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 6 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
33 |
31 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
+2 |
+26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager |
4 |
19 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
1.11% |
5.16% |
4.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.16% |
5.38% |
4.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
5 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£57,250 |
- |
£47,538 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,625 |
£45,000 |
£50,313 |
| 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 |
£61,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,750 |
£65,800 |
£64,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+42.11% |
-5.00% |
- |
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 |
346 |
353 |
334 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.38% |
95.92% |
95.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
239 |
228 |
297 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,689 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£51,528 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-7.82% |
+3.06% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£64,163 |
£67,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£79,600 |
£73,450 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.26% |
