Project Management Job Trends in Devon

Project Management
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 6 29
Rank change year-on-year -23 +23 -12
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 24 81 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 4.10% 17.96% 7.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.47% 21.49% 9.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 18
10th Percentile £25,300 £44,819 £35,993
25th Percentile £31,375 - £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £52,396
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -2.66% +0.76%
75th Percentile - - £66,750
90th Percentile £51,000 - -
South West median annual salary £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% -5.87%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Devon

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 439 377 279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 74.91% 83.59% 77.72%
Number of salaries quoted 284 159 218
10th Percentile £25,650 £27,598 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,358 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% +1.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £59,063 £65,000 £54,606
90th Percentile £77,844 £75,000 £61,225
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.94%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Devon

Project Management
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in Devon

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Devon over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in Devon

Project Management
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Devon region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Exeter -2 11 £25,000 -47.33% 12
Paignton +10 9 £47,500 -
Plymouth -7 4 £26,000 - 8
Project Management
South West

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.17%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) Asana
1 1 (4.17%) Azure
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) Internet
Development Applications
1 3 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (20.83%) Finance
3 2 (8.33%) Advertising
3 2 (8.33%) Legal
3 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.17%) Electronics
4 1 (4.17%) Marketing
4 1 (4.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (33.33%) Support Supervisor
1 8 (33.33%) Technical Support
1 8 (33.33%) Technical Support Supervisor
2 5 (20.83%) Analyst
2 5 (20.83%) Business Analyst
3 3 (12.50%) IT Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Junior
3 3 (12.50%) Junior Analyst
3 3 (12.50%) Junior Business Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Administrator
4 2 (8.33%) Graduate
4 2 (8.33%) Graduate Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Graduate Business Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) IT Project Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Project Administrator
4 2 (8.33%) Project Manager
4 2 (8.33%) QA Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Quality Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Lead
5 1 (4.17%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) GNSS
1 8 (33.33%) Satnav
2 1 (4.17%) ASIC
2 1 (4.17%) CCTV
2 1 (4.17%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.17%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (54.17%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (41.67%) B2B
2 10 (41.67%) Process Improvement
3 9 (37.50%) Decision-Making
4 8 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
4 8 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 8 (33.33%) Test Automation
5 7 (29.17%) Agile
6 6 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (20.83%) Analytics
7 5 (20.83%) Business Analytics
7 5 (20.83%) Dashboard Development
7 5 (20.83%) Data Analysis
7 5 (20.83%) Economics
8 4 (16.67%) Project Delivery
9 2 (8.33%) B2B Sales
9 2 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
9 2 (8.33%) Defect Management
9 2 (8.33%) Lead Generation
9 2 (8.33%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 8 (33.33%) Degree
2 6 (25.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (8.33%) PMI Certification
3 2 (8.33%) PMP
3 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (41.67%) ISO 9001
2 2 (8.33%) QA
3 1 (4.17%) PMO
Vendors
1 7 (29.17%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) Ubiquiti
2 1 (4.17%) Xilinx