Project Officer Jobs in England

Project Officer
UK > England

The median Project Officer salary in England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 674 804 915
Rank change year-on-year +130 +111 +160
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Officer 15 27 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.031% 0.031% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% 0.033% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 9 24 18
10th Percentile £32,250 £26,000 £27,075
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £31,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,060 £33,158
Median % change year-on-year +24.77% -3.31% +2.47%
75th Percentile £42,840 £40,000 £36,505
90th Percentile £49,500 £43,875 £51,625
UK median annual salary £40,000 £32,060 £33,816
% change year-on-year +24.77% -5.19% +4.51%

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 44,309 80,989 82,470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 94.48% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24,260 60,410 52,484
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £71,613 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Officer in England

Project Officer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Officer in England.

Salary trend for Project Officer in England

Project Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Officer in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Officer in England

Project Officer
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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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 +108 5 £42,840 +33.62% 2
Midlands +63 3 £36,250 -9.38% 4
South West - 3 - -
West Midlands - 3 £36,250 - 4
South East +100 2 £47,500 +72.73% 2
Project Officer
UK

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Project Officer 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 Project Officer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Project Management
2 9 (60.00%) PMO
3 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
4 7 (46.67%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (46.67%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (46.67%) PRINCE2
4 7 (46.67%) Finance
4 7 (46.67%) Agile
5 6 (40.00%) Degree
5 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
6 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
6 5 (33.33%) JIRA
7 4 (26.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (26.67%) SharePoint
7 4 (26.67%) Change Control
7 4 (26.67%) Risk Register
8 3 (20.00%) Project Governance
8 3 (20.00%) Change Management
8 3 (20.00%) QA
8 3 (20.00%) Planview
8 3 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
8 3 (20.00%) Local Government
8 3 (20.00%) Oracle
8 3 (20.00%) Scrum
8 3 (20.00%) Law
9 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
9 2 (13.33%) Intranet

Project Officer 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (26.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (6.67%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Asana
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (46.67%) Finance
2 7 (46.67%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 3 (20.00%) Law
4 3 (20.00%) Local Government
5 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Automotive
6 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.67%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Project Management
2 7 (46.67%) Agile
2 7 (46.67%) PRINCE2
2 7 (46.67%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (26.67%) Change Control
3 4 (26.67%) Risk Register
4 3 (20.00%) Change Management
4 3 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
4 3 (20.00%) Project Governance
4 3 (20.00%) Scrum
5 2 (13.33%) Benchmarking
5 2 (13.33%) Business Transformation
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (13.33%) Programme Governance
5 2 (13.33%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (13.33%) Spend Analysis
6 1 (6.67%) Business Case
6 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (60.00%) PMO
2 3 (20.00%) QA
3 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) Oracle
2 3 (20.00%) Planview