Hybrid/Remote Project Manager Job Trends
Project Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median Project Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 149 | 210 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -120 | -6 |
| Permanent Project Manager jobs | 452 | 231 | 635 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.77% | 1.41% | 3.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.88% | 1.49% | 3.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 184 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,743 | £47,650 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £51,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,438 | £73,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,875 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +13.64% | -8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,986 | 15,523 | 19,271 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.98% | 94.53% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,167 | 8,843 | 12,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.19% | -5.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £98,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Project Manager job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Project Manager job vacancies.
Project Manager Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Project Manager jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Project Manager job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Project Manager jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Management | 60.6% | 274 |
| 2 | Agile | 54.2% | 245 |
| 3 | Project Delivery | 46.0% | 208 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 39.6% | 179 |
| 5 | PRINCE2 | 35.6% | 161 |
| 6 | Microsoft Project | 26.8% | 121 |
| 7 | Degree | 23.0% | 104 |
| 8 | Budget Management | 22.1% | 100 |
| 8 | Waterfall | 22.1% | 100 |
| 10 | Microsoft Office | 16.6% | 75 |
| 11 | PRINCE2 Practitioner | 15.5% | 70 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Engagement | 15.3% | 69 |
| 13 | Problem-Solving | 14.8% | 67 |
| 14 | Customer Experience | 14.4% | 65 |
| 14 | Programme Governance | 14.4% | 65 |
| 16 | Microsoft | 14.2% | 64 |
| 17 | Coaching | 13.9% | 63 |
| 18 | Conflict Management | 12.8% | 58 |
| 18 | Impact Analysis | 12.8% | 58 |
| 18 | Operations Management | 12.8% | 58 |
| 21 | JIRA | 12.6% | 57 |
| 22 | Migration | 12.2% | 55 |
| 23 | CRM | 11.9% | 54 |
| 24 | PMP | 11.3% | 51 |
| 25 | Continuous Improvement | 11.1% | 50 |
| 25 | SAP | 11.1% | 50 |
| 27 | ERP | 10.8% | 49 |
| 28 | Software Delivery | 10.4% | 47 |
| 29 | Security Cleared | 10.2% | 46 |
| 30 | Project Governance | 9.7% | 44 |
Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Project Manager | 27.9% | 126 |
| 2 | IT Project Manager | 26.8% | 121 |
| 3 | Technical Project Manager | 10.0% | 45 |
| 4 | Digital Project Manager | 7.1% | 32 |
| 5 | Software Project Manager | 6.2% | 28 |
| 6 | Junior Project Manager | 4.0% | 18 |
| 7 | Transformation Project Manager | 3.8% | 17 |
| 8 | HR Manager | 2.7% | 12 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Project Manager | 2.2% | 10 |
| 9 | IT Technical Manager | 2.2% | 10 |
| 9 | Web Project Manager | 2.2% | 10 |
| 12 | Lead Project Manager | 2.0% | 9 |
| 13 | Implementation Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 13 | Senior Transformation Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 15 | Delivery Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 15 | SAP Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 15 | SC Cleared Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 15 | Security Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 19 | Business Analyst | 1.3% | 6 |
| 19 | IT Infrastructure Project Manager | 1.3% | 6 |