Head of PMO Job Trends in the North West

Head of Project Management Office
England > North West

The median Head of Project Management Office salary in the North West is £107,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 192 270
Rank change year-on-year -9 +78 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of PMO 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.024% 0.052% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.058% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £89,000 - -
25th Percentile £95,000 - £53,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £107,500 £80,100 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +34.21% +46.44% -
75th Percentile £122,500 - £56,200
90th Percentile £130,000 - -
England median annual salary £87,500 £105,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year -16.67% +91.96% -33.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 7,385 3,456 7,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.82% 90.09% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 4,539 2,214 6,250
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,619 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of PMO' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in the North West

Head of PMO
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the North West

Head of PMO
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of PMO in the North West over the 6 months to 19 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of PMO in the North West

Head of PMO
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 March 2026. 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
Lancashire -13 1 £85,000 +6.12%
Head of PMO
England

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 19 March 2026, Head of PMO 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 North West region featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO