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 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 21 30
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 -3
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 299 752 549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 8.56% 8.01% 8.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.19% 9.67% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 114 421 319
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,574 £37,199 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £49,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.63% -10.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £58,750 £60,899
90th Percentile £77,625 £68,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £59,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -11.02% +4.42%

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 3,253 7,779 6,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 93.16% 82.81% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,817 5,591 3,514
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £39,213
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -3.77% +6.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,938
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 22 May 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 22 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
Somerset +24 96 £56,957 +26.57% 53
Devon +4 77 £51,000 -2.66% 49
Bristol -26 62 £56,373 +2.50% 114
Wiltshire +23 26 £59,873 +26.05% 43
Dorset -21 20 £40,101 +6.93% 23
Gloucestershire -12 17 £44,000 -12.00% 119
Cornwall -19 2 £70,000 +79.46% 1
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 7 (2.34%) WordPress
2 6 (2.01%) CMS
3 5 (1.67%) Confluence
4 3 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.00%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.33%) IIS
5 1 (0.33%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (6.69%) Simulink
2 12 (4.01%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.67%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 20 (6.69%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.67%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.67%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.67%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (7.02%) Azure
2 13 (4.35%) SaaS
3 10 (3.34%) AWS
4 7 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (2.34%) Stripe
5 6 (2.01%) Azure Service Bus
5 6 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (2.01%) Power Automate
6 5 (1.67%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (1.67%) Azure Functions
6 5 (1.67%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.67%) GitHub
6 5 (1.67%) GitHub Actions
6 5 (1.67%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (1.67%) Serverless
7 4 (1.34%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.34%) Figma
7 4 (1.34%) PaaS
8 3 (1.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.35%) Network Security
2 10 (3.34%) WAN
3 9 (3.01%) SD-WAN
4 8 (2.68%) 5G
5 3 (1.00%) DNS
5 3 (1.00%) Firewall
5 3 (1.00%) Internet
5 3 (1.00%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.67%) HTTP
6 2 (0.67%) SAN
6 2 (0.67%) VPN
7 1 (0.33%) DHCP
7 1 (0.33%) FTP
7 1 (0.33%) LAN
7 1 (0.33%) SMTP
7 1 (0.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.00%) Power BI
2 2 (0.67%) MySQL
3 1 (0.33%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.33%) GIS
3 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.33%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.33%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.33%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 20 (6.69%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (4.68%) Git
3 12 (4.01%) JIRA
4 5 (1.67%) Postman
5 4 (1.34%) Selenium
5 4 (1.34%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.34%) Visual Studio Code
6 3 (1.00%) GitLab
6 3 (1.00%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.67%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.67%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.33%) Log4Net
8 1 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 174 (58.19%) Social Skills
2 158 (52.84%) Finance
3 32 (10.70%) Electronics
4 29 (9.70%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (7.69%) Aerospace
7 21 (7.02%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (6.69%) Public Sector
9 18 (6.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (6.02%) Retail
10 11 (3.68%) Marketing
11 8 (2.68%) Banking
11 8 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (2.68%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.34%) Law
13 4 (1.34%) Automotive
13 4 (1.34%) Aviation
13 4 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.34%) Military
14 3 (1.00%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 140 (46.82%) Project Manager
2 135 (45.15%) Senior
3 115 (38.46%) Senior Manager
4 103 (34.45%) Senior Project Manager
5 25 (8.36%) Systems Engineer
6 21 (7.02%) Junior
7 20 (6.69%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 13 (4.35%) Lead
9 12 (4.01%) Architect
10 10 (3.34%) Analyst
10 10 (3.34%) Developer
10 10 (3.34%) Engineering Manager
10 10 (3.34%) Head of IT
11 9 (3.01%) Product Architect
11 9 (3.01%) Security Architect
11 9 (3.01%) Security Manager
11 9 (3.01%) Senior Architect
11 9 (3.01%) Senior Security Architect
12 8 (2.68%) Delivery Manager
12 8 (2.68%) Senior Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.68%) HTML
2 12 (4.01%) CSS
3 9 (3.01%) .NET
4 7 (2.34%) XML
5 6 (2.01%) AngularJS
5 6 (2.01%) ASP.NET Web API
5 6 (2.01%) JSON
6 5 (1.67%) .NET Framework
6 5 (1.67%) Bootstrap
6 5 (1.67%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (1.34%) NgRx
7 4 (1.34%) RxJS
8 3 (1.00%) EDI
8 3 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.67%) Node.js
9 2 (0.67%) React
10 1 (0.33%) HTML5
10 1 (0.33%) Ninject
10 1 (0.33%) Razor View Engine
10 1 (0.33%) Unity DI Container
Miscellaneous
1 101 (33.78%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.02%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.01%) GNSS
3 12 (4.01%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.01%) Learning Management System
5 8 (2.68%) Self-Driving Car
6 7 (2.34%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.67%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.34%) PMI
8 4 (1.34%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.00%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.00%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.00%) Social Media
10 2 (0.67%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.67%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.67%) SCADA
10 2 (0.67%) SCORM
10 2 (0.67%) Video Editing
10 2 (0.67%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.34%) Windows
1 7 (2.34%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.67%) Linux
2 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.33%) Android
3 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (33.44%) Risk Management
2 99 (33.11%) Balanced Scorecard
2 99 (33.11%) Scorecard
3 50 (16.72%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (16.72%) Project Delivery
4 44 (14.72%) Agile
5 35 (11.71%) Computer Science
6 31 (10.37%) Mentoring
7 30 (10.03%) Budget Management
7 30 (10.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (9.70%) Systems Engineering
9 24 (8.03%) DevOps
10 23 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (7.69%) SysML
11 22 (7.36%) UML
11 22 (7.36%) Waterfall
12 20 (6.69%) Creative Problem-Solving
12 20 (6.69%) Mathematics
12 20 (6.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
12 20 (6.69%) PLM
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.69%) MATLAB
2 13 (4.35%) JavaScript
3 10 (3.34%) C#
4 9 (3.01%) PHP
5 6 (2.01%) Bash
5 6 (2.01%) TypeScript
6 4 (1.34%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.34%) Python
6 4 (1.34%) SQL
7 1 (0.33%) Bicep
7 1 (0.33%) C
7 1 (0.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 72 (24.08%) Degree
2 31 (10.37%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (3.68%) Security Cleared
4 10 (3.34%) PMP
5 9 (3.01%) CISSP
5 9 (3.01%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.34%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.01%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.34%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.00%) CSPO
11 2 (0.67%) CHECK Team Member
11 2 (0.67%) CITP
11 2 (0.67%) CREST Certified
11 2 (0.67%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.33%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.33%) ISEB
12 1 (0.33%) NVQ Level 4
12 1 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (10.03%) PMO
2 13 (4.35%) QA
3 11 (3.68%) GDPR
4 10 (3.34%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.34%) WCAG
6 6 (2.01%) NEBOSH
7 3 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.67%) SLA
9 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.33%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.00%) Argo
1 3 (1.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.00%) Terraform
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.67%) Nmap
2 2 (0.67%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.33%) PingFederate
3 1 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (10.70%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.69%) IBM
3 9 (3.01%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.68%) Oracle
5 6 (2.01%) Google
6 5 (1.67%) YouTube
7 3 (1.00%) Cisco
7 3 (1.00%) HubSpot
7 3 (1.00%) Planview
7 3 (1.00%) SAP
8 2 (0.67%) Adobe
8 2 (0.67%) Crazy Egg
8 2 (0.67%) EMC
8 2 (0.67%) Facebook
8 2 (0.67%) Infor
8 2 (0.67%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.67%) VMware
9 1 (0.33%) Databricks
9 1 (0.33%) Ping Identity