Project Manager Job Trends in Croydon

Project Manager
South London > Croydon

The median Project Manager salary in Croydon is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2026.

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

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 36 44
Rank change year-on-year +11 +8 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 1.11% 2.72% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.24% 3.57% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £31,000
25th Percentile £52,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -42.43%
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £64,000 - £39,000
% change year-on-year - - -35.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 161 112 195
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.44% 76.19% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 119 20 139
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £24,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,063 £34,341
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £34,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +61.76% -32.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £81,786
90th Percentile £107,750 £66,125 £83,750
South London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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 Croydon.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Croydon

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Croydon.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Croydon

Project Manager
Job Locations in Croydon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Croydon region over the 6 months to 31 May 2026. 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
South Croydon -4 1 £55,000 -
Project Manager
South London

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 Croydon region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall

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

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow