Microsoft Project
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Project skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 545 521
Rank change year-on-year +74 -24 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Project 495 474 1,060
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.49% 0.63%
As % of the Applications category 4.97% 5.53% 7.48%
Number of salaries quoted 320 323 622
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,396 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% +9.32% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,500 £68,497 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,100 £77,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,293 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.82% +10.53% -

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Project is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,968 8,573 14,165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.71% 8.81% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,053 4,742 7,170
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £27,965 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% - +3.19%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,322
% change year-on-year -6.67% -4.63% -1.70%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Project as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Project.

Salary trend for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Project in the UK

Microsoft Project
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Project within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +88 451 £47,500 -17.39% 248
UK excluding London +94 427 £46,293 -11.82% 218
Work from Home +37 174 £49,990 -16.68% 71
South East +61 169 £44,500 -15.24% 38
North of England +59 73 £47,500 -7.77% 42
Midlands +9 72 £50,000 -9.09% 54
London +62 59 £57,500 -11.54% 45
North East +29 41 £47,500 -13.64% 5
South West -14 40 £46,000 +8.24% 34
East of England +27 37 £28,750 -23.33% 29
East Midlands +9 36 £44,225 -34.48% 14
West Midlands -5 31 £53,719 +2.81% 40
Wales +12 22 £42,500 -37.95% 4
North West +10 22 £48,013 -6.77% 21
Scotland -55 14 £54,063 +8.13% 23
Yorkshire +51 10 £43,450 -13.10% 16

Microsoft Project
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 42 (8.48%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.62%) Confluence
3 7 (1.41%) MS Project Server
4 2 (0.40%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 170 (34.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 94 (18.99%) Microsoft Office
3 68 (13.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 56 (11.31%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.82%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.61%) Trello
7 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 76 (15.35%) Primavera
2 9 (1.82%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.81%) SAP Travel Management
4 3 (0.61%) Maximo
5 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.40%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.20%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (7.47%) Azure
3 17 (3.43%) SaaS
4 15 (3.03%) Power Platform
5 14 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.42%) AWS
7 8 (1.62%) Smartsheet
8 6 (1.21%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.01%) Slack
10 3 (0.61%) Miro
11 2 (0.40%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.20%) Asana
12 1 (0.20%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.20%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.21%) Firewall
2 5 (1.01%) LAN
2 5 (1.01%) WAN
3 4 (0.81%) DHCP
3 4 (0.81%) DNS
3 4 (0.81%) Internet
4 3 (0.61%) RFID
4 3 (0.61%) VPN
4 3 (0.61%) WebEx
5 2 (0.40%) 4G
5 2 (0.40%) 5G
5 2 (0.40%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.40%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.40%) Network Security
5 2 (0.40%) NX-OS
5 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.20%) DECT
6 1 (0.20%) SAN
6 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.63%) Power BI
2 5 (1.01%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.01%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.81%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.81%) Tableau
4 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.40%) GIS
6 1 (0.20%) Big Data
6 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.20%) MySQL
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 78 (15.76%) JIRA
2 4 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.40%) CANoe
3 2 (0.40%) GitLab
3 2 (0.40%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 220 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 110 (22.22%) Finance
3 76 (15.35%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
5 49 (9.90%) Manufacturing
6 35 (7.07%) Organisational Skills
7 33 (6.67%) Retail
8 26 (5.25%) Legal
9 17 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (3.23%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.22%) Pharmaceutical
12 9 (1.82%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.62%) French Language
13 8 (1.62%) Games
13 8 (1.62%) Law
14 7 (1.41%) German Language
14 7 (1.41%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.21%) Electronics
15 6 (1.21%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 236 (47.68%) Project Manager
2 73 (14.75%) Project Controller
3 49 (9.90%) Senior
4 37 (7.47%) Coordinator
5 36 (7.27%) IT Manager
6 34 (6.87%) IT Project Manager
7 27 (5.45%) Senior Manager
8 25 (5.05%) Lead
8 25 (5.05%) Senior Project Manager
9 23 (4.65%) Analyst
10 21 (4.24%) Project Coordinator
11 15 (3.03%) Project Planner
12 14 (2.83%) Consultant
12 14 (2.83%) Junior
12 14 (2.83%) Programme Manager
13 12 (2.42%) PMO Coordinator
14 10 (2.02%) Business Analyst
15 9 (1.82%) Junior Project Manager
16 7 (1.41%) Implementation Manager
16 7 (1.41%) Implementation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.82%) EDI
2 7 (1.41%) Flash
3 4 (0.81%) SAP TM
4 3 (0.61%) ADO
5 2 (0.40%) RSS
6 1 (0.20%) .NET
6 1 (0.20%) JSON
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.49%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (6.67%) PMI
3 23 (4.65%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.03%) Data Centre
5 15 (3.03%) NHS
6 11 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
7 10 (2.02%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.82%) SCADA
9 8 (1.62%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.21%) Life Science
11 5 (1.01%) FMCG
11 5 (1.01%) PKI
12 4 (0.81%) Product Ownership
13 3 (0.61%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.61%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.61%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.61%) Social Media
14 2 (0.40%) Digital Media
14 2 (0.40%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.83%) Windows
2 3 (0.61%) Linux
2 3 (0.61%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.40%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (71.92%) Project Management
2 148 (29.90%) PRINCE2
3 147 (29.70%) Project Delivery
4 140 (28.28%) Agile
5 92 (18.59%) Risk Management
6 85 (17.17%) Programme Management
7 84 (16.97%) Earned Value Management
8 72 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
9 71 (14.34%) Stakeholder Management
10 67 (13.54%) Waterfall
11 58 (11.72%) Systems Engineering
12 55 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (11.11%) Performance Management
13 54 (10.91%) Project Planning
14 53 (10.71%) Change Control
15 48 (9.70%) Scrum
16 47 (9.49%) ERP
16 47 (9.49%) Project Governance
17 42 (8.48%) Decision-Making
18 41 (8.28%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.82%) SQL
2 5 (1.01%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.40%) Python
3 2 (0.40%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.20%) Bash
4 1 (0.20%) C#
4 1 (0.20%) Java
4 1 (0.20%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 199 (40.20%) Degree
2 68 (13.74%) PMI Certification
3 55 (11.11%) PMP
4 31 (6.26%) Security Cleared
5 30 (6.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 23 (4.65%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 12 (2.42%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (2.02%) HNC
11 9 (1.82%) APMP
12 8 (1.62%) APMG
13 5 (1.01%) HND
14 4 (0.81%) Chartered Engineer
14 4 (0.81%) MAPM
14 4 (0.81%) Master's Degree
15 2 (0.40%) DV Cleared
15 2 (0.40%) SANS
15 2 (0.40%) Six Sigma Black Belt
15 2 (0.40%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (23.23%) PMO
2 26 (5.25%) QA
3 22 (4.44%) ISO 9001
4 7 (1.41%) COSHH
4 7 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.21%) SLA
6 5 (1.01%) P3O
7 4 (0.81%) GMP
7 4 (0.81%) IEC 62304
7 4 (0.81%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.40%) AUTOSAR
8 2 (0.40%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.40%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.20%) GAMP
9 1 (0.20%) GDPR
9 1 (0.20%) GRC
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 7 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
1 2 (0.40%) Functional Safety
1 2 (0.40%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) Backup Exec
2 1 (0.20%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 275 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.84%) Salesforce
3 18 (3.64%) SAP
4 13 (2.63%) Computacenter
4 13 (2.63%) NEC
5 12 (2.42%) Northgate
6 10 (2.02%) Google
6 10 (2.02%) Oracle
7 9 (1.82%) Civica
7 9 (1.82%) Sun
8 6 (1.21%) IFS
9 4 (0.81%) ConnectWise
9 4 (0.81%) Sage
9 4 (0.81%) VMware
10 3 (0.61%) Adobe
10 3 (0.61%) Cadence
10 3 (0.61%) Marketo
10 3 (0.61%) Progress
10 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.61%) Sophos