Project Management Jobs in the South East

Project Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 20 22
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 637 1,396 1,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.61% 7.96% 9.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.18% 9.53% 9.70%
Number of salaries quoted 354 911 710
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £37,425
25th Percentile £38,625 £38,500 £45,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £59,250
% change year-on-year +9.52% -11.39% +3.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,872 14,647 13,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 92.08% 83.51% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 4,278 10,075 7,715
10th Percentile £29,175 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £36,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the South East.

Salary trend for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the South East

Project Management
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the South East 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
Thames Valley -7 278 £48,750 +8.33% 958
Berkshire -4 162 £43,750 -12.50% 594
Hampshire +2 113 £60,000 +27.66% 370
Isle of Wight -31 98 £70,000 +64.71% 10
Oxfordshire 0 69 £37,500 -15.61% 129
Surrey -25 67 £54,813 +9.63% 239
Buckinghamshire -30 47 £57,500 +27.78% 242
Kent -31 32 £40,101 -10.89% 228
West Sussex +7 25 £62,500 -2.34% 110
East Sussex 0 16 £67,125 +34.25% 104
Middlesex -18 7 - -
Home Counties - 1 £60,000 -
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 38 (5.97%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.26%) CMS
3 7 (1.10%) Kentico
3 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.78%) Apache
4 5 (0.78%) IIS
5 4 (0.63%) WordPress
6 3 (0.47%) Confluence
7 2 (0.31%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.16%) EPiServer
Applications
1 41 (6.44%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.49%) Simulink
3 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (0.78%) Trello
6 3 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.47%) Final Cut Pro
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.47%) Productboard
7 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 35 (5.49%) Teamcenter
2 16 (2.51%) OpenText VIM for SAP
2 16 (2.51%) SAP FI
3 12 (1.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.88%) NetSuite
3 12 (1.88%) Sage 200
4 11 (1.73%) Sage CRM
5 6 (0.94%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.63%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.31%) Maximo
7 2 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.58%) Azure
1 61 (9.58%) Power Platform
2 37 (5.81%) Power Automate
3 36 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (5.02%) PowerApps
5 15 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (2.20%) SaaS
7 11 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.73%) IaaS
8 7 (1.10%) Kontent
9 6 (0.94%) AWS
9 6 (0.94%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.78%) PaaS
11 4 (0.63%) Asana
11 4 (0.63%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 4 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
11 4 (0.63%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (0.63%) BigCommerce
11 4 (0.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.88%) DNS
1 12 (1.88%) Firewall
2 7 (1.10%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.10%) VPN
2 7 (1.10%) WAN
3 6 (0.94%) Wireless
4 5 (0.78%) SAN
5 4 (0.63%) LAN
5 4 (0.63%) Network Security
5 4 (0.63%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.47%) DHCP
6 3 (0.47%) MPLS
7 2 (0.31%) Wireless Security
8 1 (0.16%) BGP
8 1 (0.16%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.16%) GPON
8 1 (0.16%) OSPF
8 1 (0.16%) Spanning Tree
8 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.38%) Power BI
2 42 (6.59%) Big Data
3 37 (5.81%) SQL Server
4 30 (4.71%) Data Lake
5 29 (4.55%) Tableau
6 25 (3.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 10 (1.57%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.94%) Electronic Patient Records
9 4 (0.63%) MySQL
10 3 (0.47%) Metadata
10 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.31%) DTS
11 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.16%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 35 (5.49%) Rational DOORS
2 22 (3.45%) JIRA
3 18 (2.83%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.63%) Git
5 1 (0.16%) Redmine
5 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
General
1 348 (54.63%) Social Skills
2 211 (33.12%) Finance
3 89 (13.97%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (13.50%) Law
5 57 (8.95%) Manufacturing
6 55 (8.63%) Marketing
7 45 (7.06%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (6.44%) Legal
9 39 (6.12%) Electronics
10 38 (5.97%) Aerospace
11 36 (5.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 26 (4.08%) Advertising
13 23 (3.61%) Retail
14 19 (2.98%) Public Sector
15 18 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
16 15 (2.35%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.26%) Local Government
18 7 (1.10%) Banking
19 6 (0.94%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 173 (27.16%) Project Manager
2 97 (15.23%) Senior
3 90 (14.13%) Lead
4 65 (10.20%) Engineering Manager
5 53 (8.32%) Senior Manager
6 42 (6.59%) Analyst
7 38 (5.97%) Junior
8 35 (5.49%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 35 (5.49%) Systems Engineer
9 31 (4.87%) Developer
10 30 (4.71%) Architect
11 27 (4.24%) Account Manager
12 23 (3.61%) IT Manager
13 20 (3.14%) Software Manager
14 19 (2.98%) Security Manager
15 18 (2.83%) Delivery Project Manager
15 18 (2.83%) Product Delivery Manager
15 18 (2.83%) Software Engineering Manager
16 17 (2.67%) Financial Analyst
16 17 (2.67%) Portal Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.55%) React
2 26 (4.08%) .NET
3 22 (3.45%) .NET Framework
3 22 (3.45%) XML
4 17 (2.67%) .NET Core
4 17 (2.67%) JSON
5 8 (1.26%) ASP.NET
5 8 (1.26%) CSS
5 8 (1.26%) HTML
6 5 (0.78%) SAML
7 3 (0.47%) HTML5
7 3 (0.47%) HTML5 Canvas
7 3 (0.47%) SPFx
8 2 (0.31%) Next.js
8 2 (0.31%) Node.js
9 1 (0.16%) 802.1X
9 1 (0.16%) Kafka
9 1 (0.16%) MACH
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Fusion
9 1 (0.16%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 36 (5.65%) Driving Licence
1 36 (5.65%) Management Information System
2 30 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
3 28 (4.40%) Digital Media
3 28 (4.40%) Product Ownership
4 25 (3.92%) Marketing Technology
5 18 (2.83%) Mobile App
6 17 (2.67%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.20%) Onboarding
8 8 (1.26%) Life Science
9 7 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.10%) Operational Technology
9 7 (1.10%) Social Media
10 6 (0.94%) Data Structures
11 5 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.78%) Client/Server
11 5 (0.78%) NHS
11 5 (0.78%) PKI
12 4 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.63%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.30%) Windows
2 18 (2.83%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.78%) Linux
4 3 (0.47%) Android
4 3 (0.47%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.47%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.31%) Unix
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 8
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (30.61%) Project Delivery
2 160 (25.12%) Problem-Solving
3 128 (20.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 126 (19.78%) Computer Science
5 123 (19.31%) Mentoring
6 115 (18.05%) Agile
7 97 (15.23%) Continuous Improvement
8 66 (10.36%) Process Improvement
9 65 (10.20%) Cost Control
9 65 (10.20%) Risk Management
10 61 (9.58%) Service Management
11 59 (9.26%) PRINCE2
12 58 (9.11%) Strategic Thinking
13 56 (8.79%) CRM
14 55 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
15 53 (8.32%) Collaborative Working
16 51 (8.01%) Customer Service
17 50 (7.85%) Data Analysis
18 48 (7.54%) ERP
19 47 (7.38%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 61 (9.58%) SQL
2 35 (5.49%) MATLAB
3 12 (1.88%) C#
4 11 (1.73%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.57%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.57%) Python
6 4 (0.63%) Bicep
7 3 (0.47%) C++
7 3 (0.47%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.31%) Bash
8 2 (0.31%) C
8 2 (0.31%) Fortran
8 2 (0.31%) Java
8 2 (0.31%) R
9 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.16%) PHP
9 1 (0.16%) Swift
9 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 222 (34.85%) Degree
2 150 (23.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 45 (7.06%) PMP
4 42 (6.59%) PMI Certification
5 30 (4.71%) Chartered Engineer
6 24 (3.77%) Security Cleared
7 20 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.51%) CISSP
9 12 (1.88%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.57%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.57%) SC Cleared
11 8 (1.26%) HND
11 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.94%) APMP
12 6 (0.94%) CCNP
12 6 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (0.94%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.78%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.81%) Data Quality
2 24 (3.77%) QA
3 11 (1.73%) PMO
3 11 (1.73%) SLA
4 10 (1.57%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.26%) GDPR
5 8 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (0.63%) GMP
6 4 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.47%) PMBOK
8 2 (0.31%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.31%) NEBOSH
8 2 (0.31%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.31%) WCAG
9 1 (0.16%) AQAP
9 1 (0.16%) COSHH
9 1 (0.16%) GxP
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 12 (1.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.78%) Hyper-V
2 5 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
2 5 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.31%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (0.78%) ZABBIX
3 2 (0.31%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.31%) Terraform
4 1 (0.16%) Amdocs OSS
4 1 (0.16%) Ansible
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.16%) Netcool
Vendors
1 141 (22.14%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.54%) SAP
3 35 (5.49%) IBM
4 28 (4.40%) ServiceNow
5 20 (3.14%) Concur
5 20 (3.14%) Workday
6 15 (2.35%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.04%) Oracle
8 12 (1.88%) Sage
9 11 (1.73%) Cisco
9 11 (1.73%) VMware
10 8 (1.26%) Meraki
11 6 (0.94%) Dell
11 6 (0.94%) NetApp
12 5 (0.78%) Adobe
12 5 (0.78%) Facebook
12 5 (0.78%) Google
12 5 (0.78%) Instagram
12 5 (0.78%) PeopleSoft
12 5 (0.78%) Veeam