PMO Lead Job Trends in England

Project Management Office Leader
UK > England

The median Project Management Office Leader salary in England is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 594 646 658
Rank change year-on-year +52 +12 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a PMO Lead 8 16 25
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.015% 0.033% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.036% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 3 12 18
10th Percentile £60,250 £46,625 £41,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,250 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.17% -25.84% +35.45%
75th Percentile £73,125 £74,063 £87,500
90th Percentile £75,750 £86,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £74,500
% change year-on-year +22.73% -26.17% +35.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 48,271 44,715 46,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.72% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,563 23,396 36,518
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,419
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

PMO Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'PMO Lead' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

PMO Lead job vacancy trend in England

PMO Lead
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in England

PMO Lead
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PMO Lead in England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for PMO Lead in England

PMO Lead
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PMO Lead within the England region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Midlands +16 3 £75,000 +50.00%
South East - 3 £67,500 - 5
London +61 2 £62,500 -24.24% 4
West Midlands +15 2 - -
East Midlands -12 1 £75,000 +7.14%
PMO Lead
UK

PMO Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, PMO Lead 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 England region featuring PMO Lead in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) PMO
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (37.50%) Agile
4 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
4 3 (37.50%) Programme Governance
4 3 (37.50%) QA
5 2 (25.00%) Change Management
5 2 (25.00%) Degree
5 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (25.00%) Project Governance
5 2 (25.00%) Project Management
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 2 (25.00%) Scrum
5 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (25.00%) Waterfall
6 1 (12.50%) Accessibility
6 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (12.50%) AI
6 1 (12.50%) Analytics
6 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
6 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (12.50%) Business Case
6 1 (12.50%) Business Continuity
6 1 (12.50%) Business Development
6 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (12.50%) Change Control
6 1 (12.50%) Coaching

PMO Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Confluence
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Primavera
1 1 (12.50%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
1 1 (12.50%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Local Government
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 1 (12.50%) PMI
1 1 (12.50%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
3 3 (37.50%) Programme Governance
4 2 (25.00%) Change Management
4 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 2 (25.00%) Project Governance
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (25.00%) Scrum
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (25.00%) Waterfall
5 1 (12.50%) Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (12.50%) Change Control
5 1 (12.50%) Coaching
5 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
2 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) PMO
2 3 (37.50%) QA
3 1 (12.50%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Remedy
1 1 (12.50%) SAP
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow