Project Manager Jobs in Northern Ireland

Project Manager
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Project Manager salary in Northern Ireland is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 50 94
Rank change year-on-year +42 +44 -36
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 33 27 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 12.64% 3.68% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.54% 3.85% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 6
10th Percentile £41,677 £29,450 £37,250
25th Percentile £43,861 £31,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,875 £71,250 £53,438
90th Percentile £67,500 - £55,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -16.67% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 227 702 823
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.97% 95.64% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 56 342 449
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,625 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £91,041 £87,500 £68,800
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Northern Ireland

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Northern Ireland

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Northern Ireland

Project Manager
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 Project Manager within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 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
County Antrim +25 10 £67,500 +42.11% 12
County Down - 8 - - 1
County Armagh - 2 £40,221 -
County Londonderry - 2 - -
County Tyrone - 1 £50,000 -
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 12 (36.36%) Finance
1 12 (36.36%) Time Management
2 10 (30.30%) Degree
2 10 (30.30%) NEC
3 7 (21.21%) Project Management
4 6 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 5 (15.15%) NEC Housing
5 5 (15.15%) Facilities Management
5 5 (15.15%) Marketing
5 5 (15.15%) Marketing Strategy
5 5 (15.15%) Process Management
6 4 (12.12%) Social Housing
6 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
7 3 (9.09%) Change Control
7 3 (9.09%) Service Delivery
7 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (6.06%) PRINCE2
8 2 (6.06%) Project Delivery
9 1 (3.03%) Requirements Gathering
9 1 (3.03%) Business Strategy
9 1 (3.03%) Contract Management
9 1 (3.03%) Collaborative Working
9 1 (3.03%) Decision-Making
9 1 (3.03%) Problem-Solving
9 1 (3.03%) RIBA
9 1 (3.03%) Architectural Design
9 1 (3.03%) Budget Management
9 1 (3.03%) HNC

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (15.15%) NEC Housing
General
1 12 (36.36%) Finance
2 5 (15.15%) Marketing
3 4 (12.12%) Public Sector
3 4 (12.12%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.03%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (36.36%) Time Management
2 7 (21.21%) Project Management
3 5 (15.15%) Facilities Management
3 5 (15.15%) Marketing Strategy
3 5 (15.15%) Process Management
4 3 (9.09%) Change Control
4 3 (9.09%) Service Delivery
5 2 (6.06%) PRINCE2
5 2 (6.06%) Project Delivery
6 1 (3.03%) Agile
6 1 (3.03%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.03%) Budget Management
6 1 (3.03%) Business Analytics
6 1 (3.03%) Business Strategy
6 1 (3.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (3.03%) ERP
6 1 (3.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (3.03%) Scrum
6 1 (3.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (3.03%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 10 (30.30%) Degree
2 1 (3.03%) HNC
2 1 (3.03%) HND
2 1 (3.03%) PMP
2 1 (3.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (3.03%) RIBA
2 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) QA
Vendors
1 10 (30.30%) NEC
2 6 (18.18%) Microsoft