PMI Job Trends in the West Midlands

Project Management Institute (PMI)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PMI in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited PMI over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 189 167
Rank change year-on-year +15 -22 +104
Permanent jobs citing PMI 4 9 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.075% 0.22% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.21% 0.59% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 10
10th Percentile - £60,750 £57,189
25th Percentile £63,106 £61,875 £57,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 £80,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -19.64% +34.33% +13.44%
75th Percentile £65,473 £90,000 £63,093
90th Percentile - - £68,350
England median annual salary £64,290 £62,500 £65,500
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.58% +9.17%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

PMI falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,949 1,529 1,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.75% 36.84% 35.09%
Number of salaries quoted 679 616 1,091
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,004 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

PMI
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PMI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

PMI job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

PMI
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing PMI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing PMI

PMI
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 PMI within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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
Coventry - 1 £64,290 - 1
Shropshire - 1 - - 2
PMI
England

PMI
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 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) AWS
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) German Language
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Polish Language
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) IT Manager
1 3 (75.00%) IT Project Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Principal Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 2 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) Use Case
3 1 (25.00%) BPMN
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Resource Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) CAPM
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) PMP
3 1 (25.00%) IIBA
3 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft