Software Project Manager Job Trends in Preston

Software Project Manager
Lancashire > Preston

The median Software Project Manager salary in Preston is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.56% - 0.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.64% - 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile - - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £70,000 - £52,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 61 134 141
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 94.37% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 54 99 102
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,625 £29,775
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% +7.45% +11.65%
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,000 £72,500 £72,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Software Project Manager job vacancy trend in Preston

Software Project Manager
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Software Project Manager job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Software Project Manager job vacancies in Preston

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Software 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 Preston region featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery