Project Manager Jobs in England

Project Manager
UK > England

The median Project Manager salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 103 112
Rank change year-on-year +49 +9 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 3,544 2,965 4,358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.13% 3.28% 3.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.37% 3.58% 3.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,600 2,127 2,947
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £51,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,072 82,732 127,934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,480 52,417 75,087
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,669 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,519 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North of England +76 826 £47,500 -9.52% 179
London +24 767 £60,000 -14.29% 279
Midlands +65 649 £50,000 -13.04% 145
South East -4 584 £52,500 -8.70% 220
North West +75 446 £47,500 -17.39% 109
South West +35 411 £48,500 -7.62% 97
West Midlands +52 341 £50,000 -9.09% 90
East of England +40 281 £54,000 -1.82% 86
East Midlands +66 277 £50,000 -16.67% 53
Yorkshire +82 270 £47,500 -7.77% 61
North East +48 110 £47,500 -9.52% 14
Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 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 England region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2,356 (66.48%) Project Management
2 1,263 (35.64%) Social Skills
3 1,162 (32.79%) Agile
4 994 (28.05%) Project Delivery
5 892 (25.17%) Finance
6 790 (22.29%) PRINCE2
7 694 (19.58%) Degree
8 555 (15.66%) Stakeholder Management
9 446 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
10 368 (10.38%) Risk Management
11 356 (10.05%) Microsoft
12 340 (9.59%) Waterfall
13 328 (9.26%) Change Management
14 303 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
15 285 (8.04%) Budget Management
16 263 (7.42%) Security Cleared
17 244 (6.88%) Decision-Making
18 239 (6.74%) PMI Certification
19 234 (6.60%) Microsoft Excel
20 233 (6.57%) PMP
21 232 (6.55%) Continuous Improvement
22 229 (6.46%) Retail
23 228 (6.43%) PMO
24 216 (6.09%) Manufacturing
24 216 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
25 215 (6.07%) Business Case
26 213 (6.01%) SDLC
27 211 (5.95%) Project Planning
28 210 (5.93%) Microsoft Project
29 209 (5.90%) Self-Motivation

