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Project manager jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The 2021 census counted 1,420 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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Published figures for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

What the official data says about Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,420 people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.76% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,210. South Gloucestershire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,241. That is 6th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £55,804 across the region, which is £18,563 more than the typical Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole job, about 50% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole had 4,010 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.16% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,420
Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the South West
£55,804
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
4,010
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.76%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,241
Residents of the area in work at the census
186,030
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000

The project manager role

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Project manager jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

1,420 residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.76% 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Across the South West, £55,804 is the median for project management professionals. In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole itself the median across all occupations together is £37,241. 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

4,010 of the 186,000 employee jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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.