IT Project Manager Jobs in the South West

IT Project Manager
England > South West

The median IT Project Manager salary in the South West is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 253 227
Rank change year-on-year +83 -26 +12
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 9 37 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.25% 0.40% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.41% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7 35 31
10th Percentile £50,989 £37,159 £41,000
25th Percentile £51,649 £40,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.40% +7.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £61,098 £58,750 £55,400
90th Percentile £67,159 £63,250 £57,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.16% -7.39% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,373 8,984 5,976
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 96.23% 89.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,024 6,599 3,705
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,350
England median annual salary £56,800 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.17% -12.83% +1.33%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Project Manager in the South West

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager in the South West.

Salary trend for IT Project Manager in the South West

IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in the South West over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Project Manager in the South West

IT Project Manager
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the South West region over the 6 months to 17 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
Bristol +47 4 £55,687 -3.15% 1
Wiltshire +43 2 £63,250 +29.08%
Dorset - 2 - -
Gloucestershire +57 1 £54,000 +10.20% 1
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, IT 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 West region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 6 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 5 (55.56%) Finance
4 4 (44.44%) Agile
4 4 (44.44%) Waterfall
5 3 (33.33%) Change Management
5 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Aviation
6 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
6 2 (22.22%) Business Case
6 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (22.22%) Business Change Management
6 2 (22.22%) ITSM
6 2 (22.22%) Service Management
6 2 (22.22%) ITIL
6 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
6 2 (22.22%) Windows
6 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
6 2 (22.22%) Network Management
6 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
7 1 (11.11%) Migration
7 1 (11.11%) Project Planning
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 1 (11.11%) PMO
7 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
7 1 (11.11%) SAP

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
General
1 5 (55.56%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Aviation
4 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
1 2 (22.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 6 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 4 (44.44%) Agile
3 4 (44.44%) Waterfall
4 3 (33.33%) Change Management
4 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (22.22%) Business Case
5 2 (22.22%) Business Change Management
5 2 (22.22%) Customer Service
5 2 (22.22%) ITIL
5 2 (22.22%) ITSM
5 2 (22.22%) Network Management
5 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
5 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (22.22%) Service Management
6 1 (11.11%) Coaching
6 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (11.11%) Migration
6 1 (11.11%) Project Planning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) SAP