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Engineering project manager jobs in Manchester
The 2021 census counted 2,860 residents working as engineering professionals living in Manchester.
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What the official data says about Manchester
When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 2,860 people living in Manchester were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.22% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Manchester 6th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 1,787. Westmorland and Furness was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Manchester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £40,479. That is 4th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £50,959 across the region, which is £10,480 more than the typical Manchester job, about 26% above it.
Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Manchester had 13,850 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 453,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.06% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
- 2,860
- Median full-time pay for engineers across the North West
- £50,959
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 13,850
- Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
- 1.22%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £40,479
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 234,283
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 453,000
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.
Engineering project manager jobs in Manchester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Manchester?
2,860 residents of Manchester were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.22% 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 Manchester?
Across the North West, £50,959 is the median for engineers. In Manchester itself the median across all occupations together is £40,479. 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 Manchester?
13,850 of the 453,000 employee jobs in Manchester 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.