Project Management Jobs in the South West

Project Management
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 11 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 22 29
Rank change year-on-year -17 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 205 732 511
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.25% 7.27% 7.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.02% 9.17% 8.41%
Number of salaries quoted 135 408 353
10th Percentile £36,027 £30,750 £34,600
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,199 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,200 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £73,500
England median annual salary £58,750 £52,500 £59,451
% change year-on-year +11.90% -11.69% +3.39%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,405 7,980 6,076
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 87.26% 79.22% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,068 5,614 3,694
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,567 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £54,590
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.83% +9.18%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,350
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +4.17%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the South West over the 6 months to 11 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the South West

Project Management
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 Project Management within the South West region over the 6 months to 11 July 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 -22 52 £57,500 +4.55% 108
Somerset +25 34 £66,414 +43.60% 33
Wiltshire +19 33 £59,515 +8.21% 32
Dorset -11 31 £75,000 +87.50% 25
Devon -11 28 £60,000 +14.51% 23
Gloucestershire -14 24 £47,500 -5.00% 112
Cornwall -28 2 £70,000 +79.46% 3
Project Management
England

Project Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (4.88%) Confluence
2 6 (2.93%) CMS
3 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.49%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.49%) IIS
4 1 (0.49%) Umbraco
Applications
1 15 (7.32%) Simulink
2 14 (6.83%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.98%) Adobe Captivate
7 1 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (7.32%) Teamcenter
2 4 (1.95%) Infor CloudSuite
2 4 (1.95%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (10.73%) Azure
2 16 (7.80%) SaaS
3 13 (6.34%) AWS
4 7 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (2.93%) Azure Service Bus
5 6 (2.93%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (2.93%) Power Automate
6 5 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (2.44%) Azure Functions
6 5 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.44%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.44%) GitHub
6 5 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
6 5 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.44%) Serverless
7 4 (1.95%) Figma
7 4 (1.95%) PaaS
8 3 (1.46%) Google Ads
8 3 (1.46%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.83%) Network Security
2 10 (4.88%) WAN
3 9 (4.39%) SD-WAN
4 8 (3.90%) 5G
5 5 (2.44%) Firewall
6 3 (1.46%) Internet
6 3 (1.46%) SAN
6 3 (1.46%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.98%) DNS
7 2 (0.98%) HTTP
7 2 (0.98%) VPN
7 2 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.49%) FTP
8 1 (0.49%) LAN
8 1 (0.49%) SMTP
8 1 (0.49%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.93%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.44%) MySQL
2 5 (2.44%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.46%) Amazon Aurora
3 3 (1.46%) CockroachDB
3 3 (1.46%) MS Access
3 3 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.46%) Power BI
3 3 (1.46%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.98%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.49%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.49%) GIS
5 1 (0.49%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 17 (8.29%) JIRA
2 15 (7.32%) Rational DOORS
3 7 (3.41%) Git
4 5 (2.44%) Postman
5 4 (1.95%) Selenium
5 4 (1.95%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.95%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (1.46%) GitLab
6 3 (1.46%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.98%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.98%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.49%) Log4Net
8 1 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 97 (47.32%) Social Skills
2 68 (33.17%) Finance
3 28 (13.66%) Electronics
4 26 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (10.73%) Presentation Skills
6 19 (9.27%) Local Government
7 18 (8.78%) Aerospace
8 17 (8.29%) Law
8 17 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (8.29%) Public Sector
9 15 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (6.83%) Banking
11 10 (4.88%) Retail
12 9 (4.39%) Marketing
12 9 (4.39%) Telecoms
13 8 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (2.93%) Manufacturing
15 5 (2.44%) Automotive
