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 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 37 30 45
Rank change year-on-year -7 +15 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 283 727 485
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 6.85% 8.08% 5.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.21% 8.41% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 184 421 337
10th Percentile £36,264 £32,500 £32,456
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £54,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +10.20% +8.89%
75th Percentile £64,063 £65,625 £59,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +8.18% -

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 3,923 8,641 8,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 94.96% 96.06% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,665 5,041 5,887
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,831 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,439 £40,500 £37,909
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £84,056 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +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 1 December 2023.

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 1 December 2023. 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 -6 146 £56,021 +1.86% 153
Merseyside +24 51 £51,500 +3.00% 28
Cheshire +4 40 £58,920 +24.04% 46
Lancashire +6 23 £52,500 +18.31% 23
Cumbria -6 17 £60,000 +11.11% 12
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 8 (2.83%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.41%) IIS
3 3 (1.06%) CMS
4 2 (0.71%) Drupal
4 2 (0.71%) Mendix
5 1 (0.35%) Confluence
5 1 (0.35%) Moodle
5 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.83%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.77%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.41%) Trello
5 2 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.35%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.77%) SAP CO
1 5 (1.77%) SAP FI
1 5 (1.77%) SAP FI/CO
1 5 (1.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.06%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.71%) Primavera
4 1 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 46 (16.25%) Azure
2 29 (10.25%) AWS
3 21 (7.42%) SaaS
4 17 (6.01%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.95%) IaaS
5 14 (4.95%) PaaS
6 10 (3.53%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.12%) Serverless
8 4 (1.41%) GCP
9 3 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (1.06%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.06%) IBM Cloud
10 2 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.71%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.35%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.35%) GitHub
11 1 (0.35%) Google Analytics
11 1 (0.35%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.59%) SAN
2 8 (2.83%) WAN
3 7 (2.47%) LAN
4 6 (2.12%) Firewall
4 6 (2.12%) Structured Cabling
4 6 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.41%) DNS
5 4 (1.41%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.41%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.41%) VoIP
6 3 (1.06%) DHCP
6 3 (1.06%) Wireless
7 2 (0.71%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.71%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.71%) Network Security
7 2 (0.71%) VPN
7 2 (0.71%) WLAN
8 1 (0.35%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.35%) FTP
8 1 (0.35%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.83%) Power BI
1 8 (2.83%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.77%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (1.06%) Big Data
4 3 (1.06%) MySQL
5 2 (0.71%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.71%) Tableau
6 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 12 (4.24%) JIRA
2 8 (2.83%) Git
3 3 (1.06%) Jenkins
General
1 98 (34.63%) Social Skills
2 58 (20.49%) Finance
3 31 (10.95%) Presentation Skills
4 27 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (8.48%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (7.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (6.36%) Manufacturing
7 18 (6.36%) Public Sector
8 13 (4.59%) Retail
9 12 (4.24%) Legal
10 10 (3.53%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.47%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.47%) Marketing
12 6 (2.12%) Local Government
13 5 (1.77%) Law
14 4 (1.41%) Banking
15 3 (1.06%) Tech for Good
15 3 (1.06%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.71%) Advertising
16 2 (0.71%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 107 (37.81%) Project Manager
2 36 (12.72%) Senior
3 34 (12.01%) Analyst
4 26 (9.19%) Senior Manager
5 23 (8.13%) Architect
5 23 (8.13%) IT Manager
6 21 (7.42%) Senior Project Manager
7 17 (6.01%) Business Analyst
8 14 (4.95%) Infrastructure Architect
9 13 (4.59%) IT Project Manager
9 13 (4.59%) Technical Manager
10 10 (3.53%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (3.18%) Consultant
11 9 (3.18%) Lead
11 9 (3.18%) Technical Project Manager
12 8 (2.83%) Infrastructure Manager
12 8 (2.83%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 8 (2.83%) Presales Manager
13 7 (2.47%) Technical Analyst
13 7 (2.47%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.47%) React
2 5 (1.77%) JSON
2 5 (1.77%) REST
2 5 (1.77%) XML
3 4 (1.41%) .NET
3 4 (1.41%) React Native
3 4 (1.41%) SOAP
4 3 (1.06%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.06%) Django
4 3 (1.06%) Twitter Bootstrap
4 3 (1.06%) Velocity
5 1 (0.35%) CSS
5 1 (0.35%) HTML
5 1 (0.35%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.35%) OAuth
5 1 (0.35%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.35%) OpenID
5 1 (0.35%) RESTful
5 1 (0.35%) Web Services
5 1 (0.35%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.54%) Virtual Team
2 22 (7.77%) Management Information System
3 19 (6.71%) Product Ownership
4 17 (6.01%) Public Cloud
5 11 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (3.53%) Private Cloud
7 7 (2.47%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.47%) e-Learning
7 7 (2.47%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.06%) CCTV
8 3 (1.06%) CMDB
8 3 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 2 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.71%) IoT
9 2 (0.71%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.71%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.71%) Mobile Computing
9 2 (0.71%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.54%) Windows
2 20 (7.07%) Linux
3 10 (3.53%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.47%) Unix
5 6 (2.12%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.35%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (36.40%) Agile
2 90 (31.80%) Project Delivery
3 50 (17.67%) Actionable Insight
4 48 (16.96%) PRINCE2
5 46 (16.25%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (15.19%) SDLC
7 39 (13.78%) Stakeholder Management
8 38 (13.43%) Scrum
9 37 (13.07%) Mentoring
10 29 (10.25%) ERP
10 29 (10.25%) Waterfall
11 27 (9.54%) Agile Project Management
12 26 (9.19%) Migration
13 25 (8.83%) Change Management
13 25 (8.83%) Computer Science
13 25 (8.83%) Line Management
14 22 (7.77%) ITIL
15 18 (6.36%) Analytics
15 18 (6.36%) Coaching
15 18 (6.36%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.65%) Python
2 13 (4.59%) SQL
3 12 (4.24%) JavaScript
4 10 (3.53%) Java
5 6 (2.12%) C#
6 3 (1.06%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.71%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.71%) VBA
8 1 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.35%) PHP
Qualifications
1 55 (19.43%) Degree
2 29 (10.25%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.71%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (5.30%) SC Cleared
5 12 (4.24%) PMI Certification
6 10 (3.53%) PMP
7 5 (1.77%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.77%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.06%) CCNP
8 3 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.06%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.71%) MBA
9 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.71%) PhD
10 1 (0.35%) CCAB
10 1 (0.35%) CCNA
10 1 (0.35%) HND
10 1 (0.35%) ISEB
10 1 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.36%) PMO
2 12 (4.24%) QA
3 8 (2.83%) SLA
4 3 (1.06%) GDPR
4 3 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.71%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.35%) GMP
6 1 (0.35%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (3.89%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.06%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (1.06%) Firmware
2 3 (1.06%) vSphere
3 1 (0.35%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 1 (0.35%) RACF
3 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (6.36%) Terraform
2 13 (4.59%) Ansible
3 4 (1.41%) SCCM
4 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.06%) Nessus
4 3 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 32 (11.31%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.42%) Salesforce
3 20 (7.07%) NEC
4 16 (5.65%) Oracle
5 14 (4.95%) SAP
6 12 (4.24%) Cisco
7 10 (3.53%) ServiceNow
8 8 (2.83%) Google
9 7 (2.47%) IBM
10 6 (2.12%) Citrix
10 6 (2.12%) VMware
11 4 (1.41%) Dell
11 4 (1.41%) Remedy
12 3 (1.06%) arcserve
12 3 (1.06%) Civica
12 3 (1.06%) Juniper
12 3 (1.06%) Northgate
12 3 (1.06%) Sophos
13 2 (0.71%) NetApp
13 2 (0.71%) SolarWinds