The first table below looks at the demand for the Project Manager role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Project Manager
Rank 54 77 66
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 300 226 237
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 4.175% 3.184% 3.451%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.371% 3.321% 3.613%
Number of salaries quoted 264 200 186
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £30,000 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £57,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6864 6805 6559
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.53% 95.87% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5816 6001 5810
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,807 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Project Manager
England

Project Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Project Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Project Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Project Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Project Manager across the North West region.

North West Project Manager Salary Trend

Project Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Project Manager across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Project Manager Salary Histogram

Project Manager
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester +8 170 £42,500 +6.25%
Cheshire +5 62 £44,000 -2.22%
Merseyside +35 31 £45,000 -5.26%
Lancashire -8 11 £28,000 -25.33%
Project Manager
England

Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Project Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Project Manager in their job title.

1 404 (68.13%) Project Management
2 245 (41.32%) PRINCE2
3 158 (26.64%) Finance
4 103 (17.37%) Stakeholder Management
5 81 (13.66%) Agile Software Development
6 72 (12.14%) Microsoft
7 65 (10.96%) E-Commerce
8 63 (10.62%) PMI Certification
9 58 (9.781%) .NET
10 57 (9.612%) MS Project
11 54 (9.106%) Degree
11 54 (9.106%) Waterfall
12 53 (8.938%) Retail
12 53 (8.938%) ERP
13 50 (8.432%) PMI
14 49 (8.263%) PRINCE
15 48 (8.094%) Risk Management
15 48 (8.094%) ITIL
15 48 (8.094%) Scrum
16 46 (7.757%) Change Management
17 45 (7.589%) PRINCE2 Certification
18 42 (7.083%) Project Planning
19 39 (6.577%) C#
20 37 (6.239%) Oracle
21 35 (5.902%) Business Analysis
22 33 (5.565%) Java
22 33 (5.565%) MS Excel
23 32 (5.396%) SAP
23 32 (5.396%) QA
24 30 (5.059%) Programme Management

Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Project Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 58 (9.781%) .NET
2 11 (1.855%) J2EE
3 10 (1.686%) .NET Framework
4 8 (1.349%) ASP.NET
5 5 (0.843%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.675%) HTML
7 3 (0.506%) LAMP
7 3 (0.506%) Middleware
7 3 (0.506%) XML
8 2 (0.337%) CSS
8 2 (0.337%) Web Services
8 2 (0.337%) EDI
9 1 (0.169%) HTML5
9 1 (0.169%) WCF
9 1 (0.169%) WPF
9 1 (0.169%) Ajax
9 1 (0.169%) COM
9 1 (0.169%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 13 (2.192%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.843%) CMS
3 3 (0.506%) Magento
3 3 (0.506%) Drupal
3 3 (0.506%) MS Project Server
4 2 (0.337%) WordPress
Applications
1 57 (9.612%) MS Project
2 33 (5.565%) MS Excel
3 13 (2.192%) MS PowerPoint
4 11 (1.855%) MS Office
5 7 (1.180%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.169%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.373%) Dynamics AX
2 6 (1.012%) SAP PM
3 5 (0.843%) Oracle EBS R12
3 5 (0.843%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.843%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.506%) Hyperion Planning
5 2 (0.337%) Agresso
5 2 (0.337%) Lawson
5 2 (0.337%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.337%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.337%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.169%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.169%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.169%) SyteLine
6 1 (0.169%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.169%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.169%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.204%) Internet
2 17 (2.867%) Intranet
3 13 (2.192%) HTTP
4 8 (1.349%) LAN
4 8 (1.349%) WAN
5 6 (1.012%) IP Telephony
6 5 (0.843%) Unified Communications
6 5 (0.843%) SAN
6 5 (0.843%) Firewall
7 4 (0.675%) Extranet
8 3 (0.506%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (0.506%) Cisco PIX
9 2 (0.337%) LDAP
9 2 (0.337%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.337%) Network Security
9 2 (0.337%) NAS
10 1 (0.169%) Wireless
10 1 (0.169%) VoIP
10 1 (0.169%) ATM
10 1 (0.169%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.373%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.012%) DB2
2 6 (1.012%) SAP BW
3 5 (0.843%) MySQL
4 4 (0.675%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.337%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.337%) Oracle 8/8i
5 2 (0.337%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.169%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.169%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.337%) JIRA
2 1 (0.169%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.169%) LoadRunner
General
1 158 (26.64%) Finance
2 53 (8.938%) Retail
3 30 (5.059%) Banking
4 29 (4.890%) Marketing
5 24 (4.047%) Manufacturing
6 15 (2.530%) Telecoms
7 12 (2.024%) Legal
8 11 (1.855%) French Language
9 10 (1.686%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (1.686%) Advertising
10 9 (1.518%) Publishing
11 7 (1.180%) Law
12 6 (1.012%) Automotive
13 4 (0.675%) Back Office
13 4 (0.675%) Multimedia
13 4 (0.675%) German Language
14 3 (0.506%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.506%) Games
14 3 (0.506%) Electronics
15 2 (0.337%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 50 (8.432%) PMI
2 23 (3.879%) Mobile App
3 18 (3.035%) Management Information System
4 17 (2.867%) NHS
5 14 (2.361%) SaaS
6 10 (1.686%) Social Media
7 9 (1.518%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.518%) Client/Server
8 8 (1.349%) Mainframe
8 8 (1.349%) FMCG
8 8 (1.349%) iSeries
9 4 (0.675%) Mathematics
9 4 (0.675%) New Media
10 3 (0.506%) IBM Mainframe
10 3 (0.506%) Online Gambling
10 3 (0.506%) Credit Risk
10 3 (0.506%) Biotechnology
10 3 (0.506%) AS400
11 2 (0.337%) Blackberry
11 2 (0.337%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.698%) Windows
2 14 (2.361%) Linux
3 13 (2.192%) UNIX
4 6 (1.012%) Android
4 6 (1.012%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (68.13%) Project Management
2 245 (41.32%) PRINCE2
3 103 (17.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 81 (13.66%) Agile Software Development
5 65 (10.96%) E-Commerce
6 54 (9.106%) Waterfall
7 53 (8.938%) ERP
8 49 (8.263%) PRINCE
9 48 (8.094%) Risk Management
9 48 (8.094%) ITIL
9 48 (8.094%) Scrum
10 46 (7.757%) Change Management
11 42 (7.083%) Project Planning
12 35 (5.902%) Business Analysis
13 30 (5.059%) Programme Management
14 26 (4.384%) Change Control
15 23 (3.879%) Business Development
16 22 (3.710%) Logistics
17 21 (3.541%) RUP
17 21 (3.541%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.577%) C#
2 33 (5.565%) Java
3 18 (3.035%) SQL
4 8 (1.349%) PHP
5 5 (0.843%) C
6 4 (0.675%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.675%) ABAP
7 3 (0.506%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.169%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (10.62%) PMI Certification
2 54 (9.106%) Degree
3 45 (7.589%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 23 (3.879%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 20 (3.373%) PMP
6 8 (1.349%) Security Cleared
7 5 (0.843%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.843%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.506%) HND
9 2 (0.337%) ISEB
9 2 (0.337%) APMP
10 1 (0.169%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.396%) QA
2 1 (0.169%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 4 (0.675%) XenServer
2 2 (0.337%) XenApp
3 1 (0.169%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.169%) SCCM
1 1 (0.169%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 72 (12.14%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.239%) Oracle
3 32 (5.396%) SAP
4 14 (2.361%) Salesforce.com
5 13 (2.192%) EPiServer
6 11 (1.855%) VMware
6 11 (1.855%) Cisco
7 10 (1.686%) Citrix
8 5 (0.843%) Novell
9 4 (0.675%) IBM
9 4 (0.675%) HP
9 4 (0.675%) Siebel
10 3 (0.506%) Endeca
10 3 (0.506%) FatWire
10 3 (0.506%) Genesys
10 3 (0.506%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.337%) Adobe
11 2 (0.337%) Epicor
11 2 (0.337%) Baan
11 2 (0.337%) Sage
Manchester, Lancashire
You will be a Prince 2 practitioner or hold relevant Project Management qualification with at least four years previous IT Project Management experience... The role will be take...
Kelway Ltd
Salary: Negotioable Dependant Upon Experience
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater...
You will be educated to degree level (ideally 2:1 Hons) with good A level grades (or equivalent education), ideally with a recognised project management qualification (ideally Prince...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £40,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 3 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Project managers must possess experience of managing multiple projects from ambitious SME to Multi-National Blue-Chip.Tasks of the Project Manager typically involve: - maintaining contact with all...
Jagger Talent Commercial Recruiters
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per year
Posted: 25 April 2013
Bolton, Lancashire
Do you have experience in managing either e-commerce development or distribution projects?... If you can marry this up with standard project management skills such as managing risks,...
Appliance Online
Salary: Competitive Salary - Negotiable dependant on Experience
Posted: 29 April 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Roc Search, Implementation Manager, Implementation, Project Manager, Project, Pension, Group Risk, Project Plan, Prince2, Permanent, £55,000, Manchester) Roc Search is currently in the market seeking an experience...
Roc Search
Salary: £55000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
PROJECT MANAGER, PM, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS CHANGE, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, TRANSFORMATION, E2E, FULL SDLC, WATERFALL, PRINCE, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS CASE, PRINCE 2, PMI, APM, MANCHESTER, NORTH WEST... Required: - Full...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum DoE + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wirral, Merseyside
To be considered for this position you should be able to demonstrate commercial experience in the following areas: -Project Management -Stakeholder Management -Public \ NHS Experience (Desirable) -Prince II...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Car allowance, pension & training
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stockport, North West
You will have a good foundation knowledge of project management skills, including methodologies processes and tools, and any knowledge of Microsoft Project or Prince 2 would be useful.
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £31000 - £40000 per annum + bens + flexitime
Posted: 29 April 2013
North West England
Experience of working in a Web development environment... Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills - demonstrable experience of dealing with business and IT stakeholders at a senior level... Excellent...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
North West England
The Web Project Manager will be also responsible for the full project life cycle from requirements gathering and specification through to testing and the key KPI's in...
Amoria Bond
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Altrincham, Cheshire
Software Project Manager with extensive experience of software project management, requirements gathering and software implementation or package solutions is required by a leading software company based in south...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Greater Manchester
Key Requirements Holds Prince2 Practitioner qualification. Solid experience of Windows 7 deployment... Intimate knowledge of change management, risk management, setting up and initiating projects... Key facts about Computacenter.....
ComputaCenter
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 1 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
To do this successfully, you will need: Significant experience managing a complex portfolio of IT change projects in a FMCG environment (experience from food retail is desirable) Proven...
The Co-operative Group
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + car, pension,bonus, benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Due to exciting expansion plans and the development of a first class suite of online product, a leading online gaming business based in Liverpool are looking to hire...
Foresight Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
An understanding of Web Analytics Applications ( i.e Celebrus, Coremetrics etc .) and their use in a commercial environment... eCommerce / Retail... managing all Web Analytics development... Work with the...
Crimson Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
West (North West, West Midlands & Wales)
Certifications in APMP, BPMG, PRINCE2... Strong familiarity with project management software, such as MS Project. Familiar with programming languages, including C#.Net, Java, VB. Database and operating systems...
Centrica
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (depending on experience)
Posted: 24 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Project/Program Management, Oracle E-business suite, R12, Finance, HR, Procurement Chester, Cheshire, North West, UK £60,000 - £80,000 + benefits Market leading organisation are looking for a...
Sanderson
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / PROGRAMME MANAGER / BUSINESS CHANGE / BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION... team development, resource management, communication Education / qualifications * Educated to degree level or with senior management experience * Project management qualification...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Lancashire
You should have experience working to Prince2 / Six Sigma methodologies and have strong written and oral communication skills... You will be working to Prince2 / Six Sigma methodologies so...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £47000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Experience of managing Release and Configuration Management processes. Industrial tools experience, i.e., Rational ClearCase, PVCS or StarTeam would be an advantage but, equally, manually managed processes would...
Accenture
Salary: From £42,855 to £50,000 per annum dep experience and location
Posted: 30 April 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Experience of managing Release and Configuration Management processes. Industrial tools experience, i.e., Rational ClearCase, PVCS or StarTeam would be an advantage but, equally, manually managed processes would...
Accenture
Salary: From £30,790 to £36,000 per annum dep experience and location
Posted: 30 April 2013
Location: Manchester but must be willing to be...
Industrial tools experience, i.e., Rational ClearCase, PVCS or StarTeam would be an advantage but, equally, manually managed processes would be considered - Expert in key project management processes...
Accenture
Salary: £42,855 to £50,000 depending level, experience and location
Posted: 24 May 2013
Manchester but must be willing to be based at and...
Industrial tools experience, i.e., Rational ClearCase, PVCS or StarTeam would be an advantage but, equally, manually managed processes would be considered - Expert in key project management processes...
Accenture
Salary: £30,790 to £36,000 depending level, experience and location
Posted: 24 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Project management qualification is a Must Exposure to two or more of: PRINCE2; APM; PMI; CMMI; Agile practises; ITIL. We are looking for applicants with experience of working...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + much more benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
As such an understanding of some technologies such as platform, mainframe, security and networking technologies are required. Duties will include;-Leading and managing IT infrastructure projects-Scoping a...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + bonus & benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013