Project Manager Job Trends in Stockport

Project Manager
Manchester > Stockport

The median Project Manager salary in Stockport is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 17 21
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 +12
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockport 5.08% 5.83% 3.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.17% 6.82% 4.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +31.58% -20.83%
75th Percentile £57,500 £64,688 £48,750
90th Percentile - £65,000 -
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stockport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stockport. 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 Stockport with a recognized job title 58 88 65
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.31% 85.44% 85.53%
Number of salaries quoted 22 32 52
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £26,025
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £52,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +40.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £47,500 £63,750 £49,063
90th Percentile £57,000 £65,000 £66,875
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Stockport.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Stockport

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Stockport

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Stockport.

Salary distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Stockport

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Stockport region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Development
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Storyboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Development
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Storyboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
55 Project Manager jobs in Manchester