Project Manager Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Project Manager
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Project Manager salary in Cambridgeshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 45 48
Rank change year-on-year -14 +3 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 5 37 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.57% 4.23% 3.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 4.63% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 3 19 21
10th Percentile - £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £72,500 £45,445 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +11.11% -1.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile - £72,500 £67,500
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 779 800 657
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.54% 91.53% 93.72%
Number of salaries quoted 546 387 452
10th Percentile £28,125 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £72,688 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £88,625
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -3.23%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Project Manager
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Peterborough -9 2 £75,000 +36.36% 2
Project Manager
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Agile Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 2 (40.00%) CAFM
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Confluence
2 2 (40.00%) CRM
2 2 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) JIRA
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (40.00%) PMP
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Product Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) SDLC
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) NEC

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) Confluence
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Agile Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 2 (40.00%) CAFM
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) CRM
2 2 (40.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Product Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) SDLC
2 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (40.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) NEC