Project Leader Jobs in Bristol

Project Lead
South West > Bristol

The median Project Lead salary in Bristol is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 151 164
Rank change year-on-year +50 +13 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 5 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.42% 0.29% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.29% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 4 8 1
10th Percentile - £52,500 -
25th Percentile £66,250 £56,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -10.71% +102.90%
75th Percentile £69,063 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £69,625 £65,750 -
South West median annual salary £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% - +62.16%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,123 3,063 2,400
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.93% 97.11% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 752 2,297 1,498
10th Percentile £32,550 £32,500 £31,871
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £57,810
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -1.40% +8.85%
75th Percentile £70,834 £70,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,750 £87,419
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in Bristol

Project Leader
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in Bristol.

Salary trend for Project Leader in Bristol

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Project Leader 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 across the Bristol region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Systems Engineering
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) MongoDB
1 4 (80.00%) Kafka
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) API Integration
1 4 (80.00%) Def Stans
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Integration Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (20.00%) SABSA
3 1 (20.00%) CISSP
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) MongoDB
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) API Integration
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Integration Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) SABSA
3 1 (20.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) VMware