Project Manager Jobs in the North West

Project Manager
England > North West

The median Project Manager salary in the North West is £47,500 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 46 119 93
Rank change year-on-year +73 -26 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 446 218 331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.47% 2.82% 3.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.73% 3.15% 3.65%
Number of salaries quoted 362 182 209
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,750 £39,515
25th Percentile £36,750 £47,250 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +8.49% +11.58%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £69,750 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 9,439 6,920 9,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 89.53% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 7,250 4,044 5,351
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the North West

Project Manager
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the North West 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
Manchester +67 196 £50,000 -9.91% 62
Lancashire +24 88 £41,774 -30.38% 9
Cheshire +40 77 £45,250 -25.58% 20
Merseyside +42 65 £41,250 -25.00% 7
Cumbria 0 17 £35,000 -42.43% 6
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

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 North West region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 299 (67.04%) Project Management
2 149 (33.41%) Social Skills
3 137 (30.72%) Agile
4 125 (28.03%) Project Delivery
5 104 (23.32%) PRINCE2
6 65 (14.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 64 (14.35%) Degree
8 60 (13.45%) PMP
9 57 (12.78%) Finance
10 49 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
11 48 (10.76%) Mentoring
12 46 (10.31%) Problem-Solving
13 45 (10.09%) SDLC
14 44 (9.87%) Microsoft
15 40 (8.97%) PMI Certification
16 39 (8.74%) Agile Project Management
16 39 (8.74%) Coaching
17 38 (8.52%) Risk Management
18 37 (8.30%) ERP
19 34 (7.62%) Actionable Insight
20 33 (7.40%) Presales
21 32 (7.17%) Change Management
22 28 (6.28%) Continuous Improvement
22 28 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
22 28 (6.28%) Software Delivery
23 27 (6.05%) Public Sector
23 27 (6.05%) PMO
24 26 (5.83%) Decision-Making
24 26 (5.83%) Budget Management
24 26 (5.83%) QA

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 3 (0.67%) CMS
1 3 (0.67%) WordPress
2 2 (0.45%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.22%) Umbraco
Applications
1 17 (3.81%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.47%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.12%) Shopify
3 2 (0.45%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.22%) BPCS
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 20 (4.48%) SaaS
2 14 (3.14%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (2.47%) Azure
4 10 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (1.12%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (0.67%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (0.67%) Slack
7 2 (0.45%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.45%) WhatsApp
8 1 (0.22%) AWS
8 1 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.22%) GCP
8 1 (0.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (2.02%) LAN
3 8 (1.79%) WAN
4 3 (0.67%) Wireless
5 2 (0.45%) Extranet
5 2 (0.45%) Internet
5 2 (0.45%) Intranet
6 1 (0.22%) Firewall
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) SAN
6 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.45%) GIS
1 2 (0.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.57%) JIRA
2 2 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 149 (33.41%) Social Skills
2 57 (12.78%) Finance
3 49 (10.99%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (6.05%) Public Sector
5 26 (5.83%) Retail
6 25 (5.61%) Manufacturing
6 25 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (4.48%) Marketing
8 15 (3.36%) Legal
9 14 (3.14%) Law
10 13 (2.91%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.57%) Automotive
13 6 (1.35%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.35%) Social Housing
14 5 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.90%) Local Government
16 3 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.45%) iGaming
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.12%) CSS
1 5 (1.12%) HTML
1 5 (1.12%) JSON
2 3 (0.67%) .NET
2 3 (0.67%) RESTful
2 3 (0.67%) SOAP
3 1 (0.22%) Node.js
3 1 (0.22%) React
3 1 (0.22%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.69%) Driving Licence
1 12 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (2.02%) Virtual Team
3 8 (1.79%) Onboarding
4 7 (1.57%) PMI
5 6 (1.35%) Biopharmaceutical
5 6 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
6 4 (0.90%) Management Information System
6 4 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.67%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (0.67%) FMCG
7 3 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.45%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.45%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.45%) Life Science
8 2 (0.45%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.45%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.45%) Smart Meter
9 1 (0.22%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.22%) Android
1 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.22%) Windows
1 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (67.04%) Project Management
2 137 (30.72%) Agile
3 125 (28.03%) Project Delivery
4 104 (23.32%) PRINCE2
5 65 (14.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 48 (10.76%) Mentoring
7 46 (10.31%) Problem-Solving
8 45 (10.09%) SDLC
9 39 (8.74%) Agile Project Management
9 39 (8.74%) Coaching
10 38 (8.52%) Risk Management
11 37 (8.30%) ERP
12 34 (7.62%) Actionable Insight
13 33 (7.40%) Presales
14 32 (7.17%) Change Management
15 28 (6.28%) Continuous Improvement
15 28 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
15 28 (6.28%) Software Delivery
16 26 (5.83%) Budget Management
16 26 (5.83%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.02%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.22%) Ada
2 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 64 (14.35%) Degree
2 60 (13.45%) PMP
3 40 (8.97%) PMI Certification
4 22 (4.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 20 (4.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 20 (4.48%) Security Cleared
6 19 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.35%) HNC
7 6 (1.35%) HND
8 3 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.67%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.67%) PgMP
9 2 (0.45%) APMP
9 2 (0.45%) CAPM
9 2 (0.45%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.22%) CCNA
10 1 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.22%) MAPM
10 1 (0.22%) MRICS
10 1 (0.22%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.05%) PMO
2 26 (5.83%) QA
3 7 (1.57%) GxP
4 6 (1.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.35%) GLP
4 6 (1.35%) Good Clinical Practice
5 4 (0.90%) GMP
6 3 (0.67%) GDPR
6 3 (0.67%) ISO 9000
6 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.67%) SLA
7 1 (0.22%) GAMP
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 44 (9.87%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.24%) SAP
3 6 (1.35%) Adobe
3 6 (1.35%) Cisco
4 4 (0.90%) Meraki
5 2 (0.45%) Apple
5 2 (0.45%) Aruba
5 2 (0.45%) BT
5 2 (0.45%) CA
5 2 (0.45%) Juniper
5 2 (0.45%) Openreach
5 2 (0.45%) Oracle
5 2 (0.45%) Salesforce
5 2 (0.45%) WooCommerce
6 1 (0.22%) Aderant
6 1 (0.22%) IFS
6 1 (0.22%) iManage
6 1 (0.22%) JD Edwards
6 1 (0.22%) NEC
6 1 (0.22%) VMware