IT Project Manager Job Trends in Leicester

IT Project Manager
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median IT Project Manager salary in Leicester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 38 48
Rank change year-on-year +5 +10 +4
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 1 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.45% 1.71% 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 1.81% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £48,000 £52,050
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,750 £52,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% +13.54%
75th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £57,125
90th Percentile - - £57,350
Leicestershire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -2.78% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 214 276 291
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.27% 94.20% 98.98%
Number of salaries quoted 130 161 234
10th Percentile £28,475 £34,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,188
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +13.64%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Leicester

IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Leicester

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, IT Project 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 Leicester region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) HubSpot
1 1 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Ideation Sessions
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HubSpot