Project Manager Jobs in Tyne and Wear

Project Manager
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Project Manager salary in Tyne and Wear is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 31 65
Rank change year-on-year -30 +34 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 81 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.47% 5.19% 3.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 5.33% 3.71%
Number of salaries quoted 2 75 26
10th Percentile £56,625 £38,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £57,188 £40,988 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £47,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +23.68% -11.63% +7.50%
75th Percentile £59,688 £53,750 £60,600
90th Percentile £59,875 £57,500 £60,850
North East median annual salary £59,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +24.21% -13.64% +13.92%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 581 1,519 700
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.21% 97.25% 81.21%
Number of salaries quoted 378 1,245 434
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,772 £73,750
North East median annual salary £32,000 £45,249 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.28% -9.50% +17.65%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Tyne and Wear

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Tyne and Wear

Project Manager
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 25 June 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
Sunderland +14 2 £58,750 +50.64% 3
Newcastle upon Tyne -22 1 - - 10
Project Manager
North East

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Salesforce
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) NEBOSH
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Advertising
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) ERP

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Advertising
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Salesforce