Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for MAPM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 695 880 975
Rank change year-on-year +185 +95 +243
Permanent jobs citing MAPM 17 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.010% 0.002%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.061% 0.036% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 2
10th Percentile - £48,500 £57,875
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £60,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -1.89% -
75th Percentile £88,935 £67,500 £72,813
90th Percentile £99,413 - £75,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

MAPM falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,680 27,487 32,730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 49.54% 27.51% 33.01%
Number of salaries quoted 11,429 17,244 14,736
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £31,483
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,350
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.49% +4.70%

MAPM
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing MAPM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for MAPM in the UK

MAPM
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MAPM.

Salary trend for MAPM in the UK

MAPM
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing MAPM over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for MAPM in the UK

MAPM
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MAPM within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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
England +154 17 £55,000 -15.38% 3
UK excluding London +196 14 £55,000 +10.00% 3
Midlands - 14 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home +129 7 £55,000 - 2
East Midlands - 7 £55,000 -
London +110 3 £96,864 +49.02%

MAPM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) FTP
General
1 7 (41.18%) Public Sector
2 3 (17.65%) Aviation
2 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
2 3 (17.65%) Retail
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (82.35%) Project Manager
2 7 (41.18%) Programme Manager
2 7 (41.18%) Senior
2 7 (41.18%) Senior Manager
2 7 (41.18%) Senior Project Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Associate Project Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Delivery Director
3 3 (17.65%) Programme Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) EDI
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Project Management
2 10 (58.82%) PRINCE2
2 10 (58.82%) Programme Management
3 3 (17.65%) Agile
3 3 (17.65%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 3 (17.65%) Cost Management
3 3 (17.65%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (11.76%) Business Strategy
4 2 (11.76%) Change Management
4 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Line Management
4 2 (11.76%) Programme Delivery
5 1 (5.88%) Case Management
5 1 (5.88%) Coaching
5 1 (5.88%) Customer Experience
5 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
5 1 (5.88%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) MRICS
2 3 (17.65%) PMP
3 2 (11.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft