Junior Project Manager Job Trends in England

Junior Project Manager
UK > England

The median Junior Project Manager salary in England is £35,000 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 592 651 635
Rank change year-on-year +59 -16 +296
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Project Manager 8 25 31
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.015% 0.050% 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.054% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 7 18 26
10th Percentile - £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,875 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,000 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -4.52% -1.43%
75th Percentile £39,375 £47,875 £48,750
90th Percentile £41,600 £58,375 £58,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £36,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -4.11% -2.67% -4.61%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,162 46,092 43,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 92.95% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,558 24,542 33,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,205 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Junior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Junior Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Junior Project Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Junior Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Project Manager job vacancies in England

Junior Project Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Project Manager within the England 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
South West +9 5 £32,500 +8.33% 7
South East +26 1 - - 13
North of England +23 1 £44,000 - 14
London +21 1 £35,000 -19.54% 11
North West - 1 £44,000 - 8
Junior Project Manager
UK

Junior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Junior 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 England region featuring Junior Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Agile
1 6 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 3 (37.50%) Azure
3 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (37.50%) Change Management
3 3 (37.50%) DevOps
3 3 (37.50%) JIRA
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (25.00%) BC Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) Compliance Audit
4 2 (25.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (25.00%) ITIL
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (25.00%) PMO
4 2 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (12.50%) Agile Project Management
5 1 (12.50%) AI
5 1 (12.50%) Benchmarking
5 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Confluence
5 1 (12.50%) Data Collection
5 1 (12.50%) Degree

Junior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Confluence
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (12.50%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
1 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (12.50%) OneDrive
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Agile
1 6 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 3 (37.50%) Change Management
3 3 (37.50%) DevOps
4 2 (25.00%) Compliance Audit
4 2 (25.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (25.00%) ITIL
4 2 (25.00%) Regression Testing
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (12.50%) Agile Project Management
5 1 (12.50%) Kanban
5 1 (12.50%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
5 1 (12.50%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 1 (12.50%) Software Delivery
5 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) BC Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) MAPM
2 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
2 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (12.50%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft