Senior Project Manager Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Project Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Project Manager salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 154 143
Rank change year-on-year +21 -11 +73
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 4 21 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.17% 0.58% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.61% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 8
10th Percentile - £55,700 £58,125
25th Percentile £72,500 £61,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £60,913
90th Percentile - £70,250 £62,975
North West median annual salary £72,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.00% +4.17% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,196 3,470 2,315
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 95.15% 96.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,452 1,755 1,894
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £59,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -7.17% +7.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Project Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Project Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, Senior 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 Manchester region featuring Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Project Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Dependency Management
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Project Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Dependency Management
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking