Project Leader Jobs in London

Project Lead
England > London

The median Project Lead salary in London is £63,035 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 490 633 791
Rank change year-on-year +143 +158 -229
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 13 21 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.056% 0.057% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.060% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 7 18 30
10th Percentile - £39,826 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £40,197 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,035 £67,675 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% -7.29% +2.46%
75th Percentile £81,480 £88,125 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £111,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 22,018 34,851 62,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 95.06% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,626 25,402 35,153
10th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +0.83% +9.09%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in London over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Leader in London

Project Leader
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the London region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 +74 4 - -
Project Leader
England

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Project Leader 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 Project Leader in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Project Management
2 6 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 6 (46.15%) Degree
3 5 (38.46%) Finance
4 4 (30.77%) Business Continuity
4 4 (30.77%) Information Management
4 4 (30.77%) Disaster Recovery
4 4 (30.77%) SQL
4 4 (30.77%) Oracle
4 4 (30.77%) ITIL
4 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
4 4 (30.77%) PMP
4 4 (30.77%) PMI Certification
4 4 (30.77%) Contract Negotiation
4 4 (30.77%) Business Development
5 3 (23.08%) Housing Association
5 3 (23.08%) Business Case
5 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (23.08%) Legal
6 2 (15.38%) Migration
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (15.38%) IT Governance
6 2 (15.38%) PeopleSoft
6 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (15.38%) Social Housing
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Project Governance
6 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
6 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering

Project Leader 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:

General
1 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Legal
3 2 (15.38%) Social Housing
3 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Management Information System
2 3 (23.08%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Project Management
2 4 (30.77%) Business Continuity
2 4 (30.77%) Business Development
2 4 (30.77%) Contract Negotiation
2 4 (30.77%) Disaster Recovery
2 4 (30.77%) Information Management
2 4 (30.77%) ITIL
2 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
3 3 (23.08%) Business Case
3 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) IT Governance
4 2 (15.38%) Migration
4 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Project Governance
4 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) PMI Certification
2 4 (30.77%) PMP
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Oracle
2 2 (15.38%) PeopleSoft