Project Manager - Development
UK
The median Project Manager - Development salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 726 | 812 | 839 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +27 | +400 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Project Manager | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | 0.018% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | 0.018% | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £37,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £43,250 | £61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.95% | -29.39% | +2.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77,875 | £73,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.75% | -27.27% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 54,558 | 81,378 | 71,868 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.49% | 94.98% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,227 | 53,861 | 50,395 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £40,000 | £43,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +1.48% |
Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Project Manager.
Development Project Manager
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 August 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 |
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| England | +61 | 2 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +84 | 1 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 2 |
| London | +47 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +37 | 1 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 1 |
Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Development Project Manager 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 featuring Development Project Manager in the job title.
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Development Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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