In this blog, we’ll look at project management job data from several sources, and pin down the most popular project management job statistics we can find. To note, the data does vary from source to source, so keep that in mind. Furthermore, this data is constantly changing, so follow the links below if you want to see the live data. Let’s start by trying to answer the question of how much do project managers earn in the UK?
How Much Do Project Mangers Earn on Average?
£54,443 — Adzuna
£49,121 — Indeed
£41,824 — CV-Library
£54,691 — ITJobsWatch
10 Highest “Project Management” Salaries
What we’ve done here is search “project management” across hundreds of live job postings on itjobswatch.co.uk, and pulled a list of the highest earning job titles that will include the keyword or skill “project management” in the job description.
- Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM)
- Head of Project Management Office
- Investment Management
- Virtual Team Management
- Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
- Project Director
- Senior SAP Project Manager
- Systems Management Server (SMS)
- Credit Risk Management
- SAP Project Manager
10 Most Increased Salary Change Year on Year
Again, let’s search “project management” and get a list of job titles with the highest year-on-year median salary percentage change. These are project management related job titles that are displaying the largest growth in earnings, according to itjobswatch.co.uk job board data.
- Power Management
- Asset Management Analyst
- Escalation Management
- Credit Risk Management
- Identity and Access Management
- Developer (IAM Developer)
- IT Infrastructure Project Manager
- Integration Project Manager
- SAP Project Manager
- Records Management
- Compliance Management
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills for Project Management
What are the most popular skills hiring managers are asking for alongside project management jobs? Let’s search itjobswatch.co.uk again and pull a list of the 10 most popular skills.
- Social Skills
- Finance
- Problem-Solving
- Agile
- Project Delivery
- Microsoft
- Stakeholder Management
- Analytical Skills
- PRINCE2
- Continuous Improvement
Before we move to the next list, if you’re considering a project management career, the skills above mention the very popular PRINCE2 and AgilePM methods. It would be a smart career choice to consider the following courses;
10 Most Popular Locations for Project Mangers
If I wanted to become a project manager in the UK, it may be helpful to know which locations in the United Kingdom have the largest demand for project managers. We can't all drop what we’re doing and move to the location that has the highest demand, however, it’s something to consider if you’re in the position to move.
Let’s look at Adzuna.co.uk for this data.
- London
- South East England
- North West England
- Eastern England
- West Midlands
- South West England
- Yorkshire And The Humber
- East Midlands
- Wales
- North East England
Highest-Paid Cities for Project Managers
Last list for you, let’s look at the highest paying cities for project managers in the UK. We’ll use the Indeed job board here.
- London
- Southampton
- Bristol
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Liverpool
- Leicester
- Bournemouth
- Leeds
That’s it for our lists of popular project manager statistics, if you are considering a career in project management, we encourage you to explore those pages listed at the top of this blog and the APM Salary and Market Trends Survey 2023 for further information. We’ve only shared a small amount of data available, enjoy researching more interesting stats, and let us know what you find by commenting below!