Project Manager Jobs in Glasgow

Project Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Project Manager salary in Glasgow is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 156 84
Rank change year-on-year +112 -72 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 15 71 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 2.85% 1.76% 2.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.25% 1.79% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 5 45 32
10th Percentile - £39,725 £38,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £40,500 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +4.80%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,512 £67,813
90th Percentile £64,500 £65,000 £72,250
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 461 3,964 1,313
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.64% 98.14% 85.99%
Number of salaries quoted 236 899 649
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £32,400
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Glasgow

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 28 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 Glasgow region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Project Management
2 9 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 5 (33.33%) Retail
4 5 (33.33%) Asset Management
5 3 (20.00%) Quality Management
5 3 (20.00%) Waterfall
5 3 (20.00%) Change Control
6 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (13.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (13.33%) Mentoring
6 2 (13.33%) Change Management
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
7 1 (6.67%) PMI
7 1 (6.67%) PMP
7 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
7 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
7 1 (6.67%) Electronics
7 1 (6.67%) Agile
7 1 (6.67%) Scrum
7 1 (6.67%) Performance Metrics
7 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
7 1 (6.67%) Gantt Chart

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) JIRA
General
1 9 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (6.67%) Electronics
3 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
1 1 (6.67%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Project Management
2 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 6 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 3 (20.00%) Change Control
4 3 (20.00%) Quality Management
4 3 (20.00%) Waterfall
5 2 (13.33%) Change Management
5 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (13.33%) Mentoring
5 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
5 2 (13.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (6.67%) CAFM
6 1 (6.67%) Client Onboarding
6 1 (6.67%) Gantt Chart
6 1 (6.67%) Performance Metrics
6 1 (6.67%) Resource Management
6 1 (6.67%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
1 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO