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 24 November 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 85 84
Rank change year-on-year -87 -1 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 218 651 750
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.44% 3.25% 3.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 3.37% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 173 343 622
10th Percentile £48,000 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% -

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 14,156 19,346 20,399
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 96.51% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,046 12,165 16,676
10th Percentile £29,750 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -1.64% -2.40%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -

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 24 November 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 24 November 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.

1 150 (68.81%) Project Management
2 107 (49.08%) Agile
3 102 (46.79%) Project Delivery
4 77 (35.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 62 (28.44%) PRINCE2
6 49 (22.48%) Waterfall
7 44 (20.18%) Change Management
7 44 (20.18%) Microsoft
7 44 (20.18%) Risk Management
8 43 (19.72%) Business Case
9 31 (14.22%) Degree
9 31 (14.22%) PMO
10 26 (11.93%) SAP
11 25 (11.47%) Budget Management
12 24 (11.01%) ERP
13 23 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
14 22 (10.09%) Azure
14 22 (10.09%) Business Change Management
15 20 (9.17%) Project Planning
16 19 (8.72%) Business Analysis
16 19 (8.72%) PMI Certification
16 19 (8.72%) PMP
16 19 (8.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 18 (8.26%) Project Governance
18 17 (7.80%) Problem-Solving
18 17 (7.80%) Roadmaps
18 17 (7.80%) Scrum
19 16 (7.34%) CRM
19 16 (7.34%) JIRA
19 16 (7.34%) Microsoft 365

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 (5.96%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.67%) Confluence
3 2 (0.92%) CMS
3 2 (0.92%) TPMS
3 2 (0.92%) WordPress
4 1 (0.46%) Drupal
4 1 (0.46%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (7.34%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (6.42%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (3.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.83%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.83%) Trello
5 1 (0.46%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (5.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.67%) SAP CO
2 8 (3.67%) SAP FI
2 8 (3.67%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (1.38%) Magento
4 2 (0.92%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.92%) Shopify
5 1 (0.46%) Primavera
5 1 (0.46%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.46%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.46%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.46%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 22 (10.09%) Azure
2 16 (7.34%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (3.21%) SaaS
5 6 (2.75%) Power Automate
6 5 (2.29%) Smartsheet
7 4 (1.83%) AWS
7 4 (1.83%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.92%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.46%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.46%) OCI
10 1 (0.46%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.46%) Oracle CX
10 1 (0.46%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 1 (0.46%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 1 (0.46%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 1 (0.46%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.46%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.75%) Network Security
2 4 (1.83%) SD-WAN
2 4 (1.83%) Unified Communications
2 4 (1.83%) WAN
3 1 (0.46%) Broadband
3 1 (0.46%) Firewall
3 1 (0.46%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.67%) SAP BW
2 3 (1.38%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.92%) Power BI
4 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (7.34%) JIRA
General
1 103 (47.25%) Social Skills
2 82 (37.61%) Finance
3 17 (7.80%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (6.42%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.50%) Retail
7 10 (4.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (4.59%) Marketing
7 10 (4.59%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (3.67%) Advertising
8 8 (3.67%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.67%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.21%) Law
9 7 (3.21%) Legal
9 7 (3.21%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.83%) Automotive
11 4 (1.83%) Back Office
11 4 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.38%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.83%) Web Services
2 1 (0.46%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.59%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.67%) Driving Licence
3 7 (3.21%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.29%) Digital Media
4 5 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.83%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.83%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.38%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (1.38%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.38%) PMI
7 2 (0.92%) FMCG
7 2 (0.92%) Life Science
7 2 (0.92%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (0.92%) NHS
7 2 (0.92%) Pharmacovigilance
7 2 (0.92%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (0.92%) Social Media
8 1 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.46%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.38%) Windows
2 2 (0.92%) VMS
3 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (68.81%) Project Management
2 107 (49.08%) Agile
3 102 (46.79%) Project Delivery
4 77 (35.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 62 (28.44%) PRINCE2
6 49 (22.48%) Waterfall
7 44 (20.18%) Change Management
7 44 (20.18%) Risk Management
8 43 (19.72%) Business Case
9 25 (11.47%) Budget Management
10 24 (11.01%) ERP
11 23 (10.55%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (10.09%) Business Change Management
13 20 (9.17%) Project Planning
14 19 (8.72%) Business Analysis
14 19 (8.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 18 (8.26%) Project Governance
16 17 (7.80%) Problem-Solving
16 17 (7.80%) Roadmaps
16 17 (7.80%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.46%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (14.22%) Degree
2 19 (8.72%) PMI Certification
2 19 (8.72%) PMP
3 10 (4.59%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.13%) Master's Degree
5 7 (3.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 7 (3.21%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.83%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.38%) APMP
7 3 (1.38%) CAPM
8 2 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.46%) CBAP
9 1 (0.46%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.46%) MBA
9 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.46%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.22%) PMO
2 7 (3.21%) QA
3 5 (2.29%) GDPR
4 2 (0.92%) Basel III
4 2 (0.92%) GxP
4 2 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.92%) MiFID
5 1 (0.46%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.46%) EMIR
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 44 (20.18%) Microsoft
2 26 (11.93%) SAP
3 6 (2.75%) Adobe
3 6 (2.75%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.29%) Workday
5 4 (1.83%) Cisco
5 4 (1.83%) Civica
6 3 (1.38%) Aruba
6 3 (1.38%) Google
7 2 (0.92%) Databricks
7 2 (0.92%) Marketo
8 1 (0.46%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.46%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.46%) Guidewire
8 1 (0.46%) HP
8 1 (0.46%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.46%) Kronos
8 1 (0.46%) Oracle
8 1 (0.46%) Veritas