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Project manager jobs in Somerset
The 2021 census counted 1,362 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Somerset.
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What the official data says about Somerset
Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,362 people living in Somerset were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.51% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Somerset 7th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,210. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Somerset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,440. That is 9th 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 £20,364 more than the typical Somerset job, about 57% above it.
Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Somerset had 4,625 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 244,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.9% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.
- Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
- 1,362
- 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
- 4,625
- Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.51%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,440
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 269,034
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 244,000
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 Somerset: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Somerset?
1,362 residents of Somerset were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.51% 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 Somerset?
Across the South West, £55,804 is the median for project management professionals. In Somerset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,440. 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 Somerset?
4,625 of the 244,000 employee jobs in Somerset 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.