Senior Portfolio Manager Job Trends in England

Senior Portfolio Manager
UK > England

The median Senior Portfolio Manager salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 675 678
Rank change year-on-year +85 +3 +298
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Portfolio Manager 15 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.029% 0.002% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.002% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 3
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £82,500 £43,116
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +91.34% -44.37%
UK median annual salary £55,000 £82,500 £43,116
% change year-on-year -33.33% +91.34% -44.37%

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 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
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%

Senior Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior Portfolio Manager job vacancy trend in England

Senior Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior Portfolio Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Portfolio Manager job vacancies in England

Senior Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Portfolio Manager in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Portfolio Manager in England

Senior Portfolio 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 Senior Portfolio Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
North of England - 10 £55,000 - 11
North East - 4 £55,000 - 3
South East - 4 - -
North West - 3 £55,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 3 £55,000 - 4
East Midlands - 1 £90,000 -
Midlands - 1 £90,000 - 2
Senior Portfolio Manager
UK

Senior Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior Portfolio 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 Senior Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 4 (26.67%) Change Management
1 4 (26.67%) Coaching
1 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (20.00%) ERP
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (20.00%) Power BI
2 3 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (20.00%) Project Management
2 3 (20.00%) Smartsheet
2 3 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (6.67%) Agile
3 1 (6.67%) Business Case
3 1 (6.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (6.67%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (6.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (6.67%) QA
3 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (6.67%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (6.67%) Waterfall

Senior Portfolio 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:

Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (20.00%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Change Management
1 4 (26.67%) Coaching
1 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (20.00%) ERP
2 3 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (20.00%) Project Management
2 3 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (6.67%) Agile
3 1 (6.67%) Business Case
3 1 (6.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (6.67%) Customer-Centricity
3 1 (6.67%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (6.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (6.67%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (6.67%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft