Project Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 99 84
Rank change year-on-year +41 -15 +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 3,023 1,950 2,739
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.23% 3.30% 3.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.46% 3.71% 3.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,222 1,336 1,758
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,300 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £71,438
UK median annual salary £51,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,828 52,627 68,668
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.17% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 47,933 30,028 42,497
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
North of England +76 823 £47,500 -13.64% 170
Midlands +63 643 £50,000 -13.04% 158
South East -5 580 £52,500 -10.08% 197
North West +69 446 £47,500 -17.39% 104
South West +35 407 £48,500 -7.62% 92
West Midlands +48 338 £50,000 -9.91% 97
East of England +47 284 £54,500 -1.36% 77
East Midlands +64 274 £49,990 -16.68% 59
Yorkshire +73 265 £47,500 -9.52% 51
Scotland -26 153 £50,000 - 72
North East +42 112 £47,500 -9.52% 22
Wales +49 110 £40,553 -26.27% 25
Northern Ireland +43 27 £47,500 -5.00% 7
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2,039 (67.45%) Project Management
2 1,074 (35.53%) Social Skills
3 957 (31.66%) Agile
4 854 (28.25%) Project Delivery
5 726 (24.02%) Finance
6 701 (23.19%) PRINCE2
7 570 (18.86%) Degree
8 432 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
9 366 (12.11%) Problem-Solving
10 318 (10.52%) Risk Management
11 292 (9.66%) Change Management
12 283 (9.36%) Waterfall
13 276 (9.13%) Microsoft
14 245 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
15 243 (8.04%) Security Cleared
16 238 (7.87%) Decision-Making
17 229 (7.58%) SDLC
18 216 (7.15%) Agile Project Management
19 213 (7.05%) Business Case
20 205 (6.78%) Microsoft Project
21 203 (6.72%) Budget Management
22 200 (6.62%) PMI Certification
23 198 (6.55%) PMP
24 195 (6.45%) Manufacturing
25 194 (6.42%) PMO
26 187 (6.19%) Mentoring
27 181 (5.99%) Continuous Improvement
27 181 (5.99%) Retail
28 180 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
28 180 (5.95%) Organisational Skills

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 44 (1.46%) SharePoint
2 43 (1.42%) CMS
3 15 (0.50%) Confluence
4 10 (0.33%) ArcGIS
4 10 (0.33%) SAS
5 7 (0.23%) MS Project Server
6 6 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.17%) Kentico
7 5 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
7 5 (0.17%) WordPress
8 4 (0.13%) Drupal
9 3 (0.099%) ColdFusion
10 2 (0.066%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.033%) Alfresco
11 1 (0.033%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.033%) Captiva
11 1 (0.033%) Documentum
11 1 (0.033%) Umbraco
Applications
1 205 (6.78%) Microsoft Project
2 180 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 159 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
4 93 (3.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 36 (1.19%) MS Visio
6 34 (1.12%) AutoCAD
7 24 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
8 15 (0.50%) Trello
9 2 (0.066%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.066%) CATIA
9 2 (0.066%) Gliffy
9 2 (0.066%) InDesign
10 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.33%) Shopify
3 9 (0.30%) Primavera
3 9 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
4 6 (0.20%) Magento
5 5 (0.17%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
6 4 (0.13%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.099%) Maximo
7 3 (0.099%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.099%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.066%) C-CURE
8 2 (0.066%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.066%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.033%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.033%) Infor M3
9 1 (0.033%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.033%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.033%) Oracle SCM
9 1 (0.033%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 113 (3.74%) Azure
2 73 (2.41%) SaaS
3 66 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (0.99%) AWS
6 29 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (0.66%) Power Platform
8 19 (0.63%) Smartsheet
9 9 (0.30%) OCI
10 8 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 8 (0.26%) Slack
11 7 (0.23%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.23%) Mavenlink
11 7 (0.23%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.23%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.20%) Basecamp
12 6 (0.20%) Google Sheets
13 5 (0.17%) Asana
13 5 (0.17%) Kontent
13 5 (0.17%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 38 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
2 31 (1.03%) Wireless
3 23 (0.76%) Internet
3 23 (0.76%) LAN
4 21 (0.69%) Intranet
5 16 (0.53%) Firewall
6 15 (0.50%) WAN
7 13 (0.43%) Extranet
8 10 (0.33%) LTE
8 10 (0.33%) Network Security
8 10 (0.33%) TETRA
9 7 (0.23%) Structured Cabling
10 6 (0.20%) VoIP
11 5 (0.17%) Broadband
12 3 (0.099%) 4G
12 3 (0.099%) 5G
12 3 (0.099%) DNS
12 3 (0.099%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.099%) WebEx
13 2 (0.066%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (0.60%) Electronic Patient Records
2 15 (0.50%) Power BI
2 15 (0.50%) Tableau
3 10 (0.33%) Big Data
4 5 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.13%) Metadata
6 3 (0.099%) GIS
7 2 (0.066%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.033%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.033%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.033%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.033%) EDMS
8 1 (0.033%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.033%) Impala
8 1 (0.033%) MySQL
8 1 (0.033%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.033%) Power Query
8 1 (0.033%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 116 (3.84%) JIRA
2 6 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.066%) JIRA Agile
3 2 (0.066%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.033%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,074 (35.53%) Social Skills
2 726 (24.02%) Finance
3 245 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
4 195 (6.45%) Manufacturing
5 181 (5.99%) Retail
6 180 (5.95%) Organisational Skills
7 179 (5.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 165 (5.46%) Public Sector
9 150 (4.96%) Marketing
10 127 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
11 108 (3.57%) Telecoms
12 98 (3.24%) Legal
13 96 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
14 77 (2.55%) Law
15 66 (2.18%) Games
16 50 (1.65%) Aerospace
17 45 (1.49%) Banking
18 40 (1.32%) Local Government
18 40 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
19 30 (0.99%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (1.26%) EDI
2 27 (0.89%) .NET
3 17 (0.56%) RESTful
3 17 (0.56%) SOAP
4 10 (0.33%) CSS
4 10 (0.33%) HTML
5 8 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (0.23%) Flash
7 6 (0.20%) JSON
8 4 (0.13%) React Native
9 3 (0.099%) ADO
10 2 (0.066%) REST
10 2 (0.066%) Web Services
11 1 (0.033%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.033%) Kafka
11 1 (0.033%) Leaflet
11 1 (0.033%) Node.js
11 1 (0.033%) React
11 1 (0.033%) Spring Boot
11 1 (0.033%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 177 (5.86%) Self-Motivation
2 130 (4.30%) Driving Licence
3 71 (2.35%) Renewable Energy
4 64 (2.12%) FMCG
5 62 (2.05%) Management Information System
6 60 (1.98%) Onboarding
6 60 (1.98%) PMI
7 49 (1.62%) NHS
8 39 (1.29%) Virtual Team
9 27 (0.89%) Data Centre
10 18 (0.60%) Digital Signage
10 18 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
11 17 (0.56%) Data Protection Act
12 16 (0.53%) Freedom of Information
13 14 (0.46%) Derivative
14 13 (0.43%) Mobile App
15 12 (0.40%) CCTV
15 12 (0.40%) Credit Risk
15 12 (0.40%) Fibre Optics
15 12 (0.40%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 23 (0.76%) Windows
2 22 (0.73%) Android
3 12 (0.40%) Apple iOS
3 12 (0.40%) Linux
4 10 (0.33%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.17%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,039 (67.45%) Project Management
2 957 (31.66%) Agile
3 854 (28.25%) Project Delivery
4 701 (23.19%) PRINCE2
5 432 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 366 (12.11%) Problem-Solving
7 318 (10.52%) Risk Management
8 292 (9.66%) Change Management
9 283 (9.36%) Waterfall
10 238 (7.87%) Decision-Making
11 229 (7.58%) SDLC
12 216 (7.15%) Agile Project Management
13 213 (7.05%) Business Case
14 203 (6.72%) Budget Management
15 187 (6.19%) Mentoring
16 181 (5.99%) Continuous Improvement
17 172 (5.69%) Actionable Insight
17 172 (5.69%) Presales
17 172 (5.69%) Software Delivery
18 170 (5.62%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 25 (0.83%) JavaScript
2 8 (0.26%) Java
2 8 (0.26%) Python
3 7 (0.23%) SQL
4 5 (0.17%) C#
5 1 (0.033%) Ada
5 1 (0.033%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.033%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.033%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.033%) Scala
Qualifications
1 570 (18.86%) Degree
2 243 (8.04%) Security Cleared
3 200 (6.62%) PMI Certification
4 198 (6.55%) PMP
5 163 (5.39%) SC Cleared
6 136 (4.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 117 (3.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 69 (2.28%) HNC
9 34 (1.12%) HND
10 30 (0.99%) DBS Check
11 26 (0.86%) DV Cleared
12 22 (0.73%) APMP
13 15 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (0.43%) CAPM
15 11 (0.36%) Master's Degree
16 10 (0.33%) NVQ Level 3
17 9 (0.30%) RIBA
18 6 (0.20%) ACCA
18 6 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
18 6 (0.20%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 194 (6.42%) PMO
2 70 (2.32%) QA
3 39 (1.29%) GDPR
4 35 (1.16%) NEBOSH
5 33 (1.09%) ISO 9001
6 18 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (0.46%) SLA
8 13 (0.43%) Good Clinical Practice
9 9 (0.30%) COSHH
10 8 (0.26%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.26%) GMP
10 8 (0.26%) GxP
11 7 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.20%) GLP
13 5 (0.17%) ISO 13485
14 4 (0.13%) IEC 62304
15 3 (0.099%) ISO 14001
15 3 (0.099%) ISO 9000
16 2 (0.066%) Data Quality
16 2 (0.066%) PMBOK
System Software
1 6 (0.20%) Firmware
2 4 (0.13%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.099%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.066%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.033%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 13 (0.43%) SCOM
2 2 (0.066%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.033%) FTK
3 1 (0.033%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 276 (9.13%) Microsoft
2 54 (1.79%) SAP
3 45 (1.49%) Salesforce
4 37 (1.22%) Oracle
5 32 (1.06%) Google
6 29 (0.96%) IFS
7 22 (0.73%) Adobe
8 21 (0.69%) Progress
9 19 (0.63%) NEC
10 16 (0.53%) BT
10 16 (0.53%) Workday
11 14 (0.46%) CheckPoint
12 13 (0.43%) Cisco
13 12 (0.40%) Northgate
14 11 (0.36%) Civica
14 11 (0.36%) Sage
15 10 (0.33%) Autodesk
16 9 (0.30%) VMware
17 6 (0.20%) Aruba
17 6 (0.20%) Facebook