Project Manager Jobs in the North West

Project Manager
England > North West

The median Project Manager salary in the North West is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 119 100
Rank change year-on-year +75 -19 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 446 220 312
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.53% 2.81% 3.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.79% 3.16% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 359 171 194
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £40,375
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,357 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +8.49% +13.37%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 9,310 6,965 8,974
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 88.96% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 7,147 4,048 5,399
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
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 Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 8 May 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 +49 195 £50,000 -9.09% 65
Lancashire +24 87 £41,774 -30.38% 11
Cheshire +43 77 £45,500 -25.16% 17
Merseyside +47 67 £41,250 -25.00% 9
Cumbria +3 17 £35,000 -42.43% 8
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 300 (67.26%) Project Management
2 147 (32.96%) Social Skills
3 141 (31.61%) Agile
4 129 (28.92%) Project Delivery
5 100 (22.42%) PRINCE2
6 65 (14.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 64 (14.35%) Degree
8 57 (12.78%) PMP
9 55 (12.33%) Finance
10 50 (11.21%) SDLC
11 49 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
12 48 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
13 47 (10.54%) Mentoring
14 43 (9.64%) Agile Project Management
15 42 (9.42%) Microsoft
16 38 (8.52%) Coaching
16 38 (8.52%) Actionable Insight
17 37 (8.30%) Presales
17 37 (8.30%) PMI Certification
17 37 (8.30%) ERP
17 37 (8.30%) Risk Management
18 32 (7.17%) Change Management
18 32 (7.17%) Software Delivery
19 29 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
20 27 (6.05%) Public Sector
20 27 (6.05%) PMO
21 26 (5.83%) Decision-Making
21 26 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
21 26 (5.83%) Retail
22 25 (5.61%) Manufacturing

Project Manager Skill Set
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 3 (0.67%) CMS
1 3 (0.67%) WordPress
2 2 (0.45%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 17 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.12%) Shopify
3 2 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) BPCS
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 20 (4.48%) SaaS
2 12 (2.69%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (2.47%) Azure
4 10 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (1.12%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (0.67%) Slack
7 2 (0.45%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.45%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.22%) AWS
8 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.22%) GCP
8 1 (0.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.47%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.79%) LAN
2 8 (1.79%) WAN
3 3 (0.67%) Wireless
4 2 (0.45%) Extranet
4 2 (0.45%) Internet
4 2 (0.45%) Intranet
5 1 (0.22%) Firewall
5 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.22%) SAN
5 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.45%) GIS
1 2 (0.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.57%) JIRA
2 2 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 147 (32.96%) Social Skills
2 55 (12.33%) Finance
3 49 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.05%) Public Sector
5 26 (5.83%) Retail
6 25 (5.61%) Manufacturing
6 25 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.04%) Marketing
8 15 (3.36%) Legal
9 14 (3.14%) Law
10 13 (2.91%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.57%) Automotive
13 6 (1.35%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.35%) Social Housing
14 4 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (0.90%) Local Government
15 3 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
16 2 (0.45%) iGaming
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.12%) CSS
1 5 (1.12%) HTML
1 5 (1.12%) JSON
2 3 (0.67%) .NET
2 3 (0.67%) RESTful
2 3 (0.67%) SOAP
3 1 (0.22%) Node.js
3 1 (0.22%) React
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (2.47%) Driving Licence
3 8 (1.79%) Onboarding
4 7 (1.57%) PMI
4 7 (1.57%) Virtual Team
5 6 (1.35%) Biopharmaceutical
6 5 (1.12%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (0.90%) Freedom of Information
7 4 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.67%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (0.67%) FMCG
8 3 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.45%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.45%) Life Science
9 2 (0.45%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.45%) Smart Meter
10 1 (0.22%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.22%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.22%) Windows
1 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (67.26%) Project Management
2 141 (31.61%) Agile
3 129 (28.92%) Project Delivery
4 100 (22.42%) PRINCE2
5 65 (14.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 50 (11.21%) SDLC
7 48 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (10.54%) Mentoring
9 43 (9.64%) Agile Project Management
10 38 (8.52%) Actionable Insight
10 38 (8.52%) Coaching
11 37 (8.30%) ERP
11 37 (8.30%) Presales
11 37 (8.30%) Risk Management
12 32 (7.17%) Change Management
12 32 (7.17%) Software Delivery
13 29 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 26 (5.83%) Cybersecurity
14 26 (5.83%) Decision-Making
15 25 (5.61%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.02%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.22%) Ada
2 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (14.35%) Degree
2 57 (12.78%) PMP
3 37 (8.30%) PMI Certification
4 21 (4.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 20 (4.48%) Security Cleared
6 19 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 18 (4.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 6 (1.35%) HNC
8 6 (1.35%) HND
9 3 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.67%) PgMP
10 2 (0.45%) APMP
10 2 (0.45%) CAPM
10 2 (0.45%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.45%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.22%) CCNA
11 1 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.22%) RIBA
11 1 (0.22%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.05%) PMO
2 25 (5.61%) QA
3 7 (1.57%) GxP
4 6 (1.35%) GLP
4 6 (1.35%) Good Clinical Practice
5 4 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.90%) GMP
6 3 (0.67%) GDPR
6 3 (0.67%) ISO 9000
6 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.67%) SLA
7 1 (0.22%) GAMP
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 42 (9.42%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.24%) SAP
3 6 (1.35%) Adobe
4 5 (1.12%) Cisco
5 4 (0.90%) Meraki
6 2 (0.45%) Apple
6 2 (0.45%) BT
6 2 (0.45%) CA
6 2 (0.45%) Openreach
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle
6 2 (0.45%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.45%) WooCommerce
7 1 (0.22%) Aruba
7 1 (0.22%) Avaloq
7 1 (0.22%) Ceridian
7 1 (0.22%) Infor
7 1 (0.22%) NEC
7 1 (0.22%) Planview
7 1 (0.22%) VMware
7 1 (0.22%) Zoho