Project Manager Job Trends in Cornwall

Project Manager
South West > Cornwall

The median Project Manager salary in Cornwall is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 4 14
Rank change year-on-year -25 +10 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 22 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall 1.34% 19.64% 10.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 22.22% 12.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 7
10th Percentile - £36,000 £30,000
25th Percentile - £45,000 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £50,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% +19.05% -
75th Percentile - £51,250 £43,500
90th Percentile - £53,500 £45,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% -2.86% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cornwall

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cornwall. 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 Cornwall with a recognized job title 137 99 57
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.95% 88.39% 87.69%
Number of salaries quoted 87 62 37
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,975 £27,800
25th Percentile £30,750 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +14.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
90th Percentile £68,695 £61,750 £55,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,750 £52,700
% change year-on-year -13.04% -1.80% +5.40%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cornwall

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Cornwall

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cornwall.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cornwall

Project Manager
Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Newquay - 1 £80,000 -
Project Manager
South West

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 Cornwall region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Presales
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Network Security

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Presales
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management