Project Management Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Project Management
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Project Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 58 33
Rank change year-on-year -18 -25 -5
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 63 49 113
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 1.52% 3.13% 5.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 3.44% 7.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41 42 67
10th Percentile £44,447 £35,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,067 £41,126 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile - £63,438 £68,125
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,398 £79,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +7.00% -4.76% -8.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,896 1,425 1,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 69.78% 90.94% 77.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,187 735 886
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,303
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £74,985 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £85,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £52,065 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.61% -9.52% -0.94%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Project Management
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Project Management

Project Management
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Management in West Yorkshire

Project Management
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 9 October 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
Leeds -26 57 £60,000 +9.09% 64
Wakefield -5 4 £51,865 +24.10% 7
Bradford -6 3 £35,000 -54.84% 14
Castleford - 1 - -
Project Management
Yorkshire

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.76%) Confluence
2 2 (3.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.17%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (7.94%) NetSuite
2 4 (6.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (17.46%) SaaS
2 4 (6.35%) Azure
3 2 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.17%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.59%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.17%) Profibus
2 1 (1.59%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.17%) Power BI
2 1 (1.59%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.59%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (7.94%) JIRA
General
1 23 (36.51%) Social Skills
2 17 (26.98%) Finance
3 15 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (19.05%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (9.52%) Games
6 6 (9.52%) iGaming
6 6 (9.52%) Public Sector
7 5 (7.94%) Portuguese Language
7 5 (7.94%) Spanish Language
8 4 (6.35%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (4.76%) Manufacturing
10 2 (3.17%) Advertising
10 2 (3.17%) Automotive
10 2 (3.17%) Back Office
11 1 (1.59%) Electronics
11 1 (1.59%) Legal
11 1 (1.59%) Marketing
11 1 (1.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (28.57%) Analyst
1 18 (28.57%) Business Analyst
2 11 (17.46%) Senior
2 11 (17.46%) Senior Manager
3 8 (12.70%) Lead
4 7 (11.11%) Consultant
4 7 (11.11%) Project Manager
5 6 (9.52%) Category Manager
5 6 (9.52%) Senior Category Manager
6 5 (7.94%) Implementation Consultant
7 4 (6.35%) Portfolio Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Coordinator
8 3 (4.76%) IT Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Project Coordinator
8 3 (4.76%) Senior Project Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Applications Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Architect
9 2 (3.17%) IT Project Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Payroll Consultant
9 2 (3.17%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.46%) Onboarding
2 6 (9.52%) Sports Betting
3 3 (4.76%) PMI
4 2 (3.17%) Learning Management System
4 2 (3.17%) Robotics
4 2 (3.17%) SCADA
4 2 (3.17%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.59%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.59%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.59%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.59%) Media Streaming
5 1 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (30.16%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (28.57%) Business Analysis
2 18 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 17 (26.98%) Systems Analysis
4 16 (25.40%) Project Delivery
4 16 (25.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (23.81%) Agile
6 14 (22.22%) Process Improvement
7 8 (12.70%) ERP
7 8 (12.70%) Risk Management
7 8 (12.70%) Roadmaps
7 8 (12.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 7 (11.11%) Mentoring
8 7 (11.11%) Performance Management
8 7 (11.11%) PRINCE2
9 6 (9.52%) Benchmarking
9 6 (9.52%) Business Strategy
9 6 (9.52%) Contract Management
9 6 (9.52%) Spend Analysis
9 6 (9.52%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.52%) SQL
2 5 (7.94%) JavaScript
2 5 (7.94%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.17%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 9 (14.29%) Degree
2 6 (9.52%) PMI Certification
2 6 (9.52%) PMP
3 2 (3.17%) APMP
3 2 (3.17%) CAPM
3 2 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.17%) PgMP
4 1 (1.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.76%) PMO
2 2 (3.17%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.17%) IEC 61131
3 1 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.59%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (14.29%) SAP
2 8 (12.70%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.94%) Sage
4 3 (4.76%) Oracle
5 2 (3.17%) Allen-Bradley
5 2 (3.17%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.17%) Siemens
6 1 (1.59%) Alteryx
6 1 (1.59%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.59%) SaltStack