Project Manager Jobs in Dorset

Project Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Project Manager salary in Dorset is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 67 80
Rank change year-on-year +43 +13 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 86 17 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 7.57% 2.40% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.96% 2.85% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 16 17 3
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £35,090
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £56,300
Median % change year-on-year - -15.63% +12.60%
75th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £58,575
90th Percentile £58,750 £61,750 £59,430
South West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.00% -4.76% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 1,081 597 746
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.16% 84.44% 97.77%
Number of salaries quoted 650 380 594
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £49,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -4.62% +10.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,625 £73,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Dorset.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Dorset over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Bournemouth -14 35 £57,500 +21.05% 3
Weymouth - 32 - -
Poole +28 11 £41,250 +26.92% 3
Dorchester +2 4 - -
Ferndown - 1 - -
Project Manager
South West

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 69 (80.23%) Project Management
2 63 (73.26%) Finance
3 61 (70.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 60 (69.77%) Degree
5 48 (55.81%) Decision-Making
6 38 (44.19%) Security Cleared
7 33 (38.37%) SC Cleared
8 32 (37.21%) Earned Value Management
8 32 (37.21%) Games
9 28 (32.56%) Law
9 28 (32.56%) Agile
10 26 (30.23%) Banking
10 26 (30.23%) Investment Banking
10 26 (30.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 26 (30.23%) Microsoft Excel
11 22 (25.58%) Analytical Skills
12 21 (24.42%) Social Skills
13 19 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
14 17 (19.77%) Aerospace
15 13 (15.12%) Front Office
15 13 (15.12%) WFM
15 13 (15.12%) Derivative
15 13 (15.12%) Business Analysis
15 13 (15.12%) Task Automation
15 13 (15.12%) Self-Motivation
15 13 (15.12%) Collateral Management
16 11 (12.79%) Tableau
17 10 (11.63%) PMI Certification
18 9 (10.47%) Risk Management
19 8 (9.30%) Workflow

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 6 (6.98%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 26 (30.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 26 (30.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (9.30%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (9.30%) MS Visio
3 7 (8.14%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.33%) Gliffy
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.33%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.49%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (4.65%) JIRA
General
1 63 (73.26%) Finance
2 61 (70.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 32 (37.21%) Games
4 28 (32.56%) Law
5 26 (30.23%) Banking
5 26 (30.23%) Investment Banking
6 22 (25.58%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (24.42%) Social Skills
8 17 (19.77%) Aerospace
9 13 (15.12%) Front Office
10 6 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (5.81%) Public Sector
12 3 (3.49%) Manufacturing
12 3 (3.49%) Retail
13 2 (2.33%) Financial Institution
13 2 (2.33%) Marketing
13 2 (2.33%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 13 (15.12%) Derivative
1 13 (15.12%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (8.14%) Credit Risk
3 5 (5.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (3.49%) Housing Association
4 3 (3.49%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.49%) NHS
4 3 (3.49%) PMI
5 2 (2.33%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.16%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.16%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (80.23%) Project Management
2 48 (55.81%) Decision-Making
3 32 (37.21%) Earned Value Management
4 28 (32.56%) Agile
5 19 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (15.12%) Business Analysis
6 13 (15.12%) Collateral Management
6 13 (15.12%) Task Automation
6 13 (15.12%) WFM
7 9 (10.47%) Risk Management
8 8 (9.30%) Business Transformation
8 8 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (9.30%) Project Delivery
8 8 (9.30%) Strategic Thinking
8 8 (9.30%) Workflow
9 6 (6.98%) Budget Management
9 6 (6.98%) Scorecard
10 5 (5.81%) Data Visualisation
10 5 (5.81%) Fintech
10 5 (5.81%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 60 (69.77%) Degree
2 38 (44.19%) Security Cleared
3 33 (38.37%) SC Cleared
4 10 (11.63%) PMI Certification
5 7 (8.14%) PMP
6 6 (6.98%) Tableau Certification
7 2 (2.33%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.98%) PMO
Vendors
1 6 (6.98%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.33%) Atlassian