Project Management Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Project Management
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 37 27
Rank change year-on-year -28 -10 -9
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 22 21 54
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 1.27% 3.48% 5.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 4.64% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 13 16 27
10th Percentile £37,000 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £40,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -25.93% +8.00%
75th Percentile £53,500 £57,500 £74,375
90th Percentile - £66,500 £83,650
Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £48,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +18.56% -7.62% -8.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,082 453 760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 62.29% 75.12% 77.08%
Number of salaries quoted 818 296 367
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,250 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,913 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Project Management
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in South Yorkshire

Project Management
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Sheffield -34 10 £44,000 +10.00% 50
Doncaster -17 9 £52,000 - 11
Barnsley -11 2 £38,750 -29.55% 4
Rotherham - 1 £47,500 - 7
Project Management
Yorkshire

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.55%) Confluence
2 1 (4.55%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.09%) AutoCAD
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.09%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Azure
1 2 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (9.09%) Google Workspace
1 2 (9.09%) Power Automate
1 2 (9.09%) Power Platform
1 2 (9.09%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (9.09%) Power BI
1 2 (9.09%) Power Query
1 2 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (27.27%) JIRA
2 2 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Finance
3 5 (22.73%) Electronics
4 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Banking
5 2 (9.09%) Financial Institution
5 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Engineering Manager
1 6 (27.27%) Project Manager
2 4 (18.18%) IT Manager
3 3 (13.64%) IT Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Automation Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Developer
4 2 (9.09%) Governance Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Graduate
4 2 (9.09%) Power Platform Developer
4 2 (9.09%) Programme Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Coordinator
5 1 (4.55%) IT Governance Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Junior
5 1 (4.55%) Junior Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Portfolio Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (4.55%) Report Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Resilience Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Senior
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) .NET
1 2 (9.09%) CSS
1 2 (9.09%) HTML
1 2 (9.09%) HTML5 Canvas
1 2 (9.09%) JSON
2 1 (4.55%) DAO
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Robotics
2 6 (27.27%) Onboarding
3 4 (18.18%) PMI
4 2 (9.09%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (45.45%) Agile
3 9 (40.91%) Project Delivery
4 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (36.36%) Data Analysis
5 7 (31.82%) Six Sigma
5 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (22.73%) Kaizen
6 5 (22.73%) Lean Six Sigma
6 5 (22.73%) Preventative Maintenance
6 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
6 5 (22.73%) Project Governance
6 5 (22.73%) Risk Management
6 5 (22.73%) Statistical Analysis
7 4 (18.18%) Budget Management
7 4 (18.18%) Change Management
7 4 (18.18%) Project Planning
7 4 (18.18%) Resource Allocation
8 3 (13.64%) Resource Management
8 3 (13.64%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) C#
1 2 (9.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
1 2 (9.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) Degree
2 5 (22.73%) Chartered Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) HNC
2 5 (22.73%) HND
2 5 (22.73%) Master's Degree
2 5 (22.73%) Numerate Degree
2 5 (22.73%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 5 (22.73%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
3 4 (18.18%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.55%) APMP
4 1 (4.55%) CAPM
4 1 (4.55%) PgMP
4 1 (4.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) PMO
2 1 (4.55%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Google
3 1 (4.55%) Remedy