Business Project Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Business Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £57,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 562 541
Rank change year-on-year +54 -21 +176
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Project Manager 8 11 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.019% 0.030% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.033% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 20
10th Percentile £52,500 - £43,250
25th Percentile £52,938 £61,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +19.05% +22.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £69,375
90th Percentile - - £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,750 £62,500 £61,250
% change year-on-year -7.60% +2.04% -5.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,285 33,619 31,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 92.95% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 23,298 16,416 24,168
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Business Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Business Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Business Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Business Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Business Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Business Project Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 January 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
South East +20 3 £60,000 -4.00%
Yorkshire - 3 £55,000 -
North of England - 3 £55,000 -
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 2
Business Project Manager
UK

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Business 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 UK excluding London region featuring Business Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Programme Management
3 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Case Management
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (25.00%) CRM
4 2 (25.00%) ERP
4 2 (25.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (25.00%) People Management
4 2 (25.00%) PMI Certification
4 2 (25.00%) PMP
4 2 (25.00%) SAP
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) User Experience
4 2 (25.00%) Workday
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 1 (12.50%) Basel III
5 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
5 1 (12.50%) Business Case
5 1 (12.50%) CAPM
5 1 (12.50%) CBAP
5 1 (12.50%) Change Management
5 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Billing
2 2 (25.00%) Legal
3 1 (12.50%) Financial Institution
3 1 (12.50%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) Programme Management
3 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Case Management
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) CRM
4 2 (25.00%) ERP
4 2 (25.00%) People Management
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) User Experience
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (12.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Test Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (25.00%) PMP
3 1 (12.50%) CAPM
3 1 (12.50%) CBAP
3 1 (12.50%) MBA
3 1 (12.50%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Basel III
1 1 (12.50%) EMIR
1 1 (12.50%) MiFID
1 1 (12.50%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) SAP
1 2 (25.00%) Workday