Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Project management hiring in Ireland is stable across IT services, financial services, and public sector digital programmes. Demand spikes around large transformation initiatives and slows during periods of investment consolidation. PMP and PRINCE2 certification still carry meaningful weight in the hiring process at enterprise companies.
of UK Project Manager roles advertise remote or hybrid working
Year-on-year salary movement in UK. Positive movement signals active market competition.
Strongest in: Enterprise IT transformation and infrastructure programmes
Project management hiring in Ireland is stable across IT services, financial services, and public sector digital programmes. Demand spikes around large transformation initiatives and slows during periods of investment consolidation. PMP and PRINCE2 certification still carry meaningful weight in the hiring process at enterprise companies.
Who companies hire: Business Analysts and Scrum Masters are the most common lateral transition paths. PMP or PRINCE2 certification significantly accelerates role entry and progression.
Salary premium over the UK median for Project Managers who list these skills.
Companies with consistent or active Project Manager hiring in UK.
Demand is stable. The most active hiring is happening around large cloud migration programs, financial services regulatory transformation, and public sector digital delivery. Project managers with technology delivery experience are more in demand than those with purely traditional waterfall backgrounds.
Accenture and Capgemini hire at the highest volume for client delivery programmes. IBM and the Big Four consulting firms maintain large project management functions. Financial services companies including AIB, Bank of Ireland, and Fidelity hire project managers directly for their internal transformation programmes.
Around 55% of active listings advertise hybrid working. Workshop facilitation, senior stakeholder management, and team coordination are significantly more effective in person. Fully remote project management positions exist but are less common at the senior end of the market.
Agile and SAFe delivery experience commands the highest premium at around 14%. Stakeholder management at executive level and PMP certification follow. Project managers who have delivered technology transformations rather than process change programmes consistently earn above the general project management median.