Project Leader Jobs in the South West

Project Lead
England > South West

The median Project Lead salary in the South West is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

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

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 260 261
Rank change year-on-year +93 +1 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 13 23 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.36% 0.25% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.25% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4 11 5
10th Percentile - £36,250 £48,000
25th Percentile £66,250 £44,375 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +62.16%
75th Percentile £69,063 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,625 - £68,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -4.55% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,370 9,024 5,983
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 96.21% 89.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,002 6,621 3,713
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,000 £29,440
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £79,750
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in the South West

Project Leader
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader in the South West.

Salary trend for Project Leader in the South West

Project Leader
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Devon +17 8 - -
Bristol +54 5 £67,500 +8.00% 4
Project Leader
England

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Project Leader 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 South West region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 9 (69.23%) Degree
2 8 (61.54%) Computer Science
2 8 (61.54%) Programme Management
2 8 (61.54%) Agile
2 8 (61.54%) WAN
2 8 (61.54%) B2B
2 8 (61.54%) Project Management
2 8 (61.54%) Electronics
2 8 (61.54%) Validation
2 8 (61.54%) Continuous Integration
2 8 (61.54%) Test Automation
2 8 (61.54%) Product Management
2 8 (61.54%) Waterfall
2 8 (61.54%) Software Engineering
2 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
2 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (61.54%) Defect Tracking
2 8 (61.54%) Self-Driving Car
2 8 (61.54%) 5G
2 8 (61.54%) Customer Requirements
2 8 (61.54%) PMO
2 8 (61.54%) Creative Thinking
2 8 (61.54%) Innovative Thinking
2 8 (61.54%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (61.54%) Requirements Analysis
2 8 (61.54%) Technical Leadership
2 8 (61.54%) Project Delivery
2 8 (61.54%) Conflict Resolution
2 8 (61.54%) SD-WAN

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 8 (61.54%) 5G
1 8 (61.54%) SD-WAN
1 8 (61.54%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) MongoDB
General
1 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (61.54%) Electronics
1 8 (61.54%) Organisational Skills
1 8 (61.54%) Presentation Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Aerospace
3 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 8 (61.54%) Self-Driving Car
1 8 (61.54%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Agile
1 8 (61.54%) B2B
1 8 (61.54%) Computer Science
1 8 (61.54%) Continuous Integration
1 8 (61.54%) Creative Thinking
1 8 (61.54%) Customer Requirements
1 8 (61.54%) Defect Tracking
1 8 (61.54%) Innovative Thinking
1 8 (61.54%) Mentoring
1 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (61.54%) Product Management
1 8 (61.54%) Programme Management
1 8 (61.54%) Project Delivery
1 8 (61.54%) Project Management
1 8 (61.54%) Requirements Analysis
1 8 (61.54%) Software Engineering
1 8 (61.54%) Technical Leadership
1 8 (61.54%) Test Automation
1 8 (61.54%) Validation
1 8 (61.54%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) SC Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) CISSP
3 1 (7.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (61.54%) PMO
2 4 (30.77%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) VMware