Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) Guidance
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring P3O skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited P3O over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 378 | 424 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +46 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing P3O | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | - | 0.006% | 0.052% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.042% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £54,717 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £50,500 | £55,933 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £51,000 | £58,513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.84% | +17.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51,500 | £61,093 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £61,422 |
| England median annual salary | £90,000 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -8.93% | +40.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England
P3O falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the North of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 1,850 | 2,364 | 3,743 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 16.26% | 13.54% | 21.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 835 | 1,639 | 1,157 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £26,250 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.39% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,548 | £78,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
P3O
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing P3O as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
P3O
Salary Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing P3O in the North of England.