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 4 September 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 186 86
Rank change year-on-year +42 -100 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 451 267 776
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.93% 1.66% 3.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% 1.80% 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 290 217 501
10th Percentile £40,000 £44,600 £37,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £62,530
90th Percentile £82,875 £85,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year - +15.38% -13.33%

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 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 21,988 14,847 22,816
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 92.53% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 15,627 8,962 15,506
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,077
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.99% -7.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,750 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 4 September 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 4 September 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.

1 256 (56.76%) Agile
2 254 (56.32%) Project Management
3 206 (45.68%) Project Delivery
4 170 (37.69%) PRINCE2
5 158 (35.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 121 (26.83%) Microsoft Project
7 105 (23.28%) Budget Management
8 104 (23.06%) Degree
9 92 (20.40%) Waterfall
10 86 (19.07%) Microsoft Office
11 75 (16.63%) Coaching
12 73 (16.19%) Customer Experience
13 72 (15.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 72 (15.96%) Programme Governance
14 67 (14.86%) Microsoft
15 66 (14.63%) Conflict Management
15 66 (14.63%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (14.63%) Operations Management
16 63 (13.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 60 (13.30%) Continuous Improvement
17 60 (13.30%) JIRA
18 59 (13.08%) PMP
19 58 (12.86%) Migration
20 53 (11.75%) PMI Certification
21 51 (11.31%) ERP
21 51 (11.31%) SAP
22 50 (11.09%) CRM
22 50 (11.09%) Problem-Solving
23 47 (10.42%) Software Delivery
24 42 (9.31%) Data Migration

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 13 (2.88%) Confluence
1 13 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (0.22%) CMS
Applications
1 121 (26.83%) Microsoft Project
2 86 (19.07%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (2.00%) Trello
6 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 31 (6.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.33%) Primavera
4 4 (0.89%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.44%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.44%) Shopify
5 2 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 32 (7.10%) Azure
2 22 (4.88%) SaaS
3 13 (2.88%) AWS
4 11 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.55%) GCP
8 5 (1.11%) Asana
8 5 (1.11%) ClickUp
8 5 (1.11%) Power Platform
9 3 (0.67%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (0.67%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.67%) Miro
9 3 (0.67%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.44%) Snowflake
11 1 (0.22%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.22%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.22%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.22%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.22%) Network Security
2 8 (1.77%) LAN
2 8 (1.77%) WAN
3 4 (0.89%) Firewall
4 3 (0.67%) Intranet
5 2 (0.44%) Internet
5 2 (0.44%) RFID
5 2 (0.44%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.22%) DAB
6 1 (0.22%) Extranet
6 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.22%) Big Data
2 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.22%) Power BI
2 1 (0.22%) Spatial Data
2 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 60 (13.30%) JIRA
General
1 191 (42.35%) Social Skills
2 102 (22.62%) Finance
3 30 (6.65%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (5.32%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.88%) Retail
6 19 (4.21%) Legal
7 18 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (3.99%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
9 16 (3.55%) Law
10 14 (3.10%) Aerospace
11 11 (2.44%) Marketing
12 8 (1.77%) Banking
12 8 (1.77%) Electronics
13 7 (1.55%) Military
14 6 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.11%) Telecoms
16 4 (0.89%) Legal Technology
17 3 (0.67%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.67%) LangChain
1 3 (0.67%) LangGraph
1 3 (0.67%) LlamaIndex
2 2 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.22%) FHIR
3 1 (0.22%) HEVC
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.98%) Enterprise Software
2 33 (7.32%) Driving Licence
3 14 (3.10%) EPoS
4 9 (2.00%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.77%) Onboarding
5 8 (1.77%) Reinsurance
6 6 (1.33%) Life Science
6 6 (1.33%) Mobile App
6 6 (1.33%) NHS
6 6 (1.33%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.11%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.67%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.67%) Management Information System
8 3 (0.67%) PMI
9 2 (0.44%) Derivative
9 2 (0.44%) FMCG
9 2 (0.44%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.44%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.44%) Windows
1 2 (0.44%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.22%) Android
2 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 256 (56.76%) Agile
2 254 (56.32%) Project Management
3 206 (45.68%) Project Delivery
4 170 (37.69%) PRINCE2
5 158 (35.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 105 (23.28%) Budget Management
7 92 (20.40%) Waterfall
8 75 (16.63%) Coaching
9 73 (16.19%) Customer Experience
10 72 (15.96%) Programme Governance
11 66 (14.63%) Conflict Management
11 66 (14.63%) Impact Analysis
11 66 (14.63%) Operations Management
12 63 (13.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 60 (13.30%) Continuous Improvement
14 58 (12.86%) Migration
15 51 (11.31%) ERP
16 50 (11.09%) CRM
16 50 (11.09%) Problem-Solving
17 47 (10.42%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.11%) SQL
2 3 (0.67%) Python
3 1 (0.22%) Java
3 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (23.06%) Degree
2 72 (15.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 59 (13.08%) PMP
4 53 (11.75%) PMI Certification
5 39 (8.65%) Security Cleared
6 27 (5.99%) SC Cleared
7 24 (5.32%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 5 (1.11%) CCNA
9 5 (1.11%) CCNP
9 5 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.67%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.44%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.22%) CCIE
12 1 (0.22%) ISEB
12 1 (0.22%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.76%) PMO
2 16 (3.55%) QA
3 12 (2.66%) Accessibility
4 11 (2.44%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.89%) GRC
6 3 (0.67%) GDPR
6 3 (0.67%) GxP
7 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.44%) MiFID
8 1 (0.22%) HL7
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (0.89%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.44%) SCCM
Vendors
1 67 (14.86%) Microsoft
2 51 (11.31%) SAP
3 35 (7.76%) Oracle
4 30 (6.65%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.33%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.22%) Cisco
7 4 (0.89%) Google
8 3 (0.67%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.67%) iManage
8 3 (0.67%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.44%) Aderant
9 2 (0.44%) Arista
9 2 (0.44%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.44%) Citrix
9 2 (0.44%) IFS
9 2 (0.44%) Intapp
9 2 (0.44%) Juniper
9 2 (0.44%) Sage
9 2 (0.44%) Workday
10 1 (0.22%) Adobe