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 3 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
34 |
32 |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+3 |
+27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager |
4 |
19 |
14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
1.12% |
5.03% |
4.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.16% |
5.23% |
4.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
5 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£57,250 |
- |
£48,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,625 |
£45,000 |
£51,250 |
| 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 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,750 |
£65,800 |
£64,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£47,500 |
£51,375 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.11% |
-7.54% |
+2.75% |
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 |
345 |
363 |
326 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.37% |
96.03% |
95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
239 |
236 |
290 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,858 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,813 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,226 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£73,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+4.17% |
