Head of Projects Job Trends in Somerset

Head of Projects
South West > Somerset

The median Head of Projects salary in Somerset is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Projects 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £112,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 - -
75th Percentile £117,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £115,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 325 658 404
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.60% 89.40% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 176 444 300
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,188 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +4.40%
75th Percentile £57,014 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,125
South West median annual salary £47,500 £52,000 £54,941
% change year-on-year -8.65% -5.35% +9.88%

Head of Projects
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Projects within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 9 September 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
Bath - 2 £115,000 - 1
Head of Projects
South West

Head of Projects Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 9 September 2025, Head of Projects job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Somerset region featuring Head of Projects in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

Head of Projects Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 2 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO