Project Management Jobs in the North West

Project Management
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 38 38
Rank change year-on-year +18 0 -4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 814 571 701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 8.40% 7.17% 7.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.10% 7.49% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 622 335 364
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £32,389
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,250 £41,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +3.55% +11.81%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,062 7,624 8,971
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.15% 95.74% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,132 3,949 5,362
10th Percentile £27,775 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,050 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the North West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
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 Project Management within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +34 433 £48,250 -12.27% 145
Cheshire +7 136 £48,013 -8.55% 70
Lancashire +14 121 £57,965 +15.93% 32
Merseyside +29 102 £45,000 -18.18% 21
Cumbria -30 16 £60,000 +9.09% 14
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 13 (1.60%) IIS
2 12 (1.47%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.35%) Apache
3 11 (1.35%) CMS
4 9 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.98%) WebLogic
6 7 (0.86%) Confluence
7 4 (0.49%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.49%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.49%) WordPress
8 3 (0.37%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 40 (4.91%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (1.60%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.74%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.61%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.61%) Trello
8 3 (0.37%) Sketch
8 3 (0.37%) SPSS
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
10 1 (0.12%) InDesign
10 1 (0.12%) InVision
10 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (1.35%) Shopify
2 8 (0.98%) BPCS
2 8 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.98%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 6 (0.74%) Magento
4 4 (0.49%) MIS ActiveH
4 4 (0.49%) SAP APO
4 4 (0.49%) SAP MM
4 4 (0.49%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.49%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.49%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.37%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.12%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 106 (13.02%) Azure
2 70 (8.60%) AWS
3 64 (7.86%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (4.30%) GCP
5 30 (3.69%) Power Platform
6 28 (3.44%) SaaS
7 23 (2.83%) Amazon S3
8 16 (1.97%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.60%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (1.60%) Amazon Kinesis
10 8 (0.98%) Amazon EKS
10 8 (0.98%) Amazon SQS
10 8 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.86%) Google Sheets
11 7 (0.86%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.86%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.49%) Canva
13 4 (0.49%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.93%) Firewall
2 28 (3.44%) WAN
3 27 (3.32%) DNS
4 21 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (2.33%) DHCP
5 19 (2.33%) TCP/IP
6 16 (1.97%) VPN
7 15 (1.84%) Internet
8 14 (1.72%) SAN
8 14 (1.72%) SD-WAN
9 13 (1.60%) LAN
9 13 (1.60%) Network Security
10 12 (1.47%) iSCSI
11 11 (1.35%) IPsec
11 11 (1.35%) SNMP
12 9 (1.11%) SSL
13 8 (0.98%) BGP
13 8 (0.98%) VoIP
14 6 (0.74%) Broadband
14 6 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (2.83%) RDBMS
1 23 (2.83%) Relational Database
2 21 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
2 21 (2.58%) MySQL
3 16 (1.97%) Power BI
4 15 (1.84%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (1.60%) Amazon Redshift
7 10 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (1.23%) MongoDB
8 9 (1.11%) Big Data
9 8 (0.98%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.37%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.25%) GIS
11 2 (0.25%) Tableau
12 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 26 (3.19%) JIRA
2 23 (2.83%) Git
3 13 (1.60%) Postman
4 6 (0.74%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.49%) Subversion
6 2 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 331 (40.66%) Social Skills
2 157 (19.29%) Analytical Skills
3 146 (17.94%) Finance
4 54 (6.63%) Public Sector
5 49 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
6 46 (5.65%) Retail
7 43 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
8 41 (5.04%) Marketing
9 31 (3.81%) Manufacturing
10 28 (3.44%) Legal
11 21 (2.58%) Local Government
12 17 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 17 (2.09%) Telecoms
13 15 (1.84%) Banking
14 14 (1.72%) Automotive
14 14 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.72%) Law
14 14 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.60%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.11%) Games
Job Titles
1 295 (36.24%) Project Manager
2 99 (12.16%) Senior
3 78 (9.58%) Lead
4 69 (8.48%) IT Manager
5 52 (6.39%) Analyst
6 49 (6.02%) Architect
7 45 (5.53%) Senior Manager
8 43 (5.28%) Digital Project Manager
9 40 (4.91%) IT Project Manager
10 33 (4.05%) Senior Project Manager
11 31 (3.81%) Delivery Manager
12 30 (3.69%) Presales Manager
13 28 (3.44%) Software Project Manager
14 27 (3.32%) Software Manager
15 24 (2.95%) IT Engineer
16 23 (2.83%) Consultant
17 21 (2.58%) Coordinator
17 21 (2.58%) Systems Manager
18 20 (2.46%) IT Support
19 17 (2.09%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.19%) .NET
2 24 (2.95%) RabbitMQ
3 21 (2.58%) Spring Boot
4 13 (1.60%) JSON
4 13 (1.60%) Spring
5 10 (1.23%) YAML
6 9 (1.11%) CSS
6 9 (1.11%) HTML
7 7 (0.86%) Web Services
8 6 (0.74%) GraphQL
8 6 (0.74%) Laravel
8 6 (0.74%) WinForms
9 5 (0.61%) jQuery
9 5 (0.61%) React
10 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (0.49%) RESTful
10 4 (0.49%) SOAP
10 4 (0.49%) WCF
11 2 (0.25%) AngularJS
11 2 (0.25%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 33 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (3.56%) PMI
4 27 (3.32%) Product Ownership
5 23 (2.83%) Data Centre
6 22 (2.70%) Public Cloud
7 21 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
8 17 (2.09%) Security Posture
9 16 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.72%) PKI
11 13 (1.60%) Cloud Native
12 12 (1.47%) Social Media
13 11 (1.35%) Cyberattack
14 10 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
15 9 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
16 8 (0.98%) CCTV
17 7 (0.86%) iSeries
17 7 (0.86%) NHS
17 7 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.91%) Linux
2 37 (4.55%) Windows
3 15 (1.84%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.23%) Data ONTAP
5 8 (0.98%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (34.64%) Agile
2 202 (24.82%) Problem-Solving
3 167 (20.52%) Project Delivery
4 137 (16.83%) Mentoring
5 112 (13.76%) PRINCE2
6 98 (12.04%) Coaching
7 95 (11.67%) SDLC
8 91 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 85 (10.44%) Actionable Insight
10 73 (8.97%) Agile Project Management
10 73 (8.97%) Decision-Making
11 61 (7.49%) ITIL
12 59 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
12 59 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
12 59 (7.25%) ERP
12 59 (7.25%) Roadmaps
13 58 (7.13%) Line Management
14 57 (7.00%) Risk Management
15 52 (6.39%) Presales
16 51 (6.27%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 39 (4.79%) SQL
2 28 (3.44%) Python
3 26 (3.19%) PHP
4 18 (2.21%) C#
5 17 (2.09%) Java
6 14 (1.72%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.72%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.11%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.86%) RPG
8 7 (0.86%) RPG IV
9 5 (0.61%) VB
9 5 (0.61%) VB.NET
9 5 (0.61%) VBScript
10 3 (0.37%) R
10 3 (0.37%) Scala
10 3 (0.37%) VBA
11 1 (0.12%) Bash
11 1 (0.12%) C++
11 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 177 (21.74%) Degree
2 57 (7.00%) PMP
3 56 (6.88%) Security Cleared
4 55 (6.76%) PMI Certification
5 47 (5.77%) SC Cleared
6 33 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 19 (2.33%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 13 (1.60%) APMP
11 12 (1.47%) CISA
11 12 (1.47%) HNC
12 11 (1.35%) HND
13 10 (1.23%) Azure Certification
13 10 (1.23%) CISSP
13 10 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 9 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.11%) PgMP
15 8 (0.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (0.98%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (4.55%) PMO
2 31 (3.81%) QA
3 25 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (2.33%) NIST
5 13 (1.60%) SLA
6 9 (1.11%) GDPR
7 7 (0.86%) Good Clinical Practice
7 7 (0.86%) GxP
7 7 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 6 (0.74%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.74%) GLP
8 6 (0.74%) NCSC
9 5 (0.61%) SOC 2
10 4 (0.49%) GMP
10 4 (0.49%) ISO 9000
11 2 (0.25%) GRC
11 2 (0.25%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.25%) MiFID
11 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (4.67%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.47%) Docker
4 10 (1.23%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.12%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.12%) Lustre
7 1 (0.12%) RACF
7 1 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (1.97%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (1.60%) Terraform
4 12 (1.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 12 (1.47%) Opsgenie
4 12 (1.47%) VxRail
4 12 (1.47%) ZABBIX
5 10 (1.23%) Ansible
5 10 (1.23%) Prometheus
5 10 (1.23%) vCenter Server
6 5 (0.61%) Nessus
7 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.12%) Icinga
8 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 129 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.04%) VMware
3 26 (3.19%) SAP
4 23 (2.83%) Google
5 22 (2.70%) NetApp
6 17 (2.09%) Cisco
6 17 (2.09%) Oracle
7 16 (1.97%) SolarWinds
8 12 (1.47%) Dell
8 12 (1.47%) Fortinet
9 11 (1.35%) Adobe
9 11 (1.35%) Palo Alto
10 10 (1.23%) Red Hat
10 10 (1.23%) SolidFire
10 10 (1.23%) Veeam
11 9 (1.11%) Citrix
12 8 (0.98%) CA
12 8 (0.98%) IBM
12 8 (0.98%) Sparx
13 7 (0.86%) Alteryx