Project Manager Job Trends in the East Midlands

Project Manager
England > East Midlands

The median Project Manager salary in the East Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 6 59
Rank change year-on-year -94 +53 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 36 382 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.43% 16.63% 3.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 17.32% 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 23 128 58
10th Percentile - £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,313 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,250 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -2.29% +3.81%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £64,688
90th Percentile - £65,000 £70,025
England median annual salary £65,000 £55,938 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.20% -6.77% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,330 2,205 1,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.42% 95.99% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,549 987 1,238
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £35,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the East Midlands

Project Manager
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Leicestershire -12 11 £55,000 +22.22% 2
Lincolnshire -34 9 £44,500 -6.32% 4
Northamptonshire -17 8 £55,000 +10.00% 9
Derbyshire -36 5 £42,500 -26.09% 1
Nottinghamshire -52 3 £40,000 -27.27% 7
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 January 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 East Midlands region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 21 (58.33%) Project Management
2 15 (41.67%) Project Delivery
3 12 (33.33%) Change Management
3 12 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (27.78%) Agile
4 10 (27.78%) Business Case
5 7 (19.44%) Risk Management
5 7 (19.44%) Waterfall
6 6 (16.67%) Business Change Management
7 5 (13.89%) Decision-Making
7 5 (13.89%) PMO
7 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (11.11%) Business Strategy
8 4 (11.11%) ERP
9 3 (8.33%) Commercial Awareness
9 3 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (8.33%) Customer Service
9 3 (8.33%) Degree
9 3 (8.33%) JIRA
9 3 (8.33%) Logistics
9 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
9 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
9 3 (8.33%) PMI Certification
9 3 (8.33%) PMP
9 3 (8.33%) PRINCE2
10 2 (5.56%) Change Control
10 2 (5.56%) CRM
10 2 (5.56%) HNC
10 2 (5.56%) HND
10 2 (5.56%) Matrix Organization

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 3 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 13 (36.11%) Finance
1 13 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 8 (22.22%) Law
3 3 (8.33%) Military
3 3 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 2 (5.56%) Banking
4 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.78%) Low-Code
2 1 (2.78%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (58.33%) Project Management
2 15 (41.67%) Project Delivery
3 12 (33.33%) Change Management
3 12 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (27.78%) Agile
4 10 (27.78%) Business Case
5 7 (19.44%) Risk Management
5 7 (19.44%) Waterfall
6 6 (16.67%) Business Change Management
7 5 (13.89%) Decision-Making
7 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (11.11%) Business Strategy
8 4 (11.11%) ERP
9 3 (8.33%) Commercial Awareness
9 3 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (8.33%) Customer Service
9 3 (8.33%) Logistics
9 3 (8.33%) PRINCE2
10 2 (5.56%) Change Control
10 2 (5.56%) QMS
Qualifications
1 3 (8.33%) Degree
1 3 (8.33%) PMI Certification
1 3 (8.33%) PMP
2 2 (5.56%) HNC
2 2 (5.56%) HND
3 1 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) PMO
2 1 (2.78%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.78%) HubSpot
3 1 (2.78%) IFS
3 1 (2.78%) JD Edwards