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 15 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 153 | 168 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -76 | -8 |
| Permanent Project Manager jobs | 439 | 227 | 632 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.73% | 1.47% | 3.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.84% | 1.56% | 3.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 285 | 180 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,825 | £47,975 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £52,375 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,750 | £87,500 | £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 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,898 | 14,510 | 19,145 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.30% | 93.98% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,870 | 9,074 | 11,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,783 | £56,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.35% | -5.83% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
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 15 November 2026.
Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 15 November 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 | 57.4% | 252 |
| 2 | Agile | 50.8% | 223 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 44.6% | 196 |
| 4 | Project Delivery | 42.8% | 188 |
| 5 | PRINCE2 | 28.7% | 126 |
| 6 | Waterfall | 25.3% | 111 |
| 7 | Microsoft Project | 20.3% | 89 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Engagement | 18.2% | 80 |
| 9 | Degree | 17.3% | 76 |
| 10 | Budget Management | 16.4% | 72 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 15.9% | 70 |
| 12 | Microsoft | 15.7% | 69 |
| 13 | JIRA | 13.2% | 58 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 12.5% | 55 |
| 14 | Migration | 12.5% | 55 |
| 16 | SAP | 12.1% | 53 |
| 17 | ERP | 11.8% | 52 |
| 18 | PMP | 11.6% | 51 |
| 19 | CRM | 11.4% | 50 |
| 19 | Project Governance | 11.4% | 50 |
| 21 | Security Cleared | 11.2% | 49 |
| 22 | Microsoft Office | 10.7% | 47 |
| 22 | Software Delivery | 10.7% | 47 |
| 24 | SC Cleared | 10.0% | 44 |
| 25 | Change Control | 9.8% | 43 |
| 25 | Decision-Making | 9.8% | 43 |
| 25 | Scrum | 9.8% | 43 |
| 28 | DevOps | 9.6% | 42 |
| 28 | PMI Certification | 9.6% | 42 |
| 30 | Data Migration | 9.3% | 41 |
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 | IT Project Manager | 27.1% | 119 |
| 2 | Senior Project Manager | 22.1% | 97 |
| 3 | Technical Project Manager | 10.9% | 48 |
| 4 | Digital Project Manager | 6.8% | 30 |
| 5 | Software Project Manager | 6.6% | 29 |
| 6 | Junior Project Manager | 4.3% | 19 |
| 7 | Transformation Project Manager | 4.1% | 18 |
| 8 | HR Manager | 3.0% | 13 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Project Manager | 2.5% | 11 |
| 10 | Implementation Project Manager | 2.3% | 10 |
| 10 | IT Technical Manager | 2.3% | 10 |
| 10 | SAP Project Manager | 2.3% | 10 |
| 13 | Delivery Project Manager | 2.1% | 9 |
| 13 | Lead Project Manager | 2.1% | 9 |
| 15 | SC Cleared Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 15 | Senior Technical Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 15 | Senior Transformation Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 15 | Web Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 19 | Security Project Manager | 1.6% | 7 |
| 19 | Software Implementation Project Manager | 1.6% | 7 |