Senior Project Manager Jobs in Essex

Senior Project Manager
East of England > Essex

The median Senior Project Manager salary in Essex is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 59 83
Rank change year-on-year +26 +24 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 17 16 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 3.98% 1.83% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.70% 1.94% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 4
10th Percentile - £45,000 £46,583
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,625 £47,832
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,663
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.62% -21.91%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £60,825
90th Percentile - - £60,869
East of England median annual salary £59,871 £55,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +8.86% -9.54% -13.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 362 824 676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.78% 94.28% 79.44%
Number of salaries quoted 211 674 378
10th Percentile £24,990 £25,759 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,125 £30,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,480
Median % change year-on-year - -5.22% -0.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,163 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,967 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.30% -13.64% +10.00%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Project Manager in Essex

Senior Project Manager
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Senior Project Manager in Essex

Senior Project Manager
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Project Manager within the Essex region over the 6 months to 11 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
Witham - 9 - -
Loughton - 7 - -
Chelmsford +16 1 £52,500 -34.38%
Senior Project Manager
East of England

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Senior 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 Essex region featuring Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 16 (94.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (58.82%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (58.82%) Microsoft
4 9 (52.94%) NEC
4 9 (52.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (52.94%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (52.94%) Budget Management
5 8 (47.06%) Degree
5 8 (47.06%) Risk Management
5 8 (47.06%) Project Management
6 7 (41.18%) HND
6 7 (41.18%) Public Sector
6 7 (41.18%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (5.88%) MS Project Server
7 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
7 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
7 1 (5.88%) Publishing

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 (5.88%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 10 (58.82%) Microsoft Project
2 9 (52.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (52.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 16 (94.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (41.18%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (41.18%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Publishing
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Budget Management
2 8 (47.06%) Project Management
2 8 (47.06%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) Degree
2 7 (41.18%) HND
Vendors
1 10 (58.82%) Microsoft
2 9 (52.94%) NEC