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Career overview · SOC 15-1299

Information Technology Project Managers

Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

Also called: Cloud Product Director · Cybersecurity Project Manager · Data Center Product Director · Information Systems Project Manager (IS Project Manager) · IT Manager (Information Technology Manager) · IT Program Manager (Information Technology Program Manager)

Median pay (national)
$108,970
$52,650–$176,800 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
439,380
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+8.2%
~31,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree

What the numbers say

Refit analysis ·Pay for information technology project managers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $176,800 versus $52,650 at the bottom 10% — 3.4x. The median of $108,970 leaves roughly 62% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +8.2% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 31,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 53 states with released data, Virgin Islands pays the most for this role (median $179,830, +65% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $42,250 — a 326% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Amazon Web Services AWS software, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Microsoft Azure software as in-demand technologies for this role.

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Top skills employers ask for

Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.

  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Monitoring
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Science

What they actually do

Core O*NET tasks for this role.

  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
  • Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Assess current or future customer needs and priorities by communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
  • Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
  • Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
  • Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
  • Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
  • Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Tools & technology

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • SAP software
  • ServiceNow
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • AJAX
  • Amazon DynamoDB

Knowledge areas

  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administration and Management
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Administrative
  • Telecommunications