London Project & Delivery: Agile, Stakeholder Management, JIRA Lead 442 Roles -- January 2026

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London's January 2026 Project and Delivery market tracked 442 roles across 340+ employers, with programme and project manager roles split near-evenly and hybrid work arrangements leading at 49% among tracked postings.

This report analyzes 442 Project & Delivery job postings from 338+ companies tracked via direct employer career pages and job board aggregators. Our coverage skews toward tech-forward and scaling companies; large enterprises using enterprise hiring platforms may be underrepresented. Coverage varies by section and is noted throughout.

Key Takeaways for Job Seekers

1.0Programme management experience is in high demand Programme manager roles account for 45% of tracked delivery postings, overtaking project manager at 42%. Candidates with experience coordinating multiple workstreams or managing portfolio-level delivery are likely well-positioned in the current market.

1.1Agile and stakeholder management are the two must-have skills Among roles with skills data, Agile (26%) and stakeholder management (25%) are nearly tied as the most frequently requested capabilities. Demonstrating both delivery methodology fluency and relationship management experience could strengthen applications across tracked employers.

1.2Hybrid is the default, prepare for office presence Hybrid arrangements account for 49% of ATS-sourced delivery roles, with flexible at 33% and fully remote at just 13%. Candidates seeking London delivery roles should expect some in-person presence, likely driven by the stakeholder collaboration these roles require.

1.3Junior roles exist but competition remains at senior level Junior roles account for 9% of tracked postings, and the 31% entry accessibility rate suggests moderate openings for less experienced candidates. However, the 8:1 senior-to-junior ratio means the market remains competitive for those with fewer years of experience.

1.4PRINCE2 and Waterfall still carry weight in London Despite Agile's dominance, PRINCE2 appears in 4% and Waterfall in 6% of roles with skills data, reflecting the continued relevance of structured governance methodologies in London's enterprise and public-sector delivery landscape. Holding both Agile and PRINCE2 credentials may broaden opportunities.

Skills Demand

40% of roles with skills data

Low

High

Skills insight: Among the 40% of tracked roles (179 postings) with skills data, Agile (26%) and stakeholder management (25%) are nearly tied as the most requested capabilities. JIRA (16%) and risk management (15%) follow, with the top skill pairs, risk management plus stakeholder management at 12%, and Agile plus JIRA and Agile plus Scrum each at 10%, suggesting employers most value combined delivery methodology and stakeholder relationship skills. PRINCE2 persists at 4%, reflecting UK governance standards and the continued relevance of structured project methodologies in London's enterprise and public-sector delivery landscape.

Seniority Distribution

Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track

Low

High

Senior-to-Junior Ratio

8:1

Senior+ roles per Junior role

Entry Accessibility Rate

31%

Junior + Mid-Level roles combined

Senior roles account for 53% of tracked postings, followed by Mid-Level (22%), Director+ (11%), Junior (9%), and Staff/Principal (5%). The 8:1 senior-to-junior ratio suggests a competitive but moderately accessible market, with the 31% entry accessibility rate indicating that nearly a third of tracked roles may be open to candidates with fewer than three years of experience.

Working Arrangement

Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement

98% of roles with known working arrangement

13%Remote

Hybrid49%

Flexible33%

Remote13%

Onsite5%

Based on 56 ATS-sourced roles with full job descriptions, hybrid leads at 49% and flexible accounts for 33%, while fully remote is limited to 13% and onsite to 5%. The low remote share among London delivery roles likely reflects the stakeholder-facing nature of programme and project management, where in-person collaboration with sponsors, steering groups, and cross-functional teams remains a common expectation.

Role Specialization

Low

High

Programme manager leads at 45% of tracked delivery roles, narrowly ahead of project manager at 42%. The 9 percentage point month-on-month gain for programme manager may indicate growing demand for portfolio-level coordination among tracked employers, though this is based on a single month's movement. Delivery manager holds a steady 11% share, while scrum master declined by 4 percentage points to just 2%, possibly reflecting a broader shift away from dedicated Agile ceremony roles toward integrated delivery responsibilities.

IC vs Management Track

90%IC

Individual Contributor90%

Management10%

Individual contributor roles account for 90% of tracked delivery postings, with management at 10%. This split is typical for the Project and Delivery family, where most programme managers, project managers, and delivery managers are classified on the IC track, managing workstreams and stakeholders rather than direct reports.

Compensation

Compensation data excluded due to low disclosure rates in markets without pay transparency legislation.

Market Context

1.Cross-Sector Delivery Demand in London Among tracked roles with industry data (35% coverage), Professional Services (28%), Financial Services (12%), and Fintech (11%) together account for over half of London's delivery postings, indicating that demand for project and delivery professionals extends well beyond the technology sector.

2.Programme and Project Manager Roles Near Parity Programme Manager (45%) and Project Manager (42%) roles are near-evenly split among tracked London delivery postings. This balance may reflect the mix of large-scale transformation programmes and tactical project execution across London's financial services, professional services, and technology employers.

3.AI Reshaping Project Management Workflows Across the profession, 54% of project managers now use AI for risk management and 53% for task automation, likely shifting the role toward strategic oversight and stakeholder engagement (PMI/TechTarget, 2026).

4.London Delivery Roles Favour Hybrid and Flexible Arrangements Among direct employer postings with known working arrangements, 49% of London delivery roles are hybrid and 33% are flexible, with only 5% requiring full-time onsite presence. This pattern is consistent with the nature of delivery work, which involves coordinating across distributed teams while maintaining stakeholder proximity.

5.Cautious but Specialized UK Hiring Indeed's 2026 UK Jobs and Hiring Trends report indicates that while overall hiring caution persists, specialized roles including project delivery continue to show resilience as companies prioritize execution capacity (Indeed Hiring Lab UK, December 2025).

Methodology

This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Project & Delivery roles in London during January 2026.

Data collection:

1.Over 400 roles from 340+ employers aggregated from multiple sources
2.Recruitment agency postings identified and excluded (5% of raw data)
3.Jobs deduplicated across sources to avoid double-counting

Classification:

1.Roles classified using an LLM-powered taxonomy
2.Subfamily, seniority, skills, and working arrangement extracted
3.Employer metadata enriched from company databases where available

Limitations:

1.Not a complete census of the market - some roles may not be captured
2.Skills analysis based on 179 roles with skill data (40% coverage)
3.Salary data not included due to low disclosure rates
4.Working arrangement based on 56 ATS-sourced roles (Adzuna excluded due to truncated descriptions)

Data coverage:

55%

Seniority coverage

Roles with seniority level classified

98%

Arrangement coverage

Roles with working arrangement known

40%

Skills coverage

Roles with skills extracted from description

43%

Employer metadata

Roles with enriched company data

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