Project Management Jobs in the West Midlands

Project Management
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 331 633 681
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.91% 8.02% 11.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.68% 9.89% 11.83%
Number of salaries quoted 153 468 330
10th Percentile £38,750 £36,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £80,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year +9.52% -11.76% +3.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,814 6,401 5,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.20% 81.10% 96.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,573 4,665 3,155
10th Percentile £28,822 £26,350 £30,602
25th Percentile £37,000 £35,700 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
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 Project Management within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 +2 148 £55,000 - 89
Warwickshire -5 79 £47,000 -6.00% 43
Staffordshire -21 22 £53,688 +7.38% 84
Coventry +8 19 £59,500 +32.22% 15
Shropshire -6 11 £47,500 -5.00% 14
Solihull -8 6 £55,000 +15.79% 6
Herefordshire -1 5 £40,000 +14.29% 1
Walsall +3 4 - -
Willenhall - 3 £45,000 -
Worcestershire +6 2 £43,625 -3.06% 16
Dudley +2 1 £45,000 -15.89%
Wolverhampton -4 1 £70,000 +30.84% 7
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.11%) Confluence
2 6 (1.81%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.51%) CMS
4 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.30%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 25 (7.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.93%) Microsoft Project
3 10 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (5.14%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.21%) Infor CloudSuite
2 4 (1.21%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 4 (1.21%) SAP HR
3 2 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.60%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.60%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.60%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.30%) iTrent
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.30%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.30%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.30%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 30 (9.06%) Azure
2 21 (6.34%) AWS
3 19 (5.74%) Power Platform
4 14 (4.23%) SaaS
5 12 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (2.42%) IaaS
7 8 (2.42%) PaaS
8 6 (1.81%) GitHub
8 6 (1.81%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.21%) Boomi
9 4 (1.21%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.21%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.21%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.91%) Figma
11 2 (0.60%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 2 (0.60%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (0.60%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.60%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.21%) DNS
1 4 (1.21%) Firewall
2 3 (0.91%) WAN
3 2 (0.60%) DHCP
3 2 (0.60%) SAN
3 2 (0.60%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.60%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.60%) VPN
4 1 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.30%) LAN
4 1 (0.30%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.30%) Skype
4 1 (0.30%) Wireless
4 1 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.83%) Power BI
2 8 (2.42%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.51%) MySQL
4 4 (1.21%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (1.21%) DB2
4 4 (1.21%) MaxDB
4 4 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.21%) SAP HANA
4 4 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.60%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.60%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.30%) Big Data
7 1 (0.30%) Power Query
7 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.25%) JIRA
2 6 (1.81%) SonarQube
3 4 (1.21%) Git
4 3 (0.91%) GitLab
5 2 (0.60%) Selenium
6 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.30%) Subversion
General
1 123 (37.16%) Social Skills
2 96 (29.00%) Finance
3 52 (15.71%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (9.97%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (6.95%) Public Sector
6 16 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (4.83%) Law
7 10 (3.02%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (3.02%) Retail
8 8 (2.42%) Marketing
9 6 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.81%) Police
10 5 (1.51%) Billing
10 5 (1.51%) Local Government
10 5 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.21%) Automotive
11 4 (1.21%) Banking
11 4 (1.21%) Legal
11 4 (1.21%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.21%) Military
Job Titles
1 101 (30.51%) Principal Engineer
2 98 (29.61%) Principal Security Engineer
2 98 (29.61%) Security Engineer
3 93 (28.10%) Analyst
4 64 (19.34%) Project Manager
5 60 (18.13%) Product Analyst
6 59 (17.82%) Principal Security Analyst
6 59 (17.82%) Security Analyst
7 39 (11.78%) Product Engineer
8 28 (8.46%) Consultant
9 20 (6.04%) Senior
10 16 (4.83%) Lead
10 16 (4.83%) SAP Consultant
11 11 (3.32%) Business Analyst
11 11 (3.32%) Change Analyst
11 11 (3.32%) Senior Manager
11 11 (3.32%) Senior Project Manager
12 10 (3.02%) Developer
12 10 (3.02%) Functional Consultant
12 10 (3.02%) NetSuite Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.72%) .NET
1 9 (2.72%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.81%) Azure Blueprints
3 4 (1.21%) CSS
3 4 (1.21%) EDI
3 4 (1.21%) HTML
3 4 (1.21%) SAP Basis
3 4 (1.21%) Web Services
4 3 (0.91%) MACH
5 2 (0.60%) JSON
5 2 (0.60%) Playwright
5 2 (0.60%) REST
5 2 (0.60%) XML
6 1 (0.30%) CSS3
6 1 (0.30%) HTML5
6 1 (0.30%) React
6 1 (0.30%) RESTful
6 1 (0.30%) Swagger
6 1 (0.30%) WebSockets
6 1 (0.30%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.04%) Onboarding
2 12 (3.63%) Legacy Systems
2 12 (3.63%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.32%) Driving Licence
4 8 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.11%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.11%) NHS
5 7 (2.11%) Taxonomies
6 4 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.21%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.21%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.91%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.91%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.91%) SCADA
8 2 (0.60%) Acoustics
8 2 (0.60%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.60%) PKI
8 2 (0.60%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.81%) Windows
2 4 (1.21%) AIX
2 4 (1.21%) Unix
3 2 (0.60%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.30%) Android
4 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.30%) Linux
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (38.37%) Risk Management
2 115 (34.74%) Cybersecurity
3 104 (31.42%) Information Security
4 98 (29.61%) Cyber Resilience
4 98 (29.61%) Security Testing
5 70 (21.15%) Project Delivery
6 68 (20.54%) Agile
7 58 (17.52%) Problem-Solving
8 55 (16.62%) Collaborative Working
9 50 (15.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 43 (12.99%) Continuous Improvement
11 40 (12.08%) PRINCE2
12 37 (11.18%) Change Management
13 29 (8.76%) CRM
13 29 (8.76%) Data Privacy
13 29 (8.76%) ERP
13 29 (8.76%) Roadmaps
14 28 (8.46%) Mentoring
15 25 (7.55%) Decision-Making
16 24 (7.25%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.85%) SQL
2 15 (4.53%) Python
3 11 (3.32%) C#
3 11 (3.32%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.42%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.81%) Java
6 5 (1.51%) ABAP
7 2 (0.60%) Bicep
7 2 (0.60%) C++
7 2 (0.60%) R
8 1 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.30%) PHP
8 1 (0.30%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 137 (41.39%) Degree
2 105 (31.72%) BPSS Clearance
3 101 (30.51%) CISSP
4 98 (29.61%) CESG Certified Professional
4 98 (29.61%) CISM
5 41 (12.39%) Security Cleared
6 10 (3.02%) PMP
7 9 (2.72%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.81%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.51%) ACCA
9 5 (1.51%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.51%) CIMA
10 4 (1.21%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.21%) ISTQB
10 4 (1.21%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (1.21%) MRICS
11 3 (0.91%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.91%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (31.12%) NIST
2 100 (30.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 98 (29.61%) JSP 440
3 98 (29.61%) RMADS
4 20 (6.04%) PMO
5 16 (4.83%) QA
6 6 (1.81%) NCSC
7 5 (1.51%) GDPR
8 3 (0.91%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.91%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.91%) NEBOSH
9 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.60%) P3O
10 1 (0.30%) GRC
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.30%) PMBOK
10 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (2.11%) Docker
2 3 (0.91%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.60%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.02%) Terraform
2 7 (2.11%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.81%) Ansible
4 2 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.30%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.30%) SCCM
5 1 (0.30%) SCOM
5 1 (0.30%) SCOrch
5 1 (0.30%) SCSM
Vendors
1 37 (11.18%) Microsoft
2 35 (10.57%) SAP
3 10 (3.02%) Salesforce
4 8 (2.42%) NEC
5 7 (2.11%) Oracle
5 7 (2.11%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.51%) Alteryx
6 5 (1.51%) Dell
6 5 (1.51%) YouTube
7 4 (1.21%) Infor
8 2 (0.60%) Databricks
8 2 (0.60%) Google
8 2 (0.60%) Meraki
9 1 (0.30%) Cisco
9 1 (0.30%) EMC
9 1 (0.30%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.30%) Peregrine
9 1 (0.30%) Snow
9 1 (0.30%) VMware
9 1 (0.30%) Workday