Delivery Project Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Delivery Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Delivery Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 503 516 558
Rank change year-on-year +13 +42 +182
Permanent jobs requiring a Delivery Project Manager 6 50 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.014% 0.14% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.15% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 5 35 14
10th Percentile - £34,112 £46,565
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,056 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.64% +1.82% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £59,250 £58,438
90th Percentile £73,000 £61,344 £73,650
UK median annual salary £70,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +1.82% -21.43%

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 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
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%

Delivery Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Delivery Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Delivery Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Delivery Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Delivery Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Delivery Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Delivery 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 Delivery Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Midlands +23 2 £42,500 -50.00%
East of England +21 2 £75,000 -
North of England -20 2 £57,500 +2.68%
East Midlands - 2 £42,500 -
North West -10 1 £70,000 +25.00%
Yorkshire - 1 £45,000 -
Delivery Project Manager
UK

Delivery Project Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Delivery 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 Delivery Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) JIRA
2 5 (83.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (50.00%) PMO
5 2 (33.33%) Agile Coaching
5 2 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 2 (33.33%) Coaching
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (33.33%) Confluence
5 2 (33.33%) Degree
5 2 (33.33%) Kanban
5 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
5 2 (33.33%) PMP
5 2 (33.33%) Product Management
5 2 (33.33%) Project Planning
5 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
5 2 (33.33%) Scrum
5 2 (33.33%) SDLC
5 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
6 1 (16.67%) Software Delivery

Delivery 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) Confluence
1 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Law
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 5 (83.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (66.67%) Project Management
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (33.33%) Agile Coaching
5 2 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 2 (33.33%) Coaching
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Kanban
5 2 (33.33%) Product Management
5 2 (33.33%) Project Planning
5 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
5 2 (33.33%) Scrum
5 2 (33.33%) SDLC
6 1 (16.67%) Software Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 2 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) PMO