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Project manager jobs in Wakefield
The 2021 census counted 940 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Wakefield.
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What the official data says about Wakefield
Census day in March 2021 found that, 940 people living in Wakefield were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.57% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wakefield 6th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 835. Kirklees was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wakefield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,838. That is 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £52,448 across the region, which is £16,610 more than the typical Wakefield job, about 46% above it.
Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Wakefield had 2,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 164,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.37% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.58%.
- Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
- 940
- Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
- £52,448
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 2,250
- Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.57%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,838
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 164,641
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 164,000
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 Wakefield: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wakefield?
940 residents of Wakefield were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.57% 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 Wakefield?
Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £52,448 is the median for project management professionals. In Wakefield itself the median across all occupations together is £35,838. 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 Wakefield?
2,250 of the 164,000 employee jobs in Wakefield 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.