Project Manager Jobs in Bedfordshire

Project Manager
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Project Manager salary in Bedfordshire is £53,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 84 51
Rank change year-on-year +68 -33 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 36 2 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 8.05% 0.31% 3.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% 0.36% 3.09%
Number of salaries quoted 24 2 5
10th Percentile £45,000 - £50,300
25th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £58,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £62,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.20% +1.63% +11.82%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £72,500
90th Percentile - - £77,750
East of England median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% +3.77% -2.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 432 555 615
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.64% 84.86% 97.62%
Number of salaries quoted 328 284 311
10th Percentile £26,000 £36,250 £25,971
25th Percentile £33,145 £45,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.91% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £70,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Bedfordshire

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Bedfordshire.

Salary trend for Project Manager in Bedfordshire

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Bedfordshire

Project Manager
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Bedford - 19 £50,000 - 3
Luton - 5 £53,000 - 2
Project Manager
East of England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 25 (69.44%) Social Skills
2 23 (63.89%) Project Management
3 21 (58.33%) Change Management
3 21 (58.33%) Finance
4 17 (47.22%) Aerospace
4 17 (47.22%) Business Case
5 15 (41.67%) Risk Management
6 14 (38.89%) Degree
7 13 (36.11%) Project Delivery
7 13 (36.11%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (36.11%) Agile
8 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (27.78%) Security Cleared
8 10 (27.78%) Scrum
8 10 (27.78%) PRINCE2
9 9 (25.00%) Automotive
9 9 (25.00%) Disruptive Innovation
9 9 (25.00%) PMO
10 8 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (22.22%) Procure-to-Pay
10 8 (22.22%) Line Management
10 8 (22.22%) SDLC
10 8 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
10 8 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (22.22%) ERP
10 8 (22.22%) PMP
10 8 (22.22%) PMI Certification
10 8 (22.22%) Back Office
10 8 (22.22%) SAP
11 6 (16.67%) Product Breakdown Structure

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

General
1 25 (69.44%) Social Skills
2 21 (58.33%) Finance
3 17 (47.22%) Aerospace
4 9 (25.00%) Automotive
5 8 (22.22%) Back Office
5 8 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (11.11%) Law
7 2 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (5.56%) Manufacturing
7 2 (5.56%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 13 (36.11%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (5.56%) Digital Signage
2 2 (5.56%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (63.89%) Project Management
2 21 (58.33%) Change Management
3 17 (47.22%) Business Case
4 15 (41.67%) Risk Management
5 13 (36.11%) Agile
5 13 (36.11%) Project Delivery
6 10 (27.78%) PRINCE2
6 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (27.78%) Scrum
7 9 (25.00%) Disruptive Innovation
8 8 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (22.22%) ERP
8 8 (22.22%) Line Management
8 8 (22.22%) Procure-to-Pay
8 8 (22.22%) SDLC
8 8 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
9 6 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
9 6 (16.67%) Product Breakdown Structure
9 6 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
10 3 (8.33%) Business Change Management
Qualifications
1 14 (38.89%) Degree
2 10 (27.78%) Security Cleared
3 8 (22.22%) PMI Certification
3 8 (22.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (22.22%) SAP