Head of Project Delivery Jobs in England

Head of Project Delivery
UK > England

The median Head of Project Delivery salary in England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 670 823 926
Rank change year-on-year +153 +103 +199
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Project Delivery 3 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.006% 0.010% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.011% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 4
10th Percentile £75,000 £59,220 £64,202
25th Percentile £80,625 £67,500 £68,630
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £75,000 £73,210
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +2.45% -13.87%
75th Percentile - £83,750 £75,330
90th Percentile - £110,000 -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £75,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% +20.00% -10.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 43,811 81,137 82,278
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,794 60,555 52,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,280 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,688 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

Head of Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Head of Project Delivery in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Project Delivery in England

Head of Project Delivery
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Project Delivery in England.

Salary trend for Head of Project Delivery in England

Head of Project Delivery
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Project Delivery in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Project Delivery in England

Head of Project Delivery
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Project Delivery within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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
London +110 1 £90,000 -18.18%
South East +100 1 £90,000 -4.00% 2
Midlands +65 1 £72,500 +3.57%
West Midlands +60 1 £72,500 +3.57%
Head of Project Delivery
UK

Head of Project Delivery Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Head of Project Delivery job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Head of Project Delivery in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) B2B

Head of Project Delivery Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) B2B
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) People Management