Project Manager Jobs in the East of England

Project Manager
England > East of England

The median Project Manager salary in the East of England is £54,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 85 104
Rank change year-on-year +47 +19 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 289 161 213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 4.44% 3.34% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.72% 4.01% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 226 94 101
10th Percentile £35,788 £42,875 £43,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,757 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% +4.72% -2.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £75,000
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
East of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 6,127 4,015 6,449
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 83.18% 93.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4,670 2,110 2,927
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the East of England.

Salary trend for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in the East of England

Project Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
Hertfordshire +8 91 £55,000 -5.17% 36
Essex +33 61 £55,000 +13.34% 16
Cambridgeshire +40 54 £46,500 -15.45% 15
Bedfordshire +62 36 £53,000 -11.67% 7
Norfolk -7 30 £50,000 -17.76% 3
Suffolk -9 17 £45,000 -25.99% 8
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 1 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 East of England region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 173 (59.86%) Project Management
2 113 (39.10%) Social Skills
3 88 (30.45%) PRINCE2
4 85 (29.41%) Agile
4 85 (29.41%) Project Delivery
5 75 (25.95%) Finance
6 49 (16.96%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (15.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 45 (15.57%) Change Management
9 44 (15.22%) Degree
10 42 (14.53%) Business Case
11 41 (14.19%) Risk Management
12 34 (11.76%) Waterfall
13 31 (10.73%) Manufacturing
14 29 (10.03%) Presentation Skills
15 27 (9.34%) Project Planning
15 27 (9.34%) Microsoft
15 27 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
16 26 (9.00%) ITIL
17 25 (8.65%) Customer Service
18 24 (8.30%) Marketing
18 24 (8.30%) SDLC
19 22 (7.61%) JIRA
19 22 (7.61%) Telecoms
20 21 (7.27%) PMO
21 20 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
22 19 (6.57%) Analytical Skills
22 19 (6.57%) Scrum
22 19 (6.57%) Aerospace
23 18 (6.23%) PMI Certification

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 15 (5.19%) CMS
2 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (4.50%) AutoCAD
4 11 (3.81%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.73%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
2 3 (1.04%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (3.11%) OCI
2 8 (2.77%) AWS
2 8 (2.77%) Azure
3 3 (1.04%) PaaS
3 3 (1.04%) SaaS
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.35%) ClickUp
5 1 (0.35%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.35%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.84%) Wireless
2 10 (3.46%) LTE
2 10 (3.46%) TETRA
2 10 (3.46%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (2.08%) Extranet
4 5 (1.73%) Network Security
5 4 (1.38%) Firewall
5 4 (1.38%) Internet
5 4 (1.38%) Intranet
5 4 (1.38%) LAN
6 2 (0.69%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (0.35%) Power BI
1 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 22 (7.61%) JIRA
2 2 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 113 (39.10%) Social Skills
2 75 (25.95%) Finance
3 31 (10.73%) Manufacturing
4 29 (10.03%) Presentation Skills
5 24 (8.30%) Marketing
6 22 (7.61%) Telecoms
7 19 (6.57%) Aerospace
7 19 (6.57%) Analytical Skills
8 15 (5.19%) Legal
8 15 (5.19%) Retail
9 14 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (4.84%) Public Sector
10 12 (4.15%) Billing
11 11 (3.81%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (3.11%) Automotive
12 9 (3.11%) Back Office
12 9 (3.11%) Electronics
13 8 (2.77%) Banking
13 8 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (2.42%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.42%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.69%) CSS
2 2 (0.69%) HTML
2 2 (0.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (5.88%) Digital Signage
3 16 (5.54%) Driving Licence
4 11 (3.81%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.08%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.73%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.04%) NHS
8 2 (0.69%) FMCG
8 2 (0.69%) Life Science
8 2 (0.69%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.69%) PMI
8 2 (0.69%) Satnav
9 1 (0.35%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.35%) Home Automation
9 1 (0.35%) Smart Home
9 1 (0.35%) Social Media
9 1 (0.35%) Solar Energy
9 1 (0.35%) Solar Power
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.50%) Android
2 10 (3.46%) Windows
3 9 (3.11%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (59.86%) Project Management
2 88 (30.45%) PRINCE2
3 85 (29.41%) Agile
3 85 (29.41%) Project Delivery
4 49 (16.96%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (15.92%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (15.57%) Change Management
7 42 (14.53%) Business Case
8 41 (14.19%) Risk Management
9 34 (11.76%) Waterfall
10 27 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 27 (9.34%) Project Planning
11 26 (9.00%) ITIL
12 25 (8.65%) Customer Service
13 24 (8.30%) SDLC
14 19 (6.57%) Scrum
15 18 (6.23%) Budgeting
16 17 (5.88%) Customer Requirements
16 17 (5.88%) Roadmaps
17 13 (4.50%) Energy Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.69%) Python
2 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (15.22%) Degree
2 18 (6.23%) PMI Certification
3 16 (5.54%) PMP
4 13 (4.50%) Security Cleared
5 11 (3.81%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 8 (2.77%) HNC
6 8 (2.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 6 (2.08%) HND
8 4 (1.38%) APMP
8 4 (1.38%) NVQ Level 3
9 3 (1.04%) RIBA
10 2 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.69%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.35%) PhD
11 1 (0.35%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.27%) PMO
2 9 (3.11%) QA
3 8 (2.77%) GDPR
3 8 (2.77%) SLA
4 7 (2.42%) COSHH
4 7 (2.42%) NEBOSH
5 4 (1.38%) IEC 62304
5 4 (1.38%) ISO 13485
5 4 (1.38%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.04%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (0.69%) Firmware
Vendors
1 27 (9.34%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.54%) Oracle
3 13 (4.50%) SAP
4 10 (3.46%) BT
5 6 (2.08%) Progress
6 5 (1.73%) Salesforce