Project Management Job Trends in Durham

Project Management
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 3 13
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 -3
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 51 51 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 22.08% 25.00% 6.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 29.14% 30.36% 7.44%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 6
10th Percentile - £54,200 £38,875
25th Percentile - £57,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year - +21.83% +23.13%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £59,063
90th Percentile - £64,500 £66,250
North East median annual salary £32,500 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -37.50% -0.95% +5.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 175 168 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 75.76% 82.35% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 66 58 97
10th Percentile £25,087 £33,186 £31,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,813 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £52,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.91% +5.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £67,000 £69,950 £57,500
90th Percentile £79,395 £79,600 £69,170
North East median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £49,250
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.52% -1.50%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in Durham

Project Management
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Project Management

Project Management
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Durham region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Stockton-on-Tees 0 9 - - 1
Billingham -2 9 - -
Hartlepool -2 9 - -
Darlington +1 8 - -
Bishop Auckland 0 8 - -
Project Management
North East

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

General
1 51 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 51 (100.00%) Marketing
2 42 (82.35%) Finance
Job Titles
1 51 (100.00%) Development Manager
1 51 (100.00%) Product Development Manager
1 51 (100.00%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 51 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (100.00%) Commercialisation
1 51 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 51 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 51 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 51 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 45 (88.24%) Chemistry
3 6 (11.76%) Coaching
3 6 (11.76%) Experimental Design
Qualifications
1 51 (100.00%) Degree