Project Management Job Trends in Preston

Project Management
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +4
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 4 26 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 5.00% 19.26% 9.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.06% 19.26% 10.59%
Number of salaries quoted 4 11 9
10th Percentile £45,805 £42,750 £45,500
25th Percentile £47,012 £48,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,792 £58,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +27.17% -1.40%
75th Percentile £65,425 £64,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £68,170 £68,000 £55,000
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +7.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 66 135 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 82.50% 100.00% 86.73%
Number of salaries quoted 45 85 63
10th Percentile £32,400 £35,250 £22,551
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% +9.27%
75th Percentile £57,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,560 £70,000 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £46,500 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.10% +5.38% +5.56%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Preston

Project Management
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Preston over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in Preston

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 Office
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA Agile
General
1 1 (25.00%) Avionics
1 1 (25.00%) Back Office
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 2 (50.00%) IT Project Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior IT Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior IT Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Software Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) System Design Authority
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (25.00%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (25.00%) TOGAF Certification