Project Manager Job Trends in Colchester

Project Manager
Essex > Colchester

The median Project Manager salary in Colchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 10 8
Rank change year-on-year -5 -2 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 6 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 3.28% 10.71% 18.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% 10.71% 18.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £37,750 £53,713 £58,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £56,281 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £61,125 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.38% +1.88% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £66,531 £63,750
90th Percentile £52,250 £69,438 £64,500
Essex median annual salary £75,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% +26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 54 56 32
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.52% 100.00% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 32 26 25
10th Percentile £28,200 - £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £21,250 £55,440
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £28,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +69.64% -65.00% +18.52%
75th Percentile £55,313 £59,313 £87,500
90th Percentile £63,375 £75,625 £96,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -7.41% +8.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Colchester

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Colchester.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Colchester

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Colchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Colchester over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Colchester

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Colchester region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO