Project Lead
North West > Manchester
The median Project Lead salary in Manchester is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
155 |
- |
200 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.043% |
- |
0.043% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.047% |
- |
0.045% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£31,390 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£36,850 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
- |
£46,950 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-41.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£57,300 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£62,910 |
| North West median annual salary |
£70,000 |
- |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-21.30% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
4,244 |
1,881 |
4,407 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.13% |
94.00% |
94.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,036 |
1,263 |
3,599 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£33,150 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£41,179 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£59,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.69% |
+7.27% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£68,857 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£87,700 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£54,793 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.75% |
+9.59% |
-9.09% |
