IT Project Manager Job Trends in Bolton

IT Project Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median IT Project Manager salary in Bolton is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 2.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +31.58% -13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 65 127 95
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 73.03% 94.07% 98.96%
Number of salaries quoted 48 96 66
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,875 £40,000 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £58,125 £77,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,250 - £74,500
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £58,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year -0.86% +6.03% -4.87%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Bolton

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Bolton

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 18 March 2026, IT Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall