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Project manager jobs in Cornwall

The 2021 census counted 1,046 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Cornwall.

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Published figures for Cornwall

What the official data says about Cornwall

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,046 people living in Cornwall were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.41% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cornwall 10th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,210. Dorset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cornwall, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,889. That is 13th 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 £21,915 more than the typical Cornwall job, about 65% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Cornwall had 2,800 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 233,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.2% of every job here, that ranks 14th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,046
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
2,800
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.41%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,889
Residents of the area in work at the census
254,237
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
233,000

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Project manager jobs in Cornwall: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cornwall?

1,046 residents of Cornwall were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.41% 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 Cornwall?

Across the South West, £55,804 is the median for project management professionals. In Cornwall itself the median across all occupations together is £33,889. 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 Cornwall?

2,800 of the 233,000 employee jobs in Cornwall 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.