Finance Project Manager Job Trends

Project Manager - Finance
UK

The median Project Manager - Finance salary in the UK is £63,750 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 647 693 714
Rank change year-on-year +46 +21 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Project Manager 6 6 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.010% 0.011% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.012% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 6 5 4
10th Percentile £53,125 £59,000 £71,875
25th Percentile £56,250 £61,250 £80,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £62,500 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -37.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £72,500 £63,750 £115,000
90th Percentile - £81,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -7.41% -3.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Finance Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Finance Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Finance Project Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Finance Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Finance Project Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Project Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance Project Manager in the UK

Finance Project Manager
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Project Manager within the UK 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
England +63 6 £63,750 +2.00% 2
Work from Home +66 3 £57,500 -8.00% 2
UK excluding London +56 3 £57,500 -8.00% 1
London +56 3 £70,000 -22.22% 1
South West - 2 £57,500 -
East Midlands - 1 £55,000 - 1
Midlands - 1 £55,000 - 1

Finance Project Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

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

1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) Business Case
3 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (50.00%) ERP
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 3 (50.00%) QA
3 3 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Logistics
4 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
4 1 (16.67%) PMP
4 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement

Finance Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Change Management
2 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) Business Case
3 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (50.00%) ERP
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 3 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Logistics
4 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (16.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) QA