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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 38 29
Rank change year-on-year -19 -9 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 1,081 1,036 1,562
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.36% 6.24% 6.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.38% 6.68% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 621 593 893
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,550 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,625 £77,500 £71,200
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £91,850
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 20,082 15,514 20,012
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.02% 93.49% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,336 8,545 11,983
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

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 27 September 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 62 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 29 (2.68%) Confluence
3 18 (1.67%) CMS
4 16 (1.48%) WordPress
5 5 (0.46%) MS Project Server
6 3 (0.28%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
Applications
1 160 (14.80%) Microsoft Project
2 146 (13.51%) Microsoft Office
3 89 (8.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 38 (3.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.30%) Trello
6 8 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 6 (0.56%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.28%) Blender
8 3 (0.28%) Maya
9 2 (0.19%) InDesign
9 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.19%) Revit
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.093%) FrameMaker
10 1 (0.093%) Houdini
10 1 (0.093%) NUKE
10 1 (0.093%) Stata
Business Applications
1 38 (3.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.74%) Primavera
2 8 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.74%) Shopify
3 5 (0.46%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.28%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.28%) Misys Midas
5 3 (0.28%) Sage 50
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 1 (0.093%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.093%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.093%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 100 (9.25%) Power Platform
2 88 (8.14%) Azure
3 55 (5.09%) Microsoft 365
4 54 (5.00%) SaaS
5 28 (2.59%) PowerApps
6 24 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
7 23 (2.13%) AWS
7 23 (2.13%) Power Automate
8 20 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Purview
10 15 (1.39%) OneDrive
11 14 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
12 13 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 13 (1.20%) Asana
12 13 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (1.11%) Smartsheet
14 9 (0.83%) Google Analytics
15 8 (0.74%) ClickUp
15 8 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (0.74%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 35 (3.24%) Firewall
2 18 (1.67%) LAN
3 15 (1.39%) WAN
4 9 (0.83%) Network Security
5 7 (0.65%) DNS
5 7 (0.65%) Intranet
6 6 (0.56%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.56%) Wireless
7 5 (0.46%) 2G
7 5 (0.46%) 3G
7 5 (0.46%) 4G
7 5 (0.46%) 5G
7 5 (0.46%) VPN
7 5 (0.46%) WLAN
8 4 (0.37%) DHCP
8 4 (0.37%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (0.28%) Broadband
9 3 (0.28%) CHAP
9 3 (0.28%) TETRA
9 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (7.68%) Power BI
2 18 (1.67%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
3 13 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.74%) Metadata
6 7 (0.65%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.65%) Tableau
7 6 (0.56%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.46%) Power Query
9 4 (0.37%) Big Data
10 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.093%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.093%) GIS
12 1 (0.093%) Looker
12 1 (0.093%) MySQL
12 1 (0.093%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.093%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 114 (10.55%) JIRA
2 8 (0.74%) Git
2 8 (0.74%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.37%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (0.28%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.28%) Mercurial
4 3 (0.28%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.28%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.093%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.093%) GCC
5 1 (0.093%) GitLab
5 1 (0.093%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.093%) JUnit
5 1 (0.093%) Selenium
5 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.093%) TestNG
5 1 (0.093%) WebDriver
General
1 498 (46.07%) Social Skills
2 323 (29.88%) Finance
3 255 (23.59%) Analytical Skills
4 170 (15.73%) Organisational Skills
5 115 (10.64%) Marketing
6 90 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
6 90 (8.33%) Public Sector
7 70 (6.48%) Retail
8 66 (6.11%) Legal
9 62 (5.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 56 (5.18%) Law
11 38 (3.52%) Manufacturing
12 31 (2.87%) Banking
13 28 (2.59%) Aerospace
14 26 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
15 25 (2.31%) Electronics
16 19 (1.76%) Local Government
17 18 (1.67%) Telecoms
18 17 (1.57%) Advertising
18 17 (1.57%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 259 (23.96%) Project Manager
2 163 (15.08%) Senior
3 118 (10.92%) Senior Manager
4 100 (9.25%) IT Manager
5 97 (8.97%) Lead
5 97 (8.97%) Senior Project Manager
6 67 (6.20%) Analyst
7 65 (6.01%) Consultant
8 58 (5.37%) IT Project Manager
9 41 (3.79%) Delivery Manager
10 39 (3.61%) Programme Manager
10 39 (3.61%) Service Manager
11 38 (3.52%) Architect
12 36 (3.33%) Support Technician
13 30 (2.78%) Marketing Manager
13 30 (2.78%) Solutions Architect
14 29 (2.68%) Service Delivery Manager
15 27 (2.50%) Developer
15 27 (2.50%) IT Support
15 27 (2.50%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.41%) TensorFlow
2 23 (2.13%) .NET
2 23 (2.13%) HTML
2 23 (2.13%) Hugging Face
2 23 (2.13%) PyTorch
3 19 (1.76%) CSS
4 16 (1.48%) JSON
5 15 (1.39%) HTML5 Canvas
6 13 (1.20%) .NET Core
6 13 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
6 13 (1.20%) SPFx
7 5 (0.46%) XML
8 4 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
9 3 (0.28%) Django
9 3 (0.28%) EDI
9 3 (0.28%) Express.js
9 3 (0.28%) Godot
9 3 (0.28%) Node.js
9 3 (0.28%) Unity (Game Engine)
9 3 (0.28%) WebXR
Miscellaneous
1 79 (7.31%) Management Information System
2 66 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 59 (5.46%) Virtual Team
4 53 (4.90%) Driving Licence
5 48 (4.44%) Product Ownership
6 45 (4.16%) Self-Motivation
7 38 (3.52%) Enterprise Software
8 36 (3.33%) Data Centre
8 36 (3.33%) Social Media
9 33 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
10 26 (2.41%) Cyber Defence
11 24 (2.22%) Web Conferencing
12 23 (2.13%) Blog
13 14 (1.30%) NHS
14 12 (1.11%) Operational Technology
14 12 (1.11%) PMI
15 10 (0.93%) IoT
16 9 (0.83%) Cloud Native
17 8 (0.74%) FMCG
18 7 (0.65%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 35 (3.24%) Windows
2 8 (0.74%) Linux
3 5 (0.46%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.28%) VMS
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.19%) AIX
5 2 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.19%) Solaris
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.093%) Android
6 1 (0.093%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.093%) CentOS
6 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (35.06%) Project Delivery
2 354 (32.75%) Agile
3 336 (31.08%) Stakeholder Management
4 320 (29.60%) Problem-Solving
5 258 (23.87%) PRINCE2
6 247 (22.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 156 (14.43%) Decision-Making
8 142 (13.14%) Coaching
9 131 (12.12%) Logistics
10 130 (12.03%) Roadmaps
10 130 (12.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 127 (11.75%) AI
12 122 (11.29%) Customer Experience
13 120 (11.10%) Budget Management
14 110 (10.18%) Analytics
15 109 (10.08%) CRM
16 103 (9.53%) Risk Management
17 99 (9.16%) ITIL
18 97 (8.97%) Cybersecurity
18 97 (8.97%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 72 (6.66%) SQL
2 50 (4.63%) Python
3 31 (2.87%) JavaScript
4 18 (1.67%) C#
5 16 (1.48%) TypeScript
6 15 (1.39%) PowerShell
7 6 (0.56%) Java
7 6 (0.56%) VBA
8 5 (0.46%) C++
9 4 (0.37%) PHP
10 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.28%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.093%) C
12 1 (0.093%) Groovy
12 1 (0.093%) R
Qualifications
1 227 (21.00%) Degree
2 110 (10.18%) DBS Check
3 94 (8.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 85 (7.86%) PMP
5 80 (7.40%) PMI Certification
6 75 (6.94%) Security Cleared
7 50 (4.63%) SC Cleared
8 30 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
9 21 (1.94%) DV Cleared
10 17 (1.57%) APMP
11 16 (1.48%) ACCA
12 15 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (1.30%) CIMA
14 12 (1.11%) CISA
14 12 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 12 (1.11%) CISM
14 12 (1.11%) CISSP
15 11 (1.02%) CAPM
15 11 (1.02%) CCNP
16 9 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (11.01%) PMO
2 53 (4.90%) Accessibility
2 53 (4.90%) QA
3 45 (4.16%) GDPR
4 33 (3.05%) Data Quality
5 31 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (2.22%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.57%) NIST
8 14 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
8 14 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 13 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (1.20%) ISO 14001
10 9 (0.83%) GRC
10 9 (0.83%) SLA
11 5 (0.46%) ISO 22301
12 4 (0.37%) GAAP
12 4 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 4 (0.37%) NCSC
12 4 (0.37%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.28%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 10 (0.93%) Active Directory
1 10 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (0.46%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.37%) Docker
4 3 (0.28%) vSphere
5 2 (0.19%) Firmware
5 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.093%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (2.04%) SCCM
2 9 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
3 4 (0.37%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.28%) Ansible
4 3 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.093%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.093%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.093%) SCOM
5 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 258 (23.87%) Microsoft
2 60 (5.55%) SAP
3 39 (3.61%) Oracle
4 37 (3.42%) Adobe
5 34 (3.15%) Salesforce
5 34 (3.15%) ServiceNow
6 25 (2.31%) HubSpot
7 23 (2.13%) Fortinet
8 22 (2.04%) Google
9 20 (1.85%) SonicWALL
10 11 (1.02%) Pardot
10 11 (1.02%) VMware
11 10 (0.93%) Cisco
12 9 (0.83%) YouTube
13 8 (0.74%) Apple
14 7 (0.65%) Citrix
15 6 (0.56%) IFS
15 6 (0.56%) Xero
16 5 (0.46%) Nintex
16 5 (0.46%) Poppulo