15 5 (2.44%) Military
16 4 (1.95%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 31 (15.12%) Senior
2 30 (14.63%) Project Manager
3 21 (10.24%) Systems Engineer
4 18 (8.78%) Lead
5 16 (7.80%) Junior
6 15 (7.32%) Junior Systems Engineer
6 15 (7.32%) Technical Director
7 11 (5.37%) Analyst
7 11 (5.37%) Delivery Manager
8 10 (4.88%) Consultant
9 9 (4.39%) IT Manager
9 9 (4.39%) Senior Manager
10 8 (3.90%) Developer
10 8 (3.90%) Head of IT
10 8 (3.90%) Project Leader
10 8 (3.90%) Senior Project Leader
10 8 (3.90%) Software Project Leader
10 8 (3.90%) Technical Leader
10 8 (3.90%) Technical Project Leader
11 7 (3.41%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.34%) .NET
2 7 (3.41%) HTML
2 7 (3.41%) React
2 7 (3.41%) XML
3 6 (2.93%) AngularJS
3 6 (2.93%) ASP.NET Web API
3 6 (2.93%) JSON
4 5 (2.44%) .NET Framework
4 5 (2.44%) Bootstrap
4 5 (2.44%) CSS
4 5 (2.44%) Tailwind CSS
5 4 (1.95%) NgRx
5 4 (1.95%) Node.js
5 4 (1.95%) RxJS
6 3 (1.46%) EDI
6 3 (1.46%) Kafka
6 3 (1.46%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.46%) Spring
6 3 (1.46%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.98%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (4.88%) GNSS
3 9 (4.39%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.90%) Self-Driving Car
5 7 (3.41%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.44%) Client/Server
6 5 (2.44%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.95%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.95%) PMI
7 4 (1.95%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.46%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.46%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.46%) Life Science
8 3 (1.46%) NHS
8 3 (1.46%) SCADA
9 2 (0.98%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.98%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.98%) SCORM
9 2 (0.98%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.95%) Windows
1 4 (1.95%) Windows Server
2 3 (1.46%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.49%) Android
3 1 (0.49%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (25.85%) Agile
2 51 (24.88%) Project Delivery
3 49 (23.90%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (19.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (16.59%) Computer Science
6 30 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
7 26 (12.68%) DevOps
7 26 (12.68%) Mentoring
7 26 (12.68%) Systems Engineering
8 25 (12.20%) Business Strategy
8 25 (12.20%) Risk Management
8 25 (12.20%) Waterfall
9 21 (10.24%) Collaborative Working
10 20 (9.76%) Budget Management
11 19 (9.27%) Software Engineering
12 18 (8.78%) Mathematics
12 18 (8.78%) Strategic Thinking
12 18 (8.78%) SysML
13 17 (8.29%) ITIL
13 17 (8.29%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.32%) MATLAB
2 14 (6.83%) C#
3 13 (6.34%) SQL
4 11 (5.37%) JavaScript
5 8 (3.90%) TypeScript
6 5 (2.44%) Bash
7 4 (1.95%) PowerShell
7 4 (1.95%) Python
8 3 (1.46%) Java
8 3 (1.46%) PL/SQL
8 3 (1.46%) VBA
9 2 (0.98%) PHP
10 1 (0.49%) Bicep
10 1 (0.49%) C
10 1 (0.49%) C++
Qualifications
1 76 (37.07%) Degree
2 17 (8.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 15 (7.32%) Security Cleared
4 12 (5.85%) SC Cleared
5 10 (4.88%) PMI Certification
5 10 (4.88%) PMP
6 4 (1.95%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.95%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.46%) CSPO
7 3 (1.46%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.98%) APMG
8 2 (0.98%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (0.98%) CHECK Team Member
8 2 (0.98%) CISM
8 2 (0.98%) CISSP
8 2 (0.98%) CITP
8 2 (0.98%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.98%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.71%) PMO
2 14 (6.83%) QA
3 9 (4.39%) GDPR
4 4 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.46%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.98%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.98%) GMP
6 2 (0.98%) NIST
6 2 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.49%) COBIT
7 1 (0.49%) GRC
7 1 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.49%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.46%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.46%) Docker
1 3 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.93%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.46%) Argo
2 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.46%) SmoothWall
2 3 (1.46%) Terraform
3 2 (0.98%) Nmap
4 1 (0.49%) PingFederate
4 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (13.17%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.32%) IBM
3 11 (5.37%) Oracle
4 9 (4.39%) Salesforce
5 7 (3.41%) Google
6 6 (2.93%) YouTube
7 5 (2.44%) SAP
8 4 (1.95%) Cisco
8 4 (1.95%) Infor
9 3 (1.46%) EMC
9 3 (1.46%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.46%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.46%) Planview
9 3 (1.46%) VMware
10 2 (0.98%) Adobe
10 2 (0.98%) Crazy Egg
10 2 (0.98%) Databricks
10 2 (0.98%) Facebook
10 2 (0.98%) Instagram
10 2 (0.98%) ServiceNow