Project Coordinator
Also advertised as: Delivery Coordinator, Junior Project Manager, PMO Analyst, Programme Support Officer, Project Administrator, Project Assistant
Keeps projects moving by tracking plans, actions, risks and reporting for a project manager or delivery team.
What the job involves
Project coordinators are the organised centre of a project. You maintain the plan, chase actions, book meetings, record decisions, keep the risk log honest and produce the reports leadership relies on. It is one of the most common ways into project management without a specialist degree.
Typical responsibilities
- Maintain project plans, trackers and action logs
- Arrange and minute project meetings
- Report progress, risks and issues
- Coordinate suppliers and internal teams
- Keep project documentation accurate
Common employers
- Construction firms
- IT consultancies
- Local authorities
- Financial services
- NHS
Pay, hours and working environment
Typical pay
£24,000 – £30,000 a year
With experience
£32,000 – £42,000 a year
Typical hours
37.5 hours, mostly standard office hours
Working environment
Office based with some site or client visits
Remote working
hybrid
Demand for this work
high
Pay ranges are indicative guidance drawn from advertised UK vacancies and published careers information. They are not an offer, and actual pay varies by employer, location and experience.
Skills and qualifications
Core skills
- Planning and organisation
- Written communication
- Stakeholder coordination
- Attention to detail
- Reporting
- Risk tracking
Transferable skills you may already have
- Diary and meeting management
- Spreadsheet skills
- Chasing tasks to completion
Requirements employers ask for
- Planning and organisation
- Written communication
- Stakeholder coordination
- Attention to detail
- Reporting
- Risk tracking
- No formal qualification required
Useful but not essential
- Diary and meeting management
- Spreadsheet skills
- Chasing tasks to completion
- APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship
Helpful qualifications
- APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship
Ways into this career
A degree is only one route. Where an apprenticeship, work-experience or qualification route exists, it is listed here alongside the academic option.
Apprenticeships and work-based routes
- Associate Project Manager (Level 4)
- Business Administrator (Level 3)
- Experience route — Build evidence in a related role, then move across using your recorded achievements.
- Apprenticeship route — An apprenticeship lets you earn while you train towards this role.
- Study route — A relevant degree, college qualification or short course can speed up entry.
Degree and college routes
- Related subject: Business
- Related subject: Construction management
- Related subject: Engineering
- Related subject: Computing
Where this career can lead
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Project Manager
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PMO Lead
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Programme Manager
The good parts and the hard parts
What people enjoy
- Clear path into project management
- Works in almost every industry
- Good hybrid working availability
What people find hard
- Responsible for chasing others without authority over them
- Deadline pressure near milestones
Common questions
- Do you need a degree to become a project coordinator?
- No. As well as degree routes, this career can be entered through an apprenticeship or by building experience and qualifications on the job. not_required
- How much does a project coordinator earn in the UK?
- Typical advertised pay runs from £24,000 to £30,000 a year, rising towards £42,000 with experience. Figures are indicative guidance rather than an offer.
- What skills transfer into this career?
- Skills that transfer well include Diary and meeting management, Spreadsheet skills, Chasing tasks to completion.
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Where this information comes from
- National Careers Service
- Institute for Apprenticeships
Last reviewed 14 September 2026.
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