Project Manager Jobs in Reading

Project Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Project Manager salary in Reading is £61,250 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 44 68 99
Rank change year-on-year +24 +31 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 19 59 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 3.83% 3.30% 2.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.62% 3.48% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 6 32 29
10th Percentile £44,875 £43,750 -
25th Percentile £53,750 £48,750 £45,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £57,500 £45,600
Median % change year-on-year +6.52% +26.10% -8.80%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,125 - £69,750
Berkshire median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £45,600
% change year-on-year +4.55% +20.61% -24.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 411 1,696 1,449
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.86% 94.75% 93.85%
Number of salaries quoted 219 1,063 758
10th Percentile £30,400 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £39,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £66,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £56,673 £52,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year +7.95% -11.02% +2.61%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Reading

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Reading

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Reading

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

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Reading

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

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 Reading region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 16 (84.21%) Project Management
2 9 (47.37%) Commercial Awareness
3 8 (42.11%) Degree
3 8 (42.11%) Project Delivery
4 7 (36.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (36.84%) HND
4 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (26.32%) Social Skills
6 4 (21.05%) CRM
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (15.79%) Presales
8 2 (10.53%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
8 2 (10.53%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (10.53%) Programme Management
8 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
8 2 (10.53%) Risk Management
8 2 (10.53%) PMI Certification
8 2 (10.53%) Salesforce
8 2 (10.53%) Budget Management
9 1 (5.26%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
9 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (5.26%) Mobile Broadband
9 1 (5.26%) Business Strategy
9 1 (5.26%) Customer Service
9 1 (5.26%) Requirements Gathering
9 1 (5.26%) Business Case
9 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (5.26%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (5.26%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Dropbox
1 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) Broadband
1 1 (5.26%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (5.26%) Mobile Broadband
General
1 7 (36.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (26.32%) Social Skills
3 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Automotive
4 1 (5.26%) Electronics
4 1 (5.26%) Finance
4 1 (5.26%) Games
4 1 (5.26%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.26%) Marketing
4 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.53%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.26%) PMI
2 1 (5.26%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (84.21%) Project Management
2 9 (47.37%) Commercial Awareness
3 8 (42.11%) Project Delivery
4 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (21.05%) CRM
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Presales
7 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (10.53%) Budget Management
8 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
8 2 (10.53%) Programme Management
8 2 (10.53%) Risk Management
9 1 (5.26%) Agile Project Management
9 1 (5.26%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (5.26%) Information Security
9 1 (5.26%) Marketing Strategy
9 1 (5.26%) Migration
9 1 (5.26%) People Management
9 1 (5.26%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) Degree
2 7 (36.84%) HND
3 2 (10.53%) PMI Certification
4 1 (5.26%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.26%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Salesforce
2 1 (5.26%) HubSpot
2 1 (5.26%) NEC
2 1 (5.26%) Oracle
2 1 (5.26%) PeopleSoft
2 1 (5.26%) SAP