Project Management Job Trends in the North of England

Project Management
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 70 22
Rank change year-on-year +4 -48 +5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 476 426 1,303
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.28% 4.53% 7.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.26% 5.01% 8.97%
Number of salaries quoted 326 263 1,042
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,750 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% +9.59% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -11.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,621 8,510 14,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.17% 90.43% 79.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,949 4,209 10,751
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,851 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,106 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in the North of England

Project Management
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the North of England

Project Management
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 Project Management within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 July 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 +7 215 £55,000 +7.58% 155
Yorkshire -17 156 £60,000 +9.09% 110
North East -20 105 £60,000 +17.65% 33
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 19 (3.99%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.73%) Confluence
3 4 (0.84%) CMS
4 3 (0.63%) WordPress
5 2 (0.42%) Moodle
5 2 (0.42%) Totara
5 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
Applications
1 56 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.68%) Trello
5 7 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.05%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.63%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.42%) Camtasia
8 2 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.26%) iTrent
3 5 (1.05%) SAP PM
4 4 (0.84%) Sage 200
4 4 (0.84%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.63%) Shopify
6 1 (0.21%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 46 (9.66%) Power Platform
2 37 (7.77%) Azure
3 27 (5.67%) SaaS
4 23 (4.83%) PowerApps
5 19 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (2.73%) IaaS
7 12 (2.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.68%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.26%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.05%) AWS
12 4 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.63%) Canva
13 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (0.63%) GCP
13 3 (0.63%) PaaS
14 2 (0.42%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.42%) Google Workspace
14 2 (0.42%) Vyond
15 1 (0.21%) Amplience
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.67%) Broadband
2 5 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (0.84%) Internet
4 3 (0.63%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.63%) WAN
5 2 (0.42%) DHCP
5 2 (0.42%) DNS
5 2 (0.42%) SNMP
5 2 (0.42%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.21%) LAN
6 1 (0.21%) Profibus
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
6 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (7.35%) Tableau
2 33 (6.93%) Data Mining
3 26 (5.46%) Power BI
4 3 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.63%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.42%) Power Query
6 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.21%) MySQL
6 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 53 (11.13%) JIRA
2 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.21%) Postman
3 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 162 (34.03%) Finance
2 128 (26.89%) Social Skills
3 92 (19.33%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (11.97%) Manufacturing
5 51 (10.71%) Marketing
6 38 (7.98%) Public Sector
7 27 (5.67%) Games
8 25 (5.25%) Legal
8 25 (5.25%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (5.04%) Law
10 15 (3.15%) Retail
11 11 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.10%) General Ledger
12 10 (2.10%) Spanish Language
13 9 (1.89%) Electronics
13 9 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.68%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.47%) Legal Technology
15 7 (1.47%) Mandarin Language
15 7 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 123 (25.84%) Project Manager
2 102 (21.43%) Analyst
3 54 (11.34%) Business Analyst
4 43 (9.03%) Development Manager
5 41 (8.61%) Product Manager
6 38 (7.98%) Product Development Manager
6 38 (7.98%) Senior
7 35 (7.35%) IT Manager
8 33 (6.93%) Data Analyst
8 33 (6.93%) Lead
8 33 (6.93%) Senior Manager
8 33 (6.93%) Trainee
8 33 (6.93%) Trainee Analyst
9 32 (6.72%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 29 (6.09%) Senior Project Manager
11 28 (5.88%) Digital Project Manager
12 27 (5.67%) IT Project Manager
13 21 (4.41%) Data Manager
14 17 (3.57%) Engineering Manager
14 17 (3.57%) Senior Digital Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.05%) HTML
2 2 (0.42%) .NET
2 2 (0.42%) CSS
2 2 (0.42%) HTML5 Canvas
2 2 (0.42%) JSON
3 1 (0.21%) MACH
3 1 (0.21%) Node.js
3 1 (0.21%) React
3 1 (0.21%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 43 (9.03%) Driving Licence
2 39 (8.19%) FMCG
2 39 (8.19%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.83%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.62%) Management Information System
5 20 (4.20%) Data Centre
6 18 (3.78%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.31%) PMI
8 11 (2.31%) Virtual Team
9 10 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.89%) Legacy Applications
10 9 (1.89%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.26%) SCADA
11 6 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.84%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.63%) Animation
13 3 (0.63%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.63%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.83%) Android
1 23 (4.83%) Apple iOS
2 6 (1.26%) Windows
3 4 (0.84%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.21%) Linux
5 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (30.04%) Agile
2 131 (27.52%) Project Delivery
3 110 (23.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (22.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (19.96%) Decision-Making
6 86 (18.07%) Business Analysis
7 81 (17.02%) PRINCE2
8 72 (15.13%) Problem-Solving
9 69 (14.50%) Analytics
10 65 (13.66%) Mentoring
11 63 (13.24%) Roadmaps
12 61 (12.82%) Data Analysis
13 55 (11.55%) Budgeting
14 50 (10.50%) Data Analytics
15 45 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 42 (8.82%) AI
17 41 (8.61%) Coaching
18 39 (8.19%) Community of Practice
18 39 (8.19%) CRM
19 38 (7.98%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.71%) SQL
2 39 (8.19%) Python
3 9 (1.89%) VBA
4 6 (1.26%) C#
4 6 (1.26%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.84%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.63%) Bash
6 3 (0.63%) C++
7 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.42%) Ladder Logic
7 2 (0.42%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.21%) PHP
8 1 (0.21%) R
Qualifications
1 85 (17.86%) Degree
2 44 (9.24%) PMP
3 40 (8.40%) PMI Certification
4 20 (4.20%) HNC
5 11 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (1.47%) Security Cleared
7 6 (1.26%) APMP
7 6 (1.26%) CAPM
7 6 (1.26%) PgMP
7 6 (1.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 4 (0.84%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.63%) RIBA
10 2 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.42%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.42%) HND
10 2 (0.42%) PCI QSA
11 1 (0.21%) CISSP
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.93%) PMO
2 28 (5.88%) Accessibility
3 23 (4.83%) QA
4 17 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.15%) GDPR
6 14 (2.94%) ISO 14000
7 8 (1.68%) Data Quality
8 7 (1.47%) GMP
9 6 (1.26%) NEBOSH
10 5 (1.05%) GRC
11 4 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.42%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.21%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.21%) IEC 61508
13 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (0.42%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.42%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 4 (0.84%) Terraform
2 3 (0.63%) Ansible
Vendors
1 87 (18.28%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.25%) SAP
3 12 (2.52%) Oracle
4 11 (2.31%) ServiceNow
5 7 (1.47%) Sage
6 6 (1.26%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.05%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.84%) Aderant
8 4 (0.84%) Adobe
8 4 (0.84%) iManage
8 4 (0.84%) Intapp
9 3 (0.63%) Google
9 3 (0.63%) LogicMonitor
9 3 (0.63%) Rockwell
10 2 (0.42%) SolarWinds
10 2 (0.42%) Synthesia
10 2 (0.42%) VMware
11 1 (0.21%) HighQ
11 1 (0.21%) Legora
11 1 (0.21%) SaltStack