Project Manager Jobs in Kent

Project Manager
South East > Kent

The median Project Manager salary in Kent is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 74 77
Rank change year-on-year +46 +3 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 97 18 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 5.91% 1.81% 3.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.22% 2.15% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 68 15 43
10th Percentile - £37,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,800 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.99% +10.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £60,625 £60,899 £61,875
90th Percentile £63,750 £64,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +3.60% +5.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,559 838 1,443
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 84.31% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,144 494 730
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £33,875 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,600 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Kent over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Kent

Project Manager
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Maidstone +27 22 £54,868 -9.76% 1
Dartford - 15 £45,000 - 1
Tunbridge Wells +1 5 £35,000 -9.68% 2
West Malling - 5 £62,500 - 1
Canterbury -7 4 £52,000 -14.47%
Dover - 3 £45,000 -
Margate - 2 - - 1
Sevenoaks - 2 £52,500 - 3
Ramsgate - 1 £39,000 -
Project Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Kent region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 73 (75.26%) Project Management
2 51 (52.58%) Agile
3 24 (24.74%) E-Commerce
3 24 (24.74%) EDI
3 24 (24.74%) Client Onboarding
3 24 (24.74%) Onboarding
4 23 (23.71%) Project Delivery
5 16 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
5 16 (16.49%) Social Skills
6 13 (13.40%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (13.40%) Waterfall
7 12 (12.37%) PRINCE2
8 11 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (11.34%) Mentoring
8 11 (11.34%) Coaching
8 11 (11.34%) Business Case
9 10 (10.31%) Change Management
10 9 (9.28%) Finance
10 9 (9.28%) Driving Licence
10 9 (9.28%) Budget Management
11 8 (8.25%) Line Management
11 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (8.25%) Degree
12 7 (7.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (6.19%) Budget Responsibility
13 6 (6.19%) Creative Thinking
13 6 (6.19%) Business Transformation
13 6 (6.19%) Project Governance
13 6 (6.19%) FMCG
13 6 (6.19%) Programme Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 2 (2.06%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (6.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.03%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.03%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (1.03%) Infor M3
1 1 (1.03%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.12%) Smartsheet
2 2 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.06%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.03%) Azure
General
1 16 (16.49%) Social Skills
2 9 (9.28%) Finance
3 7 (7.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (6.19%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.15%) Retail
6 3 (3.09%) Fire and Rescue
6 3 (3.09%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.06%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (24.74%) EDI
2 2 (2.06%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (24.74%) Onboarding
2 13 (13.40%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (9.28%) Driving Licence
4 6 (6.19%) FMCG
5 2 (2.06%) Digital Media
5 2 (2.06%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.03%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (75.26%) Project Management
2 51 (52.58%) Agile
3 24 (24.74%) Client Onboarding
3 24 (24.74%) E-Commerce
4 23 (23.71%) Project Delivery
5 16 (16.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (13.40%) Waterfall
7 12 (12.37%) PRINCE2
8 11 (11.34%) Business Case
8 11 (11.34%) Coaching
8 11 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (11.34%) Mentoring
9 10 (10.31%) Change Management
10 9 (9.28%) Budget Management
11 8 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (8.25%) Line Management
12 6 (6.19%) Budget Responsibility
12 6 (6.19%) Business Transformation
12 6 (6.19%) Creative Thinking
12 6 (6.19%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 8 (8.25%) Degree
2 5 (5.15%) NVQ Level 3
3 4 (4.12%) MAPM
4 3 (3.09%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.06%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.06%) PMP
5 2 (2.06%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.12%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.03%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 6 (6.19%) NEC
2 4 (4.12%) BT
3 2 (2.06%) Civica
3 2 (2.06%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.03%) Epicor
4 1 (1.03%) IFS
4 1 (1.03%) Infor
4 1 (1.03%) Oracle
4 1 (1.03%) Sage
4 1 (1.03%) Salesforce