Lead Project Manager
UK
The median Lead Project Manager salary in the UK is £73,750 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 | 692 | 863 | 924 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +171 | +61 | +235 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Project Manager | 17 | 49 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.047% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.034% | 0.050% | 0.043% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 46 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,793 | £36,250 | £51,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,823 | £52,500 | £64,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,750 | £71,250 | £71,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.51% | +0.35% | +35.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,772 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76,636 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +3.70% | +35.00% |
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% |
Lead Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Project Manager.
Lead Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Project Manager over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Lead Project Manager
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead 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 | +130 | 13 | £71,250 | -3.46% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | +163 | 10 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 5 | £54,793 | -25.76% | 1 |
| North of England | +41 | 5 | £54,793 | -25.76% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 4 | £76,250 | +3.31% | 4 |
| London | +111 | 3 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 2 |
| Midlands | +87 | 3 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 2 | £92,500 | +32.14% | 1 |
| South West | +102 | 1 | £77,500 | +68.30% | 1 |
| South East | +76 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £60,000 | - |
Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Project Manager in the job title.
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Lead 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: