IT Project Manager Job Trends in Cardiff

IT Project Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median IT Project Manager salary in Cardiff is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
21 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.79% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £63,500 - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £76,250 - -
90th Percentile £78,500 - -
South Wales median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 -
% change year-on-year +17.39% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 364 376 308
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 95.92% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 252 250 273
10th Percentile £27,013 £30,000 £32,890
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,625 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,600 £73,200
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - -1.96% +5.28%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cardiff

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Cardiff

IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in Cardiff over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Project Manager in Cardiff

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, 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 Cardiff region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (33.33%) Confluence
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 1 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
1 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
IT Project Manager jobs