Project Manager Jobs in the Thames Valley

Project Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Project Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 74 84
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 97 220 213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.83% 3.27% 3.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% 3.46% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 44 154 156
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,250 £45,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,147 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -3.04% -12.08%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £60,924
90th Percentile - £70,500 £66,250
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% +8.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,913 6,361 5,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.05% 94.66% 89.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,262 4,426 3,110
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,225
25th Percentile £37,671 £36,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,938 £64,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the Thames Valley

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in the Thames Valley

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the Thames Valley

Project Manager
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 Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 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
Oxfordshire +31 53 £60,000 +20.00% 21
Berkshire -37 29 £55,000 -4.35% 21
Buckinghamshire -1 15 £50,000 +15.61% 24
Project Manager
South East

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 17 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 Thames Valley region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 78 (80.41%) Project Management
2 52 (53.61%) Social Skills
3 49 (50.52%) Finance
4 42 (43.30%) Risk Management
5 34 (35.05%) Driving Licence
6 31 (31.96%) Scorecard
6 31 (31.96%) Balanced Scorecard
7 28 (28.87%) Project Delivery
8 23 (23.71%) PRINCE2
9 17 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (14.43%) Degree
11 13 (13.40%) CRM
11 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
12 12 (12.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
13 11 (11.34%) Marketing
14 10 (10.31%) JIRA
14 10 (10.31%) Scrum
14 10 (10.31%) Agile
15 9 (9.28%) E-Commerce
15 9 (9.28%) CMS
15 9 (9.28%) SEO
15 9 (9.28%) Project Planning
15 9 (9.28%) Web Development
15 9 (9.28%) Kentico
15 9 (9.28%) Kontent
15 9 (9.28%) Product Ownership
15 9 (9.28%) Commercial Awareness
15 9 (9.28%) Data Privacy
16 7 (7.22%) HND

Project Manager Skill Set
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 9 (9.28%) CMS
1 9 (9.28%) Kentico
2 1 (1.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (3.09%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 9 (9.28%) Kontent
2 3 (3.09%) BigCommerce
2 3 (3.09%) ClickUp
2 3 (3.09%) Storyblok
3 1 (1.03%) Azure
3 1 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.03%) Dropbox
3 1 (1.03%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.03%) Broadband
1 1 (1.03%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (1.03%) Mobile Broadband
Development Applications
1 10 (10.31%) JIRA
General
1 52 (53.61%) Social Skills
2 49 (50.52%) Finance
3 12 (12.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 11 (11.34%) Marketing
5 5 (5.15%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (4.12%) Automotive
6 4 (4.12%) Legal
6 4 (4.12%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (3.09%) Banking
7 3 (3.09%) Local Government
7 3 (3.09%) Public Sector
7 3 (3.09%) Retail
7 3 (3.09%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.06%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.03%) Electronics
9 1 (1.03%) Games
9 1 (1.03%) German Language
9 1 (1.03%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.03%) Spring
1 1 (1.03%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 34 (35.05%) Driving Licence
2 9 (9.28%) Product Ownership
3 3 (3.09%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (2.06%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.06%) PMI
5 1 (1.03%) Cyberattack
5 1 (1.03%) SCADA
5 1 (1.03%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (80.41%) Project Management
2 42 (43.30%) Risk Management
3 31 (31.96%) Balanced Scorecard
3 31 (31.96%) Scorecard
4 28 (28.87%) Project Delivery
5 23 (23.71%) PRINCE2
6 17 (17.53%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (13.40%) CRM
8 11 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (10.31%) Agile
9 10 (10.31%) Scrum
10 9 (9.28%) Commercial Awareness
10 9 (9.28%) Data Privacy
10 9 (9.28%) E-Commerce
10 9 (9.28%) Project Planning
10 9 (9.28%) SEO
10 9 (9.28%) Web Development
11 7 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (7.22%) Digital Marketing
12 6 (6.19%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.06%) SQL
2 1 (1.03%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (14.43%) Degree
2 7 (7.22%) HND
3 6 (6.19%) PMI Certification
4 4 (4.12%) PMP
5 3 (3.09%) MRICS
6 2 (2.06%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.03%) APMP
7 1 (1.03%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.03%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.03%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.19%) NEBOSH
2 5 (5.15%) QA
3 1 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.03%) PMBOK
3 1 (1.03%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (1.03%) Amdocs OSS
1 1 (1.03%) Netcool
Vendors
1 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.06%) Salesforce
2 2 (2.06%) SAP
3 1 (1.03%) Cramer
3 1 (1.03%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.03%) IBM
3 1 (1.03%) NEC
3 1 (1.03%) Oracle
3 1 (1.03%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (1.03%) SolarWinds