Hybrid/Remote Project Manager Job Trends

Project Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Project Manager salary for remote/hybrid work is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 201 89 83
Rank change year-on-year -112 -6 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 233 641 838
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.45% 3.20% 3.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 3.31% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 186 342 679
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,006
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% +1.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 15,255 19,379 21,861
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 96.60% 96.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,695 12,196 17,871
10th Percentile £29,100 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,786
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% -4.00% +2.46%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,988 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.88% -5.02% -

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 26 October 2025.

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 26 October 2025, 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.

1 171 (73.39%) Project Management
2 114 (48.93%) Project Delivery
3 112 (48.07%) Agile
4 81 (34.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (30.90%) PRINCE2
6 52 (22.32%) Waterfall
7 51 (21.89%) Change Management
8 48 (20.60%) Business Case
9 46 (19.74%) Microsoft
10 41 (17.60%) Risk Management
11 37 (15.88%) Degree
12 34 (14.59%) PMO
13 29 (12.45%) Budget Management
14 27 (11.59%) Project Planning
14 27 (11.59%) SAP
15 26 (11.16%) ERP
16 25 (10.73%) PMP
16 25 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
17 24 (10.30%) PMI Certification
17 24 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 23 (9.87%) JIRA
19 22 (9.44%) Azure
20 21 (9.01%) Business Change Management
20 21 (9.01%) Microsoft Project
21 20 (8.58%) Collaborative Working
21 20 (8.58%) Project Governance
21 20 (8.58%) Roadmaps
22 19 (8.15%) Business Analysis
22 19 (8.15%) Continuous Improvement
22 19 (8.15%) Scrum

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 11 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.43%) Confluence
3 2 (0.86%) CMS
3 2 (0.86%) TPMS
3 2 (0.86%) WordPress
4 1 (0.43%) Drupal
4 1 (0.43%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (9.01%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.43%) MS Visio
3 8 (3.43%) Trello
4 5 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.43%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (5.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.43%) SAP CO
2 8 (3.43%) SAP FI
2 8 (3.43%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (1.72%) Magento
4 3 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.86%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.86%) Shopify
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.43%) Primavera
6 1 (0.43%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.43%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.43%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.43%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 22 (9.44%) Azure
2 16 (6.87%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (4.72%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (3.43%) SaaS
5 6 (2.58%) Power Automate
6 5 (2.15%) Smartsheet
7 4 (1.72%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.29%) AWS
8 3 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.86%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.86%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.43%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.43%) OCI
10 1 (0.43%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.43%) Oracle CX
10 1 (0.43%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.00%) Network Security
2 4 (1.72%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.43%) Broadband
3 1 (0.43%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.43%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.43%) SAP BW
2 3 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.86%) Power BI
4 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (9.87%) JIRA
General
1 113 (48.50%) Social Skills
2 82 (35.19%) Finance
3 18 (7.73%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (6.87%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.44%) Retail
6 14 (6.01%) Marketing
6 14 (6.01%) Public Sector
7 12 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (4.29%) Pharmaceutical
8 10 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (3.86%) Legal
10 8 (3.43%) Advertising
10 8 (3.43%) Law
10 8 (3.43%) Manufacturing
11 7 (3.00%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.15%) Back Office
12 5 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.72%) Automotive
13 4 (1.72%) Banking
13 4 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.72%) Web Services
2 1 (0.43%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.72%) Management Information System
2 10 (4.29%) Driving Licence
3 9 (3.86%) Social Media
4 5 (2.15%) Digital Media
4 5 (2.15%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.15%) Virtual Team
5 4 (1.72%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.72%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.29%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.29%) PMI
6 3 (1.29%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.86%) FMCG
7 2 (0.86%) Life Science
7 2 (0.86%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (0.86%) NHS
7 2 (0.86%) Pharmacovigilance
7 2 (0.86%) Reinsurance
7 2 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.58%) Windows
2 2 (0.86%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (73.39%) Project Management
2 114 (48.93%) Project Delivery
3 112 (48.07%) Agile
4 81 (34.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 72 (30.90%) PRINCE2
6 52 (22.32%) Waterfall
7 51 (21.89%) Change Management
8 48 (20.60%) Business Case
9 41 (17.60%) Risk Management
10 29 (12.45%) Budget Management
11 27 (11.59%) Project Planning
12 26 (11.16%) ERP
13 25 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
14 24 (10.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 21 (9.01%) Business Change Management
16 20 (8.58%) Collaborative Working
16 20 (8.58%) Project Governance
16 20 (8.58%) Roadmaps
17 19 (8.15%) Continuous Improvement
17 19 (8.15%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (15.88%) Degree
2 25 (10.73%) PMP
3 24 (10.30%) PMI Certification
4 12 (5.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 11 (4.72%) Security Cleared
6 9 (3.86%) Master's Degree
7 8 (3.43%) DBS Check
8 6 (2.58%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (1.29%) APMP
10 3 (1.29%) CAPM
11 2 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.43%) CBAP
12 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.43%) MBA
12 1 (0.43%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (14.59%) PMO
2 13 (5.58%) QA
3 5 (2.15%) GDPR
4 2 (0.86%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.86%) GxP
4 2 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.43%) Basel III
5 1 (0.43%) EMIR
5 1 (0.43%) MiFID
System Software
1 1 (0.43%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 46 (19.74%) Microsoft
2 27 (11.59%) SAP
3 7 (3.00%) Adobe
4 6 (2.58%) Salesforce
4 6 (2.58%) Workday
5 4 (1.72%) Cisco
5 4 (1.72%) Civica
5 4 (1.72%) Oracle
6 3 (1.29%) Google
7 2 (0.86%) Marketo
7 2 (0.86%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.86%) Snow
8 1 (0.43%) Aruba
8 1 (0.43%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.43%) Databricks
8 1 (0.43%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.43%) Guidewire
8 1 (0.43%) HP
8 1 (0.43%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.43%) Kronos