Project Manager Jobs in Kent

Project Manager
South East > Kent

The median Project Manager salary in Kent is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 86 52
Rank change year-on-year +61 -34 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 100 16 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 6.77% 1.40% 5.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.28% 1.63% 5.48%
Number of salaries quoted 71 13 51
10th Percentile - £37,000 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £89,500 £66,250
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,373 979 1,223
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 85.58% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 547 727
10th Percentile £25,025 £26,900 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,813 £33,500 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,075 £63,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £73,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Kent over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 28 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
Maidstone +33 23 £50,000 -17.90% 5
Dartford - 15 £45,000 - 2
West Malling - 6 £62,500 -
Canterbury -8 5 £55,000 +9.02%
Tunbridge Wells -1 4 £35,000 -9.68% 2
Dover - 3 £45,000 -
Sevenoaks - 2 £52,500 -
Margate - 2 - -
Ramsgate - 1 £39,000 -
Chatham - 1 £68,000 -
Project Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 Kent region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 77 (77.00%) Project Management
2 53 (53.00%) Agile
3 26 (26.00%) Project Delivery
4 24 (24.00%) Onboarding
4 24 (24.00%) Client Onboarding
4 24 (24.00%) E-Commerce
4 24 (24.00%) EDI
5 16 (16.00%) Social Skills
5 16 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 14 (14.00%) Finance
6 14 (14.00%) PRINCE2
6 14 (14.00%) Waterfall
7 13 (13.00%) Business Case
7 13 (13.00%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (11.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (11.00%) Mentoring
8 11 (11.00%) Coaching
8 11 (11.00%) Change Management
9 10 (10.00%) Line Management
10 9 (9.00%) Driving Licence
10 9 (9.00%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (9.00%) Budget Management
10 9 (9.00%) Degree
11 8 (8.00%) DSDM
12 7 (7.00%) Microsoft Project
12 7 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
12 7 (7.00%) PRINCE
12 7 (7.00%) Budget Responsibility
12 7 (7.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (6.00%) Creative Thinking

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 2 (2.00%) Confluence
1 2 (2.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
1 7 (7.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.00%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.00%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (1.00%) Infor M3
1 1 (1.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.00%) Smartsheet
2 2 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.00%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.00%) Firewall
1 1 (1.00%) SSL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.00%) JIRA
General
1 16 (16.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (14.00%) Finance
3 7 (7.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (6.00%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.00%) Retail
6 3 (3.00%) Fire and Rescue
6 3 (3.00%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.00%) Electronics
8 1 (1.00%) Banking
8 1 (1.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (24.00%) EDI
2 2 (2.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (24.00%) Onboarding
2 13 (13.00%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (9.00%) Driving Licence
4 6 (6.00%) FMCG
5 2 (2.00%) Digital Media
5 2 (2.00%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.00%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.00%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (77.00%) Project Management
2 53 (53.00%) Agile
3 26 (26.00%) Project Delivery
4 24 (24.00%) Client Onboarding
4 24 (24.00%) E-Commerce
5 16 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 14 (14.00%) PRINCE2
6 14 (14.00%) Waterfall
7 13 (13.00%) Business Case
8 11 (11.00%) Change Management
8 11 (11.00%) Coaching
8 11 (11.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (11.00%) Mentoring
9 10 (10.00%) Line Management
10 9 (9.00%) Budget Management
10 9 (9.00%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (8.00%) DSDM
12 7 (7.00%) Budget Responsibility
12 7 (7.00%) PRINCE
13 6 (6.00%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (9.00%) Degree
2 5 (5.00%) NVQ Level 3
3 4 (4.00%) MAPM
4 3 (3.00%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.00%) PMI Certification
4 3 (3.00%) PMP
5 2 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.00%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.00%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 6 (6.00%) NEC
2 4 (4.00%) BT
3 2 (2.00%) Civica
3 2 (2.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.00%) Epicor
4 1 (1.00%) IFS
4 1 (1.00%) Infor
4 1 (1.00%) Oracle
4 1 (1.00%) Sage