Business and project management in East of England
Project manager jobs in Essex
The 2021 census counted 5,555 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Essex.
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What the official data says about Essex
Census day in March 2021 found that, 5,555 people living in Essex were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.78% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Essex 2nd of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 1,326. Hertfordshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Essex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,098. That is 4th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £60,373 across the region, which is £22,275 more than the typical Essex job, about 58% above it.
Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Essex had 15,000 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.44% of every job here, that ranks 5th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.41%.
- Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
- 5,555
- Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the East of England
- £60,373
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 15,000
- Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.78%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,098
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 713,792
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 616,000
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.
Project manager jobs in Essex: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Essex?
5,555 residents of Essex were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.78% 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 Essex?
Across the East of England, £60,373 is the median for project management professionals. In Essex itself the median across all occupations together is £38,098. 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 Essex?
15,000 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Essex 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.