Project Management Job Trends in Merseyside

Project Management
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merseyside requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 33 26
Rank change year-on-year +13 -7 +15
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 48 25 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 7.55% 4.69% 5.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.43% 5.32% 5.97%
Number of salaries quoted 39 19 12
10th Percentile - - £36,125
25th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -20.19% -0.47%
75th Percentile £45,292 £49,375 £61,688
90th Percentile £53,750 £59,900 £64,875
North West median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% -4.55% +1.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 509 470 419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 80.03% 88.18% 88.40%
Number of salaries quoted 295 217 301
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Project Management
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Merseyside over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in Merseyside

Project Management
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Liverpool +15 48 £40,000 -5.88% 5
Project Management
North West

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Applications
1 13 (27.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.17%) AutoCAD
2 2 (4.17%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.42%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.08%) Azure
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (29.17%) Tableau
2 12 (25.00%) Data Mining
3 5 (10.42%) Power BI
4 1 (2.08%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (8.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 34 (70.83%) Finance
2 22 (45.83%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Automotive
4 4 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Games
5 2 (4.17%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.08%) Marketing
6 1 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 27 (56.25%) Analyst
2 26 (54.17%) Trainee
2 26 (54.17%) Trainee Analyst
3 14 (29.17%) Business Analyst
3 14 (29.17%) Trainee Business Analyst
4 12 (25.00%) Data Analyst
4 12 (25.00%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 4 (8.33%) Architect
5 4 (8.33%) Control Systems Engineer
5 4 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 4 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
6 3 (6.25%) Lead
6 3 (6.25%) Senior
6 3 (6.25%) Senior Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (4.17%) IT Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Senior Architect
7 2 (4.17%) Service Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Solutions Architect
8 1 (2.08%) Senior IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) SCADA
2 2 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.17%) Virtual Team
3 1 (2.08%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (58.33%) Business Analysis
2 26 (54.17%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (29.17%) Analytics
3 14 (29.17%) Change Management
4 12 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 12 (25.00%) Data Analytics
5 11 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (10.42%) Agile
7 5 (10.42%) Decision-Making
7 5 (10.42%) Scrum
8 4 (8.33%) FMEA
8 4 (8.33%) IT Strategy
8 4 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
8 4 (8.33%) Technical Architecture
9 3 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (6.25%) Product Management
9 3 (6.25%) Software Engineering
9 3 (6.25%) Strategic Planning
9 3 (6.25%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.08%) SQL
2 12 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (45.83%) Degree
2 2 (4.17%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (4.17%) HNC
2 2 (4.17%) HND
2 2 (4.17%) PMI Certification
2 2 (4.17%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.25%) QA
2 1 (2.08%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 14 (29.17%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.33%) Siemens
3 2 (4.17%) Anaplan
3 2 (4.17%) Genesys
3 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow
3 2 (4.17%) Verint
4 1 (2.08%) Civica
4 1 (2.08%) Northgate
4 1 (2.08%) Orchard
4 1 (2.08%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.08%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud