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Project manager jobs in Milton Keynes

The 2021 census counted 1,553 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Milton Keynes.

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Published figures for Milton Keynes

What the official data says about Milton Keynes

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,553 people living in Milton Keynes were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 1.08% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Milton Keynes 7th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,091. Buckinghamshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Milton Keynes, every occupation counted together, had a median of £41,516. That is 8th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £59,806 across the region, which is £18,290 more than the typical Milton Keynes job, about 44% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Milton Keynes had 6,075 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 190,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.2% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,553
Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the South East
£59,806
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
6,075
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
1.08%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£41,516
Residents of the area in work at the census
143,378
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
190,000

The project manager role

Running change from end to end: the plan, the budget, the risks, the reporting, and the people who have to do the actual work while their day jobs continue.

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Project manager jobs in Milton Keynes: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Milton Keynes?

1,553 residents of Milton Keynes were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 1.08% 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 Milton Keynes?

Across the South East, £59,806 is the median for project management professionals. In Milton Keynes itself the median across all occupations together is £41,516. 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 Milton Keynes?

6,075 of the 190,000 employee jobs in Milton Keynes 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.