Project Manager Job Trends in Bristol

Project Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Project Manager salary in Bristol is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 70 77
Rank change year-on-year -9 +7 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 14 36 52
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.70% 2.50% 3.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 2.63% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 12 15 44
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,375
25th Percentile £52,500 £41,990 £46,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £51,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.20% -11.30% +15.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £55,500 £62,500
90th Percentile - £61,750 £65,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% -2.86% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,851 1,369 1,585
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 95.00% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,326 816 1,308
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,563 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,375 £88,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 Bristol region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 11 (78.57%) Project Management
2 10 (71.43%) Agile
3 9 (64.29%) Project Delivery
4 7 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (35.71%) AI
5 5 (35.71%) Azure
5 5 (35.71%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (35.71%) Commercial Awareness
6 4 (28.57%) Analytics
6 4 (28.57%) Logistics
6 4 (28.57%) Machine Learning
6 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
6 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
7 3 (21.43%) Programme Management
7 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
8 2 (14.29%) Agile Project Management
8 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
8 2 (14.29%) Business Case
8 2 (14.29%) Business Change Management
8 2 (14.29%) Change Management
8 2 (14.29%) Degree
8 2 (14.29%) MAPM
8 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
8 2 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
8 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
8 2 (14.29%) SC Cleared
8 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
9 1 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (7.14%) Benchmarking

Project Manager Skill Set
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 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 5 (35.71%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
General
1 10 (71.43%) Finance
2 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
3 6 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 6 (42.86%) Telecoms
4 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
4 4 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (14.29%) Military
6 1 (7.14%) Aerospace
6 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (7.14%) Banking
6 1 (7.14%) Law
6 1 (7.14%) Legal
6 1 (7.14%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Cloud Native
2 2 (14.29%) PMI
3 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Project Management
2 10 (71.43%) Agile
3 9 (64.29%) Project Delivery
4 7 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (35.71%) AI
5 5 (35.71%) Collaborative Culture
5 5 (35.71%) Commercial Awareness
6 4 (28.57%) Analytics
6 4 (28.57%) Logistics
6 4 (28.57%) Machine Learning
6 4 (28.57%) Roadmaps
7 3 (21.43%) Programme Management
7 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
8 2 (14.29%) Agile Project Management
8 2 (14.29%) Business Case
8 2 (14.29%) Business Change Management
8 2 (14.29%) Change Management
8 2 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
8 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
1 2 (14.29%) MAPM
1 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
1 2 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) CAPM
2 1 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft