IT project manager job description: template and real figures
An IT project manager manages technology projects such as a new system, a migration or a software rollout, from plan to go-live. A template for hiring an IT project manager, with what employers in today’s 223 open postings for this work ask for and offer. Copy it, fill in the brackets, then post the job free.
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- Open postings today
- 223
- Experience asked, median
- 5 years
- Postings that state pay
- 36%
- Median advertised pay
- $150K
- Open to remote work
- 20%
IT project manager [Company] · [City, or Remote and the countries it is open to] · [Full-time] About us [Two sentences: what the company does, for whom, and one number that shows where it is now.] About the role Our IT project manager manages technology projects such as a new system, a migration or a software rollout, from plan to go-live. You will report to [manager’s title] and work with [team]. What you will do - [The most important result of the first year, with a number] - [One more duty that is specific to this job] What we are looking for - [5]+ years of experience as an IT project manager - Experience with Agile - Experience with Jira - [One or two must-haves that are specific to this job] Pay and benefits - Pay range: $[lowest] – $[highest] a year, [plus equity or bonus if any] - Parental leave - Equity - Unlimited PTO - [Paid time off, health cover and the rest of your benefits] How to apply [What to send, the interview steps and how long they take. Name the date you will reply by.]
What today’s IT project manager postings say
| Experience asked | Median 5 years; the middle half ask 3–6 years (121 postings name a number) |
|---|---|
| Pay advertised | $118K – $175K for the middle half; median $150K (73 postings with a yearly US-dollar range) |
| Skills named most | Agile (35%), Jira (27%) |
| Benefits named most | Parental leave (19%), Equity (16%), Unlimited PTO (3%) |
| Most common level | Senior (22% of postings) |
| Titles employers use | Technical Project Manager, Senior Technical Project Manager, Implementation Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Project Manager, CTO's Operating Partner, Senior Technical Project Manager - Martech |
Counted from the 223 open postings for this work on Nov 15, 2026, read from employers’ own careers pages. Recounted on every update.
Questions about hiring an IT project manager
- What should an IT project manager job description include?
- What the person will achieve in the first year, the duties, the must-have experience, the pay range and how the hiring steps work. For this work, today’s postings name Agile, Jira most often.
- Should an IT project manager job posting show the salary?
- Yes, if you can: 36% of today’s 223 open IT project manager postings here do. A range filters out people who would turn the offer down, and several US states and EU countries now require it.
- How many years of experience should I ask for?
- The median in today’s IT project manager postings is 5 years. Ask for what the work needs: every extra year you require shrinks the pool of applicants.
- What does an IT project manager do?
- An IT project manager manages technology projects such as a new system, a migration or a software rollout, from plan to go-live. Postings for this work name Agile, Jira most often.
- Is an IT project manager an IT job?
- It sits in cloud, devops and it on Jobs Every Hour. Not in the narrow sense: it is its own field, though most postings here are at technology companies.
- Can I become an IT project manager with no experience?
- 1 of today’s 223 postings (0%) are junior roles or internships, and the median posting asks for 5 years. The steps, with today’s figures, are on the how-to-become page for this work.
- Can I learn IT project manager work in three months?
- Enough to start on the skills postings name first (Agile, Jira), and to build one or two projects to show; most employers still ask for a result you have delivered, so a first junior role or internship is the usual next step.
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