Project Manager Jobs in the North East

Project Manager
England > North East

The median Project Manager salary in the North East is £48,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 May 2025.

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

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 29 69
Rank change year-on-year -17 +40 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 28 110 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 3.70% 5.93% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.06% 6.19% 4.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2 97 39
10th Percentile £38,500 £40,000 £37,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.58% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £54,125 £53,750 £60,800
90th Percentile £57,200 £57,500 £60,899
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 North East with a recognized job title 689 1,777 1,018
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.02% 95.74% 80.09%
Number of salaries quoted 381 1,429 602
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,920 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,672
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -0.36% +19.18%
75th Percentile £66,389 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,250 £75,150 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the North East

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the North East

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in the North East

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the North East over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the North East

Project Manager
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 Project Manager within the North East region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
Durham +10 19 £59,000 +18.00%
Tyne and Wear -23 7 - - 17
Northumberland - 2 £37,500 -
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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 North East region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 28 (100.00%) Project Management
2 24 (85.71%) Finance
3 23 (82.14%) Coaching
3 23 (82.14%) Budgeting
4 22 (78.57%) Budget Management
4 22 (78.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 22 (78.57%) Manufacturing
4 22 (78.57%) Quality Management
4 22 (78.57%) Management Information System
4 22 (78.57%) Lean Manufacturing
4 22 (78.57%) FMCG
4 22 (78.57%) PDCA
5 3 (10.71%) Degree
5 3 (10.71%) NEBOSH
6 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (7.14%) Project Delivery
6 2 (7.14%) PRINCE2
7 1 (3.57%) CRM
7 1 (3.57%) MS Visio
7 1 (3.57%) Agile
7 1 (3.57%) Risk Management
7 1 (3.57%) Electronics
7 1 (3.57%) Resource Management
7 1 (3.57%) DV Cleared
7 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
7 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
7 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.57%) Cost Management
7 1 (3.57%) Order Management

Project Manager Skill Set
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 (3.57%) MS Visio
General
1 24 (85.71%) Finance
2 22 (78.57%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.57%) Electronics
3 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 22 (78.57%) FMCG
1 22 (78.57%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.57%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) Project Management
2 23 (82.14%) Budgeting
2 23 (82.14%) Coaching
3 22 (78.57%) Budget Management
3 22 (78.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 22 (78.57%) Lean Manufacturing
3 22 (78.57%) PDCA
3 22 (78.57%) Quality Management
4 2 (7.14%) PRINCE2
4 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (7.14%) Project Delivery
5 1 (3.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.57%) Cost Management
5 1 (3.57%) CRM
5 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
5 1 (3.57%) Order Management
5 1 (3.57%) Resource Management
5 1 (3.57%) Risk Management
5 1 (3.57%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 1 (3.57%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 3 (10.71%) Degree
2 1 (3.57%) DV Cleared
2 1 (3.57%) HNC
2 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) NEBOSH
2 1 (3.57%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Freshdesk