Project Manager Jobs in Dorset

Project Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Project Manager salary in Dorset is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 65 78
Rank change year-on-year +41 +13 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 85 17 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 7.58% 2.38% 1.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.97% 2.82% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 16 17 3
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £35,090
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £56,300
Median % change year-on-year - -15.63% +12.60%
75th Percentile £53,750 £56,250 £58,575
90th Percentile £58,750 £61,750 £59,430
South West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.00% -4.76% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 1,066 603 736
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.09% 84.57% 97.74%
Number of salaries quoted 652 383 584
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £29,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £49,400
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -3.85% +9.78%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,500 £73,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Dorset.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Dorset over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Dorset

Project Manager
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Bournemouth -18 34 £57,500 +21.05% 3
Weymouth - 32 - -
Poole +29 11 £41,250 +26.92% 3
Dorchester +1 4 - -
Ferndown - 1 - -
Project Manager
South West

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 Dorset region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 68 (80.00%) Project Management
2 62 (72.94%) Finance
3 60 (70.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 59 (69.41%) Degree
5 47 (55.29%) Decision-Making
6 38 (44.71%) Security Cleared
7 33 (38.82%) SC Cleared
8 32 (37.65%) Earned Value Management
8 32 (37.65%) Games
9 27 (31.76%) Law
9 27 (31.76%) Agile
10 25 (29.41%) Banking
10 25 (29.41%) Investment Banking
10 25 (29.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 25 (29.41%) Microsoft Excel
11 21 (24.71%) Social Skills
11 21 (24.71%) Analytical Skills
12 18 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
13 17 (20.00%) Aerospace
14 12 (14.12%) Front Office
14 12 (14.12%) WFM
14 12 (14.12%) Derivative
14 12 (14.12%) Business Analysis
14 12 (14.12%) Task Automation
14 12 (14.12%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (14.12%) Collateral Management
15 11 (12.94%) Tableau
16 10 (11.76%) PMI Certification
17 9 (10.59%) Risk Management
18 8 (9.41%) Workflow

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (7.06%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (29.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 25 (29.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (9.41%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (9.41%) MS Visio
3 7 (8.24%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (2.35%) Gliffy
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.35%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.53%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (4.71%) JIRA
General
1 62 (72.94%) Finance
2 60 (70.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 32 (37.65%) Games
4 27 (31.76%) Law
5 25 (29.41%) Banking
5 25 (29.41%) Investment Banking
6 21 (24.71%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (24.71%) Social Skills
7 17 (20.00%) Aerospace
8 12 (14.12%) Front Office
9 6 (7.06%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (5.88%) Public Sector
11 3 (3.53%) Manufacturing
11 3 (3.53%) Retail
12 2 (2.35%) Financial Institution
12 2 (2.35%) Marketing
12 2 (2.35%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.12%) Derivative
1 12 (14.12%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (8.24%) Credit Risk
3 5 (5.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (3.53%) Housing Association
4 3 (3.53%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.53%) NHS
4 3 (3.53%) PMI
5 2 (2.35%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.18%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.18%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (80.00%) Project Management
2 47 (55.29%) Decision-Making
3 32 (37.65%) Earned Value Management
4 27 (31.76%) Agile
5 18 (21.18%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (14.12%) Business Analysis
6 12 (14.12%) Collateral Management
6 12 (14.12%) Task Automation
6 12 (14.12%) WFM
7 9 (10.59%) Risk Management
8 8 (9.41%) Business Transformation
8 8 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (9.41%) Project Delivery
8 8 (9.41%) Strategic Thinking
8 8 (9.41%) Workflow
9 6 (7.06%) Budget Management
9 6 (7.06%) Scorecard
10 5 (5.88%) Customer Experience
10 5 (5.88%) Fintech
10 5 (5.88%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 59 (69.41%) Degree
2 38 (44.71%) Security Cleared
3 33 (38.82%) SC Cleared
4 10 (11.76%) PMI Certification
5 7 (8.24%) PMP
6 6 (7.06%) Tableau Certification
7 2 (2.35%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.06%) PMO
Vendors
1 6 (7.06%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.35%) Atlassian