IT Project Manager skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of IT Project Manager postings that mention each skill.

1. Stakeholder managementdistinctive67%
2. Leadership55%
3. Project managementdistinctive47%
4. Budgetingdistinctive31%
5. AWSdistinctive30%
6. Sales27%
7. Agiledistinctive23%
8. Process improvementdistinctive20%
9. Pythondistinctive20%
10. Customer successdistinctive20%
11. SQLdistinctive19%
12. Communication18%
13. Supply chaindistinctive18%
14. Training and coaching16%
15. Problem solving16%

“Distinctive” means IT Project Manager postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where IT Project Manager skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Systems Analyst65% overlapShared: Stakeholder management, Customer success, Leadership, Project managementHow to switch
• IT Manager65% overlapShared: AWS, Leadership, Stakeholder management, Project managementHow to switch
• Project Manager64% overlapShared: Project management, Stakeholder management, Leadership, BudgetingHow to switch
• Business Analyst60% overlapShared: Stakeholder management, Agile, SQL, Project managementHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a IT Project Manager need?

In 243 current IT Project Manager job postings, the skills asked for most often are Stakeholder management (67%), Leadership (55%), Project management (47%), Budgeting (31%), AWS (30%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a IT Project Manager move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Systems Analyst, IT Manager, Project Manager, Business Analyst. Systems Analyst shares skills such as Stakeholder management, Customer success, Leadership.