PMP Job Trends in the North East

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 93 71
Rank change year-on-year +18 -22 +31
Permanent jobs citing PMP 3 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 0.32% 0.28% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.97% 1.67% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile - £49,000 -
25th Percentile £31,250 £51,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £56,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.22% +40.63% -
75th Percentile £33,750 £65,938 -
90th Percentile - £74,375 -
England median annual salary £70,000 £58,700 £56,000
% change year-on-year +19.25% +4.82% -6.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

PMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 310 240 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 33.26% 16.89% 30.57%
Number of salaries quoted 124 133 126
10th Percentile £28,325 £25,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,625 £31,250 £38,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £42,500 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.94% -23.42% +38.75%
75th Percentile £62,188 £62,200 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,920 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,213 £59,500
% change year-on-year -0.39% -7.20% +8.18%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing PMP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for PMP in the North East

PMP
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing PMP

PMP
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the North East region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Tyne and Wear +19 3 £32,500 -40.91% 5
PMP
England

PMP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Coordinator
1 2 (66.67%) Project Coordinator
2 1 (33.33%) Change Coordinator
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Programme Manager
2 1 (33.33%) IT Security Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (33.33%) DevSecOps
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (33.33%) CISM
3 1 (33.33%) CISSP
3 1 (33.33%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft