Project Management Job Trends in Swansea

Project Management
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Swansea requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -11 +4 +6
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 3 10 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 2.40% 15.38% 16.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.97% 15.38% 18.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 21
10th Percentile - £35,850 -
25th Percentile - £40,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,515 £49,500 £51,997
Median % change year-on-year +16.19% -4.80% +2.07%
75th Percentile - £51,875 £62,500
90th Percentile - £51,950 £75,000
West Wales median annual salary £57,515 £49,500 £51,997
% change year-on-year +16.19% -4.80% +12.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 101 65 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 80.80% 100.00% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 67 27 109
10th Percentile - £32,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +23.83%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,252 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,572 £65,000 £75,000
West Wales median annual salary £45,000 £43,756 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.84% -7.88% +18.75%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in Swansea

Project Management
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) EPLAN
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Profibus
General
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Automation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
1 2 (66.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (66.67%) Six Sigma
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Business Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) APMP
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Siemens