PRINCE2 Jobs in the North West

PRINCE 2
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring PRINCE2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 213 121 155
Rank change year-on-year -92 +34 +3
Permanent jobs citing PRINCE2 77 185 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.98% 1.78% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 2.20% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 56 153 104
10th Percentile £41,750 £33,500 £33,445
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -9.54% +15.07%
75th Percentile £73,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,983 £73,750
England median annual salary £62,500 £53,200 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.48% -11.33% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

PRINCE2 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,516 8,426 7,175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.78% 80.99% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,815 6,336 3,833
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,840 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in the North West

PRINCE2
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in the North West.

Salary trend for PRINCE2 in the North West

PRINCE2
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in the North West over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for PRINCE2 in the North West

PRINCE2
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PRINCE2 within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 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
Manchester +38 53 £62,500 +13.64% 18
Cumbria -63 8 £70,000 +21.74% 10
Lancashire -115 8 £70,000 +27.27% 23
Cheshire -18 5 £60,000 +22.45% 6
Merseyside +22 3 £65,000 +4.00% 2
PRINCE2
England

PRINCE2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (27.27%) Microsoft Project
2 20 (25.97%) Trello
3 7 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (7.79%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.30%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.79%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (7.79%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.30%) GIS
Development Applications
1 23 (29.87%) JIRA
General
1 49 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 35 (45.45%) Finance
3 12 (15.58%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (10.39%) Law
5 6 (7.79%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.90%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.60%) Military
9 1 (1.30%) Legal
9 1 (1.30%) Local Government
9 1 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 26 (33.77%) Project Manager
2 14 (18.18%) Head of Delivery
2 14 (18.18%) Head of IT
3 12 (15.58%) Applications Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Applications Support
3 12 (15.58%) Applications Support Manager
3 12 (15.58%) Support Manager
4 9 (11.69%) Delivery Project Manager
5 8 (10.39%) IT Manager
6 5 (6.49%) Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) IT Project Manager
6 5 (6.49%) Lead
7 4 (5.19%) Database Developer
7 4 (5.19%) Developer
8 3 (3.90%) Business Analyst
8 3 (3.90%) IT Programme Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Portfolio Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Programme Manager
9 2 (2.60%) Database Team Leader
9 2 (2.60%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.97%) Social Media
2 3 (3.90%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.60%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.60%) PMI
4 1 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.30%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.30%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.79%) Linux
1 6 (7.79%) Windows
1 6 (7.79%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (74.03%) Agile
2 52 (67.53%) Project Management
3 38 (49.35%) Problem-Solving
4 36 (46.75%) Project Delivery
5 30 (38.96%) ITIL
6 28 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (35.06%) Process Improvement
8 24 (31.17%) Stakeholder Management
9 22 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
10 20 (25.97%) Change Management
11 17 (22.08%) Data Management
12 16 (20.78%) Scrum
13 15 (19.48%) Computer Science
13 15 (19.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 14 (18.18%) Budget Management
14 14 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
14 14 (18.18%) Service Delivery
15 12 (15.58%) Data Protection
16 11 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
16 11 (14.29%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (37.66%) Degree
2 23 (29.87%) DBS Check
3 22 (28.57%) PMI Certification
3 22 (28.57%) PMP
4 13 (16.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (6.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (3.90%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.30%) APMG
7 1 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.30%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (14.29%) QA
2 6 (7.79%) ISO 9001
3 3 (3.90%) Accessibility
3 3 (3.90%) PMO
4 2 (2.60%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.30%) P3O
Vendors
1 15 (19.48%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.58%) Facebook
3 5 (6.49%) Liquidlogic
4 3 (3.90%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.30%) SAP