Project Leader Job Trends in Merton

Project Lead
South London > Merton

The median Project Lead salary in Merton is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.37% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £81,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 73 41 38
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 97.62% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 50 22 36
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,325 £36,625
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,210 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £47,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.74% -21.49% +15.24%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,500 £73,563
90th Percentile £86,250 £67,500 £92,500
South London median annual salary £45,000 £52,656 £57,500
% change year-on-year -14.54% -8.42% +4.55%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Project Leader job vacancy trend in Merton

Project Leader
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Merton.

Salary distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Merton

Project Leader
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the Merton region over the 6 months to 5 December 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
New Malden - 1 £77,500 -
Project Leader
South London

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Project Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Merton region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) MAPM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MAPM
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle