Project Manager Jobs in England

Project Manager
UK > England

The median Project Manager salary in England is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 February 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 60 96
Rank change year-on-year +19 +36 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 2,784 2,829 3,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.27% 4.16% 3.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.73% 4.39% 3.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,364 2,101 2,367
10th Percentile £40,748 £36,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £74,875
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 48,552 64,419 92,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 94.79% 94.49%
Number of salaries quoted 23,791 50,181 59,175
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,628 £39,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -11.29% +3.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,430 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.05% -8.33% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in England.

Salary trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 18 February 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in England

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 Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
North of England +28 945 £56,000 +12.00% 98
North West +33 727 £56,000 +12.00% 55
Midlands +4 502 £54,500 +0.93% 61
London -33 426 £65,000 - 322
South East +17 420 £60,000 +9.09% 166
South West +26 288 £52,000 +4.00% 52
East Midlands +15 264 £52,500 -2.78% 22
West Midlands -14 220 £55,000 +1.85% 36
East of England -7 173 £54,500 -0.91% 41
Yorkshire +9 172 £55,000 +4.76% 28
North East -5 46 £55,500 +11.00% 19
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 February 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 England region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1,970 (70.76%) Project Management
2 964 (34.63%) Finance
3 833 (29.92%) Social Skills
4 795 (28.56%) Project Delivery
5 625 (22.45%) Degree
6 459 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 431 (15.48%) Risk Management
8 417 (14.98%) PRINCE2
9 327 (11.75%) Agile
10 318 (11.42%) Microsoft
11 313 (11.24%) Manufacturing
12 265 (9.52%) Driving Licence
13 261 (9.38%) Budget Management
14 254 (9.12%) BPSS Clearance
14 254 (9.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 253 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
16 215 (7.72%) Microsoft Office
17 207 (7.44%) NEBOSH
18 194 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
19 191 (6.86%) Business Case
20 176 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
21 175 (6.29%) Microsoft Project
22 168 (6.03%) Public Sector
23 160 (5.75%) Waterfall
23 160 (5.75%) Line Management
24 154 (5.53%) Scorecard
25 152 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
26 147 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
27 143 (5.14%) Balanced Scorecard
28 134 (4.81%) SAP

