Project Management Jobs in the West Midlands

Project Management
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 16 16
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +9
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 638 692 807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.10% 11.42% 10.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.99% 11.80% 11.18%
Number of salaries quoted 473 328 553
10th Percentile £36,000 £37,938 £35,125
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,206
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £59,250 £57,000
% change year-on-year -11.39% +3.95% +3.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,389 5,866 7,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 81.13% 96.77% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,666 3,157 4,776
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 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
Birmingham +5 247 £55,000 -3.93% 88
Warwickshire -15 88 £50,000 -4.76% 36
Staffordshire -6 75 £51,250 -6.82% 42
Shropshire +16 37 £50,000 -14.89% 16
Wolverhampton +24 27 £53,500 -2.73% 8
Solihull -3 23 £47,500 -9.52% 5
Worcestershire -23 20 £45,000 -6.98% 25
Herefordshire +5 16 £35,000 -26.32% 2
Walsall +16 7 £47,500 -9.52% 8
Coventry +8 6 £45,000 -18.18% 33
Dudley - 4 £53,500 - 2
Halesowen - 4 £35,000 -
Wednesbury 0 3 £83,250 +137.86% 2
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - - 2
Brierley Hill - 1 - -
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 35 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.04%) Confluence
3 11 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.41%) WordPress
5 7 (1.10%) CMS
6 4 (0.63%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 46 (7.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (4.23%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (2.19%) AutoCAD
6 10 (1.57%) MS Visio
6 10 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.94%) Trello
8 4 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.63%) InDesign
8 4 (0.63%) Simulink
9 2 (0.31%) 3ds Max
9 2 (0.31%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.31%) Sketch
10 1 (0.16%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.47%) ProductWriter
3 3 (0.47%) Sage 200
3 3 (0.47%) Sage 300 ERP
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.31%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 2 (0.31%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.31%) Shopify
5 1 (0.16%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.16%) Epicor Vantage
5 1 (0.16%) Magento
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.56%) Azure
2 47 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (7.37%) Power Platform
3 30 (4.70%) SaaS
4 27 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (3.61%) AWS
6 17 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.66%) Power Automate
7 13 (2.04%) Smartsheet
8 12 (1.88%) IaaS
8 12 (1.88%) PaaS
8 12 (1.88%) PowerApps
9 11 (1.72%) GitHub
10 10 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (1.41%) Google Drive
12 7 (1.10%) Mavenlink
13 5 (0.78%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.78%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.78%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.63%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.41%) Firewall
2 8 (1.25%) Intranet
3 7 (1.10%) WAN
4 6 (0.94%) SD-WAN
5 4 (0.63%) DHCP
5 4 (0.63%) DNS
5 4 (0.63%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (0.63%) iSCSI
5 4 (0.63%) SNMP
6 3 (0.47%) Extranet
6 3 (0.47%) Internet
6 3 (0.47%) LAN
6 3 (0.47%) Network Security
6 3 (0.47%) WebEx
7 2 (0.31%) 4G
7 2 (0.31%) 5G
7 2 (0.31%) RFID
7 2 (0.31%) SAN
7 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.31%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.74%) Power BI
2 15 (2.35%) MySQL
3 9 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.25%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.94%) Data Mining
6 6 (0.94%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.78%) Metadata
8 4 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.63%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.47%) Tableau
10 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (5.33%) JIRA
2 15 (2.35%) Git
3 10 (1.57%) SonarQube
4 5 (0.78%) Postman
4 5 (0.78%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.31%) Android Studio
5 2 (0.31%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.31%) gulp
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 296 (46.39%) Social Skills
2 197 (30.88%) Finance
3 113 (17.71%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (10.34%) Manufacturing
5 63 (9.87%) Organisational Skills
6 46 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (7.21%) Marketing
7 44 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
8 43 (6.74%) Retail
9 33 (5.17%) Legal
10 29 (4.55%) Automotive
11 23 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (3.61%) Telecoms
12 18 (2.82%) Public Sector
13 16 (2.51%) Games
14 15 (2.35%) Environmental Health
15 14 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.72%) Local Government
17 9 (1.41%) Law
18 8 (1.25%) Billing
Job Titles
1 214 (33.54%) Project Manager
2 65 (10.19%) Lead
3 58 (9.09%) Senior
4 35 (5.49%) IT Manager
5 34 (5.33%) Consultant
5 34 (5.33%) Senior Manager
6 25 (3.92%) Delivery Manager
7 23 (3.61%) Analyst
7 23 (3.61%) Coordinator
8 21 (3.29%) Developer
9 20 (3.13%) Senior Project Manager
10 19 (2.98%) Head of IT
10 19 (2.98%) Technical Manager
11 18 (2.82%) Applications Manager
11 18 (2.82%) Business Manager
12 17 (2.66%) Infrastructure Manager
13 16 (2.51%) Software Manager
14 15 (2.35%) Business Analyst
15 14 (2.19%) Applications Project Manager
15 14 (2.19%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.88%) .NET
1 12 (1.88%) HTML
2 11 (1.72%) RESTful
3 10 (1.57%) ARM Templates
3 10 (1.57%) Azure Blueprints
3 10 (1.57%) CSS
4 9 (1.41%) SOAP
5 8 (1.25%) JSON
6 6 (0.94%) Laravel
6 6 (0.94%) XML
7 5 (0.78%) Web Services
8 4 (0.63%) Node.js
8 4 (0.63%) Spring
8 4 (0.63%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.31%) ASP.NET Web Forms
9 2 (0.31%) Jest
9 2 (0.31%) Next.js
9 2 (0.31%) React
9 2 (0.31%) React Native
9 2 (0.31%) Twig
Miscellaneous
1 79 (12.38%) Management Information System
2 30 (4.70%) Onboarding
3 28 (4.39%) PMI
3 28 (4.39%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.66%) NHS
6 16 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.19%) Driving Licence
8 12 (1.88%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.72%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.41%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 9 (1.41%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.41%) Photography
10 9 (1.41%) SCADA
11 7 (1.10%) CCTV
12 6 (0.94%) Augmented Reality
12 6 (0.94%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 6 (0.94%) Industry 4.0
12 6 (0.94%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 31 (4.86%) Windows
2 12 (1.88%) Windows 10
3 9 (1.41%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.94%) Android
5 5 (0.78%) Linux
6 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.63%) VMS
7 1 (0.16%) CentOS
7 1 (0.16%) Debian
7 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Scientific Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (25.71%) Agile
2 132 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (18.81%) Project Delivery
4 112 (17.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (16.30%) PRINCE2
6 84 (13.17%) Change Management
6 84 (13.17%) Mentoring
7 83 (13.01%) Risk Management
8 76 (11.91%) Stakeholder Management
9 64 (10.03%) Customer Service
10 60 (9.40%) Cybersecurity
11 54 (8.46%) Decision-Making
12 48 (7.52%) Waterfall
13 46 (7.21%) Coaching
14 45 (7.05%) ERP
15 44 (6.90%) Analytics
15 44 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
15 44 (6.90%) Roadmaps
16 43 (6.74%) Service Delivery
17 42 (6.58%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (4.55%) SQL
2 26 (4.08%) JavaScript
3 13 (2.04%) PHP
4 6 (0.94%) C
5 5 (0.78%) C#
5 5 (0.78%) Java
5 5 (0.78%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.47%) Python
6 3 (0.47%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.47%) VB
7 2 (0.31%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.31%) SOQL
8 1 (0.16%) ABAP
8 1 (0.16%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.16%) SAPscript
8 1 (0.16%) Tcl
8 1 (0.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 174 (27.27%) Degree
2 62 (9.72%) Security Cleared
3 54 (8.46%) PMI Certification
4 40 (6.27%) PMP
5 27 (4.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 23 (3.61%) SC Cleared
7 18 (2.82%) APMP
8 13 (2.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 12 (1.88%) HND
10 10 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.57%) CAPM
10 10 (1.57%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.41%) APMG
11 9 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (0.94%) MBA
13 5 (0.78%) CISA
13 5 (0.78%) CISSP
13 5 (0.78%) CRISC
13 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.78%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (7.21%) PMO
2 29 (4.55%) GDPR
2 29 (4.55%) QA
3 22 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.57%) NCSC
5 8 (1.25%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.78%) SLA
7 4 (0.63%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.47%) GMP
8 3 (0.47%) ISO 26262
8 3 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.31%) Automotive SPICE
9 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.31%) GRC
9 2 (0.31%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.31%) NIST
9 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.31%) SOX 404
System Software
1 10 (1.57%) Docker
2 8 (1.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.94%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.63%) pfSense
5 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (2.19%) Terraform
2 10 (1.57%) Ansible
2 10 (1.57%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.31%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 101 (15.83%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.29%) IFS
3 19 (2.98%) SAP
4 16 (2.51%) Workday
5 15 (2.35%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.19%) Google
6 14 (2.19%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.88%) Adobe
8 10 (1.57%) CheckPoint
9 9 (1.41%) Xero
10 8 (1.25%) VMware
11 7 (1.10%) Cisco
11 7 (1.10%) Siemens
12 6 (0.94%) Dell
13 5 (0.78%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.63%) BroadSoft
14 4 (0.63%) Brocade
14 4 (0.63%) QNAP
14 4 (0.63%) Veeam
14 4 (0.63%) Zerto