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 81 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 59 (1.66%) CMS
3 31 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 30 (0.85%) Confluence
5 12 (0.34%) SAS
6 10 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 8 (0.23%) Drupal
7 8 (0.23%) Office Communications Server
7 8 (0.23%) WordPress
8 7 (0.20%) MS Project Server
8 7 (0.20%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.14%) Kentico
10 4 (0.11%) Sitecore CMS
11 3 (0.085%) ColdFusion
11 3 (0.085%) Documentum
12 2 (0.056%) Alfresco
12 2 (0.056%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.056%) Captiva
12 2 (0.056%) Joomla!
13 1 (0.028%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 234 (6.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 210 (5.93%) Microsoft Project
3 201 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
4 124 (3.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 39 (1.10%) MS Visio
6 31 (0.87%) AutoCAD
7 27 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
8 19 (0.54%) Trello
9 4 (0.11%) InDesign
9 4 (0.11%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.056%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.056%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.056%) CATIA
10 2 (0.056%) Gliffy
11 1 (0.028%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 25 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 16 (0.45%) Shopify
4 10 (0.28%) Primavera
5 9 (0.25%) NetSuite
6 8 (0.23%) Magento
6 8 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
7 7 (0.20%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.085%) BPCS
9 3 (0.085%) Dynamics GP
9 3 (0.085%) Maximo
9 3 (0.085%) Sage 200
9 3 (0.085%) SAP CO
9 3 (0.085%) SAP FI
9 3 (0.085%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.056%) C-CURE
10 2 (0.056%) SAP BRIM
11 1 (0.028%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 135 (3.81%) Azure
2 99 (2.79%) SaaS
3 91 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
5 40 (1.13%) AWS
6 39 (1.10%) Power Platform
7 38 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (0.59%) Smartsheet
9 12 (0.34%) Slack
10 10 (0.28%) Basecamp
11 9 (0.25%) PaaS
12 8 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 8 (0.23%) Google Sheets
13 7 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (0.20%) GCP
13 7 (0.20%) Mavenlink
13 7 (0.20%) Power Automate
13 7 (0.20%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.17%) OneDrive
14 6 (0.17%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 65 (1.83%) Wi-Fi
2 45 (1.27%) LAN
3 42 (1.19%) WAN
4 35 (0.99%) Firewall
5 34 (0.96%) Wireless
6 26 (0.73%) Internet
7 21 (0.59%) Intranet
8 20 (0.56%) DNS
8 20 (0.56%) MPLS
9 19 (0.54%) DHCP
9 19 (0.54%) VLAN
9 19 (0.54%) VPN
10 18 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
11 14 (0.40%) Extranet
12 13 (0.37%) 5G
13 12 (0.34%) Network Security
14 10 (0.28%) LTE
14 10 (0.28%) TETRA
15 7 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
15 7 (0.20%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
1 22 (0.62%) Power BI
2 20 (0.56%) Tableau
3 10 (0.28%) Big Data
4 5 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.14%) Metadata
4 5 (0.14%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.056%) EDMS
5 2 (0.056%) GIS
5 2 (0.056%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.056%) MySQL
5 2 (0.056%) Qlik Sense
5 2 (0.056%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.028%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.028%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.028%) Impala
6 1 (0.028%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.028%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.028%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.028%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 147 (4.15%) JIRA
2 6 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.085%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.056%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.056%) Zephyr
5 1 (0.028%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,263 (35.64%) Social Skills
2 892 (25.17%) Finance
3 303 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
4 229 (6.46%) Retail
5 216 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 216 (6.09%) Manufacturing
6 207 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
7 184 (5.19%) Public Sector
8 181 (5.11%) Marketing
9 159 (4.49%) Presentation Skills
10 131 (3.70%) Legal
11 124 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
12 108 (3.05%) Law
13 100 (2.82%) Telecoms
14 82 (2.31%) Banking
15 73 (2.06%) Games
16 68 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
17 53 (1.50%) Aerospace
18 50 (1.41%) Local Government
19 40 (1.13%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (1.10%) EDI
2 36 (1.02%) .NET
3 19 (0.54%) SOAP
4 18 (0.51%) RESTful
5 10 (0.28%) CSS
5 10 (0.28%) HTML
6 7 (0.20%) Flash
6 7 (0.20%) JSON
7 6 (0.17%) ADO
8 3 (0.085%) FHIR
8 3 (0.085%) Node.js
8 3 (0.085%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.085%) React
8 3 (0.085%) REST
9 2 (0.056%) Express.js
9 2 (0.056%) MERN Stack
9 2 (0.056%) Web Services
9 2 (0.056%) XML
10 1 (0.028%) XSD
10 1 (0.028%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 209 (5.90%) Self-Motivation
2 144 (4.06%) Driving Licence
3 91 (2.57%) Onboarding
4 78 (2.20%) PMI
5 76 (2.14%) Management Information System
5 76 (2.14%) Renewable Energy
6 64 (1.81%) FMCG
6 64 (1.81%) NHS
7 61 (1.72%) Data Centre
8 38 (1.07%) Virtual Team
9 26 (0.73%) Robotics
10 18 (0.51%) Digital Signage
10 18 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
10 18 (0.51%) Public Cloud
11 17 (0.48%) Derivative
11 17 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
11 17 (0.48%) Product Ownership
12 16 (0.45%) Data Protection Act
13 14 (0.40%) Freedom of Information
14 13 (0.37%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 35 (0.99%) Windows
2 17 (0.48%) Android
3 12 (0.34%) Windows 10
4 11 (0.31%) Linux
4 11 (0.31%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.028%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.028%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,356 (66.48%) Project Management
2 1,162 (32.79%) Agile
3 994 (28.05%) Project Delivery
4 790 (22.29%) PRINCE2
5 555 (15.66%) Stakeholder Management
6 446 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
7 368 (10.38%) Risk Management
8 340 (9.59%) Waterfall
9 328 (9.26%) Change Management
10 285 (8.04%) Budget Management
11 244 (6.88%) Decision-Making
12 232 (6.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 215 (6.07%) Business Case
14 213 (6.01%) SDLC
15 211 (5.95%) Project Planning
16 191 (5.39%) Mentoring
17 185 (5.22%) Agile Project Management
18 179 (5.05%) Scrum
19 172 (4.85%) Time Management
20 166 (4.68%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 26 (0.73%) JavaScript
2 15 (0.42%) SQL
3 13 (0.37%) C#
4 10 (0.28%) Python
5 8 (0.23%) Java
6 4 (0.11%) PHP
7 1 (0.028%) Ada
7 1 (0.028%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.028%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.028%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.028%) Scala
7 1 (0.028%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.028%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 694 (19.58%) Degree
2 263 (7.42%) Security Cleared
3 239 (6.74%) PMI Certification
4 233 (6.57%) PMP
5 162 (4.57%) SC Cleared
6 136 (3.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 122 (3.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 75 (2.12%) HNC
9 42 (1.19%) DV Cleared
10 40 (1.13%) DBS Check
11 37 (1.04%) APMP
11 37 (1.04%) HND
12 29 (0.82%) Master's Degree
13 19 (0.54%) NVQ Level 3
14 17 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (0.37%) CAPM
16 12 (0.34%) ACCA
16 12 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
16 12 (0.34%) RIBA
17 11 (0.31%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 228 (6.43%) PMO
2 128 (3.61%) QA
3 45 (1.27%) GDPR
4 37 (1.04%) NEBOSH
5 29 (0.82%) ISO 9001
6 18 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (0.45%) Accessibility
8 14 (0.40%) SLA
9 13 (0.37%) Good Clinical Practice
10 10 (0.28%) GMP
11 9 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.23%) GxP
13 7 (0.20%) COSHH
14 6 (0.17%) GAMP
14 6 (0.17%) GLP
15 4 (0.11%) GRC
15 4 (0.11%) IEC 62304
15 4 (0.11%) ISO 13485
15 4 (0.11%) P3O
16 3 (0.085%) PMBOK
System Software
1 26 (0.73%) Active Directory
2 21 (0.59%) Hyper-V
3 20 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
3 20 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.25%) Firmware
5 1 (0.028%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 17 (0.48%) WSUS
2 13 (0.37%) SCOM
3 4 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.056%) SmoothWall
5 1 (0.028%) SCCM
5 1 (0.028%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 356 (10.05%) Microsoft
2 83 (2.34%) SAP
3 56 (1.58%) Salesforce
4 40 (1.13%) Google
5 39 (1.10%) Cisco
6 32 (0.90%) Oracle
7 30 (0.85%) IFS
7 30 (0.85%) VMware
8 29 (0.82%) Adobe
9 22 (0.62%) Progress
10 18 (0.51%) NEC
11 17 (0.48%) BT
11 17 (0.48%) Ruckus Wireless
12 16 (0.45%) Workday
13 15 (0.42%) CheckPoint
14 14 (0.40%) Sage
15 11 (0.31%) Northgate
16 10 (0.28%) Apple
16 10 (0.28%) Autodesk
16 10 (0.28%) Civica