PMO Lead Job Trends in the City of London

Project Management Office Leader
Central London > City of London

The median Project Management Office Leader salary in the City of London is £140,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 - 160
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Permanent jobs requiring a PMO Lead 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.052% - 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% - 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £120,500 - £51,650
25th Percentile £125,000 - £52,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 - £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.49%
75th Percentile £155,000 - £55,250
90th Percentile £159,500 - £55,550
Central London median annual salary £140,000 - £54,000
% change year-on-year - - -18.49%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 3,641 1,794 2,698
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.54% 94.62% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2,639 1,394 2,161
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,075 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £119,625 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £74,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.38% +2.76% -3.33%

PMO Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'PMO Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

PMO Lead job vacancy trend in the City of London

PMO Lead
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in the City of London

PMO Lead
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO Lead in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 July 2026.

Salary histogram for PMO Lead in the City of London

PMO Lead Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, PMO Lead 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 City of London region featuring PMO Lead in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Release Management
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Levelling
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation

PMO Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FMCG
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Release Management
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Levelling
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP