PMP Job Trends in the North of England

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 219 245
Rank change year-on-year -38 +26 +129
Permanent jobs citing PMP 65 42 130
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.37% 0.60% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% 1.33% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 40 32 119
10th Percentile - - £42,147
25th Percentile £20,000 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +33.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,563 £77,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,750 - £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,008 3,163 3,476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 28.38% 45.50% 21.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,540 1,322 2,553
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,938 £38,563 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +5.38% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -4.35%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

PMP job vacancy trend in the North of England

PMP
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing PMP

PMP
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for PMP in the North of England

PMP
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
North West -24 37 £50,000 -33.33% 4
Yorkshire -54 15 £41,250 -34.00% 2
North East -26 13 £41,500 - 1
PMP
England

PMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (1.54%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (13.85%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (21.54%) Power Platform
2 5 (7.69%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (21.54%) Power BI
2 9 (13.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (10.77%) JIRA
General
1 24 (36.92%) Social Skills
2 23 (35.38%) Finance
3 13 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (18.46%) Law
5 9 (13.85%) Games
5 9 (13.85%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (10.77%) Legal
7 6 (9.23%) Manufacturing
8 4 (6.15%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.54%) French Language
9 1 (1.54%) German Language
9 1 (1.54%) Marketing
9 1 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (38.46%) Project Manager
2 16 (24.62%) Senior
3 11 (16.92%) Senior Manager
4 10 (15.38%) Change Manager
4 10 (15.38%) Project Change Manager
5 9 (13.85%) Architect
5 9 (13.85%) Senior Architect
6 5 (7.69%) Analyst
6 5 (7.69%) Business Analyst
6 5 (7.69%) Facilities Engineer
6 5 (7.69%) Head of Projects
6 5 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 5 (7.69%) Technical Engineer
6 5 (7.69%) Technical Support
6 5 (7.69%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (4.62%) Commercial Manager
7 3 (4.62%) Commercial Project Manager
8 2 (3.08%) IT Manager
8 2 (3.08%) Technical Manager
8 2 (3.08%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 12 (18.46%) Blog
2 3 (4.62%) Social Media
3 1 (1.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (84.62%) Project Management
2 34 (52.31%) PRINCE2
3 32 (49.23%) Agile
4 30 (46.15%) Stakeholder Management
5 25 (38.46%) Project Delivery
6 22 (33.85%) Time Management
7 20 (30.77%) Change Management
7 20 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 16 (24.62%) Matrix Organization
9 15 (23.08%) Impact Assessments
10 14 (21.54%) Business Intelligence
10 14 (21.54%) Decision-Making
10 14 (21.54%) Translating Business Requirements
11 13 (20.00%) Business Case
11 13 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (20.00%) Waterfall
12 12 (18.46%) AI
12 12 (18.46%) Customer Engagement
13 10 (15.38%) Financial Modelling
Qualifications
1 48 (73.85%) PMI Certification
2 36 (55.38%) Degree
3 5 (7.69%) ISEB
4 4 (6.15%) RIBA
5 3 (4.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.62%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (1.54%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.69%) GDPR
1 5 (7.69%) GMP
1 5 (7.69%) GRC
1 5 (7.69%) NEBOSH
2 4 (6.15%) QA
3 1 (1.54%) PMO
Vendors
1 11 (16.92%) ServiceNow
2 9 (13.85%) Anaplan
2 9 (13.85%) Genesys
2 9 (13.85%) Verint
3 2 (3.08%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.54%) Atlassian
4 1 (1.54%) Gigya
4 1 (1.54%) SAP