Twelve months on from our last Salaries and Day Rates Review for Project Management Personnel, we have the opportunity to dip back into the data collected as part of the Arras People registration process to see some up to-date information regarding salaries and day rates.
The data in this section analyses the registration detail collected during the past 12 months, providing analysis for:
- Project Managers
- Programme Managers
- PMO Managers and Support staff
Project Managers
Project Manager – Salaries
As we can see in the graph above, we have been able to capture and present three elements of data for the registered candidates who are looking for a permanent role.
The first line of data (blue) plots the data collected for the 2011 PMBR (Project Management Benchmark Report) mapping the current salary of project management practitioners at the end of 2010. This provides a reference point for the registration data collected.
The second plot line (gold) shows the distribution of current salary of the candidates registering for project management roles, which we have been banded to allow comparison. This plot, as it did last year, reveals a distribution of candidates earning slightly less than the population who responded to the PMBR with an average salary of £39,618, which in turn is down from £41,000 for registered candidates this time last year.
The third plot line (red) shows the desired salary which the registering candidates indicated they would like to achieve in their next roles. This plot can be analysed in three sub-groups; Firstly the candidates who are looking to achieve salary growth up to £40K which would align them to the PMBR distribution. The second group are those in the £40K to £60K band who are looking to increase their salary; moving from 35% (Current) through 40% (PMBR) to 44% (Desired) in this band. Above the £60K salary we have a pretty consistent picture which accounts for 10% of the project management practitioners in each of the plots…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the opening to November’s Project Management Tipoffs article by John Thorpe reviewing day rates and salaries for practitioners within project and programme management. To learn more, read the article (complete with graphical backing and sourcing information) in full, and be sure to subscribe to the Tipoffs newsletter so that you’ll get a free copy on your desk on the third Thursday of each month.
Please take note Camel readers: In the December issue of Tipoffs, we will answer the specific questions of job candidates as they pertain to project and programme management, as well as recruitment. Have you got a unique question of this ilk that you need some guidance on? Go to our LinkedIn discussion on the matter, email Dan Strayer or write me on Twitter.
