Project Manager Jobs in Watford

Project Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Project Manager salary in Watford is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 27 47
Rank change year-on-year -6 +20 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 13 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 0.68% 4.58% 4.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 4.98% 4.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 12
10th Percentile - £49,000 £55,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -21.43% +19.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,000 -
90th Percentile - £66,500 -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £56,750
% change year-on-year -5.45% -3.08% +19.47%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 138 261 349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.52% 91.90% 89.03%
Number of salaries quoted 80 211 216
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,438 £33,875
25th Percentile £38,750 £30,000 £51,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year - -26.53% +11.36%
75th Percentile £58,125 £63,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £86,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +15.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Watford

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Watford

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Watford

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 Watford region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PMI
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Management
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft