Project Management Jobs in the Thames Valley

Project Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 16 23
Rank change year-on-year -10 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 280 566 502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.37% 8.17% 8.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.93% 9.75% 9.03%
Number of salaries quoted 117 365 275
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £41,000 £45,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -16.67% -1.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £56,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £65,292 £75,150
South East median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -13.64% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,137 5,808 5,557
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 93.73% 83.86% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,153 3,909 3,043
10th Percentile £27,600 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,160 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Project Management in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the Thames Valley

Project Management
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Berkshire -3 160 £42,500 -15.00% 105
Oxfordshire +2 72 £39,500 -11.11% 77
Buckinghamshire -27 48 £59,000 +31.11% 53
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 34 (12.14%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.86%) CMS
2 8 (2.86%) Kentico
3 7 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.79%) Apache
4 5 (1.79%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.71%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (5.71%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (5.71%) SAP FI
2 12 (4.29%) NetSuite
2 12 (4.29%) Sage 200
3 11 (3.93%) Sage CRM
4 7 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.79%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (1.43%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 41 (14.64%) Azure
1 41 (14.64%) Power Platform
2 33 (11.79%) Power Automate
3 31 (11.07%) PowerApps
4 15 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.86%) IaaS
5 8 (2.86%) Kontent
6 6 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.43%) SaaS
8 3 (1.07%) BigCommerce
8 3 (1.07%) ClickUp
8 3 (1.07%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.07%) PaaS
8 3 (1.07%) Storyblok
9 2 (0.71%) AWS
9 2 (0.71%) Azure AI
9 2 (0.71%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 2 (0.71%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.71%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.50%) DNS
1 7 (2.50%) Firewall
2 5 (1.79%) SAN
2 5 (1.79%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.43%) Network Security
4 3 (1.07%) WAN
5 2 (0.71%) DWDM
5 2 (0.71%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.71%) GPON
5 2 (0.71%) IPv4
5 2 (0.71%) IPv6
5 2 (0.71%) MPLS
5 2 (0.71%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.71%) VPN
5 2 (0.71%) Wireless
6 1 (0.36%) LAN
6 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.36%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (13.21%) Power BI
2 31 (11.07%) SQL Server
3 29 (10.36%) Big Data
4 28 (10.00%) Data Lake
4 28 (10.00%) Tableau
5 20 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (2.50%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.71%) DTS
7 2 (0.71%) Metadata
7 2 (0.71%) MySQL
7 2 (0.71%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.71%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 18 (6.43%) Visual Studio
2 10 (3.57%) JIRA
3 2 (0.71%) Git
General
1 162 (57.86%) Social Skills
2 113 (40.36%) Finance
3 80 (28.57%) Law
4 43 (15.36%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (9.29%) Legal
6 22 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 22 (7.86%) Influencing Skills
6 22 (7.86%) Marketing
7 14 (5.00%) Manufacturing
7 14 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (3.93%) Public Sector
8 11 (3.93%) Retail
8 11 (3.93%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.50%) Local Government
11 6 (2.14%) Banking
12 5 (1.79%) Advertising
12 5 (1.79%) Back Office
13 3 (1.07%) Automotive
14 2 (0.71%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 74 (26.43%) Lead
2 68 (24.29%) Project Manager
3 58 (20.71%) Senior
4 26 (9.29%) Analyst
5 25 (8.93%) Developer
6 18 (6.43%) Portal Developer
7 17 (6.07%) Senior Manager
8 16 (5.71%) Financial Analyst
8 16 (5.71%) IT Analyst
8 16 (5.71%) Senior Analyst
8 16 (5.71%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 16 (5.71%) Service Analyst
9 11 (3.93%) Sage 200 Support
9 11 (3.93%) Sage Support
10 9 (3.21%) Architect
10 9 (3.21%) Web Manager
11 8 (2.86%) IT Manager
11 8 (2.86%) Web Project Manager
12 7 (2.50%) CRM Manager
13 6 (2.14%) Digital Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.86%) .NET
1 22 (7.86%) React
1 22 (7.86%) XML
2 18 (6.43%) .NET Core
2 18 (6.43%) .NET Framework
2 18 (6.43%) JSON
3 9 (3.21%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.79%) SAML
5 4 (1.43%) CSS
5 4 (1.43%) HTML
5 4 (1.43%) HTML5
5 4 (1.43%) SPFx
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.43%) Driving Licence
2 19 (6.79%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (6.43%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.93%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.93%) Management Information System
5 10 (3.57%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.50%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.79%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.79%) Digital Media
8 5 (1.79%) Marketing Technology
8 5 (1.79%) PKI
9 4 (1.43%) Operational Technology
10 3 (1.07%) Social Media
11 2 (0.71%) Acoustics
11 2 (0.71%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.71%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.71%) PMI
11 2 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.79%) Windows
2 18 (6.43%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.07%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.71%) Android
4 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.71%) Linux
4 2 (0.71%) Unix
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
2 71 (25.36%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (25.36%) Project Delivery
3 57 (20.36%) Agile
4 54 (19.29%) Computer Science
5 49 (17.50%) Business Intelligence
5 49 (17.50%) Service Management
6 48 (17.14%) Mentoring
7 46 (16.43%) Data Analysis
8 45 (16.07%) Risk Management
9 41 (14.64%) Analytics
10 40 (14.29%) ERP
11 35 (12.50%) CRM
12 34 (12.14%) Customer Service
13 33 (11.79%) Data Management
14 31 (11.07%) Data Governance
14 31 (11.07%) Data Integration
14 31 (11.07%) ITSM
15 30 (10.71%) Process Improvement
16 29 (10.36%) Balanced Scorecard
Programming Languages
1 45 (16.07%) SQL
2 10 (3.57%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.86%) Python
4 4 (1.43%) C#
4 4 (1.43%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.43%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.71%) Bash
5 2 (0.71%) Bicep
5 2 (0.71%) C
5 2 (0.71%) C++
5 2 (0.71%) Fortran
5 2 (0.71%) Java
6 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 78 (27.86%) Degree
2 29 (10.36%) PMI Certification
3 27 (9.64%) PMP
4 8 (2.86%) Master's Degree
5 7 (2.50%) Azure Certification
5 7 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.50%) HND
6 5 (1.79%) CCNA
6 5 (1.79%) CCNP
6 5 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.79%) Security Cleared
6 5 (1.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (1.43%) MCSA
7 4 (1.43%) MCSE
8 3 (1.07%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.71%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.71%) PhD
10 1 (0.36%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (11.07%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.86%) QA
3 7 (2.50%) Accessibility
3 7 (2.50%) SLA
4 4 (1.43%) GDPR
4 4 (1.43%) GMP
5 3 (1.07%) NEBOSH
5 3 (1.07%) PMO
6 1 (0.36%) GxP
6 1 (0.36%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.36%) PMBOK
6 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.36%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (3.93%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.79%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
2 5 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (2.50%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (1.79%) ZABBIX
3 2 (0.71%) Ansible
4 1 (0.36%) Amdocs OSS
4 1 (0.36%) Netcool
Vendors
1 97 (34.64%) Microsoft
2 41 (14.64%) SAP
3 26 (9.29%) ServiceNow
4 20 (7.14%) Concur
5 19 (6.79%) Workday
6 12 (4.29%) Sage
7 11 (3.93%) Oracle
8 10 (3.57%) VMware
9 7 (2.50%) Salesforce
10 6 (2.14%) Cisco
10 6 (2.14%) Dell
10 6 (2.14%) NetApp
11 5 (1.79%) PeopleSoft
11 5 (1.79%) Veeam
12 3 (1.07%) Meraki
13 2 (0.71%) Databricks
13 2 (0.71%) IFS
13 2 (0.71%) Instagram
13 2 (0.71%) Pinterest
13 2 (0.71%) TikTok