Head of Project Management Jobs in England

Head of Project Management
UK > England

The median Head of Project Management salary in England is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 674 822 930
Rank change year-on-year +148 +108 +192
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Project Management 9 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.010% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.011% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £87,500 - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £102,500 - £82,500
90th Percentile £105,500 - -
UK median annual salary £95,000 - £72,500
% change year-on-year - - -19.44%

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 43,739 81,048 82,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,774 60,528 52,373
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,531 £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 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Head of Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Project Management in England

Head of Project Management
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Head of Project Management in England

Head of Project Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Project Management in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of Project Management in England

Head of Project Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 10 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 4 £95,000 - 4
East of England - 3 £100,000 -
Midlands +68 1 - -
Yorkshire +61 1 £95,000 - 1
West Midlands +56 1 - -
North of England +55 1 £95,000 - 2
Head of Project Management
UK

Head of Project Management Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Head of Project Management 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 Management in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 8 (88.89%) PRINCE2
3 7 (77.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (77.78%) Project Delivery
4 6 (66.67%) Agile
5 5 (55.56%) Waterfall
5 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (44.44%) PMP
6 4 (44.44%) PMI Certification
7 3 (33.33%) ISEB
7 3 (33.33%) Scrum
7 3 (33.33%) Law
7 3 (33.33%) Degree
7 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
7 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (33.33%) Line Management
7 3 (33.33%) Presales
7 3 (33.33%) Conflict Management
7 3 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
7 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (22.22%) Virtual Team Management
8 2 (22.22%) Virtual Team
8 2 (22.22%) Compliance Management
8 2 (22.22%) Data Privacy
8 2 (22.22%) Conflict Resolution
8 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
8 2 (22.22%) Risk and Compliance Management
8 2 (22.22%) PMO
8 2 (22.22%) Mentoring

Head of Project Management 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 3 (33.33%) Law
2 2 (22.22%) Electronics
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Marketing
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 8 (88.89%) PRINCE2
3 7 (77.78%) Project Delivery
3 7 (77.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (66.67%) Agile
5 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (55.56%) Waterfall
6 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (33.33%) Conflict Management
6 3 (33.33%) Line Management
6 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
6 3 (33.33%) Presales
6 3 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
6 3 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
6 3 (33.33%) Scrum
7 2 (22.22%) Conflict Resolution
7 2 (22.22%) ITIL
7 2 (22.22%) ITSM
7 2 (22.22%) Performance Management
7 2 (22.22%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) PMI Certification
1 4 (44.44%) PMP
2 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) ISEB
2 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) PMO
2 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
2 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) SAP