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Project manager jobs in Rochdale

The 2021 census counted 454 residents working as business and financial project management professionals living in Rochdale.

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Published figures for Rochdale

What the official data says about Rochdale

Census day in March 2021 found that, 454 people living in Rochdale were in work as business and financial project management professionals. It was 0.48% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Rochdale 20th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 770. Oldham was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Rochdale, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,558. That is 19th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £59,844 across the region, which is £26,286 more than the typical Rochdale job, about 78% above it.

Project work follows the organisations that commission it: Rochdale had 800 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 87,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.92% of every job here, that ranks 22nd of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as project management professionals (SOC 244)
454
Median full-time pay for project management professionals across the North West
£59,844
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
800
Project management professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.48%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£33,558
Residents of the area in work at the census
94,458
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
87,000

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Project manager jobs in Rochdale: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Rochdale?

454 residents of Rochdale were in work as project management professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.48% 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 Rochdale?

Across the North West, £59,844 is the median for project management professionals. In Rochdale itself the median across all occupations together is £33,558. 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 Rochdale?

800 of the 87,000 employee jobs in Rochdale 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.