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 2 February 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 84 79
Rank change year-on-year -102 -5 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 206 618 975
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.31% 3.85% 3.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% 4.01% 3.70%
Number of salaries quoted 170 333 778
10th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £37,367
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,000 £42,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.91% +7.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.07% +1.82% -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 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 14,790 15,407 26,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.74% 95.96% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9,667 9,231 21,955
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,125 £76,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £95,000
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 2 February 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 2 February 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.

1 113 (54.85%) Project Management
2 107 (51.94%) Agile
3 101 (49.03%) Project Delivery
4 63 (30.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 49 (23.79%) Microsoft
6 47 (22.82%) PRINCE2
7 45 (21.84%) Risk Management
8 44 (21.36%) Waterfall
9 34 (16.50%) Change Management
9 34 (16.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 29 (14.08%) Budget Management
11 26 (12.62%) Business Case
12 22 (10.68%) Degree
12 22 (10.68%) PMI Certification
13 19 (9.22%) Business Change Management
13 19 (9.22%) PMO
14 18 (8.74%) Coaching
15 17 (8.25%) Change Control
15 17 (8.25%) Collaborative Culture
15 17 (8.25%) PMP
16 16 (7.77%) Azure
16 16 (7.77%) Digital Strategy
16 16 (7.77%) Power Platform
16 16 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 15 (7.28%) Conflict Resolution
17 15 (7.28%) Mentoring
17 15 (7.28%) Programme Management
17 15 (7.28%) Supplier Management
18 14 (6.80%) PowerApps
18 14 (6.80%) Project Governance

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 7 (3.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.91%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.85%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.97%) Trello
4 1 (0.49%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.49%) Magento
2 1 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.49%) Primavera
2 1 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.49%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.49%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.49%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 16 (7.77%) Azure
1 16 (7.77%) Power Platform
2 14 (6.80%) PowerApps
3 7 (3.40%) SaaS
4 6 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.43%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.94%) AWS
7 2 (0.97%) Miro
7 2 (0.97%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.49%) Asana
8 1 (0.49%) BigCommerce
8 1 (0.49%) GCP
8 1 (0.49%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.49%) OCI
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle CX
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle Service Cloud
8 1 (0.49%) Stripe
8 1 (0.49%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.43%) SD-WAN
1 5 (2.43%) WAN
2 4 (1.94%) Network Security
3 2 (0.97%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.49%) Broadband
4 1 (0.49%) Firewall
4 1 (0.49%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.49%) GIS
1 1 (0.49%) Power BI
1 1 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (5.83%) JIRA
General
1 79 (38.35%) Social Skills
2 77 (37.38%) Finance
3 29 (14.08%) Public Sector
4 13 (6.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (5.34%) Legal
6 8 (3.88%) Advertising
6 8 (3.88%) Law
6 8 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (3.40%) Banking
7 7 (3.40%) Financial Institution
7 7 (3.40%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.43%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (2.43%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.94%) Marketing
10 3 (1.46%) Billing
10 3 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.46%) International Banking
10 3 (1.46%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.97%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.97%) Web Services
2 1 (0.49%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.71%) Legacy Systems
2 15 (7.28%) Hybrid Cloud
3 14 (6.80%) Legacy Applications
3 14 (6.80%) Low-Code
4 11 (5.34%) Driving Licence
5 10 (4.85%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.91%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.91%) PMI
7 5 (2.43%) Embedded Systems
7 5 (2.43%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.94%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.46%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.46%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.97%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.97%) Learning Management System
11 1 (0.49%) FMCG
11 1 (0.49%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.49%) Social Media
11 1 (0.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.49%) Windows
1 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (54.85%) Project Management
2 107 (51.94%) Agile
3 101 (49.03%) Project Delivery
4 63 (30.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 47 (22.82%) PRINCE2
6 45 (21.84%) Risk Management
7 44 (21.36%) Waterfall
8 34 (16.50%) Change Management
8 34 (16.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (14.08%) Budget Management
10 26 (12.62%) Business Case
11 19 (9.22%) Business Change Management
12 18 (8.74%) Coaching
13 17 (8.25%) Change Control
13 17 (8.25%) Collaborative Culture
14 16 (7.77%) Digital Strategy
14 16 (7.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 15 (7.28%) Conflict Resolution
15 15 (7.28%) Programme Management
15 15 (7.28%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.80%) VBA
2 1 (0.49%) PHP
Qualifications
1 22 (10.68%) Degree
1 22 (10.68%) PMI Certification
2 17 (8.25%) PMP
3 12 (5.83%) Security Cleared
4 7 (3.40%) BPSS Clearance
4 7 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.91%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (1.46%) BC Cleared
7 3 (1.46%) CAPM
7 3 (1.46%) HNC
7 3 (1.46%) HND
8 2 (0.97%) APMP
8 2 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.97%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.49%) CBAP
9 1 (0.49%) MBA
9 1 (0.49%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.22%) PMO
2 6 (2.91%) QA
3 5 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.43%) NEBOSH
4 3 (1.46%) GDPR
5 2 (0.97%) Basel III
5 2 (0.97%) MiFID
5 2 (0.97%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.49%) EMIR
6 1 (0.49%) GRC
6 1 (0.49%) P3O
6 1 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.49%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 49 (23.79%) Microsoft
2 10 (4.85%) SAP
3 5 (2.43%) Salesforce
4 4 (1.94%) Aruba
4 4 (1.94%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.46%) Cisco
5 3 (1.46%) Google
5 3 (1.46%) Workday
6 2 (0.97%) Atlassian
6 2 (0.97%) Civica
6 2 (0.97%) Planview
7 1 (0.49%) Adobe
7 1 (0.49%) Databricks
7 1 (0.49%) dotdigital
7 1 (0.49%) Kronos
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle
7 1 (0.49%) PayPal