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Overview of salaries statistics of the profession "Project Manager in South Africa"

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Overview of salaries statistics of the profession "Project Manager in South Africa"

5 250 R Average monthly salary

Average salary in the last 12 months: "Project Manager in South Africa"

Currency: ZAR USD Year: 2024
The bar chart shows the change in the level of average salary of the profession Project Manager in South Africa.

Distribution of vacancy "Project Manager" by regions South Africa

Currency: ZAR
As you can see on the diagramm in South Africa the most numerous number of vacancies of Project Manager Job are opened in Western Cape. In the second place is Gauteng, In the third is Eastern Cape.

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