Project Manager Jobs in Bristol

Project Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Project Manager salary in Bristol is £55,687 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 53 89
Rank change year-on-year -29 +36 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 17 122 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.45% 3.74% 3.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 3.85% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 6 84 65
10th Percentile £46,990 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,412 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,687 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.37% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,098 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,924 £68,750 £65,000
South West median annual salary £56,373 £48,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.44% -8.57% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,112 3,166 2,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 97.15% 92.55%
Number of salaries quoted 754 2,372 1,473
10th Percentile £30,825 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +9.20%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,419
South West median annual salary £51,729 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.46% -4.76% +5.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 29 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 Bristol region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 15 (88.24%) Project Management
2 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
3 8 (47.06%) Finance
4 6 (35.29%) Agile
4 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (29.41%) QA
6 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (23.53%) SDLC
6 4 (23.53%) Resource Allocation
6 4 (23.53%) Product Roadmap
6 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
6 4 (23.53%) Product Strategy
6 4 (23.53%) Roadmaps
6 4 (23.53%) Business Development
6 4 (23.53%) Degree
6 4 (23.53%) Retail
6 4 (23.53%) Software Engineering
7 3 (17.65%) Balanced Scorecard
7 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
7 3 (17.65%) Customer Service
7 3 (17.65%) Scorecard
7 3 (17.65%) Driving Licence
7 3 (17.65%) NEBOSH
8 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
8 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (11.76%) Service Management
8 2 (11.76%) Change Management
8 2 (11.76%) ITSM
8 2 (11.76%) SAP

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
General
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 8 (47.06%) Finance
3 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (23.53%) Retail
4 1 (5.88%) Back Office
4 1 (5.88%) Banking
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.88%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (88.24%) Project Management
2 6 (35.29%) Agile
2 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (23.53%) Business Development
3 4 (23.53%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (23.53%) Product Strategy
3 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 4 (23.53%) Resource Allocation
3 4 (23.53%) Roadmaps
3 4 (23.53%) SDLC
3 4 (23.53%) Software Engineering
4 3 (17.65%) Balanced Scorecard
4 3 (17.65%) Customer Service
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
4 3 (17.65%) Scorecard
5 2 (11.76%) Change Management
5 2 (11.76%) ITIL
5 2 (11.76%) ITSM
5 2 (11.76%) Service Management
5 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (29.41%) QA
2 3 (17.65%) NEBOSH
3 1 (5.88%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) SAP
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle
2 1 (5.88%) Salesforce