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Project manager jobs in Kent
The 2021 census counted 5,160 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Kent.
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Published figures for Kent
What the official data says about Kent
Census day in March 2021 found that, 5,160 people living in Kent were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.71% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Kent 3rd of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 1,091. Hampshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Kent, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,127. That is 17th 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 £23,679 more than the typical Kent job, about 66% above it.
Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Kent had 11,750 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 650,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.81% of every job here, that ranks 16th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.
- Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
- 5,160
- 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
- 11,750
- Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.71%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £36,127
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 728,619
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 650,000
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 Kent: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Kent?
5,160 residents of Kent were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.71% 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 Kent?
Across the South East, £59,806 is the median for project management professionals. In Kent itself the median across all occupations together is £36,127. 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 Kent?
11,750 of the 650,000 employee jobs in Kent 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.