Senior IT Project Manager Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior IT Project Manager
England > Midlands

The median Senior IT Project Manager salary in the Midlands is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 213 263 223
Rank change year-on-year +50 -40 +110
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Project Manager 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.018% 0.011% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.012% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £55,000 £54,075
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% +1.71% -13.48%
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +6.56% -10.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 5,254 8,383 4,857
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 94.05% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,438 4,301 3,790
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,995 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £63,475 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Senior IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Senior IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Senior IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior IT Project Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior IT Project Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 November 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
West Midlands - 1 £72,500 - 1
Senior IT Project Manager
England

Senior IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Senior IT Project Manager 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 Midlands region featuring Senior IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management

Senior IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared