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A project manager is responsible for ensuring specific business activities, processes or objectives are successfully completed with minimum obstacles. People who take on this role tend to thrive in fast-moving environments and know how to handle pressure. They'll also be skilled problem-solvers and great communicators.

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What does a Project manager do?

Typical responsibilities that will be included in a project manager job description are:

Implementing processes in line with the Project Management Institute (PMI) UK guidelines
Budgeting
Planning project timelines
Plotting out action plans
Calculating project cost
Co-ordinating between different departments
Monitoring and controlling activities
Mitigating and removing barriers that may prevent the project from moving forward
Regularly updating management on the project's progress
Analysing and reporting upon of the project's success once it's completed

How much does a Project manager get paid?

Companies will pay project managers relatively to how sophisticated a project is. For example, IT project schemes tend to be relatively complicated and so the salary will reflect this.

The average project manager salary is between £20,000 to £35,000. After a few years of experience, the average salary increases quite signifantly to anything from £40,000 to £80,000.