Project Manager Jobs in South Wales

Project Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median Project Manager salary in South Wales is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 35 67
Rank change year-on-year +12 +32 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 53 74 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 5.54% 4.70% 3.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.73% 5.14% 4.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7 56 22
10th Percentile £51,500 £35,250 £40,043
25th Percentile £58,500 £39,280 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £40,553 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.82% -26.27% +29.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £61,162
90th Percentile - £65,000 £62,500
Wales median annual salary £64,000 £41,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year +54.12% -24.50% +29.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 788 1,440 1,038
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.43% 91.37% 89.33%
Number of salaries quoted 464 970 556
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £28,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,154 £45,569 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -4.07% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £64,438
90th Percentile £70,600 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.59%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in South Wales over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
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 Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 31 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
Monmouthshire - 14 - -
Newport -5 13 £70,000 +40.00% 6
Cardiff +25 11 £47,500 -5.00% 5
Vale of Glamorgan 0 7 - -
Gwent - 1 £64,000 - 5
Project Manager
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 South Wales region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 53 (100.00%) Project Management
2 44 (83.02%) Finance
2 44 (83.02%) Social Skills
3 42 (79.25%) Balanced Scorecard
3 42 (79.25%) Risk Management
3 42 (79.25%) Driving Licence
3 42 (79.25%) Scorecard
4 5 (9.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (9.43%) Degree
5 4 (7.55%) Project Delivery
6 3 (5.66%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (5.66%) Strategic Planning
6 3 (5.66%) NEBOSH
6 3 (5.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (3.77%) Integration Testing
7 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (3.77%) ITIL
7 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2
7 2 (3.77%) Cost Control
7 2 (3.77%) Business Case
8 1 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (1.89%) Migration
8 1 (1.89%) Retail
8 1 (1.89%) Logistics
8 1 (1.89%) Requirements Management
8 1 (1.89%) Data Migration
8 1 (1.89%) Portfolio Management
8 1 (1.89%) Process Improvement
8 1 (1.89%) Cybersecurity
8 1 (1.89%) Customer Requirements

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 44 (83.02%) Finance
1 44 (83.02%) Social Skills
2 3 (5.66%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (1.89%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 42 (79.25%) Driving Licence
2 1 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (100.00%) Project Management
2 42 (79.25%) Balanced Scorecard
2 42 (79.25%) Risk Management
2 42 (79.25%) Scorecard
3 4 (7.55%) Project Delivery
4 3 (5.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (5.66%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (3.77%) Business Case
5 2 (3.77%) Cost Control
5 2 (3.77%) Integration Testing
5 2 (3.77%) ITIL
5 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2
6 1 (1.89%) Commercial Awareness
6 1 (1.89%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (1.89%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (1.89%) Data Migration
6 1 (1.89%) Decision-Making
6 1 (1.89%) Portfolio Management
6 1 (1.89%) Process Improvement
6 1 (1.89%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (9.43%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (9.43%) Degree
2 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.66%) NEBOSH