Project Manager Jobs in Blackburn

Project Manager
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Project Manager salary in Blackburn is £54,793 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 16 2
Rank change year-on-year -25 -14 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 11 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 3.86% 4.26% 25.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.87% 5.33% 27.27%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 5
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £49,461 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.76% -10.00% -
75th Percentile - - £61,250
90th Percentile - - £63,500
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 £41,774 £60,000
% change year-on-year +31.17% -30.38% +14.83%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 284 75 22
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.65% 79.79% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 231 75 16
10th Percentile - £22,489 £35,625
25th Percentile £47,683 £23,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £32,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.01% -35.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £54,793 £45,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £61,000 £63,125
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.74% +11.76%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Blackburn

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Blackburn

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Blackburn

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 21 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 Blackburn region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Project Management
2 8 (72.73%) Degree
3 6 (54.55%) NEBOSH
3 6 (54.55%) Customer Requirements
3 6 (54.55%) Business Case
3 6 (54.55%) HNC
3 6 (54.55%) Finance
3 6 (54.55%) Manufacturing
4 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (45.45%) Quality Management
5 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
5 3 (27.27%) PMP
5 3 (27.27%) PRINCE
5 3 (27.27%) Confluence
5 3 (27.27%) Waterfall
5 3 (27.27%) Agile
5 3 (27.27%) Application Packaging
5 3 (27.27%) Atlassian
5 3 (27.27%) ITIL
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (18.18%) IT Strategy
6 2 (18.18%) Budget Management
6 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
6 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (18.18%) ERP
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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 3 (27.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
1 6 (54.55%) Manufacturing
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Project Management
2 6 (54.55%) Business Case
2 6 (54.55%) Customer Requirements
3 5 (45.45%) Quality Management
3 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) Application Packaging
4 3 (27.27%) ITIL
4 3 (27.27%) PRINCE
4 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
4 3 (27.27%) Waterfall
5 2 (18.18%) Budget Management
5 2 (18.18%) ERP
5 2 (18.18%) IT Strategy
Qualifications
1 8 (72.73%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) HNC
3 3 (27.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Atlassian
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
42 Project Manager jobs in Lancashire