Project Manager Jobs in Southampton

Project Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Project Manager salary in Southampton is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 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
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 68 60
Rank change year-on-year +46 -8 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 15 11 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 4.89% 1.22% 2.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.92% 1.25% 2.43%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 12
10th Percentile £52,500 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £58,500 £36,813 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £44,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +34.09% -7.37% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £49,500 £53,825
90th Percentile £70,000 £52,000 £60,800
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 305 877 701
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.35% 97.44% 92.85%
Number of salaries quoted 222 738 550
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.90% -7.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,125 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Southampton

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Southampton.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Southampton

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Southampton over the 6 months to 24 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Southampton

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 24 May 2025, 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 Southampton region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 13 (86.67%) Project Management
2 7 (46.67%) Project Planning
2 7 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (46.67%) Resource Allocation
2 7 (46.67%) Collaborative Working
3 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 6 (40.00%) Finance
4 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2
5 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
5 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
5 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (20.00%) Budget Control
6 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (20.00%) Law
6 3 (20.00%) Legal
6 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
6 3 (20.00%) Risk Management
6 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (13.33%) Local Government
7 2 (13.33%) Degree
7 2 (13.33%) Change Management
7 2 (13.33%) Smartsheet
7 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (6.67%) Order to Cash

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (6.67%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (13.33%) Smartsheet
General
1 6 (40.00%) Finance
2 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Law
3 3 (20.00%) Legal
3 3 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Local Government
5 1 (6.67%) Banking
5 1 (6.67%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) IoT
2 1 (6.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (86.67%) Project Management
2 7 (46.67%) Collaborative Working
2 7 (46.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (46.67%) Project Planning
2 7 (46.67%) Resource Allocation
3 6 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 4 (26.67%) PRINCE2
4 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (20.00%) Budget Control
5 3 (20.00%) Budget Management
5 3 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 3 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (13.33%) Change Management
7 1 (6.67%) Agile
7 1 (6.67%) CRM
7 1 (6.67%) ERP
7 1 (6.67%) Order to Cash
7 1 (6.67%) Quote-to-Cash
7 1 (6.67%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (13.33%) Degree
3 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Oracle
2 1 (6.67%) Salesforce
2 1 (6.67%) SAP