Head of PMO Job Trends

Head of Project Management Office
UK

The median Head of Project Management Office salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 630 691 695
Rank change year-on-year +61 +4 +322
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of PMO 14 25 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.024% 0.045% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.048% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 9 23 6
10th Percentile - £72,339 £58,625
25th Percentile £59,625 £91,250 £71,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £105,000 £74,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +40.94% -9.70%
75th Percentile £96,750 £112,500 £84,625
90th Percentile £103,000 - £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,250 £105,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -40.71% +23.53% -

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 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of PMO
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in the UK

Head of PMO
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of PMO over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Head of PMO in the UK

Head of PMO
Top 9 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 31 December 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 +58 14 £87,500 -16.67% 2
Work from Home +63 8 £62,250 -40.71%
UK excluding London +37 8 £62,250 -40.71%
London +63 6 £91,000 +8.66% 2
North of England +16 5 £62,250 -22.28%
Yorkshire - 5 £62,250 -
West Midlands +17 2 £110,000 +4.76%
Midlands +14 2 £110,000 +4.76%
East of England +22 1 £100,000 +6.54%

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Head of PMO 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 Head of PMO in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) PMO
2 10 (71.43%) Project Delivery
3 9 (64.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (64.29%) PRINCE2
3 9 (64.29%) Project Management
4 7 (50.00%) Agile
5 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
5 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (35.71%) Coaching
6 5 (35.71%) P3O
6 5 (35.71%) Portfolio Management
7 4 (28.57%) Azure
7 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (28.57%) Data Privacy
7 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (28.57%) PMI Certification
7 4 (28.57%) PMP
7 4 (28.57%) Risk Management
7 4 (28.57%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
8 3 (21.43%) Project Governance
8 3 (21.43%) Resource Allocation
8 3 (21.43%) Scrum
8 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
9 2 (14.29%) B2B
9 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
9 2 (14.29%) Budgeting
9 2 (14.29%) CAPM
9 2 (14.29%) Change Advisory Board
9 2 (14.29%) Change Control

Head of PMO 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Azure
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Power BI
General
1 8 (57.14%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Public Sector
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Legal
3 2 (14.29%) Public Speaking
4 1 (7.14%) Games
4 1 (7.14%) Law
4 1 (7.14%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Project Delivery
2 9 (64.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (64.29%) PRINCE2
2 9 (64.29%) Project Management
3 7 (50.00%) Agile
4 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (35.71%) Coaching
5 5 (35.71%) Portfolio Management
6 4 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (28.57%) Data Privacy
6 4 (28.57%) Risk Management
6 4 (28.57%) Strategic Thinking
7 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
7 3 (21.43%) Project Governance
7 3 (21.43%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (21.43%) Scrum
7 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
8 2 (14.29%) Change Control
8 2 (14.29%) IT Strategy
8 2 (14.29%) Programme Governance
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) PMI Certification
1 4 (28.57%) PMP
2 2 (14.29%) CAPM
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (100.00%) PMO
2 5 (35.71%) P3O
3 2 (14.29%) GRC
4 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
4 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Oracle
2 1 (7.14%) SAP
2 1 (7.14%) Workday