Project Delivery Manager Job Trends in England

Projects Delivery Manager
UK > England

The median Projects Delivery Manager salary in England is £67,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 653 657
Rank change year-on-year +58 +4 +312
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Delivery Manager 14 22 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% 0.044% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.048% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 6
10th Percentile £46,875 £52,300 £42,000
25th Percentile £53,438 £52,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 £60,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% -2.04% +16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,887 £72,813
90th Percentile £92,500 £71,810 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.67% - +14.29%

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 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Project Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Project Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in England

Project Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Project Delivery Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Project Delivery Manager job vacancies in England

Project Delivery Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery Manager in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Delivery Manager in England

Project Delivery Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Delivery Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
East of England - 6 £75,000 - 6
London +54 3 £52,500 -17.01% 3
South East +26 2 £60,000 - 5
North of England +21 1 £45,000 - 1
West Midlands +21 1 £64,000 +20.75%
Midlands +18 1 £64,000 +6.67%
North West - 1 £45,000 - 1
South West - 1 £70,000 -
Project Delivery Manager
UK

Project Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Project Delivery 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 England region featuring Project Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (28.57%) Agile
2 4 (28.57%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
3 3 (21.43%) Business Case
3 3 (21.43%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 3 (21.43%) CRM
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
3 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (21.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
3 3 (21.43%) PRINCE2
3 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
3 3 (21.43%) Web Development
4 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
5 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
5 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (7.14%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (7.14%) ITIL
5 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (7.14%) Programme Management
5 1 (7.14%) SAP
5 1 (7.14%) Sprint Planning

Project Delivery Manager 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 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (7.14%) Electronics
1 1 (7.14%) Finance
1 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
1 1 (7.14%) Marketing
1 1 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
1 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
1 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (28.57%) Agile
2 4 (28.57%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
3 3 (21.43%) Business Case
3 3 (21.43%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 3 (21.43%) CRM
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
3 3 (21.43%) PRINCE2
3 3 (21.43%) Web Development
4 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
4 1 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (7.14%) ITIL
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Management
4 1 (7.14%) Sprint Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) SAP