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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 22 24
Rank change year-on-year -20 +2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 791 1,188 2,644
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.65% 9.22% 8.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.57% 9.72% 9.20%
Number of salaries quoted 508 695 1,963
10th Percentile £31,775 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £69,914
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £84,964
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,585 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.49% +9.69% -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 14,197 12,222 28,738
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.45% 94.81% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 9,911 8,883 23,314
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £43,375 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% +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 6 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 29 (3.67%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.28%) CMS
3 14 (1.77%) WordPress
4 13 (1.64%) Confluence
5 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) Apache
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.13%) Drupal
6 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 70 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (5.18%) Microsoft Project
3 38 (4.80%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.76%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.76%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.63%) Trello
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.51%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.13%) Notion
Business Applications
1 19 (2.40%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Assets
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (2.15%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.90%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (1.77%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (0.76%) Elite 3E
7 6 (0.76%) Shopify
8 5 (0.63%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
10 3 (0.38%) SAP BPC
11 2 (0.25%) Magento
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.25%) SAP MM
12 1 (0.13%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 89 (11.25%) Azure
2 80 (10.11%) SaaS
3 75 (9.48%) Power Platform
4 57 (7.21%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (4.42%) AWS
6 25 (3.16%) Asana
7 24 (3.03%) PowerApps
8 22 (2.78%) Entra ID
9 20 (2.53%) Power Automate
10 15 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
10 15 (1.90%) GCP
11 14 (1.77%) OneDrive
12 13 (1.64%) Google Analytics
12 13 (1.64%) Miro
13 11 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
13 11 (1.39%) Figma
13 11 (1.39%) Sprout Social
14 10 (1.26%) Smartsheet
15 9 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (1.14%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.68%) Broadband
2 24 (3.03%) CHAP
3 15 (1.90%) Firewall
4 11 (1.39%) DNS
5 10 (1.26%) DHCP
6 9 (1.14%) VPN
7 8 (1.01%) Network Security
7 8 (1.01%) WAN
8 7 (0.88%) Wireless
9 6 (0.76%) LAN
10 5 (0.63%) Internet
10 5 (0.63%) Intranet
11 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
12 3 (0.38%) NGN
12 3 (0.38%) SCCP
12 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.25%) Extranet
13 2 (0.25%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (7.21%) Power BI
2 9 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (1.01%) Tableau
4 7 (0.88%) Data Lake
5 6 (0.76%) Power Query
5 6 (0.76%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.63%) DB2
7 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.51%) DB2 UDB
7 4 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.51%) QlikView
8 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 49 (6.19%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) Git
2 5 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.38%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.38%) Storybook
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 377 (47.66%) Social Skills
2 276 (34.89%) Finance
3 157 (19.85%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (14.92%) Marketing
5 86 (10.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 85 (10.75%) Public Sector
7 78 (9.86%) Legal
8 72 (9.10%) Organisational Skills
9 66 (8.34%) Retail
10 58 (7.33%) Presentation Skills
11 55 (6.95%) Law
12 36 (4.55%) Banking
13 35 (4.42%) Games
14 32 (4.05%) Financial Institution
15 30 (3.79%) Manufacturing
16 21 (2.65%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.15%) Aviation
18 14 (1.77%) Advertising
18 14 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
19 13 (1.64%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 131 (16.56%) Project Manager
2 105 (13.27%) Senior
3 79 (9.99%) Analyst
4 67 (8.47%) IT Manager
5 63 (7.96%) Lead
6 59 (7.46%) Senior Manager
7 47 (5.94%) Business Analyst
8 46 (5.82%) Architect
9 41 (5.18%) IT Project Manager
10 38 (4.80%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.30%) Senior Project Manager
12 31 (3.92%) IT Support
13 28 (3.54%) Marketing Manager
13 28 (3.54%) Systems Manager
14 26 (3.29%) Digital Project Manager
14 26 (3.29%) Senior Digital Project Manager
15 25 (3.16%) Consultant
16 24 (3.03%) Auditor
17 23 (2.91%) Internal Auditor
17 23 (2.91%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.28%) EDI
2 17 (2.15%) HTML
3 14 (1.77%) CSS
4 10 (1.26%) .NET
4 10 (1.26%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Graph
6 8 (1.01%) HTML5 Canvas
6 8 (1.01%) JSON
6 8 (1.01%) SPFx
7 6 (0.76%) React
8 5 (0.63%) OAuth
8 5 (0.63%) OpenID
8 5 (0.63%) SAML
9 4 (0.51%) FIDO
9 4 (0.51%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.38%) Flutter
10 3 (0.38%) Jest
10 3 (0.38%) React Native
10 3 (0.38%) Tailwind CSS
10 3 (0.38%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 81 (10.24%) Management Information System
2 60 (7.59%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (4.93%) Product Ownership
4 39 (4.93%) Virtual Team
5 31 (3.92%) Social Media
6 29 (3.67%) Mobile App
7 27 (3.41%) Driving Licence
8 24 (3.03%) Blog
9 20 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.77%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (1.77%) Legacy Applications
10 14 (1.77%) Low-Code
11 13 (1.64%) Blockchain
12 12 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.39%) Video Editing
14 10 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
14 10 (1.26%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.54%) Apple iOS
2 27 (3.41%) Windows
3 23 (2.91%) Android
4 9 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.63%) Linux
5 5 (0.63%) Unix
6 3 (0.38%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.13%) AIX
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (33.00%) Agile
2 224 (28.32%) Problem-Solving
3 191 (24.15%) Project Delivery
4 163 (20.61%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (18.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 145 (18.33%) AI
7 138 (17.45%) Decision-Making
8 131 (16.56%) Analytics
9 122 (15.42%) PRINCE2
10 98 (12.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 96 (12.14%) Mentoring
11 96 (12.14%) Roadmaps
12 94 (11.88%) Risk Management
13 92 (11.63%) Coaching
14 88 (11.13%) Cybersecurity
15 87 (11.00%) B2B
16 79 (9.99%) Change Management
17 78 (9.86%) ERP
18 74 (9.36%) Budget Management
19 61 (7.71%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 43 (5.44%) SQL
2 26 (3.29%) Python
3 25 (3.16%) C#
4 15 (1.90%) VBA
5 14 (1.77%) TypeScript
6 13 (1.64%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.52%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.38%) C++
8 3 (0.38%) Dart
8 3 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.25%) Bash
9 2 (0.25%) Java
9 2 (0.25%) R
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) C
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 155 (19.60%) Degree
2 69 (8.72%) PMP
3 48 (6.07%) PMI Certification
4 43 (5.44%) DBS Check
5 32 (4.05%) CISSP
6 30 (3.79%) Security Cleared
7 29 (3.67%) SANS
8 24 (3.03%) CGEIT
8 24 (3.03%) CISA
8 24 (3.03%) CISM
8 24 (3.03%) FFIEC
9 23 (2.91%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.14%) MBA
10 9 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.14%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.01%) ACCA
11 8 (1.01%) CFA
11 8 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.01%) HNC
12 7 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.70%) GDPR
2 47 (5.94%) Accessibility
3 35 (4.42%) NIST
3 35 (4.42%) PMO
4 34 (4.30%) QA
5 25 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (3.03%) COBIT
7 22 (2.78%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.52%) GRC
9 9 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.76%) ISO 14001
12 6 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 5 (0.63%) GAAP
14 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
14 4 (0.51%) PERC
15 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (4.17%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.26%) Docker
3 5 (0.63%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (1.52%) Ansible
2 8 (1.01%) Grafana
2 8 (1.01%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.76%) SCCM
4 5 (0.63%) Terraform
5 2 (0.25%) Argo
5 2 (0.25%) Puppet
5 2 (0.25%) Salt
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 160 (20.23%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.45%) Salesforce
3 46 (5.82%) Adobe
4 39 (4.93%) SAP
5 35 (4.42%) Google
6 31 (3.92%) Oracle
7 16 (2.02%) Pardot
8 14 (1.77%) HubSpot
9 12 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.39%) Hootsuite
10 11 (1.39%) Instagram
10 11 (1.39%) Wrike
11 10 (1.26%) Apple
12 9 (1.14%) JD Edwards
12 9 (1.14%) Okta
13 8 (1.01%) Cisco
14 7 (0.88%) Fortinet
14 7 (0.88%) Planon
14 7 (0.88%) Workday
15 5 (0.63%) ForgeRock