Lead Project Manager Jobs in London

Lead Project Manager
England > London

The median Lead Project Manager salary in London is £76,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 494 605
Rank change year-on-year +96 +111 +244
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Project Manager 2 6 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.015% 0.025% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.027% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 23
10th Percentile £71,625 - £52,800
25th Percentile £72,188 £71,250 £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,250 £85,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.29% -5.56% +71.43%
75th Percentile £82,188 - £100,000
90th Percentile £83,875 - £112,000
England median annual salary £63,750 £73,805 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.62% +5.44% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,742 22,276 32,688
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.30% 94.14% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 7,310 16,685 24,119
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Lead Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Lead Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Project Manager in London

Lead Project Manager
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Project Manager in London.

Salary trend for Lead Project Manager in London

Lead Project Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 13 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
Central London +32 2 £76,250 -
Lead Project Manager
England

Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Lead Project Manager 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 London region featuring Lead Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Insurtech
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Insurtech
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience