PMO Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring PMO skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 45 41
Rank change year-on-year -7 -4 +48
Permanent jobs citing PMO 4 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.80% 0.50% 0.91%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 6.25% 3.92% 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +55.56%
UK median annual salary £58,305 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.01% - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 64 51 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 12.72% 12.72% 12.73%
Number of salaries quoted 12 11 23
10th Percentile - £26,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% +35.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £56,000 - £71,250
UK median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £57,982
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.48% +0.84%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMO relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

PMO job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

PMO
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PMO.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PMO

PMO
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
County Antrim +2 2 - -
PMO
UK

PMO
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
2 2 (50.00%) Retail
3 1 (25.00%) Front Office
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Technology Director
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Business Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (50.00%) Budget Responsibility
3 2 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) IT Governance
3 2 (50.00%) IT Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) People Management
3 2 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
4 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
4 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP