Project Manager Jobs in Cheshire

Project Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Project Manager salary in Cheshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 35 69
Rank change year-on-year -48 +34 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 13 78 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 1.66% 4.78% 2.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.15% 4.96% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 11 65 18
10th Percentile £50,000 £27,500 £37,125
25th Percentile £50,625 £35,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £60,800
90th Percentile - £67,500 £62,129
North West median annual salary £56,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +17.89% -17.39% +8.49%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 605 1,572 796
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 77.07% 96.38% 89.04%
Number of salaries quoted 253 1,170 478
10th Percentile - £25,000 £25,250
25th Percentile £23,504 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% -1.05% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £88,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Cheshire

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Cheshire.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Cheshire

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Cheshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Cheshire

Project Manager
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
Chester +6 2 £67,500 +35.00% 22
Warrington +6 2 £55,000 +15.79% 29
Crewe -5 2 £60,000 +64.38% 1
Widnes -5 1 £52,500 +40.00%
Northwich -8 1 £75,000 +150.00%
Ellesmere Port - 1 £45,000 -
Project Manager
North West

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Project Management
2 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Retail
2 5 (38.46%) PRINCE2
3 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Line Management
4 3 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 3 (23.08%) Matrix Organization
4 3 (23.08%) Project Planning
4 3 (23.08%) CRM
4 3 (23.08%) ERP
4 3 (23.08%) Front Office
4 3 (23.08%) Back Office
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) PMI
5 2 (15.38%) PMP
5 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
5 2 (15.38%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
5 2 (15.38%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
5 2 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (15.38%) Creative Thinking
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Budget Management
5 2 (15.38%) Agile
5 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) GIS
General
1 5 (38.46%) Finance
1 5 (38.46%) Retail
2 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Back Office
3 3 (23.08%) Front Office
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
1 2 (15.38%) PMI
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Project Management
2 5 (38.46%) PRINCE2
3 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) CRM
4 3 (23.08%) ERP
4 3 (23.08%) Line Management
4 3 (23.08%) Matrix Organization
4 3 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 3 (23.08%) Project Planning
5 2 (15.38%) Agile
5 2 (15.38%) Budget Management
5 2 (15.38%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
5 2 (15.38%) Creative Thinking
5 2 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Waterfall
6 1 (7.69%) Backlog Management
6 1 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
2 2 (15.38%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft