Project Manager Jobs in London

Project Manager
England > London

The median Project Manager salary in London is £61,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 104 161
Rank change year-on-year +18 +57 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager 787 1,207 1,738
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.34% 3.34% 2.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.55% 3.51% 2.77%
Number of salaries quoted 569 959 1,256
10th Percentile £41,046 £48,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +4.35% +4.55%

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 22,145 34,385 62,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 95.08% 96.35%
Number of salaries quoted 16,692 25,122 34,959
10th Percentile £38,500 £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 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Project Manager in London

Project Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Manager in London

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 Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 24 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 +42 119 £75,000 +1.35% 17
South London +17 23 £39,000 -35.00% 4
West London -25 16 £57,000 -8.80% 11
North London -3 8 £70,000 +20.17% 4
East London -10 6 £61,000 +7.96% 17
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 478 (60.74%) Project Management
2 283 (35.96%) Agile
3 266 (33.80%) Social Skills
4 207 (26.30%) Project Delivery
5 201 (25.54%) Finance
6 145 (18.42%) Degree
7 133 (16.90%) PRINCE2
8 131 (16.65%) Stakeholder Management
9 113 (14.36%) Microsoft
10 99 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
11 98 (12.45%) Budget Management
12 73 (9.28%) Waterfall
13 68 (8.64%) Risk Management
14 66 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
15 65 (8.26%) Project Planning
15 65 (8.26%) QA
16 60 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
17 59 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
18 56 (7.12%) Retail
18 56 (7.12%) Scrum
19 53 (6.73%) PMI Certification
19 53 (6.73%) Change Management
20 52 (6.61%) Marketing
21 50 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
22 47 (5.97%) PMP
22 47 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
23 46 (5.84%) Process Improvement
24 41 (5.21%) Onboarding
25 39 (4.96%) SharePoint
26 38 (4.83%) Time Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 39 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (2.03%) CMS
4 14 (1.78%) Confluence
5 6 (0.76%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.51%) Drupal
6 4 (0.51%) Office Communications Server
6 4 (0.51%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.38%) WordPress
8 2 (0.25%) Joomla!
8 2 (0.25%) SAS
9 1 (0.13%) Documentum
9 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 60 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (4.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (3.43%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.64%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.51%) Trello
7 2 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.76%) Shopify
4 5 (0.64%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.64%) Primavera
5 3 (0.38%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.38%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.25%) BPCS
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) Magento
6 2 (0.25%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.13%) Relativity
7 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.13%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 34 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (3.94%) Azure
3 30 (3.81%) SaaS
4 19 (2.41%) Power Platform
5 13 (1.65%) AWS
6 11 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (0.76%) GCP
9 5 (0.64%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.64%) PaaS
10 4 (0.51%) Basecamp
10 4 (0.51%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.51%) Slack
11 3 (0.38%) ClickUp
12 2 (0.25%) Boomi
12 2 (0.25%) Contentful
12 2 (0.25%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.25%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.25%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.56%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (3.43%) WAN
3 26 (3.30%) LAN
4 24 (3.05%) Firewall
5 23 (2.92%) DHCP
5 23 (2.92%) DNS
6 21 (2.67%) VPN
7 20 (2.54%) VLAN
8 19 (2.41%) MPLS
8 19 (2.41%) Remote Desktop
9 11 (1.40%) 5G
10 5 (0.64%) Network Security
11 4 (0.51%) SAN
11 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
13 1 (0.13%) Cisco Nexus
13 1 (0.13%) Extranet
13 1 (0.13%) Internet
13 1 (0.13%) SSL
13 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.89%) Power BI
2 5 (0.64%) Tableau
3 2 (0.25%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.25%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.13%) Metadata
4 1 (0.13%) MySQL
4 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.13%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 33 (4.19%) JIRA
2 3 (0.38%) Eclipse
General
1 266 (33.80%) Social Skills
2 201 (25.54%) Finance
3 59 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (7.12%) Retail
5 52 (6.61%) Marketing
6 47 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 37 (4.70%) Banking
7 37 (4.70%) Legal
8 33 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (4.19%) Public Sector
9 32 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
10 31 (3.94%) Pharmaceutical
11 30 (3.81%) Law
12 27 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
13 26 (3.30%) Manufacturing
14 16 (2.03%) French Language
15 15 (1.91%) Spanish Language
16 14 (1.78%) German Language
17 13 (1.65%) Advertising
17 13 (1.65%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.14%) .NET
2 4 (0.51%) ADO
3 2 (0.25%) Express.js
3 2 (0.25%) MERN Stack
3 2 (0.25%) Node.js
3 2 (0.25%) React
4 1 (0.13%) ATL
4 1 (0.13%) EDI
4 1 (0.13%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (0.13%) JSON
4 1 (0.13%) OpenAPI
4 1 (0.13%) REST
4 1 (0.13%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.13%) SOAP
4 1 (0.13%) Swagger
4 1 (0.13%) WSDL
4 1 (0.13%) XML
4 1 (0.13%) XSD
4 1 (0.13%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 41 (5.21%) Onboarding
2 33 (4.19%) Data Centre
2 33 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (2.67%) PMI
4 17 (2.16%) Public Cloud
4 17 (2.16%) Robotics
5 16 (2.03%) Management Information System
6 13 (1.65%) Driving Licence
7 12 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (1.52%) NHS
8 10 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
8 10 (1.27%) Social Media
9 9 (1.14%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.76%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.64%) Animation
12 4 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
12 4 (0.51%) Hedge funds
12 4 (0.51%) Life Science
12 4 (0.51%) Reinsurance
12 4 (0.51%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.16%) Windows
2 11 (1.40%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.38%) Android
4 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 478 (60.74%) Project Management
2 283 (35.96%) Agile
3 207 (26.30%) Project Delivery
4 133 (16.90%) PRINCE2
5 131 (16.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 99 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
7 98 (12.45%) Budget Management
8 73 (9.28%) Waterfall
9 68 (8.64%) Risk Management
10 66 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
11 65 (8.26%) Project Planning
12 56 (7.12%) Scrum
13 53 (6.73%) Change Management
14 46 (5.84%) Process Improvement
15 38 (4.83%) Time Management
16 37 (4.70%) CRM
16 37 (4.70%) Decision-Making
17 35 (4.45%) Project Governance
18 32 (4.07%) Migration
19 29 (3.68%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.14%) SQL
2 8 (1.02%) C#
3 4 (0.51%) PHP
4 2 (0.25%) Python
5 1 (0.13%) C
5 1 (0.13%) C++
5 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 145 (18.42%) Degree
2 53 (6.73%) PMI Certification
3 47 (5.97%) PMP
4 32 (4.07%) Security Cleared
5 20 (2.54%) Master's Degree
6 17 (2.16%) APMP
6 17 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 17 (2.16%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 12 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.52%) HNC
9 11 (1.40%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.27%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.89%) MRICS
11 7 (0.89%) NVQ Level 3
12 6 (0.76%) HND
12 6 (0.76%) MBA
13 5 (0.64%) ACCA
14 4 (0.51%) CIMA
14 4 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (8.26%) QA
2 29 (3.68%) PMO
3 6 (0.76%) GDPR
4 5 (0.64%) GAMP
4 5 (0.64%) GMP
5 4 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.51%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.38%) GRC
6 3 (0.38%) P3O
7 2 (0.25%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.25%) NEBOSH
7 2 (0.25%) PMBOK
8 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (3.68%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.67%) VMware ESXi
3 19 (2.41%) Hyper-V
3 19 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.76%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (2.41%) WSUS
2 4 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 113 (14.36%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.81%) Cisco
3 27 (3.43%) SAP
4 21 (2.67%) VMware
5 19 (2.41%) Ruckus Wireless
6 14 (1.78%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.14%) Google
8 7 (0.89%) Apple
9 5 (0.64%) Adobe
10 4 (0.51%) NEC
10 4 (0.51%) Optimizely
10 4 (0.51%) Sitecore
10 4 (0.51%) Vectorworks
11 3 (0.38%) Marketo
11 3 (0.38%) Oracle
11 3 (0.38%) Progress
11 3 (0.38%) Sage
12 2 (0.25%) Epicor
12 2 (0.25%) Forcepoint
12 2 (0.25%) JD Edwards