Project Manager Jobs in Birmingham

Project Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Project Manager salary in Birmingham is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 57 73
Rank change year-on-year +24 +16 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 149 83 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 5.35% 4.37% 4.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.67% 4.69% 4.34%
Number of salaries quoted 124 66 107
10th Percentile £38,250 £41,563 £38,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +11.90% +8.81%
75th Percentile £59,063 £63,750 £62,625
90th Percentile £72,125 £66,250 £67,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.07%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,630 1,768 2,973
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.40% 93.15% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,137 1,360 2,264
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,875
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,251 £83,750
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Birmingham

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Birmingham

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Birmingham over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 19 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 Birmingham region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 90 (60.40%) Project Management
2 62 (41.61%) Social Skills
3 59 (39.60%) Finance
4 45 (30.20%) PRINCE2
5 36 (24.16%) Agile
6 25 (16.78%) Project Delivery
6 25 (16.78%) PMO
7 24 (16.11%) Microsoft
7 24 (16.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 24 (16.11%) Resource Management
8 21 (14.09%) Waterfall
8 21 (14.09%) Microsoft Excel
9 20 (13.42%) Degree
10 18 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (12.08%) CRM
10 18 (12.08%) Budget Management
11 17 (11.41%) Deadline-Driven
12 16 (10.74%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (10.74%) Microsoft Office
13 14 (9.40%) Microsoft Project
13 14 (9.40%) Project Planning
14 13 (8.72%) CheckPoint
14 13 (8.72%) Retail
14 13 (8.72%) Public Sector
14 13 (8.72%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (8.05%) Resource Allocation
15 12 (8.05%) Dependency Management
15 12 (8.05%) Change Management
15 12 (8.05%) Risk Management
15 12 (8.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 6 (4.03%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.68%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 21 (14.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (10.74%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (9.40%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (8.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (2.68%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (2.68%) Trello
6 3 (2.01%) AutoCAD
6 3 (2.01%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.67%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 11 (7.38%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (6.04%) Azure
3 8 (5.37%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.70%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (3.36%) Power Automate
5 5 (3.36%) PowerApps
6 4 (2.68%) Google Docs
6 4 (2.68%) Google Sheets
6 4 (2.68%) Mavenlink
7 2 (1.34%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.01%) WebEx
2 2 (1.34%) 4G
2 2 (1.34%) 5G
2 2 (1.34%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.68%) Metadata
2 3 (2.01%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (2.68%) JIRA
General
1 62 (41.61%) Social Skills
2 59 (39.60%) Finance
3 13 (8.72%) Documentation Skills
3 13 (8.72%) Public Sector
3 13 (8.72%) Retail
4 11 (7.38%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (5.37%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.37%) Legal
6 7 (4.70%) Local Government
7 6 (4.03%) Billing
7 6 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.03%) Marketing
8 5 (3.36%) Telecoms
9 4 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.01%) German Language
10 3 (2.01%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.67%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.67%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.34%) .NET
1 2 (1.34%) RESTful
1 2 (1.34%) SOAP
2 1 (0.67%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.38%) PMI
2 9 (6.04%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.68%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.68%) Photography
4 4 (2.68%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (1.34%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.67%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.67%) iPad
6 1 (0.67%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.67%) NHS
6 1 (0.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.68%) Windows
2 1 (0.67%) Android
2 1 (0.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (60.40%) Project Management
2 45 (30.20%) PRINCE2
3 36 (24.16%) Agile
4 25 (16.78%) Project Delivery
5 24 (16.11%) Resource Management
6 21 (14.09%) Waterfall
7 18 (12.08%) Budget Management
7 18 (12.08%) CRM
7 18 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 17 (11.41%) Deadline-Driven
9 16 (10.74%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (9.40%) Project Planning
11 12 (8.05%) Change Management
11 12 (8.05%) Dependency Management
11 12 (8.05%) Resource Allocation
11 12 (8.05%) Risk Management
12 11 (7.38%) Change Control
12 11 (7.38%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
12 11 (7.38%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.34%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 24 (16.11%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 20 (13.42%) Degree
3 10 (6.71%) PMI Certification
4 6 (4.03%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.03%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.01%) CAPM
5 3 (2.01%) PMP
6 1 (0.67%) APMP
6 1 (0.67%) HNC
6 1 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (16.78%) PMO
2 1 (0.67%) P3O
2 1 (0.67%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (16.11%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.72%) CheckPoint
3 8 (5.37%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.68%) Adobe
4 4 (2.68%) Google
5 1 (0.67%) SAP