PMP Job Trends in Bristol

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 95 124
Rank change year-on-year +5 +29 +29
Permanent jobs citing PMP 3 11 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.15% 0.76% 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 2.49% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £56,000 £47,500
25th Percentile - £57,500 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +37.50%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile - £64,000 £73,500
South West median annual salary £51,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.82% - +10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

PMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 602 442 443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 30.15% 30.67% 26.75%
Number of salaries quoted 395 229 340
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,900 £36,813
25th Percentile £39,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £72,450
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.19% +5.20% -

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

PMP job vacancy trend in Bristol

PMP
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing PMP

PMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
2 2 (66.67%) Tableau
3 1 (33.33%) Power Query
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Games
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) PMO Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (66.67%) Lean Six Sigma
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Six Sigma
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) WFM
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) P3O
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Anaplan
1 2 (66.67%) Genesys
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Verint
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft