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 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 146 | 184 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -95 | -4 |
| Permanent Project Manager jobs | 452 | 229 | 630 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.77% | 1.45% | 3.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.88% | 1.55% | 3.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 280 | 182 | 331 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,743 | £48,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,438 | £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 | £88,125 | £87,250 | £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 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,084 | 14,812 | 19,015 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.18% | 94.01% | 96.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,024 | 9,066 | 11,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,343 | £55,216 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.28% | -7.97% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,725 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,750 | £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 12 November 2026.
Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 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 | 58.6% | 265 |
| 2 | Agile | 52.2% | 236 |
| 3 | Project Delivery | 45.1% | 204 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 42.9% | 194 |
| 5 | PRINCE2 | 31.2% | 141 |
| 6 | Waterfall | 23.9% | 108 |
| 7 | Microsoft Project | 23.2% | 105 |
| 8 | Degree | 20.4% | 92 |
| 9 | Budget Management | 19.0% | 86 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 17.0% | 77 |
| 11 | Microsoft | 15.3% | 69 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 15.3% | 69 |
| 13 | Microsoft Office | 13.9% | 63 |
| 14 | JIRA | 12.8% | 58 |
| 15 | Continuous Improvement | 12.2% | 55 |
| 15 | Migration | 12.2% | 55 |
| 17 | PRINCE2 Practitioner | 11.9% | 54 |
| 18 | SAP | 11.7% | 53 |
| 19 | ERP | 11.3% | 51 |
| 19 | PMP | 11.3% | 51 |
| 21 | CRM | 11.1% | 50 |
| 22 | Customer Experience | 10.8% | 49 |
| 22 | Programme Governance | 10.8% | 49 |
| 22 | Project Governance | 10.8% | 49 |
| 22 | Security Cleared | 10.8% | 49 |
| 26 | Software Delivery | 10.2% | 46 |
| 27 | Coaching | 10.0% | 45 |
| 28 | Change Control | 9.7% | 44 |
| 29 | SC Cleared | 9.5% | 43 |
| 30 | Decision-Making | 9.3% | 42 |
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 | 26.3% | 119 |
| 2 | Senior Project Manager | 25.0% | 113 |
| 3 | Technical Project Manager | 10.6% | 48 |
| 4 | Digital Project Manager | 6.6% | 30 |
| 5 | Software Project Manager | 6.2% | 28 |
| 6 | Junior Project Manager | 4.2% | 19 |
| 7 | Transformation Project Manager | 4.0% | 18 |
| 8 | HR Manager | 2.9% | 13 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Project Manager | 2.4% | 11 |
| 9 | SAP Project Manager | 2.4% | 11 |
| 11 | IT Technical Manager | 2.2% | 10 |
| 12 | Implementation Project Manager | 2.0% | 9 |
| 12 | Lead Project Manager | 2.0% | 9 |
| 14 | Delivery Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 14 | Senior Technical Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 14 | Senior Transformation Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 14 | Web Project Manager | 1.8% | 8 |
| 18 | SC Cleared Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 18 | Security Project Manager | 1.5% | 7 |
| 20 | Business Analyst | 1.3% | 6 |