Project Management Jobs in the North West

Project Management
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 38 34
Rank change year-on-year +18 -4 0
Permanent jobs citing Project Management 823 589 754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 8.25% 7.65% 8.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.01% 8.00% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 631 365 398
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +3.77% +11.58%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £59,250 £56,493
% change year-on-year -11.39% +4.88% +2.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Project Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,221 7,360 8,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 82.40% 95.55% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 6,231 3,864 5,251
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,017 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
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 £81,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the North West over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
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 Management within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 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 +30 445 £50,000 -9.50% 155
Cheshire +8 132 £47,500 -11.63% 72
Lancashire +8 122 £57,732 +4.97% 36
Merseyside +26 101 £45,000 -18.18% 26
Cumbria -25 17 £60,000 +9.09% 25
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 14 (1.70%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.58%) CMS
2 13 (1.58%) IIS
3 11 (1.34%) Apache
4 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (1.09%) Confluence
6 8 (0.97%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.49%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.49%) Skype for Business
7 4 (0.49%) WordPress
8 3 (0.36%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.12%) SAS
10 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 41 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 41 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (1.58%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.61%) Trello
7 3 (0.36%) Sketch
7 3 (0.36%) SPSS
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) Final Cut Pro
9 1 (0.12%) InDesign
9 1 (0.12%) InVision
9 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (1.34%) Shopify
2 8 (0.97%) BPCS
2 8 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 6 (0.73%) Magento
4 4 (0.49%) MIS ActiveH
4 4 (0.49%) SAP APO
4 4 (0.49%) SAP MM
4 4 (0.49%) SAP PP
4 4 (0.49%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.49%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.36%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.12%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.12%) iTrent
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 104 (12.64%) Azure
2 71 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (8.14%) AWS
4 35 (4.25%) GCP
5 31 (3.77%) Power Platform
6 28 (3.40%) SaaS
7 23 (2.79%) Amazon S3
8 17 (2.07%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.58%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (1.58%) Amazon Kinesis
10 9 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.97%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (0.97%) Amazon SQS
12 7 (0.85%) Google Sheets
12 7 (0.85%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.85%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.49%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.89%) Firewall
2 28 (3.40%) WAN
3 27 (3.28%) DNS
4 21 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (2.31%) DHCP
5 19 (2.31%) TCP/IP
6 16 (1.94%) VPN
7 15 (1.82%) Internet
8 14 (1.70%) SAN
8 14 (1.70%) SD-WAN
9 13 (1.58%) LAN
9 13 (1.58%) Network Security
10 12 (1.46%) iSCSI
11 11 (1.34%) IPsec
11 11 (1.34%) SNMP
12 9 (1.09%) SSL
13 8 (0.97%) BGP
13 8 (0.97%) VoIP
14 6 (0.73%) Broadband
14 6 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (2.79%) RDBMS
1 23 (2.79%) Relational Database
2 21 (2.55%) Amazon RDS
2 21 (2.55%) MySQL
3 17 (2.07%) Power BI
4 15 (1.82%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (1.58%) Amazon Redshift
7 10 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
7 10 (1.22%) MongoDB
8 9 (1.09%) Big Data
9 8 (0.97%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.36%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.24%) GIS
11 2 (0.24%) Tableau
12 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.12%) Power Query
12 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (3.40%) JIRA
2 23 (2.79%) Git
3 13 (1.58%) Postman
4 6 (0.73%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.49%) Subversion
6 3 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
General
1 337 (40.95%) Social Skills
2 159 (19.32%) Analytical Skills
3 148 (17.98%) Finance
4 54 (6.56%) Public Sector
5 49 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
6 47 (5.71%) Retail
7 44 (5.35%) Organisational Skills
8 43 (5.22%) Marketing
9 30 (3.65%) Manufacturing
10 29 (3.52%) Legal
11 21 (2.55%) Local Government
12 18 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 17 (2.07%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.94%) Banking
14 16 (1.94%) Law
15 14 (1.70%) Automotive
15 14 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
16 13 (1.58%) Aerospace
17 9 (1.09%) Games
Job Titles
1 299 (36.33%) Project Manager
2 97 (11.79%) Senior
3 80 (9.72%) Lead
4 69 (8.38%) IT Manager
5 52 (6.32%) Analyst
6 49 (5.95%) Architect
7 43 (5.22%) Digital Project Manager
7 43 (5.22%) Senior Manager
8 42 (5.10%) IT Project Manager
9 34 (4.13%) Senior Project Manager
10 30 (3.65%) Delivery Manager
11 28 (3.40%) Software Project Manager
12 27 (3.28%) Software Manager
13 26 (3.16%) Presales Manager
14 24 (2.92%) IT Engineer
15 23 (2.79%) Consultant
16 21 (2.55%) Coordinator
16 21 (2.55%) Systems Manager
17 20 (2.43%) IT Support
18 18 (2.19%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.28%) .NET
2 24 (2.92%) RabbitMQ
3 21 (2.55%) Spring Boot
4 13 (1.58%) JSON
4 13 (1.58%) Spring
5 10 (1.22%) CSS
5 10 (1.22%) HTML
5 10 (1.22%) YAML
6 7 (0.85%) Web Services
7 6 (0.73%) GraphQL
7 6 (0.73%) jQuery
7 6 (0.73%) Laravel
7 6 (0.73%) WinForms
8 5 (0.61%) React
9 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (0.49%) WCF
10 3 (0.36%) AngularJS
10 3 (0.36%) HTML5
10 3 (0.36%) RESTful
10 3 (0.36%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 68 (8.26%) Management Information System
2 31 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (3.52%) PMI
4 28 (3.40%) Product Ownership
5 23 (2.79%) Data Centre
6 22 (2.67%) Public Cloud
7 21 (2.55%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
8 17 (2.07%) Driving Licence
8 17 (2.07%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.70%) PKI
10 13 (1.58%) Cloud Native
11 12 (1.46%) Social Media
12 11 (1.34%) Cyberattack
13 10 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.22%) Virtual Team
14 9 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.97%) CCTV
16 7 (0.85%) iSeries
16 7 (0.85%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 40 (4.86%) Linux
2 37 (4.50%) Windows
3 15 (1.82%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.22%) Data ONTAP
5 8 (0.97%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (34.14%) Agile
2 198 (24.06%) Problem-Solving
3 164 (19.93%) Project Delivery
4 139 (16.89%) Mentoring
5 122 (14.82%) PRINCE2
6 98 (11.91%) Coaching
7 92 (11.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 90 (10.94%) SDLC
9 81 (9.84%) Actionable Insight
10 75 (9.11%) Decision-Making
11 70 (8.51%) Agile Project Management
12 66 (8.02%) Cybersecurity
13 63 (7.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 62 (7.53%) ITIL
15 60 (7.29%) ERP
15 60 (7.29%) Roadmaps
16 59 (7.17%) Risk Management
17 58 (7.05%) Line Management
18 50 (6.08%) Change Management
18 50 (6.08%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 41 (4.98%) SQL
2 26 (3.16%) PHP
3 25 (3.04%) Python
4 19 (2.31%) C#
5 17 (2.07%) Java
6 14 (1.70%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.70%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.85%) RPG
8 7 (0.85%) RPG IV
9 5 (0.61%) VB
9 5 (0.61%) VB.NET
9 5 (0.61%) VBScript
10 3 (0.36%) R
10 3 (0.36%) Scala
10 3 (0.36%) VBA
11 2 (0.24%) C++
11 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.12%) Bash
12 1 (0.12%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 180 (21.87%) Degree
2 63 (7.65%) PMP
3 61 (7.41%) PMI Certification
4 55 (6.68%) Security Cleared
5 46 (5.59%) SC Cleared
6 33 (4.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 22 (2.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 20 (2.43%) Master's Degree
9 17 (2.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 14 (1.70%) APMP
10 14 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (1.46%) CISA
11 12 (1.46%) HNC
12 11 (1.34%) HND
13 10 (1.22%) Azure Certification
13 10 (1.22%) CISSP
14 9 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.09%) PgMP
15 8 (0.97%) AWS Certification
15 8 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.86%) PMO
2 33 (4.01%) QA
3 25 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (2.31%) NIST
5 11 (1.34%) SLA
6 10 (1.22%) GDPR
7 8 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.85%) Good Clinical Practice
8 7 (0.85%) GxP
8 7 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (0.73%) Data Quality
9 6 (0.73%) GLP
9 6 (0.73%) NCSC
10 5 (0.61%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.49%) GMP
11 4 (0.49%) ISO 9000
12 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.24%) MiFID
12 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.46%) Docker
4 10 (1.22%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.12%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.12%) Lustre
7 1 (0.12%) RACF
7 1 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (1.94%) Kubernetes
1 16 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.58%) Terraform
3 12 (1.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 12 (1.46%) Opsgenie
3 12 (1.46%) VxRail
3 12 (1.46%) ZABBIX
4 10 (1.22%) Ansible
4 10 (1.22%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.22%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.61%) Nessus
6 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) Icinga
7 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 137 (16.65%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.98%) VMware
3 29 (3.52%) SAP
4 23 (2.79%) Google
5 22 (2.67%) NetApp
6 18 (2.19%) Oracle
7 17 (2.07%) Cisco
8 16 (1.94%) SolarWinds
9 12 (1.46%) Dell
9 12 (1.46%) Fortinet
10 11 (1.34%) Adobe
10 11 (1.34%) Palo Alto
11 10 (1.22%) Red Hat
11 10 (1.22%) SolidFire
11 10 (1.22%) Veeam
12 9 (1.09%) Citrix
13 8 (0.97%) CA
13 8 (0.97%) IBM
13 8 (0.97%) Sparx
14 7 (0.85%) Alteryx