IT Project Manager

If you like leading technology projects, managing budgets and timelines, and coordinating teams this role is for you.

An IT Project Manager plans, executes, and delivers IT projects on time and within budget. They coordinate teams, manage risks, and ensure alignment with business goals through effective project management strategies.

Skills you’ll need: Project Management, Agile Methodology, Leadership, Communication, Problem Solving, Planning, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

$154,496 median salary102,793 jobs available¹

Recommended credentials

What brings you to Coursera today?

Roles similar to IT Project Manager

  • A Business Intelligence Analyst analyzes and visualizes data to support business decisions, using Tableau and Power BI to drive strategy.

    description:

    A Business Intelligence Analyst analyzes and visualizes data to support business decisions, using Tableau and Power BI to drive strategy.

    If you like: interpreting data to support decision-making, creating dashboards and reports, identifying business trends.

    This role has a $129,792 median salary ¹.

    This role has approximately 81,489 jobs available ¹.

  • A Cloud Architect designs and manages cloud solutions for security, scalability, and efficiency, using AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

    description:

    A Cloud Architect designs and manages cloud solutions for security, scalability, and efficiency, using AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

    If you like: designing scalable cloud solutions, working with aws/azure/google cloud, ensuring data security.

    This role has a $155,392 median salary ¹.

    This role has approximately 44,401 jobs available ¹.

  • A Project Manager plans and coordinates projects, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery while managing resources, risks, and communication.

    description:

    A Project Manager plans and coordinates projects, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery while managing resources, risks, and communication.

    If you like: planning and executing projects, managing resources and timelines, communicating with stakeholders.

    This role has a $109,824 median salary ¹.

    This role has approximately 450,093 jobs available ¹.

  • A Business Analyst analyzes data and processes to identify business needs, providing insights to optimize operations and support strategic decisions.

    description:

    A Business Analyst analyzes data and processes to identify business needs, providing insights to optimize operations and support strategic decisions.

    If you like: analyzing data to improve business processes, solving organizational problems, creating reports.

    This role has a $100,096 median salary ¹.

    This role has approximately 114,202 jobs available ¹.

¹ Median salary, job opening, and degree data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Content Creator, Machine Learning Engineer and Salesforce Development Representative (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) All other job roles (9/1/2025 - 9/1/2026)