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 86 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 29 (1.04%) Confluence
3 20 (0.72%) CMS
4 12 (0.43%) Kentico
5 7 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.11%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.072%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.072%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.036%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 215 (7.72%) Microsoft Office
2 176 (6.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 175 (6.29%) Microsoft Project
4 118 (4.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (0.93%) AutoCAD
6 12 (0.43%) MS Visio
7 8 (0.29%) Trello
8 6 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.036%) Maple
Business Applications
1 15 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (0.50%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.22%) Maximo
4 4 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.11%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.11%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.072%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.072%) Relativity
6 2 (0.072%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.072%) Shopify
7 1 (0.036%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.036%) Endur
7 1 (0.036%) Magento
7 1 (0.036%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.036%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.036%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.036%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.036%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.036%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 37 (1.33%) Azure
2 34 (1.22%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (1.22%) SaaS
3 12 (0.43%) Asana
3 12 (0.43%) Kontent
4 11 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (0.40%) Power Platform
5 10 (0.36%) AWS
5 10 (0.36%) Google Workspace
6 9 (0.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 7 (0.25%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (0.14%) BigCommerce
8 4 (0.14%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.14%) Smartsheet
8 4 (0.14%) WhatsApp
8 4 (0.14%) Zapier
9 3 (0.11%) ClickUp
9 3 (0.11%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.11%) Storyblok
10 2 (0.072%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 23 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
2 21 (0.75%) Broadband
2 21 (0.75%) Structured Cabling
3 20 (0.72%) Unified Communications
4 19 (0.68%) DHCP
4 19 (0.68%) DNS
5 4 (0.14%) Internet
5 4 (0.14%) LAN
5 4 (0.14%) WAN
6 3 (0.11%) Intranet
6 3 (0.11%) Wireless
7 2 (0.072%) MQTT
8 1 (0.036%) Mobile Broadband
8 1 (0.036%) RFID
8 1 (0.036%) SDH
8 1 (0.036%) SWIFTNet
8 1 (0.036%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (1.08%) Electronic Patient Records
2 12 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (0.25%) Tableau
4 6 (0.22%) Power BI
5 2 (0.072%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.072%) GIS
5 2 (0.072%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.036%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.036%) DTS
6 1 (0.036%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.036%) FileMaker
6 1 (0.036%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.036%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.036%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 59 (2.12%) JIRA
2 2 (0.072%) MSI
3 1 (0.036%) GitLab
General
1 964 (34.63%) Finance
2 833 (29.92%) Social Skills
3 313 (11.24%) Manufacturing
4 254 (9.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 168 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 152 (5.46%) Organisational Skills
7 147 (5.28%) Analytical Skills
8 125 (4.49%) Retail
9 101 (3.63%) Legal
10 73 (2.62%) Local Government
11 56 (2.01%) Marketing
12 52 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
13 43 (1.54%) Law
14 39 (1.40%) Telecoms
15 37 (1.33%) Health Technology
16 27 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
17 21 (0.75%) Aerospace
18 19 (0.68%) Banking
19 17 (0.61%) French Language
20 16 (0.57%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.25%) Middleware
2 4 (0.14%) EDI
2 4 (0.14%) XML
3 3 (0.11%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.072%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 265 (9.52%) Driving Licence
2 105 (3.77%) Management Information System
3 71 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
4 61 (2.19%) FMCG
5 57 (2.05%) Renewable Energy
6 37 (1.33%) PMI
7 24 (0.86%) Social Media
8 22 (0.79%) Product Ownership
9 21 (0.75%) Life Science
9 21 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
10 19 (0.68%) Onboarding
11 14 (0.50%) Greenfield Project
11 14 (0.50%) NHS
12 13 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (0.47%) Reinsurance
13 12 (0.43%) Data Centre
14 11 (0.40%) Data Protection Act
14 11 (0.40%) Housing Association
15 10 (0.36%) CCTV
16 9 (0.32%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 19 (0.68%) Windows
2 8 (0.29%) Windows Vista
3 6 (0.22%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.11%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.072%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.036%) Android
6 1 (0.036%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,970 (70.76%) Project Management
2 795 (28.56%) Project Delivery
3 459 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 431 (15.48%) Risk Management
5 417 (14.98%) PRINCE2
6 327 (11.75%) Agile
7 261 (9.38%) Budget Management
8 253 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
9 194 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 191 (6.86%) Business Case
11 160 (5.75%) Line Management
11 160 (5.75%) Waterfall
12 154 (5.53%) Scorecard
13 143 (5.14%) Balanced Scorecard
14 130 (4.67%) Project Planning
15 109 (3.92%) Change Management
16 107 (3.84%) Budgeting
17 101 (3.63%) Resource Allocation
18 97 (3.48%) ERP
18 97 (3.48%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (0.72%) SQL
2 3 (0.11%) VBA
3 2 (0.072%) C++
3 2 (0.072%) Java
3 2 (0.072%) Python
Qualifications
1 625 (22.45%) Degree
2 254 (9.12%) BPSS Clearance
3 134 (4.81%) PMP
4 110 (3.95%) HNC
5 108 (3.88%) PMI Certification
6 56 (2.01%) DBS Check
7 55 (1.98%) Security Cleared
8 52 (1.87%) HND
9 51 (1.83%) MRICS
10 40 (1.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 38 (1.36%) Master's Degree
12 33 (1.19%) SC Cleared
13 32 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 32 (1.15%) RIBA
14 29 (1.04%) MBA
15 23 (0.83%) MAPM
16 22 (0.79%) APMP
17 14 (0.50%) DV Cleared
18 10 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
18 10 (0.36%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (7.44%) NEBOSH
2 96 (3.45%) QA
3 31 (1.11%) PMO
4 17 (0.61%) Data Quality
5 16 (0.57%) Accessibility
6 13 (0.47%) GDPR
6 13 (0.47%) SLA
7 12 (0.43%) ISO 9001
8 10 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.14%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.11%) GRC
11 2 (0.072%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.072%) NIST
12 1 (0.036%) COSHH
12 1 (0.036%) Good Clinical Practice
12 1 (0.036%) HAZOP
12 1 (0.036%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.036%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.036%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (0.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.036%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 5 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.036%) Amdocs OSS
2 1 (0.036%) Netcool
Vendors
1 318 (11.42%) Microsoft
2 134 (4.81%) SAP
3 121 (4.35%) NEC
4 49 (1.76%) Salesforce
5 17 (0.61%) Atlassian
6 15 (0.54%) Google
7 12 (0.43%) Capita
8 10 (0.36%) Progress
9 9 (0.32%) Oracle
9 9 (0.32%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.22%) Ariba
11 5 (0.18%) Adobe
12 4 (0.14%) IBM
13 3 (0.11%) Instagram
13 3 (0.11%) Northgate
13 3 (0.11%) OpenText
13 3 (0.11%) YouTube
14 2 (0.072%) Facebook
14 2 (0.072%) Marketo
14 2 (0.072%) Okta