IT Project Manager Job Trends in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
England > West Midlands

The median IT Project Manager salary in the West Midlands is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 182 159
Rank change year-on-year +22 -23 +47
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 14 16 25
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.27% 0.39% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.41% 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 9 12 24
10th Percentile £52,000 £39,426 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £45,422 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.68% -3.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,813 £60,000
90th Percentile £69,750 £58,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.22% +2.27% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,728 3,858 3,556
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.78% 93.32% 93.80%
Number of salaries quoted 2,728 1,838 2,966
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Project Manager in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Birmingham +20 4 £60,000 +9.09% 4
Warwickshire +26 3 £60,000 +11.11% 1
Shropshire - 2 - - 2
Staffordshire -8 1 - - 1
Coventry - 1 £60,000 -
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, IT Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 8 (57.14%) Agile
1 8 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 5 (35.71%) Project Management
4 4 (28.57%) Waterfall
5 3 (21.43%) Azure
5 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
5 3 (21.43%) ERP
5 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
5 3 (21.43%) PMI Certification
5 3 (21.43%) PMO
5 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) AWS
6 2 (14.29%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
6 2 (14.29%) Business Transformation
6 2 (14.29%) CAPM
6 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Degree
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (14.29%) PMP
6 2 (14.29%) Proactive Management
6 2 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (14.29%) QA
6 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Azure
2 2 (14.29%) AWS
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (14.29%) SaaS
3 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.14%) Smartsheet
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
3 2 (14.29%) Retail
4 1 (7.14%) German Language
4 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.14%) Polish Language
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 3 (21.43%) PMI
3 2 (14.29%) Product Ownership
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Agile
1 8 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 5 (35.71%) Project Management
4 4 (28.57%) Waterfall
5 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
5 3 (21.43%) ERP
5 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Business Transformation
6 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Proactive Management
6 2 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
6 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
6 2 (14.29%) Use Case
6 2 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) PMI Certification
2 2 (14.29%) CAPM
2 2 (14.29%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) PMP
3 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
3 1 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) PMO
2 2 (14.29%) QA
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft