Project Manager Jobs in Manchester

Project Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Project Manager salary in Manchester is £50,000 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 63 130 122
Rank change year-on-year +67 -8 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 196 122 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.73% 2.54% 2.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.95% 2.75% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 171 101 120
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.91% +4.72% +8.72%
75th Percentile £61,000 £62,500 £61,563
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,250 £67,625
North West median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +8.49% +11.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 4,961 4,436 5,454
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 92.30% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,821 2,614 3,573
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,101 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Manchester

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Manchester

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Manchester

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

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Manchester

Project Manager
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bolton +11 6 £55,000 +57.14% 5
Rochdale +17 4 £45,000 -25.00%
Stockport +26 3 £60,000 - 1
Stalybridge - 3 £47,500 -
Salford +13 2 £29,000 -47.27% 1
Cheadle - 2 £50,000 -
Ashton-under-Lyne - 1 £47,500 -
Bury - 1 £54,000 -
Project Manager
North West

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

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 Manchester region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 156 (79.59%) Project Management
2 73 (37.24%) Social Skills
3 59 (30.10%) Agile
4 58 (29.59%) Project Delivery
5 41 (20.92%) PRINCE2
6 32 (16.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 24 (12.24%) Microsoft
8 23 (11.73%) PMP
9 22 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
9 22 (11.22%) Mentoring
10 21 (10.71%) Agile Project Management
11 20 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
11 20 (10.20%) Finance
11 20 (10.20%) Degree
12 19 (9.69%) PMI Certification
12 19 (9.69%) SDLC
12 19 (9.69%) Presales
13 17 (8.67%) Actionable Insight
13 17 (8.67%) Change Management
14 16 (8.16%) Risk Management
14 16 (8.16%) Decision-Making
14 16 (8.16%) Coaching
15 15 (7.65%) Budget Management
15 15 (7.65%) Public Sector
16 14 (7.14%) Line Management
16 14 (7.14%) CRM
17 13 (6.63%) ERP
17 13 (6.63%) Microsoft 365
17 13 (6.63%) Business Case
17 13 (6.63%) Software Delivery

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 (1.02%) CMS
1 2 (1.02%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (4.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.55%) Shopify
3 1 (0.51%) BPCS
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.51%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (6.63%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (5.10%) Azure
3 8 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (4.08%) SaaS
4 3 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (1.53%) Slack
5 2 (1.02%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.51%) AWS
6 1 (0.51%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.06%) LAN
1 6 (3.06%) WAN
2 5 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (1.02%) Extranet
3 2 (1.02%) Internet
3 2 (1.02%) Intranet
4 1 (0.51%) Firewall
4 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.51%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.51%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.02%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.02%) JIRA
1 2 (1.02%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 73 (37.24%) Social Skills
2 22 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (10.20%) Finance
4 15 (7.65%) Public Sector
5 9 (4.59%) Pharmaceutical
6 8 (4.08%) Retail
7 6 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.06%) Social Housing
8 4 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.53%) Local Government
9 3 (1.53%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.53%) Marketing
10 2 (1.02%) Back Office
10 2 (1.02%) iGaming
10 2 (1.02%) Legal
11 1 (0.51%) German Language
11 1 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.51%) Law
11 1 (0.51%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.53%) .NET
1 3 (1.53%) RESTful
1 3 (1.53%) SOAP
2 1 (0.51%) Node.js
2 1 (0.51%) React
2 1 (0.51%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.61%) Driving Licence
2 9 (4.59%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (4.59%) Virtual Team
3 7 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 6 (3.06%) Biopharmaceutical
4 6 (3.06%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (3.06%) Freedom of Information
5 4 (2.04%) PMI
6 3 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.02%) Client/Server
7 2 (1.02%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.02%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.02%) Private Cloud
7 2 (1.02%) Smart Meter
8 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.51%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.51%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.51%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.51%) Android
1 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.51%) Windows
1 1 (0.51%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (79.59%) Project Management
2 59 (30.10%) Agile
3 58 (29.59%) Project Delivery
4 41 (20.92%) PRINCE2
5 32 (16.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (11.22%) Mentoring
7 21 (10.71%) Agile Project Management
8 20 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (9.69%) Presales
9 19 (9.69%) SDLC
10 17 (8.67%) Actionable Insight
10 17 (8.67%) Change Management
11 16 (8.16%) Coaching
11 16 (8.16%) Decision-Making
11 16 (8.16%) Risk Management
12 15 (7.65%) Budget Management
13 14 (7.14%) CRM
13 14 (7.14%) Line Management
14 13 (6.63%) ERP
14 13 (6.63%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.04%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.51%) Ada
Qualifications
1 23 (11.73%) PMP
2 20 (10.20%) Degree
3 19 (9.69%) PMI Certification
4 12 (6.12%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 7 (3.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 7 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 7 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 3 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.51%) APMP
7 1 (0.51%) CCNA
7 1 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.51%) MRICS
7 1 (0.51%) RIBA
7 1 (0.51%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.61%) PMO
2 8 (4.08%) QA
3 7 (3.57%) GxP
4 6 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (3.06%) GLP
4 6 (3.06%) Good Clinical Practice
5 4 (2.04%) GMP
System Software
1 1 (0.51%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 24 (12.24%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.04%) SAP
3 2 (1.02%) Apple
3 2 (1.02%) BT
3 2 (1.02%) Openreach
3 2 (1.02%) WooCommerce
4 1 (0.51%) Adobe
4 1 (0.51%) Epicor
4 1 (0.51%) IFS
4 1 (0.51%) Infor
4 1 (0.51%) JD Edwards
4 1 (0.51%) Oracle
4 1 (0.51%) Sage
4 1 (0.51%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.51%) VMware