Project Manager Jobs in Birmingham

Project Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Project Manager salary in Birmingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 60 69
Rank change year-on-year +25 +9 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 158 73 142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 5.03% 4.06% 4.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.32% 4.37% 4.70%
Number of salaries quoted 131 61 118
10th Percentile £38,250 £42,625 £38,338
25th Percentile £42,500 £51,250 £46,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £67,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,969 1,669 3,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 92.88% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,354 1,299 2,256
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Birmingham

Project Manager
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in Birmingham

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Birmingham over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in Birmingham

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 12 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 Birmingham region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 87 (55.06%) Project Management
2 59 (37.34%) Social Skills
3 54 (34.18%) Finance
4 46 (29.11%) PRINCE2
5 35 (22.15%) Agile
6 27 (17.09%) Microsoft
7 25 (15.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 25 (15.82%) PMO
8 24 (15.19%) Resource Management
9 23 (14.56%) Project Delivery
10 21 (13.29%) Degree
10 21 (13.29%) Microsoft Excel
11 20 (12.66%) Waterfall
12 18 (11.39%) Stakeholder Management
12 18 (11.39%) CRM
12 18 (11.39%) Microsoft Office
13 17 (10.76%) Deadline-Driven
13 17 (10.76%) Budget Management
14 15 (9.49%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (9.49%) Project Planning
15 14 (8.86%) Microsoft Project
16 13 (8.23%) CheckPoint
16 13 (8.23%) Retail
16 13 (8.23%) Public Sector
16 13 (8.23%) Documentation Skills
17 12 (7.59%) Resource Allocation
17 12 (7.59%) Change Control
17 12 (7.59%) Dependency Management
17 12 (7.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
18 11 (6.96%) Continuous Improvement

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 6 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.53%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 21 (13.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (11.39%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (8.86%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (7.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (2.53%) Trello
6 3 (1.90%) AutoCAD
6 3 (1.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 11 (6.96%) Azure
1 11 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (5.06%) Power Platform
3 7 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (3.16%) Dynamics 365
4 5 (3.16%) Power Automate
4 5 (3.16%) PowerApps
5 4 (2.53%) Google Docs
5 4 (2.53%) Google Sheets
5 4 (2.53%) Mavenlink
6 2 (1.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.90%) WebEx
2 2 (1.27%) 4G
2 2 (1.27%) 5G
2 2 (1.27%) Firewall
2 2 (1.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.53%) Metadata
2 3 (1.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (2.53%) JIRA
General
1 59 (37.34%) Social Skills
2 54 (34.18%) Finance
3 13 (8.23%) Documentation Skills
3 13 (8.23%) Public Sector
3 13 (8.23%) Retail
4 11 (6.96%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (5.06%) Legal
6 7 (4.43%) Local Government
7 6 (3.80%) Billing
7 6 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (3.80%) Marketing
8 5 (3.16%) Telecoms
9 4 (2.53%) German Language
9 4 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.90%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.63%) Advertising
12 1 (0.63%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.27%) .NET
1 2 (1.27%) RESTful
1 2 (1.27%) SOAP
2 1 (0.63%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.96%) PMI
2 9 (5.70%) Driving Licence
3 6 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.16%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.53%) Photography
5 4 (2.53%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (1.27%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.63%) iPad
7 1 (0.63%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.63%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.53%) Windows
2 1 (0.63%) Android
2 1 (0.63%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (55.06%) Project Management
2 46 (29.11%) PRINCE2
3 35 (22.15%) Agile
4 24 (15.19%) Resource Management
5 23 (14.56%) Project Delivery
6 20 (12.66%) Waterfall
7 18 (11.39%) CRM
7 18 (11.39%) Stakeholder Management
8 17 (10.76%) Budget Management
8 17 (10.76%) Deadline-Driven
9 15 (9.49%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (9.49%) Project Planning
10 12 (7.59%) Change Control
10 12 (7.59%) Dependency Management
10 12 (7.59%) Resource Allocation
11 11 (6.96%) Change Management
11 11 (6.96%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (6.96%) Risk Management
12 10 (6.33%) Budget Control
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 25 (15.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 21 (13.29%) Degree
3 11 (6.96%) PMI Certification
4 6 (3.80%) SC Cleared
4 6 (3.80%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.53%) PMP
6 3 (1.90%) CAPM
7 1 (0.63%) APMP
7 1 (0.63%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.63%) HNC
7 1 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (15.82%) PMO
2 2 (1.27%) QA
3 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.63%) P3O
Vendors
1 27 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.23%) CheckPoint
3 8 (5.06%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.53%) Adobe
4 4 (2.53%) Google
5 1 (0.63%) NEC
5 1 (0.63%) SAP