Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £51,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 60 | 104 | 119 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +15 | +36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 3,986 | 3,232 | 5,101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.99% | 3.26% | 3.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.21% | 3.56% | 3.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,909 | 2,357 | 3,346 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £48,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £85,400 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Project Manager
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 | +47 | 3,531 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 935 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 3,025 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 767 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 1,439 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 419 |
| North of England | +76 | 823 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 171 |
| London | +25 | 767 | £60,000 | -13.95% | 248 |
| Midlands | +60 | 643 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 154 |
| South East | -3 | 580 | £52,500 | -10.08% | 207 |
| North West | +77 | 446 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 102 |
| South West | +29 | 407 | £48,500 | -7.62% | 90 |
| West Midlands | +48 | 338 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 88 |
| East of England | +48 | 285 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 76 |
| East Midlands | +68 | 274 | £49,990 | -16.68% | 64 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 265 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 55 |
| Scotland | -29 | 153 | £50,000 | - | 65 |
| North East | +40 | 112 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 21 |
| Wales | +43 | 111 | £40,553 | -26.27% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 27 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 6 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 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 Project Manager in the job title.
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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:
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