Senior Software Project Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Software Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Software Project Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £70,000 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 497 561 570
Rank change year-on-year +64 +9 +193
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Project Manager 12 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.028% 0.014% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.015% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £62,950 £54,175
25th Percentile - £66,625 £55,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £78,500 £60,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +30.29% -24.69%
75th Percentile - £89,625 £65,063
90th Percentile - £92,850 £66,525
UK median annual salary £70,000 £78,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.83% +20.77% -23.53%

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%

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

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

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

Senior Software Project Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior Software 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 Software 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
Scotland - 10 - - 1
North West +19 1 £70,000 +4.48%
South West +10 1 - -
North of England +8 1 £70,000 +4.48% 1
Senior Software Project Manager
UK

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

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

1 2 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (8.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (8.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (8.33%) Change Control
2 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (8.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (8.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) DevOps
2 1 (8.33%) DSDM
2 1 (8.33%) Epics
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (8.33%) Network Architecture
2 1 (8.33%) Network Management
2 1 (8.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (8.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (8.33%) Primavera
2 1 (8.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (8.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (8.33%) Project Management
2 1 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (8.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (8.33%) Scrum

Senior Software 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 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Azure
1 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
General
1 10 (83.33%) Electronics
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (8.33%) Change Control
2 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (8.33%) DSDM
2 1 (8.33%) Network Architecture
2 1 (8.33%) Network Management
2 1 (8.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (8.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (8.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (8.33%) Project Management
2 1 (8.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (8.33%) Scrum
2 1 (8.33%) SDLC
2 1 (8.33%) Software Delivery
2 1 (8.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (8.33%) Use Case
2 1 (8.33%) User Stories
2 1 (8.33%) Validation
2 1 (8.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
1 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared