IT Project Manager Job Trends in Central London

IT Project Manager
London > Central London

The median IT Project Manager salary in Central London is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 169 160
Rank change year-on-year +36 -9 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 8 10 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.33% 0.31% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.34% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 8 10 9
10th Percentile £61,000 - £67,000
25th Percentile £64,375 £57,500 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £62,750 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.56% -19.03% -3.13%
75th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £94,750 £80,000 £93,400
London median annual salary £80,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +28.00% -10.71% +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,255 2,958 2,935
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 92.15% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,719 1,847 2,607
10th Percentile £39,400 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £94,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Central London

IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in Central London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Project Manager in Central London

IT Project Manager
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
City of London +34 8 £68,750 +14.58% 3
IT Project Manager
London

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, IT Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Project Management
2 5 (62.50%) Agile
3 4 (50.00%) Azure
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (37.50%) DevOps
4 3 (37.50%) JIRA
4 3 (37.50%) QA
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
5 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
5 2 (25.00%) Change Management
5 2 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
5 2 (25.00%) Contingency Planning
5 2 (25.00%) CRM
5 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (25.00%) Line Management
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (25.00%) PMI Certification
5 2 (25.00%) PMP
5 2 (25.00%) Power Automate
5 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
5 2 (25.00%) PowerApps
5 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
5 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (25.00%) Scrum

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (25.00%) Power Automate
3 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (25.00%) PowerApps
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (12.50%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 2 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (12.50%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Project Management
2 5 (62.50%) Agile
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (37.50%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Budgeting
5 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
5 2 (25.00%) Change Management
5 2 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
5 2 (25.00%) Contingency Planning
5 2 (25.00%) CRM
5 2 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (25.00%) Line Management
5 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
5 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (25.00%) Scrum
5 2 (25.00%) Service Management
5 2 (25.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (25.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Databricks
2 1 (12.50%) Guidewire