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Project manager jobs in East Sussex

The 2021 census counted 1,342 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in East Sussex.

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Published figures for East Sussex

What the official data says about East Sussex

Census day in March 2021 found that, 1,342 people living in East Sussex were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.56% of everyone in work in the area. That count put East Sussex 8th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,091. Milton Keynes was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in East Sussex, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,557. That is 18th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £59,806 across the region, which is £24,249 more than the typical East Sussex job, about 68% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: East Sussex had 3,650 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 186,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.96% of every job here, that ranks 15th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
1,342
Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the South East
£59,806
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
3,650
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.56%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,557
Residents of the area in work at the census
241,718
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
186,000

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Project manager jobs in East Sussex: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in East Sussex?

1,342 residents of East Sussex were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.56% 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 East Sussex?

Across the South East, £59,806 is the median for project management professionals. In East Sussex itself the median across all occupations together is £35,557. 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 East Sussex?

3,650 of the 186,000 employee jobs in East Sussex 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.