Project Manager
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Project Manager salary in Cardiff is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
27 |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+2 |
+28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager |
4 |
21 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
1.12% |
5.98% |
4.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.17% |
6.25% |
4.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£57,250 |
- |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,625 |
£45,000 |
£48,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+42.11% |
-9.52% |
+8.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,375 |
£52,000 |
£61,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,750 |
£65,800 |
£64,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£47,500 |
£40,553 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.11% |
+17.13% |
-18.90% |
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 |
343 |
336 |
354 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.35% |
95.73% |
95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
241 |
210 |
319 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,438 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,685 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-6.28% |
+1.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£63,881 |
£67,076 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£77,710 |
£73,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+4.17% |
