Hybrid/Remote Project Manager Job Trends

Project Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Project Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 105 74
Rank change year-on-year -62 -31 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 247 467 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.49% 3.34% 4.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 3.52% 4.29%
Number of salaries quoted 207 256 981
10th Percentile £48,350 £40,986 £36,250
25th Percentile £54,875 £50,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £70,063 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £79,375 £75,772
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +6.48% -10.00%

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 vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,562 13,280 28,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 94.86% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10,457 8,950 23,925
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £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 £81,188 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,419 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Project Manager
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Project Manager job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Project Manager job vacancies

Project Manager
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Project Manager salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Project Manager job roles required 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 128 (51.82%) Project Management
2 118 (47.77%) Agile
3 114 (46.15%) Project Delivery
4 67 (27.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (21.86%) Continuous Improvement
6 53 (21.46%) Waterfall
7 50 (20.24%) PRINCE2
8 49 (19.84%) Microsoft
9 46 (18.62%) Risk Management
10 42 (17.00%) Budget Management
11 40 (16.19%) Change Management
12 30 (12.15%) PMI Certification
13 28 (11.34%) Coaching
13 28 (11.34%) Mentoring
14 27 (10.93%) PMP
15 24 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 23 (9.31%) Degree
17 22 (8.91%) Business Case
18 20 (8.10%) PMO
18 20 (8.10%) Problem-Solving
18 20 (8.10%) Project Planning
19 19 (7.69%) Azure
19 19 (7.69%) Business Change Management
19 19 (7.69%) Change Control
20 18 (7.29%) JIRA
21 17 (6.88%) Collaborative Culture
21 17 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
21 17 (6.88%) Power Platform
22 16 (6.48%) Conflict Resolution
22 16 (6.48%) Digital Strategy

Project Manager Skill Set
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 8 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.02%) Confluence
3 1 (0.40%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (6.07%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.81%) Trello
4 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.40%) Magento
2 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.40%) Primavera
2 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.40%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (7.69%) Azure
2 17 (6.88%) Power Platform
3 14 (5.67%) PowerApps
4 7 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.43%) SaaS
6 4 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.21%) AWS
8 2 (0.81%) Asana
8 2 (0.81%) GCP
8 2 (0.81%) Miro
8 2 (0.81%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.40%) BigCommerce
9 1 (0.40%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.40%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.83%) WAN
2 5 (2.02%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.62%) Network Security
4 3 (1.21%) LAN
5 1 (0.40%) Extranet
5 1 (0.40%) Firewall
5 1 (0.40%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.40%) GIS
1 1 (0.40%) Power BI
1 1 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (7.29%) JIRA
General
1 85 (34.41%) Finance
2 79 (31.98%) Social Skills
3 46 (18.62%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 15 (6.07%) Legal
5 12 (4.86%) Law
6 9 (3.64%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (2.83%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (2.83%) Banking
7 7 (2.83%) Financial Institution
7 7 (2.83%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.43%) Marketing
8 6 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (2.43%) Retail
9 5 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.62%) Advertising
11 3 (1.21%) International Banking
12 2 (0.81%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) Middleware
1 1 (0.40%) Model Context Protocol
1 1 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.88%) Driving Licence
1 17 (6.88%) Legacy Systems
2 15 (6.07%) Hybrid Cloud
3 14 (5.67%) Legacy Applications
3 14 (5.67%) Low-Code
4 12 (4.86%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.43%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.43%) PMI
5 6 (2.43%) Virtual Team
6 5 (2.02%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.62%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.62%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.62%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.81%) Derivative
9 2 (0.81%) FMCG
9 2 (0.81%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.81%) OTC Derivatives
9 2 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.81%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.40%) Windows
1 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (51.82%) Project Management
2 118 (47.77%) Agile
3 114 (46.15%) Project Delivery
4 67 (27.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 54 (21.86%) Continuous Improvement
6 53 (21.46%) Waterfall
7 50 (20.24%) PRINCE2
8 46 (18.62%) Risk Management
9 42 (17.00%) Budget Management
10 40 (16.19%) Change Management
11 28 (11.34%) Coaching
11 28 (11.34%) Mentoring
12 24 (9.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 22 (8.91%) Business Case
14 20 (8.10%) Problem-Solving
14 20 (8.10%) Project Planning
15 19 (7.69%) Business Change Management
15 19 (7.69%) Change Control
16 17 (6.88%) Collaborative Culture
16 17 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.67%) VBA
2 1 (0.40%) Java
2 1 (0.40%) PHP
Qualifications
1 30 (12.15%) PMI Certification
2 27 (10.93%) PMP
3 23 (9.31%) Degree
4 14 (5.67%) Security Cleared
5 8 (3.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.02%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.62%) BC Cleared
8 3 (1.21%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.21%) HNC
8 3 (1.21%) HND
8 3 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.81%) APMP
9 2 (0.81%) CAPM
9 2 (0.81%) CCNA
9 2 (0.81%) CCNP
9 2 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.40%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.10%) PMO
2 8 (3.24%) QA
3 6 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.02%) NEBOSH
5 3 (1.21%) GDPR
5 3 (1.21%) MiFID
6 2 (0.81%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.40%) Basel III
7 1 (0.40%) GRC
7 1 (0.40%) P3O
7 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 49 (19.84%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.83%) ServiceNow
3 6 (2.43%) Salesforce
4 4 (1.62%) Aruba
4 4 (1.62%) Atlassian
4 4 (1.62%) SAP
5 3 (1.21%) Cisco
5 3 (1.21%) Google
6 2 (0.81%) Planview
7 1 (0.40%) Adobe
7 1 (0.40%) Databricks
7 1 (0.40%) dotdigital
7 1 (0.40%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle
7 1 (0.40%) PayPal