Head of Project Delivery Jobs

Head of Project Delivery
UK

The median Head of Project Delivery salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 889 973 1187
Rank change year-on-year +84 +214 -269
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Project Delivery 9 7 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.007% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.008% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 10
10th Percentile £59,220 - £57,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £57,215 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -10.71% -20.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,330 £88,125
90th Percentile £110,000 - £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +4.17% -11.11%

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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Head of Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Project Delivery in the UK

Head of Project Delivery
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Project Delivery.

Salary trend for Head of Project Delivery in the UK

Head of Project Delivery
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Project Delivery over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Project Delivery in the UK

Head of Project Delivery
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Project Delivery within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England +103 9 £75,000 +2.45% 2
UK excluding London -2 8 £75,000 +20.00% 2
Work from Home +65 3 £110,000 +92.26% 2
North West - 3 £75,000 -
North of England - 3 £75,000 -
South East +11 2 £93,750 +50.00% 2
London +113 1 £110,000 +50.25%
Midlands - 1 £70,000 -
East of England - 1 £60,900 -
South West - 1 £55,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £70,000 -

Head of Project Delivery Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Head of Project Delivery 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 Head of Project Delivery in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 6 (66.67%) Project Management
3 4 (44.44%) PMP
3 4 (44.44%) Line Management
4 3 (33.33%) Finance
4 3 (33.33%) PMI Certification
4 3 (33.33%) Programme Management
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) PMO
4 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2
4 3 (33.33%) People Management
5 2 (22.22%) Budget Responsibility
6 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 1 (11.11%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (11.11%) Housing Association
6 1 (11.11%) Backlog Management
6 1 (11.11%) Business Case
6 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
6 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 1 (11.11%) Retail
6 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) JIRA
6 1 (11.11%) Resource Management
6 1 (11.11%) Atlassian
6 1 (11.11%) UX Design
6 1 (11.11%) SaaS
6 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (11.11%) User Stories

Head of Project Delivery 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Legal
2 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) EPoS
1 1 (11.11%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 6 (66.67%) Project Management
3 4 (44.44%) Line Management
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) People Management
4 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2
4 3 (33.33%) Programme Management
5 2 (22.22%) Budget Responsibility
6 1 (11.11%) Backlog Management
6 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Business Case
6 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
6 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 1 (11.11%) Resource Management
6 1 (11.11%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (11.11%) User Experience
6 1 (11.11%) User Stories
6 1 (11.11%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) PMP
2 3 (33.33%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Atlassian