Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £62,500 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 | 785 | 852 | 999 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | +147 | -233 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 123 | 146 | 206 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 107 | 139 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £54,375 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £83,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,000 | £90,000 | £76,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +20.00% |
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% |
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 19 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 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 |
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| England | +107 | 113 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 93 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 49 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 6 |
| North of England | +92 | 46 | £58,750 | -9.62% | |
| North West | +40 | 34 | £62,500 | -3.85% | |
| London | +117 | 29 | £75,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | -19 | 20 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +110 | 12 | £56,250 | -22.41% | |
| West Midlands | +41 | 11 | £46,500 | -7.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | +16 | 11 | £46,500 | -22.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | -60 | 8 | £60,000 | - | |
| South West | -5 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +31 | 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 19 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: