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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -23 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 780 1,186 2,626
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.62% 9.13% 8.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.47% 9.60% 9.33%
Number of salaries quoted 498 699 1,964
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,199 £33,575
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £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 £76,250 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £52,501 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.69% +9.52% -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 14,255 12,358 28,134
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 84.46% 95.09% 91.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,572 8,784 23,084
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 25 March 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 27 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.44%) CMS
3 14 (1.79%) WordPress
4 10 (1.28%) Confluence
5 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 68 (8.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 38 (4.87%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.90%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.77%) 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 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Assets
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Payables
2 17 (2.18%) Oracle Receivables
3 15 (1.92%) Oracle Cash Management
4 14 (1.79%) Oracle EBS R12
5 8 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.77%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 4 (0.51%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.51%) Shopify
10 3 (0.38%) ResourceLink
10 3 (0.38%) SAP ERP
11 2 (0.26%) Magento
11 2 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.26%) SAP MM
12 1 (0.13%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 84 (10.77%) Azure
2 80 (10.26%) SaaS
3 69 (8.85%) Power Platform
4 57 (7.31%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.72%) AWS
6 23 (2.95%) Asana
6 23 (2.95%) Entra ID
7 21 (2.69%) PowerApps
8 16 (2.05%) Power Automate
9 14 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.79%) Miro
10 13 (1.67%) GCP
10 13 (1.67%) Google Analytics
11 12 (1.54%) OneDrive
12 11 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (1.41%) Sprout Social
13 10 (1.28%) Figma
14 9 (1.15%) Smartsheet
15 7 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (0.90%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.74%) Broadband
2 24 (3.08%) CHAP
3 16 (2.05%) Firewall
4 13 (1.67%) DNS
5 10 (1.28%) DHCP
5 10 (1.28%) VPN
6 8 (1.03%) Network Security
6 8 (1.03%) WAN
7 7 (0.90%) Wireless
8 6 (0.77%) LAN
9 5 (0.64%) Internet
9 5 (0.64%) Intranet
9 5 (0.64%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.38%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.38%) NGN
11 3 (0.38%) SCCP
12 2 (0.26%) BGP
12 2 (0.26%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.26%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (6.67%) Power BI
2 8 (1.03%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.03%) Tableau
3 7 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.64%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.64%) DB2
6 4 (0.51%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.51%) Power Query
6 4 (0.51%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (0.51%) QlikView
7 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.13%) Amazon Athena
9 1 (0.13%) Big Data
9 1 (0.13%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.13%) Data Mining
9 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 39 (5.00%) JIRA
2 5 (0.64%) Git
2 5 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.13%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.13%) Storybook
General
1 374 (47.95%) Social Skills
2 278 (35.64%) Finance
3 159 (20.38%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (14.74%) Marketing
5 89 (11.41%) Public Sector
6 85 (10.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 79 (10.13%) Legal
8 68 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
9 64 (8.21%) Retail
10 58 (7.44%) Presentation Skills
11 53 (6.79%) Law
12 35 (4.49%) Banking
13 33 (4.23%) Games
14 32 (4.10%) Financial Institution
15 31 (3.97%) Manufacturing
16 21 (2.69%) General Ledger
17 17 (2.18%) Aviation
18 15 (1.92%) Advertising
19 14 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
20 11 (1.41%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 135 (17.31%) Project Manager
2 106 (13.59%) Senior
3 83 (10.64%) Analyst
4 66 (8.46%) IT Manager
5 64 (8.21%) Lead
6 60 (7.69%) Senior Manager
7 49 (6.28%) Business Analyst
8 46 (5.90%) Architect
9 42 (5.38%) IT Project Manager
10 38 (4.87%) Solutions Architect
11 34 (4.36%) Senior Project Manager
12 30 (3.85%) IT Support
13 29 (3.72%) Consultant
14 28 (3.59%) Systems Manager
15 27 (3.46%) Digital Project Manager
16 26 (3.33%) Marketing Manager
16 26 (3.33%) Senior Digital Project Manager
17 24 (3.08%) Auditor
18 23 (2.95%) Internal Auditor
18 23 (2.95%) Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.05%) EDI
2 13 (1.67%) HTML
3 10 (1.28%) CSS
4 8 (1.03%) .NET
4 8 (1.03%) .NET Core
5 7 (0.90%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.77%) HTML5 Canvas
6 6 (0.77%) JSON
6 6 (0.77%) SPFx
7 5 (0.64%) OAuth
7 5 (0.64%) OpenID
7 5 (0.64%) SAML
8 4 (0.51%) FIDO
8 4 (0.51%) React
8 4 (0.51%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.26%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.26%) XML
10 1 (0.13%) Django
10 1 (0.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 78 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 59 (7.56%) Onboarding
3 44 (5.64%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (5.00%) Virtual Team
5 38 (4.87%) Product Ownership
6 33 (4.23%) Social Media
7 27 (3.46%) Mobile App
8 26 (3.33%) Blog
9 23 (2.95%) Driving Licence
10 20 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.79%) Cloud Native
11 14 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.79%) Legacy Applications
11 14 (1.79%) Low-Code
12 13 (1.67%) Blockchain
13 12 (1.54%) GNSS
13 12 (1.54%) Satnav
14 11 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
14 11 (1.41%) Video Editing
15 10 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 29 (3.72%) Windows
2 28 (3.59%) Apple iOS
3 23 (2.95%) Android
4 11 (1.41%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.64%) Linux
5 5 (0.64%) Unix
6 4 (0.51%) 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
1 260 (33.33%) Agile
2 224 (28.72%) Problem-Solving
3 178 (22.82%) Project Delivery
4 171 (21.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (18.46%) AI
5 144 (18.46%) Stakeholder Management
6 138 (17.69%) Decision-Making
7 131 (16.79%) Analytics
8 119 (15.26%) PRINCE2
9 103 (13.21%) Roadmaps
10 97 (12.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 96 (12.31%) Risk Management
12 94 (12.05%) Coaching
13 91 (11.67%) Mentoring
14 89 (11.41%) Change Management
15 88 (11.28%) Cybersecurity
16 84 (10.77%) B2B
17 75 (9.62%) ERP
18 72 (9.23%) Budget Management
19 66 (8.46%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 40 (5.13%) SQL
2 24 (3.08%) Python
3 21 (2.69%) C#
4 14 (1.79%) VBA
5 13 (1.67%) PowerShell
6 10 (1.28%) TypeScript
7 9 (1.15%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.26%) Bash
9 2 (0.26%) Java
9 2 (0.26%) R
10 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.13%) C
10 1 (0.13%) C++
10 1 (0.13%) Dart
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 152 (19.49%) Degree
2 66 (8.46%) PMP
3 45 (5.77%) PMI Certification
4 36 (4.62%) DBS Check
5 32 (4.10%) CISSP
6 30 (3.85%) Security Cleared
7 29 (3.72%) SANS
8 24 (3.08%) CGEIT
8 24 (3.08%) CISA
8 24 (3.08%) CISM
8 24 (3.08%) FFIEC
9 23 (2.95%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.15%) ACCA
10 9 (1.15%) MBA
10 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.15%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.03%) CFA
11 8 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.03%) HNC
12 7 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.79%) GDPR
2 47 (6.03%) Accessibility
3 35 (4.49%) NIST
4 34 (4.36%) PMO
5 30 (3.85%) QA
6 24 (3.08%) COBIT
6 24 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (2.18%) ISO 9001
8 10 (1.28%) GRC
9 9 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.64%) GAAP
12 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
12 4 (0.51%) ISO 14001
12 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (0.51%) PERC
13 3 (0.38%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (4.36%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.28%) Docker
3 6 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (1.41%) Ansible
2 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.03%) Grafana
3 8 (1.03%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.64%) SCCM
4 5 (0.64%) Terraform
5 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.13%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.13%) Argo
5 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.13%) Puppet
5 1 (0.13%) Salt
5 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 160 (20.51%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.15%) Salesforce
3 43 (5.51%) Adobe
4 37 (4.74%) SAP
5 34 (4.36%) Google
6 33 (4.23%) Oracle
7 15 (1.92%) Pardot
8 14 (1.79%) HubSpot
9 11 (1.41%) Hootsuite
9 11 (1.41%) Instagram
9 11 (1.41%) Wrike
10 10 (1.28%) Apple
10 10 (1.28%) ServiceNow
11 9 (1.15%) Cisco
11 9 (1.15%) JD Edwards
11 9 (1.15%) Okta
12 8 (1.03%) Workday
13 7 (0.90%) VMware
14 6 (0.77%) Fortinet
15 5 (0.64%) ForgeRock