Project Leader Jobs in England

Project Lead
UK > England

The median Project Lead salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 672 814 960
Rank change year-on-year +142 +146 -162
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 143 132 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.14% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.15% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 113 94 63
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,855
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,625 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -25.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £71,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 79,522 86,974 124,954
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.61% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 59,823 54,838 76,240
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £32,386
25th Percentile £38,087 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in England.

Salary trend for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
South East +17 45 £52,500 -4.55% 8
North of England +70 30 £52,500 -2.78% 10
East of England +41 30 £45,000 -18.18% 4
South West +3 20 £60,000 +9.09% 8
North East - 14 £70,000 -
London +143 13 £63,035 -6.86% 2
Yorkshire +99 9 £52,500 -4.55% 3
North West +15 7 £40,500 -25.00% 8
Midlands -6 5 £51,200 -14.67% 2
West Midlands +12 3 - - 1
East Midlands -15 2 £51,200 -6.91% 1
Project Leader
UK

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Project Leader 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 across the England region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 61 (42.66%) Project Management
2 60 (41.96%) Social Skills
3 44 (30.77%) Project Delivery
4 36 (25.17%) Finance
5 31 (21.68%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (20.98%) Degree
7 27 (18.88%) Agile
7 27 (18.88%) SAP
7 27 (18.88%) PRINCE2
8 26 (18.18%) ITIL
9 23 (16.08%) E-business
9 23 (16.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (14.69%) Decision-Making
11 20 (13.99%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (13.29%) Electronics
12 19 (13.29%) EDI
13 17 (11.89%) Business Strategy
14 15 (10.49%) Collaborative Working
14 15 (10.49%) Problem-Solving
14 15 (10.49%) Validation
15 14 (9.79%) Manufacturing
15 14 (9.79%) Mentoring
16 13 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
16 13 (9.09%) Security Cleared
16 13 (9.09%) Business Analysis
17 12 (8.39%) Management Information System
17 12 (8.39%) Microsoft
17 12 (8.39%) PMO
17 12 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
18 11 (7.69%) Strategic Thinking

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (4.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 6 (4.20%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (3.50%) MS Visio
3 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.50%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.70%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.29%) Azure
1 9 (6.29%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.10%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.70%) Smartsheet
4 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.69%) WAN
2 9 (6.29%) 5G
2 9 (6.29%) Firewall
2 9 (6.29%) SD-WAN
3 4 (2.80%) DHCP
3 4 (2.80%) DNS
4 2 (1.40%) Bluetooth
4 2 (1.40%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.40%) LAN
4 2 (1.40%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.50%) SAP BW
2 3 (2.10%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (3.50%) JIRA
2 2 (1.40%) CANoe
3 1 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.70%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 60 (41.96%) Social Skills
2 36 (25.17%) Finance
3 31 (21.68%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (13.99%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (13.29%) Electronics
6 14 (9.79%) Manufacturing
7 11 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (6.29%) Legal
9 6 (4.20%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (4.20%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (2.80%) Automotive
11 3 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (2.10%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.40%) Local Government
12 2 (1.40%) Public Speaking
12 2 (1.40%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.70%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.70%) Avionics
13 1 (0.70%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (13.29%) EDI
2 6 (4.20%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.39%) Management Information System
1 12 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (5.59%) Data Centre
3 7 (4.90%) Robotics
4 6 (4.20%) Product Ownership
5 4 (2.80%) NHS
6 3 (2.10%) FPGA
6 3 (2.10%) Housing Association
6 3 (2.10%) PropTech
7 2 (1.40%) Infotainment
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.59%) Windows
2 6 (4.20%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.80%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.40%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (42.66%) Project Management
2 44 (30.77%) Project Delivery
3 27 (18.88%) Agile
3 27 (18.88%) PRINCE2
4 26 (18.18%) ITIL
5 23 (16.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (16.08%) E-business
6 21 (14.69%) Decision-Making
7 17 (11.89%) Business Strategy
8 15 (10.49%) Collaborative Working
8 15 (10.49%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (10.49%) Validation
9 14 (9.79%) Mentoring
10 13 (9.09%) Business Analysis
11 11 (7.69%) Business Case
11 11 (7.69%) Strategic Thinking
11 11 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
12 10 (6.99%) Business Forecasting
12 10 (6.99%) DevOps
12 10 (6.99%) Revenue Recognition
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.59%) C++
2 7 (4.90%) C#
3 4 (2.80%) Ada
3 4 (2.80%) C
3 4 (2.80%) SQL
4 3 (2.10%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 30 (20.98%) Degree
2 13 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.80%) DBS Check
3 4 (2.80%) PMI Certification
3 4 (2.80%) PMP
4 3 (2.10%) APMG
4 3 (2.10%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.39%) PMO
2 8 (5.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (3.50%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (2.80%) QA
5 3 (2.10%) Def Stans
5 3 (2.10%) DO-178B
5 3 (2.10%) JTAG
6 2 (1.40%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (1.40%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 4 (2.80%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.80%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.40%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (18.88%) SAP
2 12 (8.39%) Microsoft
3 11 (7.69%) OpenText
4 9 (6.29%) Oracle
5 7 (4.90%) Cisco
5 7 (4.90%) Juniper
6 4 (2.80%) VMware
7 2 (1.40%) PeopleSoft
7 2 (1.40%) QNX