Project Management Job Trends in South Wales

Project Management
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 7 21
Rank change year-on-year -32 +14 +8
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 24 83 57
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 3.10% 13.17% 9.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.12% 15.84% 10.27%
Number of salaries quoted 11 15 50
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,000 £41,598
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +25.01% -13.69%
75th Percentile £78,438 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £66,050 £67,825
Wales median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £42,750
% change year-on-year +7.84% +19.30% -11.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 582 524 555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 75.19% 83.17% 90.24%
Number of salaries quoted 403 266 428
10th Percentile £24,977 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £39,820
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,375 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% -1.25% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,149 £79,600 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in South Wales

Project Management
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in South Wales over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in South Wales

Project Management
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 Project Management within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 13 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 -5 9 £62,500 +25.00% 19
Newport -7 7 £95,000 +73.52% 16
Bridgend -7 4 £50,000 - 1
Caerphilly - 2 £50,000 -
Glamorgan -5 1 £55,000 - 9
Vale of Glamorgan -7 1 £35,000 - 1
Project Management
Wales

Project Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.17%) CMS
1 1 (4.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Sage X3
2 1 (4.17%) Magento
2 1 (4.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) Azure
1 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
1 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
1 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) WAN
2 1 (4.17%) Internet
2 1 (4.17%) SD-WAN
2 1 (4.17%) VoIP
2 1 (4.17%) VPN
2 1 (4.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) Tableau
2 1 (4.17%) Data Mining
2 1 (4.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 11 (45.83%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 9 (37.50%) Manufacturing
3 7 (29.17%) Social Skills
4 6 (25.00%) Retail
5 4 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (8.33%) Marketing
7 2 (8.33%) Police
7 2 (8.33%) Public Sector
8 1 (4.17%) Electronics
8 1 (4.17%) Games
8 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (20.83%) Project Engineer
2 3 (12.50%) Architect
2 3 (12.50%) Finance Manager
2 3 (12.50%) Senior
2 3 (12.50%) Systems Manager
3 2 (8.33%) Senior Manager
3 2 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (4.17%) Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Consultant
4 1 (4.17%) Data Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (4.17%) IT Manager
4 1 (4.17%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Network Engineer
4 1 (4.17%) Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Network Engineer
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Technical Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Trainee Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (8.33%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.17%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.17%) Educational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (54.17%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (45.83%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (37.50%) PRINCE2
4 7 (29.17%) Analytics
5 6 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 6 (25.00%) Project Governance
5 6 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (16.67%) User Experience
7 3 (12.50%) AI
7 3 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (12.50%) Business Strategy
7 3 (12.50%) Conflict Resolution
7 3 (12.50%) Customer Experience
7 3 (12.50%) Data Analysis
7 3 (12.50%) Data Analytics
7 3 (12.50%) Digital Strategy
7 3 (12.50%) Logistics
7 3 (12.50%) Mentoring
7 3 (12.50%) Project Delivery
7 3 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) Python
1 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (50.00%) Degree
2 5 (20.83%) DBS Check
3 3 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (4.17%) CCNP
4 1 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.17%) MCSE
4 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.17%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (8.33%) Oracle
1 2 (8.33%) Sage
1 2 (8.33%) SAP
2 1 (4.17%) Anaplan
2 1 (4.17%) Cisco
2 1 (4.17%) Genesys
2 1 (4.17%) Palo Alto
2 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.17%) SolarWinds
2 1 (4.17%) Verint
2 1 (4.17%) WooCommerce
2 1 (4.17%) Zscaler