Project Manager Jobs in the East Midlands

Project Manager
England > East Midlands

The median Project Manager salary in the East Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 28 93
Rank change year-on-year -62 +65 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 76 274 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.75% 6.09% 3.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.91% 6.44% 3.47%
Number of salaries quoted 49 209 75
10th Percentile £37,500 £31,250 £41,795
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,990 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.02% -16.68% +14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £56,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £71,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,616 4,254 2,479
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 94.51% 88.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,046 3,069 1,324
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £56,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the East Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Project Manager 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 20 May 2025.

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 20 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
Nottinghamshire -13 29 £55,000 +22.22% 12
Leicestershire 0 16 £45,000 -9.98% 9
Northamptonshire -52 11 £60,000 +17.65% 5
Derbyshire -29 10 £65,000 +30.00% 12
Lincolnshire -11 9 £40,000 -25.58% 4
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 20 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 East Midlands region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 30 (39.47%) Project Management
2 26 (34.21%) Finance
3 17 (22.37%) Stakeholder Management
4 16 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (14.47%) Project Delivery
6 10 (13.16%) Change Management
6 10 (13.16%) HNC
6 10 (13.16%) Agile
6 10 (13.16%) Degree
7 9 (11.84%) Social Skills
7 9 (11.84%) MRICS
8 7 (9.21%) SDLC
8 7 (9.21%) MAPM
8 7 (9.21%) Waterfall
9 6 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (7.89%) Software Delivery
9 6 (7.89%) Retail
9 6 (7.89%) Law
9 6 (7.89%) NEBOSH
9 6 (7.89%) Strategic Thinking
9 6 (7.89%) Technology Strategy
9 6 (7.89%) Roadmaps
10 5 (6.58%) Public Sector
10 5 (6.58%) Translating Business Requirements
10 5 (6.58%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Project
10 5 (6.58%) Local Government
11 4 (5.26%) PRINCE2
11 4 (5.26%) Manufacturing
11 4 (5.26%) Migration

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 1 (1.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.63%) Cloud Computing
1 2 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.32%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 1 (1.32%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Development Applications
1 2 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 26 (34.21%) Finance
2 16 (21.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (11.84%) Social Skills
4 6 (7.89%) Law
4 6 (7.89%) Retail
5 5 (6.58%) Local Government
5 5 (6.58%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.26%) Manufacturing
7 3 (3.95%) Aviation
8 2 (2.63%) Digital Health
8 2 (2.63%) Health Technology
8 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.95%) Onboarding
2 2 (2.63%) NHS
2 2 (2.63%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.32%) Cyberattack
3 1 (1.32%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.32%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (39.47%) Project Management
2 17 (22.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (14.47%) Project Delivery
4 10 (13.16%) Agile
4 10 (13.16%) Change Management
5 7 (9.21%) SDLC
5 7 (9.21%) Waterfall
6 6 (7.89%) Roadmaps
6 6 (7.89%) Software Delivery
6 6 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (7.89%) Strategic Thinking
6 6 (7.89%) Technology Strategy
7 5 (6.58%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (6.58%) Translating Business Requirements
8 4 (5.26%) Cost Management
8 4 (5.26%) Migration
8 4 (5.26%) PRINCE2
8 4 (5.26%) Project Roadmap
8 4 (5.26%) Resource Allocation
8 4 (5.26%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 10 (13.16%) Degree
1 10 (13.16%) HNC
2 9 (11.84%) MRICS
3 7 (9.21%) MAPM
4 2 (2.63%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.32%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.32%) HND
5 1 (1.32%) NVQ Level 3
5 1 (1.32%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.89%) NEBOSH
2 1 (1.32%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 3 (3.95%) Microsoft
1 3 (3.95%) NEC
2 2 (2.63%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.32%) MuleSoft