Public Sector Project Manager Jobs

Project Manager - Public Sector
UK

The median Project Manager - Public Sector salary in the UK is £49,500 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 891 944 1256
Rank change year-on-year +53 +312 -324
Permanent jobs requiring a Public Sector Project Manager 16 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.003% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.003% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 5
10th Percentile - - £41,850
25th Percentile £47,250 £72,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £75,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% +36.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £51,750 £77,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 - £59,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,325 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Public Sector Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector Project Manager in the UK

Public Sector Project Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Public Sector Project Manager.

Salary trend for Public Sector Project Manager in the UK

Public Sector Project Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector Project Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Public Sector Project Manager in the UK

Public Sector Project Manager
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Public Sector Project Manager within the UK 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
UK excluding London - 10 £50,325 -
England +41 8 £54,325 -27.57%
North of England - 5 £51,150 -
Scotland - 3 £49,500 -
Yorkshire - 3 £32,500 -
North West - 2 £51,150 -
South West - 2 £57,500 -
London +112 1 £60,000 -20.00%
Work from Home +43 1 £60,000 -20.00%

Public Sector Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Public Sector 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 featuring Public Sector Project Manager in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 14 (87.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (81.25%) Project Delivery
4 9 (56.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (50.00%) Agile
5 8 (50.00%) Project Management
6 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
7 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
8 4 (25.00%) Finance
9 3 (18.75%) Change Management
9 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
9 3 (18.75%) PMP
9 3 (18.75%) PMI Certification
9 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
9 3 (18.75%) Business Change Management
9 3 (18.75%) Risk Analysis
9 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
10 2 (12.50%) Cost Reduction
10 2 (12.50%) Business Case
10 2 (12.50%) Budget Management
10 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
10 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
10 2 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
10 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 2 (12.50%) Project Governance
10 2 (12.50%) Programme Governance
10 2 (12.50%) Change Control

Public Sector Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
General
1 16 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Finance
4 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Back Office
5 2 (12.50%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 13 (81.25%) Project Delivery
3 9 (56.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 8 (50.00%) Agile
4 8 (50.00%) Project Management
5 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
6 3 (18.75%) Business Change Management
6 3 (18.75%) Change Management
6 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
6 3 (18.75%) PRINCE2
6 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
6 3 (18.75%) Risk Analysis
7 2 (12.50%) Business Analysis
7 2 (12.50%) Business Development
7 2 (12.50%) Change Control
7 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (12.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 2 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
7 2 (12.50%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) PMI Certification
1 3 (18.75%) PMP
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared