Senior Project Manager Jobs in the North West

Senior Project Manager
England > North West

The median Senior Project Manager salary in the North West is £54,793 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 244 259 258
Rank change year-on-year +15 -1 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 46 40 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.59% 0.39% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.41% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 41 27 36
10th Percentile - £41,500 £50,625
25th Percentile £47,683 £49,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £55,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year -1.27% -8.72% +5.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,625 £60,899
90th Percentile £65,000 £69,250 £64,125
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +8.33% -1.48% -6.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 7,184 9,803 6,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 94.75% 89.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,825 7,500 4,002
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £30,014
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,370
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 £78,500 £80,725
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Project Manager in the North West

Senior Project Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Senior Project Manager in the North West

Senior Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Project Manager in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Project Manager in the North West

Senior 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 Senior Project Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 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
Lancashire -38 32 £54,793 +4.37% 7
Cheshire +11 7 £60,000 +4.35% 12
Manchester +37 4 £62,500 - 22
Cumbria -67 3 £65,000 - 1
Senior Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 45 (97.83%) Project Management
2 19 (41.30%) PMP
2 19 (41.30%) Manufacturing
2 19 (41.30%) Degree
3 18 (39.13%) Finance
4 17 (36.96%) Application Packaging
4 17 (36.96%) Atlassian
4 17 (36.96%) Confluence
4 17 (36.96%) Waterfall
4 17 (36.96%) Agile
4 17 (36.96%) Stakeholder Management
4 17 (36.96%) Programme Management
4 17 (36.96%) Quality Management
4 17 (36.96%) PRINCE
4 17 (36.96%) ITIL
5 15 (32.61%) HNC
5 15 (32.61%) NEBOSH
5 15 (32.61%) Customer Requirements
5 15 (32.61%) Business Case
6 7 (15.22%) Retail
7 4 (8.70%) MRICS
8 3 (6.52%) Line Management
8 3 (6.52%) Mentoring
8 3 (6.52%) Front Office
8 3 (6.52%) Back Office
8 3 (6.52%) CRM
8 3 (6.52%) ERP
9 2 (4.35%) PMI
9 2 (4.35%) PRINCE2
9 2 (4.35%) PMI Certification

Senior 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 17 (36.96%) Confluence
General
1 19 (41.30%) Manufacturing
2 18 (39.13%) Finance
3 7 (15.22%) Retail
4 3 (6.52%) Back Office
4 3 (6.52%) Front Office
5 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.35%) Social Skills
6 1 (2.17%) Banking
6 1 (2.17%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.35%) Driving Licence
1 2 (4.35%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (97.83%) Project Management
2 17 (36.96%) Agile
2 17 (36.96%) Application Packaging
2 17 (36.96%) ITIL
2 17 (36.96%) PRINCE
2 17 (36.96%) Programme Management
2 17 (36.96%) Quality Management
2 17 (36.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (36.96%) Waterfall
3 15 (32.61%) Business Case
3 15 (32.61%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (6.52%) CRM
4 3 (6.52%) ERP
4 3 (6.52%) Line Management
4 3 (6.52%) Mentoring
5 2 (4.35%) Facilities Management
5 2 (4.35%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (4.35%) People Management
5 2 (4.35%) PRINCE2
5 2 (4.35%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 19 (41.30%) Degree
1 19 (41.30%) PMP
2 15 (32.61%) HNC
3 4 (8.70%) MRICS
4 2 (4.35%) PMI Certification
4 2 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (32.61%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 17 (36.96%) Atlassian