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Project Manager
Project Manager
Project managers take responsibility for managing the journey of a project across its lifecycle as well as the stakeholder relationships needed to keep this running smoothly. They’ll often need to practice agile working and will use a range of programmes and methodologies to ensure complex projects are delivered smoothly.
Project managers will need to balance budgetary and time constraints while maintaining oversight of the full project and the goals being assigned to individual teams.
Key skills
Project managers need strong communication skills as well as a high level of organisational ability to manage complex projects with multiple moving parts. To work in this role you'll need a high level of organisational skills to manage the full project lifecycle as well as excellent relationship management skills to work closely with multiple teams throughout the process.
The technical skills required for project management roles will depend on the type and scale of the project but will involve at least the use of software such as Trello or Jira and a good understanding of the full software development lifecycle development lifecycle.
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Project Manager FAQs
What is the average salary for a project manager in the region?
The average salary for a project manager in the North of England in 2022 was £53,700
What progression opportunities are available for project management?
Project management roles tend to be challenging and diverse in their own right as well as offering a variety of progression opportunities. Many project managers choose to increase the scale they work on and progress to programme management while others choose to develop their technical skills and move into delivery management.
Do I need a degree to be a project manager?
Most project management roles don't require a degree and instead will focus on your experience, technical knowledge and interpersonal skills. Any degree will help you demonstrate the skills you need for this type of role but if you don't have a degree then dont worry; lots of project managers come from varied backgrounds and don't have a degree at all.
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