Software Project Manager Jobs in Manchester

Software Project Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Software Project Manager salary in Manchester is £56,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 194 244 257
Rank change year-on-year +50 +13 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 20 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.40% 0.059% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.064% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 20 3 5
10th Percentile £46,250 £45,100 £41,050
25th Percentile £51,250 £49,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile - £64,500 £65,750
North West median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +18.18% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 4,769 4,713 5,535
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 91.91% 97.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,723 2,738 3,770
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Manager in Manchester

Software Project Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Software Project Manager in Manchester

Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Project Manager in Manchester

Software Project Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 18 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
Stalybridge - 1 £47,500 -
Software Project Manager
North West

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

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Software 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 Manchester region featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 14 (70.00%) Project Management
2 9 (45.00%) Agile
2 9 (45.00%) Project Delivery
3 6 (30.00%) PMP
3 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
4 5 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 5 (25.00%) Degree
5 4 (20.00%) SaaS
5 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
6 3 (15.00%) .NET
6 3 (15.00%) SOAP
6 3 (15.00%) SDLC
6 3 (15.00%) Presales
6 3 (15.00%) Agile Project Management
6 3 (15.00%) Software Deployment
6 3 (15.00%) DevOps
6 3 (15.00%) Technical Architecture
6 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
6 3 (15.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
6 3 (15.00%) RESTful
6 3 (15.00%) Azure
6 3 (15.00%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (15.00%) Virtual Team
6 3 (15.00%) Customer Requirements
7 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
7 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (20.00%) SaaS
2 3 (15.00%) Azure
2 3 (15.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) .NET
1 3 (15.00%) RESTful
1 3 (15.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Project Management
2 9 (45.00%) Agile
2 9 (45.00%) Project Delivery
3 6 (30.00%) PRINCE2
4 5 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (15.00%) Agile Project Management
6 3 (15.00%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (15.00%) DevOps
6 3 (15.00%) Presales
6 3 (15.00%) SDLC
6 3 (15.00%) Software Deployment
6 3 (15.00%) Software Engineering
6 3 (15.00%) Technical Architecture
6 3 (15.00%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (10.00%) CRM
7 2 (10.00%) Information Management
7 2 (10.00%) Machine Learning
7 2 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) PMP
2 5 (25.00%) Degree
3 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared