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Engineering project manager jobs in Portsmouth

The 2021 census counted 1,545 residents working as engineering professionals living in Portsmouth.

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Published figures for Portsmouth

What the official data says about Portsmouth

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 1,545 people living in Portsmouth were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.58% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Portsmouth 14th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,857. West Berkshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Portsmouth, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,815. That is 14th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £52,903 across the region, which is £14,088 more than the typical Portsmouth job, about 36% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Portsmouth had 2,000 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 104,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.92% of every job here, that ranks 15th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 2.45%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
1,545
Median full-time pay for engineers across the South East
£52,903
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
2,000
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.58%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,815
Residents of the area in work at the census
97,791
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
104,000

The engineering project manager role

Taking an engineering project from concept through design to commissioning, and owning the cost and the programme while the technical reality changes underneath.

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Engineering project manager jobs in Portsmouth: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Portsmouth?

1,545 residents of Portsmouth were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.58% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Portsmouth?

Across the South East, £52,903 is the median for engineers. In Portsmouth itself the median across all occupations together is £38,815. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Portsmouth?

2,000 of the 104,000 employee jobs in Portsmouth are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.