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 20 May 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 88 106
Rank change year-on-year +49 +18 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 283 165 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 4.58% 3.19% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.88% 3.80% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 221 97 99
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,100
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +3.77% -2.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,125
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 5,801 4,346 6,262
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.91% 84.05% 93.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,431 2,204 2,915
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,356 £35,850
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +16 89 £55,000 - 29
Essex +35 58 £55,000 +13.34% 17
Cambridgeshire +35 54 £46,500 -15.45% 15
Bedfordshire +68 36 £53,000 -15.20% 7
Norfolk -5 29 £50,000 -17.76% 4
Suffolk -4 17 £45,000 -25.99% 3
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 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.

1 172 (60.78%) Project Management
2 113 (39.93%) Social Skills
3 89 (31.45%) PRINCE2
4 86 (30.39%) Agile
5 85 (30.04%) Project Delivery
6 75 (26.50%) Finance
7 49 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
9 45 (15.90%) Change Management
10 44 (15.55%) Degree
11 42 (14.84%) Business Case
12 41 (14.49%) Risk Management
13 35 (12.37%) Waterfall
14 30 (10.60%) Manufacturing
15 29 (10.25%) Presentation Skills
16 27 (9.54%) Project Planning
16 27 (9.54%) Microsoft
16 27 (9.54%) Continuous Improvement
17 26 (9.19%) ITIL
18 25 (8.83%) Customer Service
19 24 (8.48%) Marketing
19 24 (8.48%) SDLC
20 22 (7.77%) JIRA
20 22 (7.77%) Telecoms
21 21 (7.42%) PMO
22 20 (7.07%) Self-Motivation
23 19 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
23 19 (6.71%) Scrum
23 19 (6.71%) Aerospace
24 18 (6.36%) Budgeting

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 (5.30%) CMS
2 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (6.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.95%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (4.24%) AutoCAD
4 11 (3.89%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
2 3 (1.06%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.83%) AWS
1 8 (2.83%) Azure
1 8 (2.83%) OCI
2 4 (1.41%) PaaS
2 4 (1.41%) SaaS
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.35%) ClickUp
4 1 (0.35%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.35%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.95%) Wireless
2 10 (3.53%) LTE
2 10 (3.53%) TETRA
2 10 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (2.12%) Extranet
4 5 (1.77%) Network Security
5 4 (1.41%) Firewall
5 4 (1.41%) Internet
5 4 (1.41%) Intranet
5 4 (1.41%) LAN
6 2 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.71%) 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 (7.77%) JIRA
2 2 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 113 (39.93%) Social Skills
2 75 (26.50%) Finance
3 30 (10.60%) Manufacturing
4 29 (10.25%) Presentation Skills
5 24 (8.48%) Marketing
6 22 (7.77%) Telecoms
7 19 (6.71%) Aerospace
7 19 (6.71%) Analytical Skills
8 14 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (4.95%) Public Sector
9 12 (4.24%) Billing
10 11 (3.89%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.89%) Legal
10 11 (3.89%) Retail
11 9 (3.18%) Automotive
11 9 (3.18%) Back Office
11 9 (3.18%) Electronics
12 8 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.47%) Local Government
14 4 (1.41%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.47%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.71%) CSS
2 2 (0.71%) HTML
2 2 (0.71%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.07%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (6.01%) Digital Signage
3 16 (5.65%) Driving Licence
4 7 (2.47%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.12%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.77%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (1.06%) NHS
8 2 (0.71%) FMCG
8 2 (0.71%) Life Science
8 2 (0.71%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.71%) PMI
8 2 (0.71%) 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 (4.59%) Android
2 10 (3.53%) Windows
3 9 (3.18%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.41%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (60.78%) Project Management
2 89 (31.45%) PRINCE2
3 86 (30.39%) Agile
4 85 (30.04%) Project Delivery
5 49 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (16.25%) Stakeholder Management
7 45 (15.90%) Change Management
8 42 (14.84%) Business Case
9 41 (14.49%) Risk Management
10 35 (12.37%) Waterfall
11 27 (9.54%) Continuous Improvement
11 27 (9.54%) Project Planning
12 26 (9.19%) ITIL
13 25 (8.83%) Customer Service
14 24 (8.48%) SDLC
15 19 (6.71%) Scrum
16 18 (6.36%) Budgeting
17 17 (6.01%) Customer Requirements
17 17 (6.01%) Roadmaps
18 13 (4.59%) Energy Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.71%) Python
2 1 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (0.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (15.55%) Degree
2 17 (6.01%) PMI Certification
3 15 (5.30%) PMP
4 13 (4.59%) Security Cleared
5 11 (3.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 8 (2.83%) HNC
6 8 (2.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 6 (2.12%) DBS Check
7 6 (2.12%) HND
8 4 (1.41%) APMP
8 4 (1.41%) NVQ Level 3
9 3 (1.06%) RIBA
10 2 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.71%) 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 (7.42%) PMO
2 9 (3.18%) QA
3 8 (2.83%) GDPR
3 8 (2.83%) SLA
4 7 (2.47%) COSHH
4 7 (2.47%) NEBOSH
5 4 (1.41%) IEC 62304
5 4 (1.41%) ISO 13485
5 4 (1.41%) ISO 9001
6 3 (1.06%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (0.71%) Firmware
Vendors
1 27 (9.54%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.65%) Oracle
3 13 (4.59%) SAP
4 10 (3.53%) BT
5 6 (2.12%) Progress
6 5 (1.77%) Salesforce