Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £61,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 774 | 844 | 1004 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +160 | -233 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 120 | 141 | 201 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 104 | 134 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.77% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £83,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,375 | £90,000 | £76,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.12% | +2.08% | +17.07% |
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 | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 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 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager.
Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Software Project Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 |
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| England | +101 | 110 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 93 | £57,500 | -6.12% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 47 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 10 |
| North of England | +88 | 46 | £58,750 | -9.62% | 3 |
| North West | +36 | 34 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 3 |
| London | +125 | 26 | £75,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | 0 | 20 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 12 | £56,250 | -22.41% | |
| West Midlands | +39 | 11 | £46,500 | +3.33% | 1 |
| Midlands | +5 | 11 | £46,500 | -25.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | -58 | 8 | £60,000 | - | |
| South West | -12 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Software 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 Software Project Manager in the job title.
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Software 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: