Portfolio Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Portfolio Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Portfolio Manager salary in the City of London is £61,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 135 158
Rank change year-on-year -18 +23 +52
Permanent jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 2 1 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.047% 0.052% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% 0.055% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 12
10th Percentile - - £42,147
25th Percentile £60,850 £61,250 £48,787
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,700 £62,500 £64,080
Median % change year-on-year -1.28% -2.47% +11.44%
75th Percentile £62,550 £63,750 £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £62,555 £62,500 £64,080
% change year-on-year +0.09% -2.47% +11.44%

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 4,043 1,815 3,059
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.69% 93.65% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2,921 1,383 2,492
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -1.69% -1.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.00%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Portfolio Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Portfolio 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 City of London region featuring Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Planview
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Portfolio Manager 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Planview