Head of PMO Jobs

Head of Project Management Office
UK

The median Head of Project Management Office salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 716 896 932
Rank change year-on-year +180 +36 +325
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of PMO 5 25 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.023% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.024% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 4 20 14
10th Percentile £75,750 - £56,028
25th Percentile £76,875 £51,997 £56,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £54,700 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year +50.82% -32.68% -4.41%
75th Percentile £89,813 £56,200 £108,438
90th Percentile £93,975 £68,750 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £54,700 £92,500
% change year-on-year +46.25% -40.86% +15.63%

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 50,705 102,755 84,914
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 94.75% 91.21%
Number of salaries quoted 26,686 72,539 55,149
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,524 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +6.37%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of PMO in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of PMO.

Salary trend for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of PMO over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 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
England +149 5 £82,500 +50.82% 5
Work from Home +119 3 £84,750 +16.10% 3
UK excluding London +174 2 £80,000 +46.25% 1
London +131 2 £94,500 +29.45% 5
Midlands +70 2 £80,000 +46.25%
West Midlands +61 1 £85,000 +59.33%
East Midlands +49 1 £75,000 +37.11%

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, Head of PMO 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 Head of PMO in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) PMO
2 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Project Management
3 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (60.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (40.00%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (40.00%) Public Speaking
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
4 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (40.00%) IaaS
4 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
4 2 (40.00%) B2B
4 2 (40.00%) PMP
4 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
4 2 (40.00%) Agile
4 2 (40.00%) CAPM
4 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
4 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Azure
5 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (20.00%) Network Security
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics

Head of PMO 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) IaaS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Public Speaking
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Budget Management
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) B2B
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (20.00%) Presales
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CAPM
1 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (40.00%) PMP
1 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow