Project Manager
North West > Cheshire
The median Project Manager salary in Cheshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 33 | 73 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | +40 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 20 | 77 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 2.55% | 4.91% | 2.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.31% | 5.08% | 2.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 64 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £27,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £35,000 | £44,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,250 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.55% | -25.58% | +10.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,938 | £57,500 | £60,899 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,500 | £75,425 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,500 | £47,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.84% | -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 | 1,517 | 810 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 77.07% | 96.75% | 89.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 264 | 1,138 | 477 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,000 | £25,352 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,063 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,625 | £72,500 | £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.
Project Manager
Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Cheshire.
Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Cheshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Cheshire over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
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 20 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 |
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| Warrington | +11 | 5 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 7 |
| Crewe | +1 | 5 | £41,000 | +12.33% | 1 |
| Chester | +9 | 2 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 3 |
| Knutsford | +13 | 1 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| Widnes | -5 | 1 | £52,500 | +40.00% | |
| Northwich | -8 | 1 | £75,000 | +150.00% | |
| Ellesmere Port | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | |
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Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 20 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.
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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: