Senior IT Project Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior IT Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior IT Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 514 547 546
Rank change year-on-year +33 -1 +183
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Project Manager 8 11 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.019% 0.031% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.033% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 22
10th Percentile £55,000 £53,240 -
25th Percentile £60,625 £55,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.70% +10.00% -15.38%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,250 £65,900 £68,625
UK median annual salary £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.80% -1.92% -7.14%

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 38,586 33,429 32,762
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,611 16,250 24,824
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,013 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -5.18%
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%

Senior IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior IT Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior IT Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior IT Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Senior IT 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 Senior IT Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Wales - 3 £70,000 - 1
North West +19 2 £62,500 -1.96% 1
North of England +7 2 £62,500 -1.96% 1
East of England - 2 £75,000 - 1
South East +27 1 £65,000 +32.29% 1
Senior IT Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Senior IT 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 Senior IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) CAFM
3 2 (25.00%) CRM
3 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) SaaS
3 2 (25.00%) Service Management
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Business Transformation
4 1 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (12.50%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (12.50%) Confluence
4 1 (12.50%) JIRA
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Management
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
4 1 (12.50%) PMP
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) QA
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Software Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior IT 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 1 (12.50%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) CAFM
3 2 (25.00%) CRM
3 2 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (25.00%) ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Service Management
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (12.50%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Management
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
1 1 (12.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft