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Project manager jobs in Stockport

The 2021 census counted 1,178 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Stockport.

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Published figures for Stockport

What the official data says about Stockport

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,178 people living in Stockport were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.84% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Stockport 6th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 770. Liverpool was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Stockport, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,406. That is 15th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £59,844 across the region, which is £24,438 more than the typical Stockport job, about 69% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Stockport had 2,600 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 136,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.91% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,178
Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the North West
£59,844
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
2,600
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.84%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,406
Residents of the area in work at the census
139,808
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
136,000

The project manager role

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Project manager jobs in Stockport: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Stockport?

1,178 residents of Stockport were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.84% 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 Stockport?

Across the North West, £59,844 is the median for project management professionals. In Stockport itself the median across all occupations together is £35,406. 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 Stockport?

2,600 of the 136,000 employee jobs in Stockport 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.