Project Management Office (PMO)
UK

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 349 347 404
Rank change year-on-year -2 +57 -19
Permanent jobs citing PMO 802 918 1,591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.75% 0.98% 0.93%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.79% 5.37% 5.40%
Number of salaries quoted 561 712 1,098
10th Percentile £36,175 £38,525 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,300 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,997 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.46% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,375 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PMO is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,851 17,091 29,455
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.95% 18.21% 17.21%
Number of salaries quoted 9,243 8,393 13,532
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +3.09% +2.11%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PMO.

Salary trend for PMO in the UK

PMO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for PMO in the UK

PMO
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 6 June 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 -10 719 £51,000 -11.30% 190
UK excluding London +40 622 £47,500 -5.00% 140
Work from Home -57 240 £52,500 -4.55% 76
London -53 160 £65,000 - 59
North of England +57 158 £50,000 -6.10% 29
South East +1 149 £45,000 -5.26% 27
Midlands +26 119 £49,995 -4.77% 37
South West -18 77 £42,500 -15.00% 26
North West -2 72 £50,000 -6.10% 14
West Midlands -32 66 £50,000 -4.76% 27
Scotland -52 57 £55,000 +2.33% 11
East of England -1 46 £65,000 - 9
East Midlands +16 45 £42,500 -22.73% 10
Yorkshire +70 43 £45,500 -15.74% 9
North East +14 43 £52,500 - 6
Wales +3 13 £53,499 +18.89% 3
Northern Ireland - 3 £67,500 - 1

PMO
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 41 (5.11%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.49%) Confluence
3 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.87%) MS Project Server
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
Applications
1 115 (14.34%) Microsoft Project
2 114 (14.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 59 (7.36%) Microsoft Office
4 40 (4.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (2.12%) Windchill
6 11 (1.37%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.37%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (2.12%) Teamcenter
1 17 (2.12%) Unit4 Business World
2 13 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.62%) Primavera
3 3 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.25%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.12%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.12%) SAP CX
Cloud Services
1 49 (6.11%) Azure
2 42 (5.24%) Power Platform
3 33 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (3.24%) SaaS
5 24 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
6 19 (2.37%) AWS
7 16 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.37%) Smartsheet
8 11 (1.37%) SuccessFactors
9 9 (1.12%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.12%) IaaS
10 8 (1.00%) Asana
10 8 (1.00%) Azure Logic Apps
10 8 (1.00%) Nutanix
10 8 (1.00%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.00%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.62%) PaaS
12 4 (0.50%) GitHub
13 3 (0.37%) Azure Storage
13 3 (0.37%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.62%) 5G
2 14 (1.75%) WAN
3 12 (1.50%) SD-WAN
4 8 (1.00%) DHCP
4 8 (1.00%) DNS
5 7 (0.87%) SAN
6 5 (0.62%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.50%) Broadband
7 4 (0.50%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.50%) Internet
7 4 (0.50%) RS-232
8 3 (0.37%) WebEx
9 2 (0.25%) Extranet
9 2 (0.25%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (0.25%) LAN
9 2 (0.25%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.25%) Network Security
9 2 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.62%) Power BI
2 17 (2.12%) DB2
2 17 (2.12%) Looker
2 17 (2.12%) NoSQL
2 17 (2.12%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
3 3 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.25%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.12%) Big Data
5 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.12%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.12%) Metadata
5 1 (0.12%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 73 (9.10%) JIRA
2 12 (1.50%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.50%) Git
3 4 (0.50%) Subversion
4 3 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.25%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.25%) JIRA Agile
5 2 (0.25%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 390 (48.63%) Social Skills
2 224 (27.93%) Finance
3 99 (12.34%) Presentation Skills
4 80 (9.98%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (8.23%) Marketing
6 64 (7.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 59 (7.36%) Law
8 58 (7.23%) Public Sector
9 53 (6.61%) Retail
10 51 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
11 41 (5.11%) Legal
11 41 (5.11%) Manufacturing
12 24 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.75%) Electronics
15 12 (1.50%) Banking
16 10 (1.25%) Back Office
17 8 (1.00%) Aerospace
18 7 (0.87%) German Language
19 5 (0.62%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 231 (28.80%) Project Manager
2 108 (13.47%) Lead
3 99 (12.34%) Analyst
4 92 (11.47%) Senior
5 61 (7.61%) IT Manager
6 55 (6.86%) PMO Analyst
7 44 (5.49%) Senior Manager
8 43 (5.36%) Coordinator
9 40 (4.99%) IT Project Manager
10 34 (4.24%) Senior Project Manager
11 33 (4.11%) PMO Manager
11 33 (4.11%) Software Engineer
12 28 (3.49%) Project Coordinator
13 26 (3.24%) PMO Lead
14 25 (3.12%) Head of PMO
15 22 (2.74%) Consultant
16 17 (2.12%) Business Analyst
16 17 (2.12%) Configuration Specialist
16 17 (2.12%) Lead Software Engineer
16 17 (2.12%) UI Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.37%) CSS
1 27 (3.37%) HTML
2 21 (2.62%) React
3 11 (1.37%) .NET
4 7 (0.87%) Flash
5 6 (0.75%) GraphQL
5 6 (0.75%) REST
6 4 (0.50%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (0.50%) HTML5
6 4 (0.50%) Next.js
6 4 (0.50%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (0.50%) Tailwind CSS
6 4 (0.50%) WCF
6 4 (0.50%) Web Services
6 4 (0.50%) WinForms
7 2 (0.25%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.12%) 802.1X
8 1 (0.12%) HTML5 Canvas
8 1 (0.12%) SAML
8 1 (0.12%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 110 (13.72%) Management Information System
2 98 (12.22%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (3.37%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.99%) Onboarding
5 23 (2.87%) PMI
6 21 (2.62%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.50%) Data Centre
7 12 (1.50%) GNSS
7 12 (1.50%) Robotics
8 11 (1.37%) Graphic Design
9 10 (1.25%) NHS
10 9 (1.12%) FMCG
11 8 (1.00%) Driving Licence
12 6 (0.75%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.62%) Blog
13 5 (0.62%) Podcast
14 4 (0.50%) Cloud Native
14 4 (0.50%) Fibre Optics
14 4 (0.50%) IoT
14 4 (0.50%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 37 (4.61%) Linux
2 32 (3.99%) Windows
3 25 (3.12%) Windows Server
4 17 (2.12%) Unix
5 8 (1.00%) Debian
5 8 (1.00%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.37%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 554 (69.08%) Project Management
2 260 (32.42%) Agile
3 254 (31.67%) Project Delivery
4 160 (19.95%) PRINCE2
5 149 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
6 137 (17.08%) Stakeholder Management
7 131 (16.33%) Coaching
8 129 (16.08%) Change Management
9 108 (13.47%) Continuous Improvement
10 100 (12.47%) Mentoring
11 98 (12.22%) Decision-Making
12 90 (11.22%) Waterfall
13 88 (10.97%) Project Governance
14 86 (10.72%) Collaborative Working
15 78 (9.73%) Risk Management
15 78 (9.73%) Scrum
16 73 (9.10%) Customer Requirements
17 69 (8.60%) Programme Management
18 66 (8.23%) DevOps
19 65 (8.10%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (5.24%) SQL
2 25 (3.12%) Python
3 24 (2.99%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.49%) C++
5 19 (2.37%) Bash
6 13 (1.62%) C#
7 12 (1.50%) Perl
8 9 (1.12%) Java
9 7 (0.87%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.62%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.25%) C
12 2 (0.25%) R
13 1 (0.12%) PHP
13 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 187 (23.32%) Degree
2 61 (7.61%) PMP
3 60 (7.48%) PMI Certification
4 51 (6.36%) Security Cleared
5 39 (4.86%) SC Cleared
6 35 (4.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 19 (2.37%) APMP
7 19 (2.37%) DV Cleared
8 17 (2.12%) CISA
9 16 (2.00%) Master's Degree
10 15 (1.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 12 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.12%) ISEB
12 9 (1.12%) ISEB Practitioner
13 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.87%) MBA
13 7 (0.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 6 (0.75%) CAPM
14 6 (0.75%) Chartered Engineer
15 4 (0.50%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (5.36%) QA
2 17 (2.12%) ITGC
2 17 (2.12%) SLA
3 16 (2.00%) ISO 9001
4 12 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.00%) P3O
6 7 (0.87%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.50%) GDPR
7 4 (0.50%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.37%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.37%) JTAG
9 2 (0.25%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.12%) GxP
System Software
1 10 (1.25%) Active Directory
1 10 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
2 9 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (0.87%) Firmware
3 7 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.12%) DFS Replication
4 1 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (0.87%) vCenter Server
1 7 (0.87%) vRealize
2 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.25%) PowerCLI
3 2 (0.25%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 134 (16.71%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.23%) SAP
3 26 (3.24%) Oracle
4 18 (2.24%) Atlassian
5 17 (2.12%) Sage
6 12 (1.50%) Cadence
7 10 (1.25%) VMware
8 9 (1.12%) CheckPoint
9 8 (1.00%) Citrix
10 7 (0.87%) 3PAR
10 7 (0.87%) Brocade
10 7 (0.87%) Salesforce
11 6 (0.75%) Thales
12 5 (0.62%) Veeam
13 4 (0.50%) Cisco
13 4 (0.50%) Cognos
13 4 (0.50%) Planview
14 3 (0.37%) Adobe
14 3 (0.37%) HP
14 3 (0.37%) Northgate