) GAAP
13 4 (0.42%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.42%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (2.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.94%) Docker
3 6 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.10%) Firmware
5 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (1.46%) SCCM
2 10 (1.05%) Ansible
3 8 (0.84%) Grafana
3 8 (0.84%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.31%) Terraform
5 2 (0.21%) Argo
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.21%) Puppet
5 2 (0.21%) Salt
6 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.10%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 200 (20.92%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.65%) Adobe
3 48 (5.02%) SAP
4 46 (4.81%) Salesforce
5 44 (4.60%) Oracle
6 34 (3.56%) Google
7 29 (3.03%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.09%) Pardot
9 17 (1.78%) HubSpot
10 11 (1.15%) Fortinet
10 11 (1.15%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.15%) Instagram
10 11 (1.15%) Wrike
11 10 (1.05%) SonicWALL
12 9 (0.94%) Apple
12 9 (0.94%) JD Edwards
13 7 (0.73%) Planon
14 6 (0.63%) VMware
14 6 (0.63%) Workday
15 5 (0.52%) Okta