The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Software Project Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Project Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Software Project Manager
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank743719684
Rank change year-on-year
Down-24Down-35
Matching permanent IT job ads13214668
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.109 %0.119 %0.071 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.116 %0.126 %0.076 %
Number of salaries quoted11911963
Average salary£47,500£50,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00 %+11.11 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£36,250£40,000£37,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£82,500£74,500£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£47,500£45,000
% change year-on-year
-5.26 %+5.55 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
11420611553789084
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK94.71 %94.23 %93.30 %
Number of salaries quoted979339761273729
Average salary£42,500£42,500£42,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£75,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,000£37,500£36,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33 %+2.73 %

Software Project Manager
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Software Project Manager Demand Trend

Software Project Manager
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK.

Software Project Manager Salary Trend

Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Software Project Manager Salary Histogram

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-26132£47,500-1.04 %
South EastDown-2739£45,000-6.25 %
LondonDown-1037£57,500-19.29 %
SurreyDown-816£55,000-
East of EnglandDown-1816£45,000+5.88 %
North WestDown-515£50,000-
South WestDown-1112£45,000-
City of LondonUp+89£57,500-20.68 %
BristolUp+49£45,000-5.26 %
RedhillUp+39£60,000-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-9£47,500-
ManchesterDown-38£36,250-27.50 %
West SussexUp+77£42,500-11.45 %
BedfordshireDown-66£45,000+5.88 %
StockportNew entry-6£36,125-
HorshamNew entry-6£42,500-
CambridgeNo change05£45,000-18.18 %
CambridgeshireDown-75£45,000-18.18 %
CheshireDown-95£35,000-
YorkshireDown-125£42,500+18.05 %
West MidlandsDown-215£45,000+5.88 %
High WycombeNew entry-5£50,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-5£45,000-
BedfordUp+34£45,000+5.88 %
East MidlandsUp+24£47,500+22.58 %
Milton KeynesNew entry-4£43,750-
West YorkshireNew entry-4£42,500-
HertfordshireDown-72£50,000+17.64 %
EssexDown-132£45,000+12.50 %
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-2£41,500-

Software Project Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title.

1195 (68.90 %)Project Management
2126 (44.52 %)PRINCE2
387 (30.74 %)Agile Software Development
484 (29.68 %).NET
572 (25.44 %)Scrum
667 (23.67 %)Java
761 (21.55 %)Degree
847 (16.61 %)Finance
944 (15.55 %)RUP
1039 (13.78 %)C#
1039 (13.78 %)Microsoft
1138 (13.43 %)DSDM
1237 (13.07 %)PMI Certification
1336 (12.72 %)QA
1336 (12.72 %)UML
1435 (12.37 %)J2EE
1532 (11.31 %)MS Excel
1630 (10.60 %)Use Case
1727 (9.541 %)Stakeholder Management
1825 (8.834 %)Business Analysis
1924 (8.481 %)PMP
1924 (8.481 %)PRINCE2 Certification
2022 (7.774 %)E-Commerce
2022 (7.774 %)MS Project
2022 (7.774 %)User Acceptance Testing
2121 (7.420 %)C++
2220 (7.067 %)Retail
2319 (6.714 %).NET Framework
2319 (6.714 %)PMI
2417 (6.007 %)Oracle

Software Project Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK that cited Software 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 Software Project Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
184 (29.68 %).NET
235 (12.37 %)J2EE
319 (6.714 %).NET Framework
415 (5.300 %)Middleware
513 (4.594 %)ASP.NET
67 (2.473 %)LAMP
75 (1.767 %)WebSphere
84 (1.413 %)HTML
93 (1.060 %)XML
102 (0.707 %)Web Services
102 (0.707 %)HTML5
111 (0.353 %)Apache Flex
111 (0.353 %)WCF
111 (0.353 %)WPF
111 (0.353 %)jQuery
111 (0.353 %)Flash
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
114 (4.947 %)MQSeries
25 (1.767 %)FileNet
34 (1.413 %)SharePoint
43 (1.060 %)CMS
43 (1.060 %)Office Project Server
51 (0.353 %)Drupal
51 (0.353 %)LiveCycle
51 (0.353 %)SharePoint Server
51 (0.353 %)MS Exchange
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
132 (11.31 %)MS Excel
222 (7.774 %)MS Project
311 (3.887 %)MS Visio
46 (2.120 %)MS Office
51 (0.353 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
14 (1.413 %)SAP Business One
22 (0.707 %)Dynamics CRM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
116 (5.654 %)Internet
29 (3.180 %)TCP/IP
36 (2.120 %)Ethernet
42 (0.707 %)HTTP
42 (0.707 %)Wireless
42 (0.707 %)2G
42 (0.707 %)BSS
42 (0.707 %)3G
42 (0.707 %)LTE
51 (0.353 %)DVB
51 (0.353 %)NFC
51 (0.353 %)Intranet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (6.007 %)SQL Server
26 (2.120 %)GIS
35 (1.767 %)RDBMS
41 (0.353 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (1.413 %)Visual Studio
14 (1.413 %)Team Foundation Server
22 (0.707 %)JIRA
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
147 (16.61 %)Finance
220 (7.067 %)Retail
317 (6.007 %)Banking
49 (3.180 %)Electronics
58 (2.827 %)Back Office
66 (2.120 %)Advertising
75 (1.767 %)Games
75 (1.767 %)Aerospace
75 (1.767 %)German Language
84 (1.413 %)Local Government
84 (1.413 %)Marketing
93 (1.060 %)Telecoms
102 (0.707 %)Law
111 (0.353 %)Military
111 (0.353 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.353 %)Billing
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
119 (6.714 %)PMI
29 (3.180 %)Management Information System
38 (2.827 %)Computer Science
46 (2.120 %)Embedded Systems
46 (2.120 %)Device Driver
46 (2.120 %)Mathematics
55 (1.767 %)DataPower
64 (1.413 %)Derivative
64 (1.413 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
73 (1.060 %)Biotechnology
73 (1.060 %)SaaS
82 (0.707 %)Online Games
82 (0.707 %)iPad
82 (0.707 %)E-Learning
82 (0.707 %)LIMS
82 (0.707 %)IPTV
82 (0.707 %)NHS
91 (0.353 %)DTV
91 (0.353 %)Streaming Video
91 (0.353 %)EPoS
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
114 (4.947 %)UNIX
23 (1.060 %)Linux
32 (0.707 %)Windows
32 (0.707 %)Android
32 (0.707 %)Apple iOS
41 (0.353 %)Windows Server 2008
41 (0.353 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.353 %)Windows Mobile
41 (0.353 %)Embedded Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1195 (68.90 %)Project Management
2126 (44.52 %)PRINCE2
387 (30.74 %)Agile Software Development
472 (25.44 %)Scrum
544 (15.55 %)RUP
638 (13.43 %)DSDM
736 (12.72 %)UML
830 (10.60 %)Use Case
927 (9.541 %)Stakeholder Management
1025 (8.834 %)Business Analysis
1122 (7.774 %)User Acceptance Testing
1122 (7.774 %)E-Commerce
1214 (4.947 %)DNA
1214 (4.947 %)Automated Testing
1214 (4.947 %)Software Engineering
1214 (4.947 %)Process Improvement
1313 (4.594 %)OO
1412 (4.240 %)ITIL
1511 (3.887 %)Waterfall
1511 (3.887 %)Project Planning
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
167 (23.67 %)Java
239 (13.78 %)C#
321 (7.420 %)C++
416 (5.654 %)SQL
416 (5.654 %)VB
54 (1.413 %)PHP
54 (1.413 %)Delphi
63 (1.060 %)JavaScript
63 (1.060 %)VB.NET
72 (0.707 %)C
72 (0.707 %)RPG
81 (0.353 %)T-SQL
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
161 (21.55 %)Degree
237 (13.07 %)PMI Certification
324 (8.481 %)PMP
324 (8.481 %)PRINCE2 Certification
413 (4.594 %)Security Cleared
510 (3.534 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
66 (2.120 %)PhD
66 (2.120 %)APMP
72 (0.707 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.353 %)ISEB
81 (0.353 %)HND
81 (0.353 %)Six Sigma Green Belt
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
136 (12.72 %)QA
25 (1.767 %)TickIT
33 (1.060 %)ISO 9001
33 (1.060 %)DO-178B
41 (0.353 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.353 %)ISO/IEC 27001
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
139 (13.78 %)Microsoft
217 (6.007 %)Oracle
315 (5.300 %)TIBCO
49 (3.180 %)SAP
55 (1.767 %)Siebel
55 (1.767 %)IBM
55 (1.767 %)Adobe
55 (1.767 %)Pega
61 (0.353 %)QNX