Senior IT Project Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Senior IT Project Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Senior IT Project Manager salary in the City of London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - 177
Rank change year-on-year - - +117
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Project Manager 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.19% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £66,500 - £68,100
25th Percentile £66,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £93,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.28%
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile £80,500 - -
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £72,500 £93,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% -22.04% +24.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,519 2,631 3,053
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.41% 93.86% 96.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,242 1,749 2,736
10th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -

Senior IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Senior IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Senior IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Project Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior IT Project Manager in the City of London

Senior IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Senior 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 City of London region featuring Senior IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Client Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Contingency Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 2 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Scrum

Senior IT Project 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Client Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Contingency Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Scrum
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA