Project Manager Jobs in Wakefield

Project Manager
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Project Manager salary in Wakefield is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 23 37
Rank change year-on-year +16 +14 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 5 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 7.94% 4.50% 3.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.52% 4.76% 3.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 5
10th Percentile £40,962 - -
25th Percentile £41,280 £46,250 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £47,500 £39,625
Median % change year-on-year +13.68% +19.87% -4.39%
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,000 £40,438
90th Percentile - - £60,425
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 27 105 231
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 42.86% 94.59% 87.83%
Number of salaries quoted 11 75 81
10th Percentile £40,750 £25,500 £32,790
25th Percentile £41,015 £30,125 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +6.74% +27.14%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +9.62%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Wakefield

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Wakefield.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Wakefield

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Wakefield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Wakefield over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Wakefield

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 22 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 Wakefield region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) FMCG
2 2 (40.00%) Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Order to Cash
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Matrix Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Law

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) FMCG
2 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) Order to Cash
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
3 1 (20.00%) Matrix Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Certification