Senior Project Manager Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Project Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Project Manager salary in the City of London is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 149 150
Rank change year-on-year +22 +1 +61
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 7 16 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.30% 0.60% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.65% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile - £56,475 £73,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £56,813 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £58,250 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.03% -27.19% -5.88%
75th Percentile £75,625 £59,313 £90,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £59,425 £110,250
Central London median annual salary £115,000 £65,750 £80,000
% change year-on-year +74.90% -17.81% -5.88%

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 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Senior Project Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Project Manager
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

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

Senior Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Project Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Project Manager in the City of London

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (85.71%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Programme Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budgeting
3 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 3 (42.86%) Client Onboarding
3 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (42.86%) Contingency Planning
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Line Management
3 3 (42.86%) Migration
3 3 (42.86%) Project Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) Project Planning
3 3 (42.86%) QA
3 3 (42.86%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 3 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (42.86%) Time Management
4 1 (14.29%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (14.29%) Project Governance
4 1 (14.29%) Risk Management

Senior 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 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Banking
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Legal
2 3 (42.86%) Retail
2 3 (42.86%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Onboarding
1 3 (42.86%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (85.71%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Programme Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budgeting
3 3 (42.86%) Change Management
3 3 (42.86%) Client Onboarding
3 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (42.86%) Contingency Planning
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Line Management
3 3 (42.86%) Migration
3 3 (42.86%) Project Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) Project Planning
3 3 (42.86%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 3 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (42.86%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
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