Project Planner Job Trends in the South East

Project Planner
England > South East

The median Project Planner salary in the South East is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 284 321
Rank change year-on-year +10 +37 +102
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Planner 1 2 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.009% 0.024% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.027% 0.078%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £49,200
25th Percentile £58,750 £26,000 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £27,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +131.48% -50.00% +8.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £28,000 £57,000
90th Percentile - - £58,800
England median annual salary £62,500 £53,750 £48,000
% change year-on-year +16.28% +11.98% +24.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 10,345 7,389 11,573
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 88.63% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 6,625 3,840 8,796
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,725 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Planner' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Project Planner job vacancy trend in the South East

Project Planner
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in the South East

Project Planner
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 February 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
Surrey - 1 £62,500 -
Project Planner
England

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Project Planner 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 South East region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning

Project Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO