Business and project management in Wales
Project manager jobs in Cardiff
The 2021 census counted 1,390 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Cardiff.
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Published figures for Cardiff
What the official data says about Cardiff
Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,390 people living in Cardiff were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.87% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cardiff 1st of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 275. Rhondda Cynon Taf was the next area down.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Cardiff, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,225. That is 3rd of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £54,067 across the region, which is £15,842 more than the typical Cardiff job, about 41% above it.
Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Cardiff had 3,900 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 227,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.72% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
- 1,390
- Median full-time pay for project management professionals across Wales
- £54,067
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 3,900
- Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.87%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £38,225
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 160,442
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 227,000
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 Cardiff: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Cardiff?
1,390 residents of Cardiff were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.87% 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 Cardiff?
Across Wales, £54,067 is the median for project management professionals. In Cardiff itself the median across all occupations together is £38,225. 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 Cardiff?
3,900 of the 227,000 employee jobs in Cardiff 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.