Project Management Job Trends in West Wales

Project Management
Wales > West Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Wales requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 4 15
Rank change year-on-year -18 +11 +3
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 3 26 21
As % of all permanent jobs in West Wales 2.04% 27.66% 14.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.50% 30.59% 16.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 21
10th Percentile - £35,850 -
25th Percentile - £40,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,515 £49,500 £51,997
Median % change year-on-year +16.19% -4.80% +12.43%
75th Percentile - £51,875 £62,500
90th Percentile - £51,950 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £57,515 £52,296 £42,845
% change year-on-year +9.98% +22.06% -14.31%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Wales

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 West Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 120 85 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Wales 81.63% 90.43% 86.71%
Number of salaries quoted 76 28 115
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,850 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,756 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.84% -7.88% +18.75%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,252 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,739 £65,000 £74,219
Wales median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Wales.

Project Management job vacancy trend in West Wales

Project Management
Salary Trend in West Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Project Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Wales citing Project Management

Project Management
Job Locations in West Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 15 February 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
Swansea -11 3 £57,515 +16.19% 6
Project Management
Wales

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales 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 (66.67%) EPLAN
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Profibus
General
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Automation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
1 2 (66.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (66.67%) Six Sigma
2 2 (66.67%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Business Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Management
3 1 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) APMP
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Siemens