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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 24 24
Rank change year-on-year -18 0 +11
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 807 1,185 2,601
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.52% 8.87% 8.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.43% 9.36% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 528 687 1,995
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,780 £32,715
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,479 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -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 14,862 12,659 29,602
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.19% 94.70% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 10,395 8,961 23,539
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,206 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.97% +6.45% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 22 April 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 39 (4.83%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.35%) CMS
3 18 (2.23%) Confluence
4 17 (2.11%) WordPress
5 4 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 64 (7.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (5.20%) Microsoft Project
3 40 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
4 27 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.74%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
7 4 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.50%) Trello
8 1 (0.12%) Notion
Business Applications
1 20 (2.48%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (2.23%) Oracle Assets
2 18 (2.23%) Oracle Payables
2 18 (2.23%) Oracle Receivables
3 16 (1.98%) Oracle Cash Management
4 15 (1.86%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.74%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.74%) Shopify
8 5 (0.62%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 3 (0.37%) ResourceLink
11 2 (0.25%) Infor SunSystems
11 2 (0.25%) Magento
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.25%) SAP MM
12 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 99 (12.27%) Azure
2 85 (10.53%) Power Platform
3 80 (9.91%) SaaS
4 57 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (4.21%) AWS
6 32 (3.97%) PowerApps
7 30 (3.72%) Power Automate
8 26 (3.22%) Asana
9 22 (2.73%) OneDrive
10 21 (2.60%) Entra ID
11 17 (2.11%) GCP
12 16 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
12 16 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
12 16 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (1.98%) Google Analytics
13 15 (1.86%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 13 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
15 11 (1.36%) Sprout Social
16 10 (1.24%) Smartsheet
17 7 (0.87%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.58%) Broadband
2 26 (3.22%) CHAP
3 17 (2.11%) Firewall
4 12 (1.49%) DNS
5 10 (1.24%) DHCP
6 9 (1.12%) WAN
7 8 (0.99%) Network Security
8 7 (0.87%) VPN
8 7 (0.87%) Wireless
9 6 (0.74%) LAN
10 5 (0.62%) Intranet
11 4 (0.50%) Internet
11 4 (0.50%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.37%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.37%) NGN
12 3 (0.37%) SCCP
12 3 (0.37%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.25%) Extranet
13 2 (0.25%) MPLS
13 2 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (8.43%) Power BI
2 16 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.24%) Tableau
5 7 (0.87%) Data Lake
5 7 (0.87%) Power Query
6 6 (0.74%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.62%) DB2
8 4 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.50%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
8 4 (0.50%) QlikView
9 2 (0.25%) Big Data
10 1 (0.12%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.12%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.12%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.12%) Looker
10 1 (0.12%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.12%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 60 (7.43%) JIRA
2 5 (0.62%) Git
2 5 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.37%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.37%) Storybook
4 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.12%) GCC
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 392 (48.57%) Social Skills
2 283 (35.07%) Finance
3 151 (18.71%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (14.75%) Marketing
5 82 (10.16%) Organisational Skills
6 80 (9.91%) Public Sector
7 76 (9.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 76 (9.42%) Legal
7 76 (9.42%) Retail
8 57 (7.06%) Presentation Skills
9 55 (6.82%) Law
10 39 (4.83%) Banking
11 38 (4.71%) Games
12 34 (4.21%) Financial Institution
13 29 (3.59%) Manufacturing
14 24 (2.97%) Aviation
15 22 (2.73%) General Ledger
16 18 (2.23%) Advertising
17 15 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (1.61%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 132 (16.36%) Project Manager
2 109 (13.51%) Senior
3 78 (9.67%) Analyst
4 67 (8.30%) IT Manager
5 59 (7.31%) Senior Manager
6 57 (7.06%) Lead
7 48 (5.95%) Architect
8 46 (5.70%) Business Analyst
9 39 (4.83%) IT Project Manager
9 39 (4.83%) Solutions Architect
10 35 (4.34%) Senior Project Manager
11 33 (4.09%) IT Support
12 28 (3.47%) Marketing Manager
12 28 (3.47%) Systems Manager
13 27 (3.35%) Digital Project Manager
14 26 (3.22%) Applications Manager
14 26 (3.22%) Auditor
14 26 (3.22%) Consultant
14 26 (3.22%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 25 (3.10%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.10%) HTML
2 23 (2.85%) CSS
3 19 (2.35%) .NET
4 18 (2.23%) EDI
4 18 (2.23%) JSON
5 17 (2.11%) .NET Core
5 17 (2.11%) HTML5 Canvas
6 16 (1.98%) Microsoft Graph
7 15 (1.86%) SPFx
8 5 (0.62%) OAuth
8 5 (0.62%) OpenID
8 5 (0.62%) SAML
9 4 (0.50%) FIDO
9 4 (0.50%) React
9 4 (0.50%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.37%) Flutter
10 3 (0.37%) Jest
10 3 (0.37%) React Native
10 3 (0.37%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.37%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 85 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 56 (6.94%) Onboarding
3 45 (5.58%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (5.33%) Product Ownership
5 40 (4.96%) Virtual Team
6 30 (3.72%) Social Media
7 29 (3.59%) Mobile App
8 27 (3.35%) Driving Licence
9 22 (2.73%) Blog
10 19 (2.35%) Cyber Defence
11 17 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
12 16 (1.98%) Enterprise Software
13 15 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
14 14 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
14 14 (1.73%) Cloud Native
14 14 (1.73%) Legacy Applications
14 14 (1.73%) Low-Code
14 14 (1.73%) Video Editing
15 13 (1.61%) Blockchain
16 11 (1.36%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.47%) Apple iOS
1 28 (3.47%) Windows
2 23 (2.85%) Android
3 9 (1.12%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.74%) Linux
5 5 (0.62%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) AIX
6 1 (0.12%) CentOS
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (33.46%) Agile
2 227 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
3 199 (24.66%) Project Delivery
4 162 (20.07%) Continuous Improvement
5 141 (17.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 140 (17.35%) AI
7 139 (17.22%) Decision-Making
8 134 (16.60%) Analytics
9 128 (15.86%) PRINCE2
10 103 (12.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 98 (12.14%) Cybersecurity
11 98 (12.14%) Roadmaps
12 97 (12.02%) Mentoring
12 97 (12.02%) Risk Management
13 95 (11.77%) B2B
14 91 (11.28%) Coaching
15 79 (9.79%) Budget Management
16 76 (9.42%) ERP
17 67 (8.30%) CRM
17 67 (8.30%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 50 (6.20%) SQL
2 32 (3.97%) C#
3 28 (3.47%) Python
4 22 (2.73%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.35%) PowerShell
5 19 (2.35%) TypeScript
6 15 (1.86%) VBA
7 3 (0.37%) C++
7 3 (0.37%) Dart
8 2 (0.25%) Bash
8 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.25%) Java
8 2 (0.25%) R
8 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.12%) C
9 1 (0.12%) PHP
Qualifications
1 151 (18.71%) Degree
2 67 (8.30%) PMP
3 53 (6.57%) DBS Check
4 47 (5.82%) PMI Certification
5 37 (4.58%) CISSP
6 31 (3.84%) SANS
7 29 (3.59%) CISA
7 29 (3.59%) CISM
7 29 (3.59%) Security Cleared
8 26 (3.22%) CGEIT
8 26 (3.22%) FFIEC
9 22 (2.73%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.12%) MBA
12 8 (0.99%) CFA
12 8 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (0.99%) HNC
12 8 (0.99%) SC Cleared
13 7 (0.87%) CITP
13 7 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.94%) GDPR
2 44 (5.45%) NIST
3 41 (5.08%) Accessibility
4 37 (4.58%) PMO
5 33 (4.09%) QA
6 32 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 26 (3.22%) COBIT
7 26 (3.22%) ISO 9001
8 14 (1.73%) GRC
9 9 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.74%) GAAP
11 6 (0.74%) ISO 14001
11 6 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 5 (0.62%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.37%) NCSC
13 3 (0.37%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.37%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (3.97%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.99%) Docker
3 5 (0.62%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (1.49%) Ansible
2 9 (1.12%) SCCM
3 8 (0.99%) Grafana
3 8 (0.99%) Kubernetes
4 6 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.62%) Terraform
6 2 (0.25%) Argo
6 2 (0.25%) Puppet
6 2 (0.25%) Salt
7 1 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 175 (21.69%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.07%) Adobe
3 48 (5.95%) Salesforce
4 38 (4.71%) Google
5 36 (4.46%) SAP
6 32 (3.97%) Oracle
7 20 (2.48%) Pardot
8 17 (2.11%) HubSpot
9 14 (1.73%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.36%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.36%) Instagram
10 11 (1.36%) Wrike
11 10 (1.24%) Apple
12 9 (1.12%) Fortinet
12 9 (1.12%) JD Edwards
12 9 (1.12%) Okta
13 7 (0.87%) Planon
13 7 (0.87%) Workday
14 6 (0.74%) Cisco
14 6 (0.74%) VMware