PMP Job Trends in Southampton

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for PMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 55 53
Rank change year-on-year +10 -2 +19
Permanent jobs citing PMP 2 11 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.36% 1.94% 0.25%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.50% 6.71% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 1
10th Percentile £69,750 - -
25th Percentile £73,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £85,625 - -
90th Percentile £88,250 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +60.00% - -9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

PMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Southampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 133 164 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 24.14% 28.87% 28.11%
Number of salaries quoted 74 105 73
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £25,600
25th Percentile £46,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £73,722 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +15.00% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

PMP job vacancy trend in Southampton

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Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing PMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing PMP

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Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMP in Southampton over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for PMP in Southampton

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Commercial Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Strategy Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Test Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Strategy Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) B2B
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Quote-to-Cash
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA