Project Portfolio Manager Jobs

Project Portfolio Manager
UK

The median Project Portfolio Manager salary in the UK is £130,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 881 987 1187
Rank change year-on-year +106 +200 -302
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Portfolio Manager 13 2 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.002% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.002% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 7
10th Percentile £72,500 £65,875 £49,000
25th Percentile £75,000 £67,188 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £130,000 £71,250 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +82.46% -5.00% +7.91%
75th Percentile - £77,188 £80,625
90th Percentile - £79,625 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.06%

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 92,894 96,310 147,847
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.58% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,756 60,420 85,018
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Project Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Portfolio Manager in the UK

Project Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Portfolio Manager in the UK

Project Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Portfolio Manager over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Portfolio Manager in the UK

Project Portfolio Manager
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Portfolio Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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
London +137 13 £130,000 +82.46%
England +121 13 £130,000 +82.46%

Project Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Project 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 Project Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Finance
2 10 (76.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (61.54%) Financial Institution
3 8 (61.54%) Line Management
4 6 (46.15%) Data Centre
4 6 (46.15%) Banking
5 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
5 3 (23.08%) Agile
5 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2
5 3 (23.08%) Project Management
5 3 (23.08%) P3O
5 3 (23.08%) PMO
5 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
5 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (15.38%) Budget Management
6 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
6 2 (15.38%) Community of Practice
6 2 (15.38%) Programme Governance
6 2 (15.38%) Change Management
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) Programme Management
6 2 (15.38%) Degree
6 2 (15.38%) Financial Analysis

Project 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:

General
1 13 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (61.54%) Financial Institution
3 6 (46.15%) Banking
4 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (61.54%) Line Management
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2
3 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
3 3 (23.08%) Project Management
4 2 (15.38%) Budget Management
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) Community of Practice
4 2 (15.38%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Programme Governance
4 2 (15.38%) Programme Management
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) P3O
1 3 (23.08%) PMO