PMI Job Trends in South Wales

Project Management Institute (PMI)
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PMI in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited PMI over the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 67
Rank change year-on-year - - +18
Permanent jobs citing PMI 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.25% - 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.03% - 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £36,634
25th Percentile £24,950 - £42,362
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,400 - £52,781
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.50%
75th Percentile £25,850 - £63,327
90th Percentile - - £69,131
Wales median annual salary £25,400 £35,000 £52,781
% change year-on-year -27.43% -33.69% +1.50%

All Generic Skills
South Wales

PMI falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 195 256 222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 24.65% 41.90% 34.63%
Number of salaries quoted 117 130 172
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £31,250 £36,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,307 £51,264
Median % change year-on-year +16.26% -7.72% +12.73%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,688
90th Percentile £84,625 £71,000 £72,493
Wales median annual salary £50,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.32% -5.00% +11.11%

PMI
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

PMI job vacancy trend in South Wales

PMI
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PMI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing PMI

PMI
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMI within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 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
Cardiff - 2 £25,400 - 2
PMI
Wales

PMI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GMP
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001