Portfolio Manager
UK

The median Portfolio Manager salary in the UK is £64,080 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 759 927 1066
Rank change year-on-year +168 +139 -198
Permanent jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 149 71 139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.067% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.073% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 132 61 67
10th Percentile £42,147 £45,000 £44,674
25th Percentile £43,116 £47,089 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,080 £65,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% -18.75% +21.21%
75th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £69,378 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.53% +38.76% -25.93%

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 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Portfolio Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Manager.

Salary trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager within the UK 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
England +203 140 £64,080 -1.42% 26
Work from Home +175 104 £64,080 -7.64% 6
UK excluding London +80 91 £53,750 -22.53% 7
North of England +103 50 £64,080 +22.06%
London +163 48 £110,000 +76.50% 19
Yorkshire - 24 £60,790 -
South West +13 21 £46,058 -40.57% 2
North West +27 13 £64,080 -1.42%
North East +6 13 £64,080 +22.06%
West Midlands +40 11 £64,080 -7.64% 3
Midlands +20 11 £64,080 -7.64% 3
South East +1 9 £45,000 -5.43% 2

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 99 (66.44%) Portfolio Management
2 95 (63.76%) Finance
3 89 (59.73%) Project Management
4 80 (53.69%) PRINCE2
5 74 (49.66%) Mentoring
5 74 (49.66%) Coaching
6 73 (48.99%) Agile
7 61 (40.94%) PMI
7 61 (40.94%) PMI Certification
8 59 (39.60%) APMP
9 54 (36.24%) Project Delivery
10 46 (30.87%) Line Management
11 45 (30.20%) Decision-Making
12 33 (22.15%) Digital Strategy
13 31 (20.81%) Roadmaps
13 31 (20.81%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 28 (18.79%) PMP
15 28 (18.79%) CAPM
15 28 (18.79%) PgMP
16 20 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
17 19 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
17 19 (12.75%) Presentation Skills
18 18 (12.08%) Programme Management
19 17 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
20 15 (10.07%) Banking
20 15 (10.07%) Product Ownership
20 15 (10.07%) Objectives and Key Results
21 14 (9.40%) Public Sector
22 13 (8.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint

Portfolio 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:

Applications
1 13 (8.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (8.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.67%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.68%) DNS
1 4 (2.68%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (0.67%) JIRA
General
1 95 (63.76%) Finance
2 30 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 19 (12.75%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (10.07%) Banking
6 14 (9.40%) Public Sector
7 10 (6.71%) Financial Institution
8 9 (6.04%) Front Office
8 9 (6.04%) Investment Banking
8 9 (6.04%) Law
9 7 (4.70%) Social Skills
10 5 (3.36%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.34%) Advertising
11 2 (1.34%) Legal
11 2 (1.34%) Marketing
12 1 (0.67%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.67%) EDI
1 1 (0.67%) React
Miscellaneous
1 61 (40.94%) PMI
2 15 (10.07%) Product Ownership
3 9 (6.04%) Derivative
3 9 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.70%) Credit Risk
5 6 (4.03%) Data Centre
5 6 (4.03%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.34%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (66.44%) Portfolio Management
2 89 (59.73%) Project Management
3 80 (53.69%) PRINCE2
4 74 (49.66%) Coaching
4 74 (49.66%) Mentoring
5 73 (48.99%) Agile
6 54 (36.24%) Project Delivery
7 46 (30.87%) Line Management
8 45 (30.20%) Decision-Making
9 33 (22.15%) Digital Strategy
10 31 (20.81%) Roadmaps
10 31 (20.81%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (13.42%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
13 18 (12.08%) Programme Management
14 15 (10.07%) Objectives and Key Results
15 11 (7.38%) Business Analysis
15 11 (7.38%) Programme Delivery
15 11 (7.38%) Risk Management
16 10 (6.71%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.67%) Python
1 1 (0.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 61 (40.94%) PMI Certification
2 59 (39.60%) APMP
3 28 (18.79%) CAPM
3 28 (18.79%) PgMP
3 28 (18.79%) PMP
4 13 (8.72%) Degree
5 4 (2.68%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.68%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.68%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.34%) APMG
6 2 (1.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.04%) PMO
2 4 (2.68%) P3O
Vendors
1 2 (1.34%) Microsoft