Project Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 90 87
Rank change year-on-year +34 -3 +49
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 3,140 1,928 2,808
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.97% 3.46% 3.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.19% 3.90% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,269 1,336 1,822
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 74,927 49,444 72,458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 88.83% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 52,326 29,284 42,904
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Project Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
North of England +64 834 £47,500 -13.64% 170
Midlands +55 665 £50,000 -13.04% 181
South East +2 626 £52,500 -8.70% 182
North West +74 456 £47,500 -13.64% 108
South West +18 417 £48,500 -3.00% 99
West Midlands +44 357 £50,000 -9.09% 106
East of England +43 294 £54,000 -4.42% 99
East Midlands +57 279 £47,500 -20.83% 75
Yorkshire +53 271 £47,500 -8.01% 46
Scotland -21 158 £51,500 +3.00% 68
Wales +50 124 £42,500 -22.73% 24
North East +38 107 £47,500 -9.52% 18
Northern Ireland +38 26 £47,500 -5.00% 7
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Project Manager
UK

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 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 UK excluding London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2,076 (66.11%) Project Management
2 1,117 (35.57%) Social Skills
3 934 (29.75%) Agile
4 857 (27.29%) Project Delivery
5 742 (23.63%) Finance
6 703 (22.39%) PRINCE2
7 587 (18.69%) Degree
8 455 (14.49%) Stakeholder Management
9 377 (12.01%) Problem-Solving
10 327 (10.41%) Risk Management
11 295 (9.39%) Change Management
12 288 (9.17%) Microsoft
13 270 (8.60%) Waterfall
14 257 (8.18%) Security Cleared
15 245 (7.80%) Analytical Skills
16 241 (7.68%) Decision-Making
17 220 (7.01%) SDLC
18 216 (6.88%) Business Case
19 208 (6.62%) Agile Project Management
20 207 (6.59%) Manufacturing
21 206 (6.56%) Budget Management
22 205 (6.53%) PMI Certification
23 200 (6.37%) PMP
24 199 (6.34%) Microsoft Project
25 194 (6.18%) Mentoring
26 192 (6.11%) PMO
26 192 (6.11%) Continuous Improvement
27 189 (6.02%) Retail
28 185 (5.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
29 184 (5.86%) Project Planning

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 43 (1.37%) CMS
2 40 (1.27%) SharePoint
3 15 (0.48%) Confluence
4 14 (0.45%) ArcGIS
5 10 (0.32%) SAS
6 7 (0.22%) MS Project Server
7 6 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (0.16%) Kentico
8 5 (0.16%) Office Communications Server
8 5 (0.16%) WordPress
9 4 (0.13%) Drupal
10 3 (0.096%) ColdFusion
11 2 (0.064%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.032%) Apache Spark
12 1 (0.032%) Umbraco
Applications
1 199 (6.34%) Microsoft Project
2 182 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 168 (5.35%) Microsoft Office
4 95 (3.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 36 (1.15%) AutoCAD
6 27 (0.86%) MS Visio
7 24 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
8 16 (0.51%) Trello
9 2 (0.064%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.064%) CATIA
9 2 (0.064%) Gliffy
9 2 (0.064%) InDesign
10 1 (0.032%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 15 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.32%) Shopify
3 9 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.19%) Magento
4 6 (0.19%) Maximo
4 6 (0.19%) Primavera
5 5 (0.16%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
6 4 (0.13%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.096%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.064%) C-CURE
8 2 (0.064%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.064%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.064%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.032%) BPCS
9 1 (0.032%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.032%) Infor M3
9 1 (0.032%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.032%) Oracle SCM
9 1 (0.032%) SAP CRM
9 1 (0.032%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 104 (3.31%) Azure
2 69 (2.20%) SaaS
3 55 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (0.70%) Power Platform
7 21 (0.67%) AWS
8 19 (0.61%) Smartsheet
9 10 (0.32%) OCI
10 8 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 8 (0.25%) Slack
11 7 (0.22%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.22%) Mavenlink
11 7 (0.22%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.22%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.19%) Basecamp
12 6 (0.19%) Google Sheets
13 5 (0.16%) Asana
13 5 (0.16%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 33 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
2 30 (0.96%) Wireless
3 23 (0.73%) Internet
4 22 (0.70%) LAN
5 20 (0.64%) Intranet
6 16 (0.51%) Firewall
7 13 (0.41%) Extranet
7 13 (0.41%) WAN
8 12 (0.38%) Network Security
9 10 (0.32%) LTE
9 10 (0.32%) TETRA
10 9 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.16%) Broadband
11 5 (0.16%) VoIP
12 3 (0.096%) 4G
12 3 (0.096%) 5G
12 3 (0.096%) DNS
12 3 (0.096%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.096%) WebEx
13 2 (0.064%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
2 15 (0.48%) Power BI
2 15 (0.48%) Tableau
3 10 (0.32%) Big Data
4 5 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.13%) GIS
5 4 (0.13%) Metadata
6 1 (0.032%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.032%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.032%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.032%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.032%) Impala
6 1 (0.032%) MySQL
6 1 (0.032%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.032%) Power Query
6 1 (0.032%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.032%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 119 (3.79%) JIRA
2 6 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.064%) JIRA Agile
3 2 (0.064%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.032%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1,117 (35.57%) Social Skills
2 742 (23.63%) Finance
3 245 (7.80%) Analytical Skills
4 207 (6.59%) Manufacturing
5 189 (6.02%) Retail
6 185 (5.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 181 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
8 167 (5.32%) Public Sector
9 155 (4.94%) Marketing
10 116 (3.69%) Legal
10 116 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
11 107 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
11 107 (3.41%) Telecoms
12 78 (2.48%) Law
13 68 (2.17%) Games
14 55 (1.75%) Aerospace
15 50 (1.59%) Banking
16 46 (1.46%) Local Government
16 46 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
17 33 (1.05%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (1.21%) EDI
2 26 (0.83%) .NET
3 16 (0.51%) RESTful
3 16 (0.51%) SOAP
4 10 (0.32%) CSS
4 10 (0.32%) HTML
5 8 (0.25%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (0.22%) ADO
6 7 (0.22%) Flash
7 6 (0.19%) JSON
8 4 (0.13%) React Native
9 2 (0.064%) REST
9 2 (0.064%) Web Services
10 1 (0.032%) Leaflet
10 1 (0.032%) Middleware
10 1 (0.032%) Node.js
10 1 (0.032%) React
10 1 (0.032%) Spring
10 1 (0.032%) Spring Boot
10 1 (0.032%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 181 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
2 135 (4.30%) Driving Licence
3 74 (2.36%) Renewable Energy
4 67 (2.13%) FMCG
4 67 (2.13%) Management Information System
5 66 (2.10%) PMI
6 63 (2.01%) Onboarding
7 46 (1.46%) NHS
8 38 (1.21%) Virtual Team
9 32 (1.02%) Data Centre
10 22 (0.70%) Life Science
11 19 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
12 18 (0.57%) Digital Signage
13 16 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
13 16 (0.51%) Freedom of Information
14 14 (0.45%) CCTV
14 14 (0.45%) Derivative
15 13 (0.41%) Mobile App
16 12 (0.38%) Fibre Optics
16 12 (0.38%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 24 (0.76%) Windows
2 22 (0.70%) Android
3 12 (0.38%) Apple iOS
3 12 (0.38%) Linux
4 10 (0.32%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.16%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.032%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,076 (66.11%) Project Management
2 934 (29.75%) Agile
3 857 (27.29%) Project Delivery
4 703 (22.39%) PRINCE2
5 455 (14.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 377 (12.01%) Problem-Solving
7 327 (10.41%) Risk Management
8 295 (9.39%) Change Management
9 270 (8.60%) Waterfall
10 241 (7.68%) Decision-Making
11 220 (7.01%) SDLC
12 216 (6.88%) Business Case
13 208 (6.62%) Agile Project Management
14 206 (6.56%) Budget Management
15 194 (6.18%) Mentoring
16 192 (6.11%) Continuous Improvement
17 184 (5.86%) Project Planning
18 163 (5.19%) Actionable Insight
19 162 (5.16%) Software Delivery
20 161 (5.13%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 24 (0.76%) JavaScript
2 8 (0.25%) Java
2 8 (0.25%) Python
3 7 (0.22%) SQL
4 5 (0.16%) C#
5 1 (0.032%) Ada
5 1 (0.032%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.032%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.032%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.032%) Scala
Qualifications
1 587 (18.69%) Degree
2 257 (8.18%) Security Cleared
3 205 (6.53%) PMI Certification
4 200 (6.37%) PMP
5 170 (5.41%) SC Cleared
6 132 (4.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 126 (4.01%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 72 (2.29%) HNC
9 35 (1.11%) DBS Check
9 35 (1.11%) HND
10 32 (1.02%) DV Cleared
11 24 (0.76%) APMP
12 20 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (0.41%) CAPM
14 12 (0.38%) NVQ Level 3
15 11 (0.35%) Master's Degree
16 10 (0.32%) RIBA
17 6 (0.19%) ACCA
17 6 (0.19%) Computer Science Degree
17 6 (0.19%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (6.11%) PMO
2 74 (2.36%) QA
3 39 (1.24%) GDPR
4 35 (1.11%) NEBOSH
5 32 (1.02%) ISO 9001
6 27 (0.86%) Good Clinical Practice
7 18 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (0.45%) SLA
9 9 (0.29%) COSHH
10 8 (0.25%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
10 8 (0.25%) GMP
10 8 (0.25%) GxP
11 6 (0.19%) GLP
12 5 (0.16%) ISO 13485
12 5 (0.16%) ISO 14001
13 4 (0.13%) IEC 62304
14 3 (0.096%) ISO 9000
15 2 (0.064%) Data Quality
15 2 (0.064%) PMBOK
System Software
1 6 (0.19%) Firmware
2 4 (0.13%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.096%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (0.096%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.064%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.032%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 16 (0.51%) SCOM
2 2 (0.064%) SmoothWall
3 1 (0.032%) FTK
3 1 (0.032%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 288 (9.17%) Microsoft
2 52 (1.66%) SAP
3 39 (1.24%) Salesforce
4 35 (1.11%) Oracle
5 32 (1.02%) IFS
6 23 (0.73%) Google
6 23 (0.73%) NEC
7 22 (0.70%) Adobe
8 21 (0.67%) Progress
9 18 (0.57%) Workday
10 16 (0.51%) BT
11 14 (0.45%) CheckPoint
12 13 (0.41%) Cisco
13 10 (0.32%) Autodesk
13 10 (0.32%) Sage
14 9 (0.29%) VMware
15 7 (0.22%) Sitecore
16 6 (0.19%) Aruba
16 6 (0.19%) Facebook
17 5 (0.16%) ConnectWise