Project Manager Jobs in the Midlands

Project Manager
England > Midlands

The median Project Manager salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 81 67
Rank change year-on-year +42 -14 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 564 269 537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.85% 3.54% 4.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.15% 3.93% 4.61%
Number of salaries quoted 320 238 394
10th Percentile £31,826 £41,250 £41,475
25th Percentile £40,375 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £69,625
England median annual salary £52,250 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year -12.92% +2.56% +6.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 10,958 6,838 11,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 90.04% 94.46%
Number of salaries quoted 7,238 4,339 7,425
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,004 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in the Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the Midlands

Project Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
East Midlands +60 276 £50,000 -11.11% 36
West Midlands +19 269 £50,000 -9.09% 46
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 401 (71.10%) Project Management
2 212 (37.59%) Social Skills
3 160 (28.37%) Degree
4 138 (24.47%) Finance
5 110 (19.50%) Project Delivery
6 105 (18.62%) PRINCE2
7 94 (16.67%) Agile
8 86 (15.25%) NEBOSH
9 78 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
10 64 (11.35%) Risk Management
11 62 (10.99%) Change Management
12 49 (8.69%) Waterfall
13 48 (8.51%) Manufacturing
14 45 (7.98%) Retail
15 43 (7.62%) Project Planning
15 43 (7.62%) Logistics
15 43 (7.62%) Problem-Solving
15 43 (7.62%) Budget Management
16 42 (7.45%) Security Cleared
16 42 (7.45%) ERP
16 42 (7.45%) Microsoft
17 40 (7.09%) Management Information System
18 38 (6.74%) Business Case
18 38 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 37 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
20 36 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
21 34 (6.03%) Public Sector
21 34 (6.03%) PMO
21 34 (6.03%) Legal
22 33 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 5 (0.89%) Confluence
2 4 (0.71%) Office Communications Server
2 4 (0.71%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.53%) CMS
4 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 29 (5.14%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.72%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (2.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.89%) Trello
6 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 5 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Maximo
2 1 (0.18%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.18%) Primavera
2 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 27 (4.79%) Azure
2 13 (2.30%) SaaS
3 7 (1.24%) Smartsheet
4 6 (1.06%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (1.06%) Power Platform
5 5 (0.89%) AWS
5 5 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (0.53%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.18%) Asana
8 1 (0.18%) Discord
8 1 (0.18%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.18%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.18%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.77%) 5G
2 9 (1.60%) Firewall
2 9 (1.60%) Intranet
3 8 (1.42%) Network Security
4 4 (0.71%) Broadband
4 4 (0.71%) Extranet
5 3 (0.53%) SSL
5 3 (0.53%) WebEx
6 2 (0.35%) 4G
6 2 (0.35%) Internet
6 2 (0.35%) Wireless
7 1 (0.18%) 3G
7 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.18%) TETRA
7 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.89%) Power BI
2 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (2.66%) JIRA
2 1 (0.18%) GitLab
General
1 212 (37.59%) Social Skills
2 138 (24.47%) Finance
3 48 (8.51%) Manufacturing
4 45 (7.98%) Retail
5 38 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
8 34 (6.03%) Legal
8 34 (6.03%) Public Sector
9 30 (5.32%) Marketing
10 29 (5.14%) Analytical Skills
11 21 (3.72%) Games
12 20 (3.55%) Law
13 19 (3.37%) Telecoms
14 17 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
15 14 (2.48%) Health Technology
16 9 (1.60%) Billing
17 6 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.06%) Electronics
17 6 (1.06%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.35%) .NET
1 2 (0.35%) RESTful
1 2 (0.35%) SOAP
2 1 (0.18%) Middleware
2 1 (0.18%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.09%) Management Information System
2 30 (5.32%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (4.08%) Driving Licence
4 15 (2.66%) FMCG
5 10 (1.77%) PMI
6 8 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.24%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.06%) Animation
9 5 (0.89%) Digital Media
9 5 (0.89%) Robotics
10 4 (0.71%) Fibre Optics
10 4 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.53%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.53%) NHS
11 3 (0.53%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.35%) CCTV
12 2 (0.35%) Client/Server
12 2 (0.35%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.35%) Onboarding
13 1 (0.18%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.53%) Android
1 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.18%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 401 (71.10%) Project Management
2 110 (19.50%) Project Delivery
3 105 (18.62%) PRINCE2
4 94 (16.67%) Agile
5 78 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 64 (11.35%) Risk Management
7 62 (10.99%) Change Management
8 49 (8.69%) Waterfall
9 43 (7.62%) Budget Management
9 43 (7.62%) Logistics
9 43 (7.62%) Problem-Solving
9 43 (7.62%) Project Planning
10 42 (7.45%) ERP
11 38 (6.74%) Business Case
12 33 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement
13 32 (5.67%) CRM
13 32 (5.67%) People Management
14 31 (5.50%) Resource Allocation
15 29 (5.14%) Mentoring
16 27 (4.79%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.35%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 160 (28.37%) Degree
2 42 (7.45%) Security Cleared
3 25 (4.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 22 (3.90%) PMI Certification
5 21 (3.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 17 (3.01%) PMP
6 17 (3.01%) SC Cleared
7 10 (1.77%) HNC
8 9 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.06%) ACCA
9 6 (1.06%) CIMA
10 5 (0.89%) HND
11 4 (0.71%) APMP
11 4 (0.71%) CAPM
12 3 (0.53%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.53%) RIBA
13 1 (0.18%) APMG
13 1 (0.18%) MCITP
13 1 (0.18%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (15.25%) NEBOSH
2 34 (6.03%) PMO
3 3 (0.53%) GDPR
4 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.35%) ISO 14001
4 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.35%) QA
5 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 42 (7.45%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.61%) IFS
3 17 (3.01%) Workday
4 12 (2.13%) Salesforce
5 7 (1.24%) SAP
6 6 (1.06%) CheckPoint
6 6 (1.06%) VMware
7 5 (0.89%) Cisco
7 5 (0.89%) Facebook
8 3 (0.53%) NEC
9 2 (0.35%) EMC
10 1 (0.18%) Cadence
10 1 (0.18%) Capita
10 1 (0.18%) Sage
10 1 (0.18%) ServiceNow