Project Management Jobs in Manchester

Project Management
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 21 49
Rank change year-on-year -29 +28 -4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 135 453 319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.10% 8.32% 6.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.39% 9.81% 7.07%
Number of salaries quoted 91 354 182
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,000 £35,127
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £47,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £57,375
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -12.85% +8.03%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,375
North West median annual salary £54,793 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.59% -9.09% +3.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,112 4,618 4,513
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 95.48% 84.84% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,188 3,482 2,473
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,875 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Manchester

Project Management
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Manchester.

Salary trend for Project Management in Manchester

Project Management
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in Manchester

Project Management
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 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
Bolton -11 20 £75,000 +36.36% 127
Altrincham +3 5 - - 7
Salford +6 2 £55,000 -24.14%
Rochdale +3 1 £42,616 -2.59% 1
Stockport -3 1 £26,500 -37.65% 99
Wigan -9 1 - - 3
Project Management
North West

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (4.44%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.48%) IIS
3 1 (0.74%) Confluence
3 1 (0.74%) Moodle
Applications
1 21 (15.56%) Microsoft Project
2 20 (14.81%) Trello
3 13 (9.63%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (8.15%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (8.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (4.44%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.74%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.74%) InDesign
6 1 (0.74%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 20 (14.81%) NetSuite
2 5 (3.70%) Sage 200
2 5 (3.70%) Sage CRM
3 2 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.74%) Magento
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.74%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.15%) Azure
2 7 (5.19%) Power Platform
3 5 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
4 4 (2.96%) Cloud Computing
5 3 (2.22%) Copilot Studio
5 3 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.22%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.22%) PowerApps
5 3 (2.22%) SaaS
6 2 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.74%) AWS
7 1 (0.74%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (0.74%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.74%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.74%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (0.74%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.74%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.74%) IaaS
7 1 (0.74%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.96%) VPN
2 3 (2.22%) DNS
2 3 (2.22%) SD-WAN
2 3 (2.22%) WAN
3 2 (1.48%) DMZ
3 2 (1.48%) Firewall
3 2 (1.48%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.74%) Broadband
4 1 (0.74%) IPsec
4 1 (0.74%) LAN
4 1 (0.74%) Network Security
4 1 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.96%) GIS
1 4 (2.96%) Power BI
2 2 (1.48%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.74%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.74%) MySQL
3 1 (0.74%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 22 (16.30%) JIRA
2 1 (0.74%) Git
General
1 79 (58.52%) Social Skills
2 64 (47.41%) Finance
3 40 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (12.59%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (9.63%) Law
5 13 (9.63%) Presentation Skills
6 12 (8.89%) Legal
7 8 (5.93%) Local Government
7 8 (5.93%) Public Sector
8 7 (5.19%) Manufacturing
9 6 (4.44%) Marketing
10 4 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.48%) Electronics
12 2 (1.48%) Retail
13 1 (0.74%) Banking
13 1 (0.74%) Brand Awareness
13 1 (0.74%) Games
13 1 (0.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (28.15%) Project Manager
2 22 (16.30%) Consultant
3 16 (11.85%) Functional Consultant
3 16 (11.85%) Senior
4 15 (11.11%) NetSuite Consultant
5 14 (10.37%) Head of Delivery
5 14 (10.37%) Head of IT
6 8 (5.93%) Risk Manager
7 7 (5.19%) Architect
7 7 (5.19%) Lead
8 6 (4.44%) Analyst
8 6 (4.44%) Applications Manager
9 5 (3.70%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.70%) Applications Support Manager
9 5 (3.70%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.70%) Developer
9 5 (3.70%) Senior Developer
9 5 (3.70%) Senior Manager
9 5 (3.70%) Support Consultant
9 5 (3.70%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.48%) .NET
2 1 (0.74%) CSS
2 1 (0.74%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.56%) Social Media
2 11 (8.15%) FMCG
3 8 (5.93%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.44%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.22%) NHS
5 3 (2.22%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.22%) Solar Panel
6 2 (1.48%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.74%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.74%) FPGA
7 1 (0.74%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.74%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.93%) Windows
2 6 (4.44%) Windows Vista
3 2 (1.48%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (34.07%) Agile
3 32 (23.70%) CRM
4 30 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 30 (22.22%) PRINCE2
5 29 (21.48%) Project Delivery
6 28 (20.74%) ERP
6 28 (20.74%) ITIL
7 27 (20.00%) Process Improvement
8 25 (18.52%) Collaborative Working
9 22 (16.30%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (14.81%) Scrum
11 18 (13.33%) Analytics
11 18 (13.33%) Migration
12 17 (12.59%) Data Migration
12 17 (12.59%) Requirements Gathering
13 16 (11.85%) Business Intelligence
13 16 (11.85%) Computer Science
13 16 (11.85%) Regulatory Compliance
13 16 (11.85%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.93%) SQL
2 5 (3.70%) PHP
2 5 (3.70%) Python
3 4 (2.96%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.74%) Bicep
4 1 (0.74%) C
4 1 (0.74%) C++
4 1 (0.74%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (39.26%) Degree
2 21 (15.56%) DBS Check
3 20 (14.81%) PMI Certification
3 20 (14.81%) PMP
4 12 (8.89%) Master's Degree
5 11 (8.15%) MBA
6 7 (5.19%) CISSP
7 6 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (3.70%) CISA
8 5 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (3.70%) Security Cleared
9 4 (2.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (2.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (2.96%) MRICS
10 3 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (1.48%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.48%) CISM
11 2 (1.48%) SC Cleared
11 2 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.15%) Data Quality
2 10 (7.41%) QA
3 7 (5.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (2.22%) NEBOSH
5 3 (2.22%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.48%) NCSC
6 2 (1.48%) NIST
7 1 (0.74%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.74%) GDPR
7 1 (0.74%) ITGC
7 1 (0.74%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (0.74%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.74%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.74%) Firmware
1 1 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 35 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.15%) Capita
3 8 (5.93%) Salesforce
4 6 (4.44%) Facebook
4 6 (4.44%) Liquidlogic
5 5 (3.70%) Sage
6 4 (2.96%) Oracle
6 4 (2.96%) SAP
6 4 (2.96%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.48%) Adobe
8 1 (0.74%) Aruba
8 1 (0.74%) Databricks
8 1 (0.74%) Google
8 1 (0.74%) Instagram
8 1 (0.74%) Meraki
8 1 (0.74%) Workday
8 1 (0.74%) Zoho