Software Project Manager Jobs in London

Software Project Manager
England > London

The median Software Project Manager salary in London is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 483 574 826
Rank change year-on-year +91 +252 -281
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 26 61 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.11% 0.17% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.18% 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 23 60 42
10th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £69,375 £66,875 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -11.76%
75th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £104,000 £91,000 £84,250
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -

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 22,169 34,255 62,848
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.07% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,697 25,036 34,819
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%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Manager in London

Software Project Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Software Project Manager in London

Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Project Manager in London

Software 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 Software Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 25 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 +54 4 £72,500 -
South London - 1 £100,000 -
West London - 1 £75,000 -
Software Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Software 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 Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 14 (53.85%) Project Management
2 13 (50.00%) Agile
3 11 (42.31%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
4 10 (38.46%) Finance
5 9 (34.62%) Risk Management
6 7 (26.92%) Software Engineering
6 7 (26.92%) Waterfall
6 7 (26.92%) Project Delivery
7 6 (23.08%) DV Cleared
7 6 (23.08%) Security Cleared
7 6 (23.08%) Scrum
8 5 (19.23%) QA
8 5 (19.23%) Analytics
8 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
9 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
9 4 (15.38%) Budget Management
9 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
9 4 (15.38%) PRINCE2
10 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (11.54%) Android
10 3 (11.54%) Project Planning
10 3 (11.54%) Web Development
10 3 (11.54%) Degree
10 3 (11.54%) JIRA
10 3 (11.54%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (11.54%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (11.54%) SDLC
10 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement

Software 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 3 (11.54%) Confluence
2 2 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) Azure
1 2 (7.69%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.85%) AWS
2 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (11.54%) JIRA
General
1 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 10 (38.46%) Finance
3 3 (11.54%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Back Office
4 1 (3.85%) Banking
4 1 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.54%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Android
1 3 (11.54%) Apple iOS
2 1 (3.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Project Management
2 13 (50.00%) Agile
3 11 (42.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (34.62%) Risk Management
5 7 (26.92%) Project Delivery
5 7 (26.92%) Software Engineering
5 7 (26.92%) Waterfall
6 6 (23.08%) Scrum
7 5 (19.23%) Analytics
7 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (15.38%) Budget Management
8 4 (15.38%) Decision-Making
8 4 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
8 4 (15.38%) PRINCE2
8 4 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
9 3 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (11.54%) Process Improvement
9 3 (11.54%) Project Planning
9 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (11.54%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) C
1 1 (3.85%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) DV Cleared
1 6 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) Degree
3 2 (7.69%) DBS Check
3 2 (7.69%) PMI Certification
3 2 (7.69%) PMP
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (19.23%) QA
2 1 (3.85%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft