PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide and Standards)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for PMBOK skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PMBOK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 888 | 962 | 1170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +208 | -308 |
| Permanent jobs citing PMBOK | 6 | 27 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.006% | 0.026% | 0.017% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.044% | 0.13% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,375 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,313 | £63,750 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.96% | +22.73% | -24.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | £85,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £90,125 | £65,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.81% | +22.73% | +0.92% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
PMBOK is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 13,506 | 20,300 | 25,638 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 13.76% | 19.30% | 16.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,268 | 9,304 | 13,142 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,035 | £32,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +5.26% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing PMBOK as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PMBOK.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing PMBOK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMBOK within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +88 | 5 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 3 |
| London | +126 | 4 | £58,750 | -32.86% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 2 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 1 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £60,000 | -11.11% | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £55,000 | - |
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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: