Head of Portfolio Management Job Trends

Head of Portfolio Management
UK

The median Head of Portfolio Management salary in the UK is £74,862 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
12 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 737 - 911
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Portfolio Management 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,023 - £71,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,862 - £73,000
75th Percentile £77,700 - £74,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 87,018 39,622 101,237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.99% 89.50% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,614 22,403 73,185
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,750 £38,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

Head of Portfolio Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Portfolio Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Portfolio Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Head of Portfolio Management job vacancies in the UK

Head of Portfolio Management Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, Head of Portfolio Management 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 Portfolio Management in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) dbt
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management

Head of Portfolio Management 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) dbt
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO