Project Manager Jobs in Wales

Project Manager
UK > Wales

The median Project Manager salary in Wales is £40,553 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 86 88
Rank change year-on-year +55 +2 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 112 47 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 5.54% 2.81% 2.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.99% 3.28% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 84 33 30
10th Percentile £33,250 £40,085 £36,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,553 £55,000 £41,750
Median % change year-on-year -26.27% +31.74% -12.11%
75th Percentile £51,997 £61,250 £54,188
90th Percentile £62,500 £73,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £51,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -14.17% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 1,871 1,433 1,791
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 85.81% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,269 819 1,135
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,320 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,107 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Wales

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Wales

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Wales over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Wales

Project Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 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
South Wales +37 68 £40,553 -26.27% 8
North Wales +23 22 £42,500 -39.29% 3
Mid Wales +5 11 £60,000 +32.23%
West Wales +3 6 £52,249 +2.57% 4
Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 Wales region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 81 (72.32%) Project Management
2 34 (30.36%) Social Skills
3 33 (29.46%) Agile
4 27 (24.11%) Project Delivery
5 20 (17.86%) Police
6 19 (16.96%) Actionable Insight
6 19 (16.96%) Agile Project Management
7 18 (16.07%) Software Delivery
7 18 (16.07%) SDLC
7 18 (16.07%) Finance
8 17 (15.18%) Project Planning
8 17 (15.18%) Digital Forensics
9 16 (14.29%) PRINCE2
9 16 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (13.39%) Manufacturing
10 15 (13.39%) Presales
11 14 (12.50%) Target Operating Model
11 14 (12.50%) Marketing
12 11 (9.82%) Decision-Making
13 9 (8.04%) Programme Management
13 9 (8.04%) Microsoft Project
13 9 (8.04%) Customer Service
14 8 (7.14%) Change Management
15 7 (6.25%) Case Management
15 7 (6.25%) Quality Management
16 6 (5.36%) ISO 9001
16 6 (5.36%) Microsoft
16 6 (5.36%) People Management
16 6 (5.36%) Process Improvement
16 6 (5.36%) SC Cleared

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 4 (3.57%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 9 (8.04%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (3.57%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.46%) SaaS
2 4 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (1.79%) AWS
4 1 (0.89%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.79%) IP Telephony
1 2 (1.79%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.89%) GIS
General
1 34 (30.36%) Social Skills
2 20 (17.86%) Police
3 18 (16.07%) Finance
4 15 (13.39%) Manufacturing
5 14 (12.50%) Marketing
6 5 (4.46%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.57%) Advertising
7 4 (3.57%) Aviation
7 4 (3.57%) Law
7 4 (3.57%) Legal
7 4 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.68%) Electronics
8 3 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.68%) Social Housing
8 3 (2.68%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.79%) French Language
9 2 (1.79%) German Language
9 2 (1.79%) Italian Language
9 2 (1.79%) Local Government
9 2 (1.79%) Portuguese Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.89%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.46%) Onboarding
2 4 (3.57%) Photovoltaics
2 4 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (2.68%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.89%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.79%) Linux
1 2 (1.79%) Windows
1 2 (1.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (72.32%) Project Management
2 33 (29.46%) Agile
3 27 (24.11%) Project Delivery
4 19 (16.96%) Actionable Insight
4 19 (16.96%) Agile Project Management
5 18 (16.07%) SDLC
5 18 (16.07%) Software Delivery
6 17 (15.18%) Digital Forensics
6 17 (15.18%) Project Planning
7 16 (14.29%) PRINCE2
7 16 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (13.39%) Presales
9 14 (12.50%) Target Operating Model
10 11 (9.82%) Decision-Making
11 9 (8.04%) Customer Service
11 9 (8.04%) Programme Management
12 8 (7.14%) Change Management
13 7 (6.25%) Case Management
13 7 (6.25%) Quality Management
14 6 (5.36%) People Management
Qualifications
1 6 (5.36%) Degree
1 6 (5.36%) SC Cleared
1 6 (5.36%) Security Cleared
2 4 (3.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 3 (2.68%) APMP
3 3 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (2.68%) PMI Certification
4 2 (1.79%) HNC
4 2 (1.79%) PMP
5 1 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.36%) ISO 9001
2 5 (4.46%) PMO
3 4 (3.57%) NEBOSH
4 1 (0.89%) PMBOK
4 1 (0.89%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.89%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 6 (5.36%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.57%) Autodesk
2 4 (3.57%) NEC
2 4 (3.57%) SAP
3 3 (2.68%) Progress
3 3 (2.68%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.89%) Oracle
4 1 (0.89%) Sitecore