Project Management Jobs in the South West

Project Management
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management 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 21 29 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 +38
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 757 550 766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 7.79% 8.19% 9.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.55% 8.65% 9.54%
Number of salaries quoted 423 320 416
10th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £37,199 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £59,375 £60,899 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,750 £72,625 £90,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £59,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -11.02% +3.51% +3.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,925 6,357 8,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 81.59% 94.63% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 5,692 3,502 5,073
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,294 £37,908
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.48% +8.00% +10.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the South West.

Salary trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South West over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the South West region 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
Bristol +18 251 £55,000 - 119
Dorset +24 149 £37,500 -31.82% 22
Gloucestershire +2 128 £50,000 -12.66% 40
Devon -9 81 £52,396 +4.79% 41
Cornwall +6 51 £39,005 -5.44% 3
Wiltshire -31 51 £51,250 -0.97% 31
Somerset -4 36 £45,000 -18.18% 53
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 34 (4.49%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.23%) Confluence
3 12 (1.59%) ArcGIS
4 11 (1.45%) IIS
5 9 (1.19%) CMS
5 9 (1.19%) WordPress
6 6 (0.79%) Apache
7 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.53%) Drupal
8 4 (0.53%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.40%) Kentico
10 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.13%) Luigi
11 1 (0.13%) nginx
11 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 60 (7.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (5.94%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (5.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 32 (4.23%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.72%) MS Visio
6 10 (1.32%) AutoCAD
6 10 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
7 8 (1.06%) Trello
8 5 (0.66%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (0.66%) Maximo
1 5 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.53%) Primavera
2 4 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.13%) Magento
3 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 99 (13.08%) Azure
2 83 (10.96%) AWS
3 50 (6.61%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (5.55%) GCP
5 41 (5.42%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (2.91%) SaaS
7 19 (2.51%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (1.06%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.53%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (0.53%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.53%) Amazon SQS
11 4 (0.53%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.40%) Basecamp
12 3 (0.40%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.40%) Kontent
12 3 (0.40%) Nutanix
12 3 (0.40%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.91%) WAN
2 17 (2.25%) 5G
3 14 (1.85%) SD-WAN
4 13 (1.72%) Internet
5 12 (1.59%) VPN
6 9 (1.19%) DNS
6 9 (1.19%) LAN
7 8 (1.06%) Firewall
8 7 (0.92%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.79%) Ethernet
9 6 (0.79%) RS-232
10 5 (0.66%) Radio Access Network
10 5 (0.66%) SSL
10 5 (0.66%) Wireless
11 4 (0.53%) BGP
11 4 (0.53%) IPsec
11 4 (0.53%) SNMP
11 4 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.40%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
2 32 (4.23%) BigQuery
2 32 (4.23%) Looker
3 18 (2.38%) Electronic Patient Records
4 16 (2.11%) Tableau
5 15 (1.98%) Power BI
6 11 (1.45%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.19%) MySQL
8 7 (0.92%) Qlik Sense
8 7 (0.92%) QlikView
8 7 (0.92%) SQL Server
9 6 (0.79%) Big Data
9 6 (0.79%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.79%) Snowflake Schema
9 6 (0.79%) Star Schema
10 5 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.66%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.53%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.53%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 40 (5.28%) JIRA
2 12 (1.59%) Visual Studio
3 10 (1.32%) Git
4 5 (0.66%) Subversion
5 4 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.26%) Storybook
7 1 (0.13%) Log4Net
General
1 279 (36.86%) Social Skills
2 198 (26.16%) Finance
3 140 (18.49%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (15.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 77 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
6 70 (9.25%) Law
7 61 (8.06%) Banking
7 61 (8.06%) Presentation Skills
8 52 (6.87%) Investment Banking
9 51 (6.74%) Marketing
10 46 (6.08%) Telecoms
11 43 (5.68%) Billing
12 42 (5.55%) Aerospace
13 40 (5.28%) Games
14 33 (4.36%) Public Sector
15 29 (3.83%) Manufacturing
15 29 (3.83%) Military
16 26 (3.43%) Legal
17 24 (3.17%) Electronics
17 24 (3.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 286 (37.78%) Project Manager
2 131 (17.31%) Senior
3 71 (9.38%) Senior Manager
4 61 (8.06%) Senior Project Manager
5 60 (7.93%) Analyst
6 48 (6.34%) Engineering Manager
7 46 (6.08%) Data Manager
7 46 (6.08%) Lead
8 34 (4.49%) Architect
8 34 (4.49%) Developer
9 25 (3.30%) Software Engineer
10 24 (3.17%) Business Manager
10 24 (3.17%) Consultant
10 24 (3.17%) IT Manager
11 22 (2.91%) Service Analyst
12 20 (2.64%) Associate Project Manager
13 19 (2.51%) Junior
14 18 (2.38%) IT Project Manager
14 18 (2.38%) Product Manager
15 16 (2.11%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.04%) React
2 20 (2.64%) HTML
3 17 (2.25%) CSS
4 14 (1.85%) Vue
5 13 (1.72%) AngularJS
6 12 (1.59%) Node.js
7 10 (1.32%) .NET
8 9 (1.19%) GraphQL
8 9 (1.19%) LAMP
8 9 (1.19%) Spring
8 9 (1.19%) Unreal Engine
9 8 (1.06%) jQuery
9 8 (1.06%) RabbitMQ
10 6 (0.79%) Django
10 6 (0.79%) Laravel
11 4 (0.53%) Sass
11 4 (0.53%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.53%) YAML
12 3 (0.40%) REST
12 3 (0.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (8.85%) Management Information System
2 49 (6.47%) Self-Motivation
3 47 (6.21%) Product Ownership
4 24 (3.17%) Mobile App
5 22 (2.91%) Driving Licence
5 22 (2.91%) NHS
6 20 (2.64%) FMCG
7 18 (2.38%) Renewable Energy
8 16 (2.11%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.98%) Freedom of Information
10 14 (1.85%) Derivative
10 14 (1.85%) Robotics
11 13 (1.72%) Public Cloud
12 12 (1.59%) GNSS
13 11 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.32%) CESG
15 8 (1.06%) FPGA
15 8 (1.06%) Onboarding
15 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
16 7 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 43 (5.68%) Linux
2 38 (5.02%) Windows
3 14 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.32%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.53%) Data ONTAP
7 3 (0.40%) Android
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (30.12%) Agile
2 200 (26.42%) Problem-Solving
3 167 (22.06%) Project Delivery
4 102 (13.47%) PRINCE2
5 91 (12.02%) Change Management
6 84 (11.10%) Continuous Improvement
7 73 (9.64%) Stakeholder Management
8 69 (9.11%) Risk Management
9 67 (8.85%) Decision-Making
10 66 (8.72%) DevOps
11 63 (8.32%) Actionable Insight
11 63 (8.32%) Line Management
12 62 (8.19%) Mentoring
12 62 (8.19%) Scrum
13 60 (7.93%) Computer Science
14 57 (7.53%) Business Analysis
15 56 (7.40%) ITIL
16 55 (7.27%) Customer Service
17 54 (7.13%) Business Strategy
18 51 (6.74%) Product Backlog
Programming Languages
1 65 (8.59%) Python
2 40 (5.28%) JavaScript
3 31 (4.10%) SQL
4 24 (3.17%) Java
5 21 (2.77%) C++
6 18 (2.38%) C#
7 15 (1.98%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.72%) VB
9 12 (1.59%) Bash
9 12 (1.59%) Perl
10 11 (1.45%) PHP
10 11 (1.45%) R
11 10 (1.32%) PowerShell
12 6 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.66%) C
13 5 (0.66%) MATLAB
13 5 (0.66%) VBA
14 3 (0.40%) Ada
15 2 (0.26%) RPG
15 2 (0.26%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 232 (30.65%) Degree
2 186 (24.57%) Security Cleared
3 90 (11.89%) SC Cleared
4 38 (5.02%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (3.17%) PMI Certification
5 24 (3.17%) PMP
6 17 (2.25%) Master's Degree
7 16 (2.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 10 (1.32%) CISMP
8 10 (1.32%) IISP
9 9 (1.19%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.19%) IIBA
9 9 (1.19%) MBA
9 9 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 7 (0.92%) APMG
10 7 (0.92%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.79%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.79%) HNC
11 6 (0.79%) Tableau Certification
12 5 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (7.53%) QA
2 53 (7.00%) PMO
3 19 (2.51%) SLA
4 11 (1.45%) GDPR
5 10 (1.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 10 (1.32%) JSP 440
5 10 (1.32%) NEBOSH
5 10 (1.32%) NIST
5 10 (1.32%) NIST 800
5 10 (1.32%) RMADS
6 9 (1.19%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.92%) Def Stans
8 6 (0.79%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.53%) IEC 61508
9 4 (0.53%) MISRA
9 4 (0.53%) MISRA C
10 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.40%) DO-178B
10 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.40%) JTAG
System Software
1 23 (3.04%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (1.45%) Docker
4 6 (0.79%) vSphere
5 5 (0.66%) Firmware
6 4 (0.53%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (1.45%) Ansible
2 8 (1.06%) Terraform
3 6 (0.79%) SCCM
3 6 (0.79%) vCenter Server
4 4 (0.53%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.53%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.26%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.13%) Nessus
6 1 (0.13%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.13%) Plesk
6 1 (0.13%) SCOM
6 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 88 (11.62%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.61%) Google
3 20 (2.64%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.11%) Oracle
4 16 (2.11%) VMware
5 15 (1.98%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.32%) Autodesk
6 10 (1.32%) Cisco
7 7 (0.92%) IBM
8 5 (0.66%) IFS
8 5 (0.66%) Sparx
9 4 (0.53%) Adobe
9 4 (0.53%) Cognos
9 4 (0.53%) ConnectWise
9 4 (0.53%) Meraki
9 4 (0.53%) NetApp
9 4 (0.53%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.53%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.53%) SIMUL8
9 4 (0.53%) SolidFire