About the Survey
You are reading the results of the Comprehensive Project Manager Profession Survey 2024/25 — the most extensive Russian-language survey in the industry. The survey covers all aspects of PM work: from skills and tools to career and burnout.
Why This Survey
The “Project Manager” profession has been unfairly overshadowed by trendy roles — Scrum Master, Product Manager, Delivery Manager — although the fundamentals remain the same: experience and knowledge in project management. We conducted this survey to show how the profession has transformed and to create a profile of the modern project manager.
It was important for us to collect data not from one region or one company, but to show a cross-section of the entire profession — with diversity of experience, cultures, and approaches.
Key Findings
Portrait of the Average Respondent
36 years old, almost equal gender ratio (59% men, 41% women). Master's degree with IT education, 10-15 years total experience, 5-10 years in project management. Manages 2-3 projects in parallel with teams of 5-19 people. Works remotely or in hybrid format. Works overtime 1-2 days a week, but does not plan to leave the profession — income is more important than balance.
- Skills. Planning and communication are the most in-demand skills (60%), but PMs want to develop something else: risk management, leadership, and conflict resolution
- Methodologies. Kanban, Waterfall, and Scrum are the top three. Young PMs start with agile approaches, with experience they master formal frameworks
- AI. 57.7% of PMs already use AI, predominantly ChatGPT. Young PMs (20-29) use AI more often (69%), while 40+ use it significantly less (48%)
- Tools. Telegram dominates communication, Jira in planning, Excel is universal for budgeting and analytics
- Career. 55% work overtime, but 55% don’t think about leaving. Income is an absolute priority (77.7%), significantly ahead of work-life balance (37%)
- PMO. 54% work in companies with a project office. The presence of PMO correlates with higher ratings of project management quality
- Side Projects. 44.8% of Executives have their own project (vs 13.6% Junior). The main motivation is self-development
How to Read This Report
The report consists of 14 thematic sections. Each section contains:
- Intro — brief description of the section’s key findings (highlighted with gray background)
- Basic charts — distributions of responses to survey questions
- Cross-analysis — how responses are related to other variables (age, qualifications, country)
- Conclusions — final conclusions (highlighted in a box)
Navigation through sections is via the left sidebar (or horizontal menu on mobile devices). Sections can be read in any order, but the logical sequence goes from demographics to more specialized topics.
Country Filter
In the upper right corner of each section is a country filter, allowing you to switch between general data and data for a specific country:
- All countries — full sample (N=481), shows general trends
- Russia — Russian sample (N=273)
- Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan sample (N=67)
- Belarus — Belarus sample (N=25)
When switching the filter, automatically updates:
- All charts and diagrams
- Text descriptions and key metrics
- Chart titles (indicating country and sample size)
For small samples, warnings about statistical significance are displayed. Some charts (e.g., country comparisons) do not depend on the filter and always show general data.
Tip: The selected country is saved when moving between sections and when revisiting the site.
Note on Sample
The survey covers predominantly Russian-speaking project managers (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus). Data for Poland (n=20) and other countries should be interpreted with caution due to small sample size. Wherever the subsample size is small, we leave an appropriate warning.