Project Manager
South West > Dorset
The median Project Manager salary in Dorset is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 27 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +33 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 6 | 85 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 1.40% | 6.88% | 2.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | 7.25% | 3.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,900 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30,000 | £44,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,000 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -21.95% | +70.83% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £53,750 | £60,874 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £58,750 | £63,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £56,373 | £48,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.44% | -8.57% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 422 | 1,173 | 544 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.37% | 94.90% | 82.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 175 | 697 | 346 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,050 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £37,000 | £38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £51,729 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.46% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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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.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Dorset.
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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 29 May 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 |
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| Bournemouth | +26 | 3 | - | - | 24 |
| Poole | +4 | 1 | £50,000 | +66.67% | |
| Project Manager South West |
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Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, 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.
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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: