IT Project Manager
UK
The median IT Project Manager salary in the UK is £55,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 608 | 494 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | +16 | -14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 101 | 468 | 545 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.45% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.48% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 402 | 468 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,646 | £37,010 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,625 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £73,625 | £74,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £51,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.80% | -6.36% | +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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £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 | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager.
IT Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
IT Project Manager
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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 | -137 | 94 | £55,000 | +3.29% | 338 |
| UK excluding London | -67 | 69 | £55,000 | +6.80% | 352 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 40 | £58,000 | +11.54% | 115 |
| North of England | -30 | 26 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 76 |
| London | +45 | 25 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 17 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 33 |
| South East | +21 | 14 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 94 |
| Midlands | +16 | 12 | £54,000 | - | 72 |
| North West | -47 | 9 | £55,000 | +19.57% | 31 |
| South West | +75 | 8 | £55,687 | +14.82% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +40 | 8 | £54,000 | -1.82% | 34 |
| East of England | +15 | 6 | £30,000 | -44.44% | 54 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 4 | £38,750 | -28.24% | 33 |
| Wales | +44 | 2 | £64,000 | +42.22% | 12 |
| Scotland | +113 | 1 | £65,000 | +26.21% | 17 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, IT 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 IT Project Manager in the job title.
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IT 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: