Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 796 | 811 | 1082 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +271 | -275 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 109 | 135 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 122 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,222 | £46,250 | £46,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £84,500 | £69,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,750 | £90,000 | £79,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager.
Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Software Project Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +38 | 100 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 92 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 42 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 6 |
| North of England | +63 | 41 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 2 |
| North West | +12 | 34 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 2 |
| South East | -24 | 20 | £58,750 | -6.00% | 2 |
| London | +69 | 17 | £76,250 | -4.69% | 1 |
| Midlands | -16 | 16 | £48,250 | -15.35% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 14 | £50,750 | +1.50% | 3 |
| Scotland | -66 | 8 | £60,000 | +11.63% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 7 | £57,500 | -20.69% | |
| South West | -27 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 2 | £47,500 | -23.39% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Software Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.
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Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: