Project Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Project Manager
England > Midlands

The median Project Manager salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 September 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 143 32
Rank change year-on-year +50 -111 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 225 91 551
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.51% 1.60% 5.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.61% 1.76% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 143 75 247
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 13,955 5,173 9,734
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 91.15% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 9,760 3,257 5,891
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,350 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies 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 4 September 2026.

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 4 September 2026. 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
West Midlands +41 143 £55,000 - 53
East Midlands +9 77 £51,250 -5.96% 34
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, 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 Midlands region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 69 (30.67%) Project Management
2 56 (24.89%) Agile
3 50 (22.22%) Project Delivery
4 41 (18.22%) Commercial Awareness
5 39 (17.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (13.33%) PRINCE2
7 29 (12.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (8.89%) Waterfall
9 19 (8.44%) Migration
10 18 (8.00%) SaaS
11 17 (7.56%) ERP
11 17 (7.56%) Logistics
11 17 (7.56%) SAP
11 17 (7.56%) Scrum
12 13 (5.78%) User Acceptance Testing
13 12 (5.33%) Data Migration
13 12 (5.33%) Salesforce
13 12 (5.33%) Software Delivery
14 11 (4.89%) JIRA
14 11 (4.89%) PMP
14 11 (4.89%) Risk Management
15 10 (4.44%) Business Case
15 10 (4.44%) Change Management
15 10 (4.44%) CRM
15 10 (4.44%) Project Governance
15 10 (4.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 8 (3.56%) Business Transformation
16 8 (3.56%) Change Control
16 8 (3.56%) Microsoft

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.89%) Confluence
1 2 (0.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
1 5 (2.22%) Spreadsheet
2 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.89%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 18 (8.00%) SaaS
2 6 (2.67%) AWS
3 3 (1.33%) Azure
4 2 (0.89%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.89%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.44%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.44%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.78%) LAN
1 4 (1.78%) WAN
2 3 (1.33%) Network Security
3 1 (0.44%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.44%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 11 (4.89%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 76 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 46 (20.44%) Finance
3 44 (19.56%) Law
4 39 (17.33%) Military
5 37 (16.44%) Back Office
5 37 (16.44%) Telecoms
6 14 (6.22%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (4.44%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.56%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (2.22%) Aerospace
10 4 (1.78%) Fire and Rescue
11 3 (1.33%) Health Technology
12 2 (0.89%) Games
12 2 (0.89%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.89%) iGaming
12 2 (0.89%) Legal
12 2 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.89%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.89%) Retail
13 1 (0.44%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.44%) .NET
1 1 (0.44%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 46 (20.44%) Driving Licence
2 9 (4.00%) Mobile App
3 5 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (1.78%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.33%) Data Centre
5 3 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.89%) NHS
7 1 (0.44%) FMCG
7 1 (0.44%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.44%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.44%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (30.67%) Project Management
2 56 (24.89%) Agile
3 50 (22.22%) Project Delivery
4 41 (18.22%) Commercial Awareness
5 39 (17.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 30 (13.33%) PRINCE2
7 29 (12.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (8.89%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (8.89%) Waterfall
9 19 (8.44%) Migration
10 17 (7.56%) ERP
10 17 (7.56%) Logistics
10 17 (7.56%) Scrum
11 13 (5.78%) User Acceptance Testing
12 12 (5.33%) Data Migration
12 12 (5.33%) Software Delivery
13 11 (4.89%) Risk Management
14 10 (4.44%) Change Management
14 10 (4.44%) CRM
14 10 (4.44%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.44%) C#
1 1 (0.44%) C++
1 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
1 1 (0.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (4.89%) PMP
2 6 (2.67%) Security Cleared
3 5 (2.22%) Degree
3 5 (2.22%) PMI Certification
4 4 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.33%) CCNA
5 3 (1.33%) CCNP
5 3 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (0.89%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.89%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.44%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.78%) PMO
2 3 (1.33%) QA
3 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.44%) COSHH
Vendors
1 17 (7.56%) SAP
2 12 (5.33%) Salesforce
3 8 (3.56%) Microsoft
4 5 (2.22%) Oracle
5 4 (1.78%) IFS
6 3 (1.33%) Cisco
6 3 (1.33%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.44%) NEC
7 1 (0.44%) Sage
7 1 (0.44%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud