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Project manager jobs in Dorset

The 2021 census counted 1,051 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Dorset.

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Published figures for Dorset

What the official data says about Dorset

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,051 people living in Dorset were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.63% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Dorset 9th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 1,210. Swindon was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Dorset, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,311. That is 10th 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 £20,493 more than the typical Dorset job, about 58% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Dorset had 3,400 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 151,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.25% of every job here, that ranks 6th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,051
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
3,400
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.63%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,311
Residents of the area in work at the census
167,785
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
151,000

The project manager role

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Project manager jobs in Dorset: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Dorset?

1,051 residents of Dorset were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.63% 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 Dorset?

Across the South West, £55,804 is the median for project management professionals. In Dorset itself the median across all occupations together is £35,311. 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 Dorset?

3,400 of the 151,000 employee jobs in Dorset 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.