Project Manager Jobs in South Wales

Project Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median Project Manager salary in South Wales is £40,553 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 43 67 86
Rank change year-on-year +24 +19 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 68 41 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 4.58% 3.57% 2.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.04% 3.99% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 50 23 27
10th Percentile £35,450 £40,085 £35,250
25th Percentile £39,280 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,553 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.27% +29.41% -8.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £61,075 £61,625
90th Percentile £52,750 £62,500 £63,500
Wales median annual salary £40,553 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -26.27% +29.41% -10.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,350 1,028 1,451
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 89.47% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 899 568 864
10th Percentile £27,157 £28,500 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -8.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,188 £63,063
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £77,500
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in South Wales

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

Salary histogram for Project Manager in South Wales

Project Manager
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the South Wales 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
Bridgend +28 37 £40,553 -
Cardiff -1 19 £44,500 -22.94% 12
Torfaen -2 4 £45,000 -
Glamorgan +7 2 £36,952 -32.81% 4
Caerphilly +3 2 £64,000 +16.36%
Newport -6 2 £50,000 - 4
Vale of Glamorgan +1 1 £50,000 -
Neath Port Talbot - 1 £36,952 - 6
Project Manager
Wales

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

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 South Wales region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 46 (67.65%) Project Management
2 25 (36.76%) Agile
3 20 (29.41%) Police
4 17 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 17 (25.00%) Agile Project Management
4 17 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 17 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
5 16 (23.53%) SDLC
5 16 (23.53%) Project Delivery
5 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
6 14 (20.59%) Target Operating Model
7 13 (19.12%) Software Delivery
7 13 (19.12%) Presales
8 8 (11.76%) Change Management
9 7 (10.29%) Programme Management
9 7 (10.29%) Quality Management
9 7 (10.29%) PRINCE2
9 7 (10.29%) Finance
9 7 (10.29%) Case Management
10 6 (8.82%) Decision-Making
10 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
10 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
10 6 (8.82%) Marketing
11 5 (7.35%) Waterfall
11 5 (7.35%) Risk Management
11 5 (7.35%) Manufacturing
11 5 (7.35%) ERP
12 4 (5.88%) SAP
12 4 (5.88%) NEC
12 4 (5.88%) Advertising

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.47%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) GIS
General
1 20 (29.41%) Police
2 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 7 (10.29%) Finance
4 6 (8.82%) Marketing
5 5 (7.35%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.88%) Advertising
6 4 (5.88%) Aviation
6 4 (5.88%) Law
6 4 (5.88%) Legal
6 4 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.41%) Social Housing
8 2 (2.94%) Electronics
8 2 (2.94%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.41%) Housing Association
2 1 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.47%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (67.65%) Project Management
2 25 (36.76%) Agile
3 17 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 17 (25.00%) Agile Project Management
3 17 (25.00%) Digital Forensics
3 17 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 16 (23.53%) Project Delivery
4 16 (23.53%) SDLC
5 14 (20.59%) Target Operating Model
6 13 (19.12%) Presales
6 13 (19.12%) Software Delivery
7 8 (11.76%) Change Management
8 7 (10.29%) Case Management
8 7 (10.29%) PRINCE2
8 7 (10.29%) Programme Management
8 7 (10.29%) Quality Management
9 6 (8.82%) Decision-Making
10 5 (7.35%) ERP
10 5 (7.35%) Risk Management
10 5 (7.35%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 6 (8.82%) SC Cleared
1 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (1.47%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.47%) PMBOK
1 1 (1.47%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (5.88%) NEC
1 4 (5.88%) SAP
2 3 (4.41%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.94%) Sitecore
4 1 (1.47%) Oracle