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 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 213 218 247
Rank change year-on-year +5 +29 +140
Permanent jobs citing PMP 48 68 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.46% 0.72% 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.14% 1.96% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 33 38 21
10th Percentile - £50,000 £47,500
25th Percentile £20,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -43.48% +9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £70,938 £58,750
90th Percentile £61,900 £89,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £64,743 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.26% -0.40% +8.33%

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 4,208 3,461 1,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.07% 36.61% 23.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,212 1,226 1,169
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,106 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,131 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 1 January 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 1 January 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 +7 30 £49,000 -14.78% 16
North East +17 10 £32,500 -59.38% 2
Yorkshire -13 8 £20,000 -63.64% 9
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 (2.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 10 (20.83%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (20.83%) Power BI
2 9 (18.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) JIRA
General
1 16 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 16 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 15 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (18.75%) Games
3 9 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (14.58%) Law
5 4 (8.33%) Finance
6 3 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.17%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (33.33%) Senior
2 12 (25.00%) Senior Manager
3 11 (22.92%) Project Manager
4 9 (18.75%) Architect
4 9 (18.75%) Senior Architect
5 5 (10.42%) Commercial Manager
5 5 (10.42%) Commercial Project Manager
6 3 (6.25%) Senior Project Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Change Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.17%) Junior
7 2 (4.17%) Project Coordinator
8 1 (2.08%) Analyst
8 1 (2.08%) Business Analyst
8 1 (2.08%) Change Coordinator
8 1 (2.08%) Lead
8 1 (2.08%) Principal Engineer
8 1 (2.08%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (29.17%) Blog
2 5 (10.42%) Social Media
3 3 (6.25%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (87.50%) Project Management
2 24 (50.00%) Time Management
3 19 (39.58%) Agile
3 19 (39.58%) PRINCE2
4 17 (35.42%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (33.33%) Change Management
6 15 (31.25%) Cybersecurity
7 14 (29.17%) AI
7 14 (29.17%) Customer Engagement
7 14 (29.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (27.08%) Project Delivery
9 11 (22.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 10 (20.83%) Business Intelligence
10 10 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 10 (20.83%) Translating Business Requirements
11 9 (18.75%) Decision-Making
11 9 (18.75%) Lean Six Sigma
11 9 (18.75%) Migration
11 9 (18.75%) Six Sigma
11 9 (18.75%) WFM
Qualifications
1 34 (70.83%) Degree
2 32 (66.67%) PMI Certification
3 5 (10.42%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (10.42%) DBS Check
4 4 (8.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 4 (8.33%) RIBA
5 3 (6.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (4.17%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.08%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.75%) QA
2 4 (8.33%) PMO
3 1 (2.08%) GDPR
Vendors
1 9 (18.75%) Anaplan
1 9 (18.75%) Genesys
1 9 (18.75%) ServiceNow
1 9 (18.75%) Verint
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (6.25%) SAP
4 1 (2.08%) Gigya