Project Manager Jobs in Berkshire

Project Manager
South East > Berkshire

The median Project Manager salary in Berkshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 61 107
Rank change year-on-year -32 +46 -56
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 27 113 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.67% 3.66% 2.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% 3.83% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9 56 53
10th Percentile £41,450 £41,250 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £45,600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +26.10% -24.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,813 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,500 £64,375 £70,350
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% +3.60%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,281 2,949 2,839
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 79.47% 95.53% 92.48%
Number of salaries quoted 568 2,069 1,603
10th Percentile £29,675 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,183 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,673 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Berkshire over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Reading +25 20 £60,000 +2.56% 11
Maidenhead -37 4 - - 1
Wokingham +2 1 - - 1
Project Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 19 (70.37%) Project Management
2 11 (40.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (37.04%) Social Skills
3 10 (37.04%) Project Delivery
4 9 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
4 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (33.33%) Degree
5 7 (25.93%) HND
5 7 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (22.22%) Risk Management
6 6 (22.22%) Finance
7 5 (18.52%) PRINCE2
7 5 (18.52%) PMI Certification
7 5 (18.52%) Agile
7 5 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (14.81%) Budgeting
8 4 (14.81%) Contract Negotiation
8 4 (14.81%) Virtual Environments
8 4 (14.81%) Creative Thinking
8 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (14.81%) Biotechnology
8 4 (14.81%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (14.81%) CRM
8 4 (14.81%) Legal
9 3 (11.11%) Automotive
9 3 (11.11%) PMP
9 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
9 3 (11.11%) Programme Management
9 3 (11.11%) Presales
10 2 (7.41%) Mentoring

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (3.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.70%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Dropbox
1 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) Broadband
1 1 (3.70%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (3.70%) Mobile Broadband
General
1 11 (40.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 10 (37.04%) Social Skills
3 6 (22.22%) Finance
4 4 (14.81%) Legal
4 4 (14.81%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (11.11%) Automotive
6 2 (7.41%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Electronics
7 1 (3.70%) Games
7 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.70%) Marketing
7 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.41%) Driving Licence
1 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (7.41%) PMI
2 1 (3.70%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.70%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (70.37%) Project Management
2 10 (37.04%) Project Delivery
3 9 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (25.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (22.22%) Risk Management
6 5 (18.52%) Agile
6 5 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (18.52%) PRINCE2
7 4 (14.81%) Biotechnology
7 4 (14.81%) Budgeting
7 4 (14.81%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (14.81%) Contract Negotiation
7 4 (14.81%) Creative Thinking
7 4 (14.81%) CRM
7 4 (14.81%) Virtual Environments
8 3 (11.11%) Presales
8 3 (11.11%) Programme Management
9 2 (7.41%) Mentoring
9 2 (7.41%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 9 (33.33%) Degree
2 7 (25.93%) HND
3 5 (18.52%) PMI Certification
4 3 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.70%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.70%) HubSpot
3 1 (3.70%) NEC
3 1 (3.70%) Oracle
3 1 (3.70%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (3.70%) SAP