Portfolio Manager
UK

The median Portfolio Manager salary in the UK is £64,080 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 743 914 1066
Rank change year-on-year +171 +152 -194
Permanent jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 151 71 138
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.067% 0.090%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.073% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 131 62 68
10th Percentile £42,147 £45,000 £44,756
25th Percentile £43,116 £47,089 £53,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,080 £67,479 £81,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.04% -16.95% +24.05%
75th Percentile £84,964 £82,188 £87,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £69,378 £50,000
% change year-on-year -22.53% +38.76% -24.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Manager.

Salary trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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 +198 142 £64,080 -5.04% 32
Work from Home +178 103 £64,080 -7.64% 8
UK excluding London +83 94 £53,750 -22.53% 6
North of England +100 50 £64,080 +9.07%
London +171 47 £110,000 +76.50% 25
South West +9 24 £46,058 -40.57% 1
Yorkshire - 24 £60,790 -
North West +23 13 £64,080 -1.42%
North East +16 13 £64,080 +22.06%
West Midlands +36 11 £64,080 -7.64% 2
Midlands +7 11 £64,080 -7.64% 2
South East +18 9 £45,000 -5.43% 3

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 98 (64.90%) Portfolio Management
2 96 (63.58%) Finance
3 92 (60.93%) Project Management
4 79 (52.32%) PRINCE2
5 75 (49.67%) Agile
5 75 (49.67%) Mentoring
6 74 (49.01%) Coaching
7 60 (39.74%) PMI
7 60 (39.74%) PMI Certification
8 59 (39.07%) APMP
9 53 (35.10%) Project Delivery
10 48 (31.79%) Decision-Making
11 46 (30.46%) Line Management
12 33 (21.85%) Digital Strategy
13 32 (21.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 31 (20.53%) Roadmaps
15 29 (19.21%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (18.54%) PMP
16 28 (18.54%) CAPM
16 28 (18.54%) PgMP
17 21 (13.91%) Problem-Solving
18 20 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
19 19 (12.58%) Continuous Improvement
20 18 (11.92%) Banking
20 18 (11.92%) Presentation Skills
21 17 (11.26%) Programme Management
22 16 (10.60%) Degree
23 15 (9.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
23 15 (9.93%) Microsoft Excel
23 15 (9.93%) Objectives and Key Results

Portfolio 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:

Applications
1 15 (9.93%) Microsoft Excel
1 15 (9.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.66%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.65%) DNS
1 4 (2.65%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (0.66%) JIRA
General
1 96 (63.58%) Finance
2 32 (21.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 20 (13.25%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (11.92%) Banking
4 18 (11.92%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (8.61%) Public Sector
6 12 (7.95%) Front Office
6 12 (7.95%) Investment Banking
6 12 (7.95%) Law
7 9 (5.96%) Financial Institution
8 7 (4.64%) Social Skills
9 5 (3.31%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.32%) Advertising
10 2 (1.32%) Legal
10 2 (1.32%) Marketing
11 1 (0.66%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) EDI
1 1 (0.66%) React
Miscellaneous
1 60 (39.74%) PMI
2 15 (9.93%) Product Ownership
3 12 (7.95%) Derivative
3 12 (7.95%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.64%) Credit Risk
5 6 (3.97%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.97%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.65%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.66%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (64.90%) Portfolio Management
2 92 (60.93%) Project Management
3 79 (52.32%) PRINCE2
4 75 (49.67%) Agile
4 75 (49.67%) Mentoring
5 74 (49.01%) Coaching
6 53 (35.10%) Project Delivery
7 48 (31.79%) Decision-Making
8 46 (30.46%) Line Management
9 33 (21.85%) Digital Strategy
10 31 (20.53%) Roadmaps
11 29 (19.21%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (13.91%) Problem-Solving
13 19 (12.58%) Continuous Improvement
14 17 (11.26%) Programme Management
15 15 (9.93%) Objectives and Key Results
16 13 (8.61%) Business Analysis
17 12 (7.95%) Collateral Management
17 12 (7.95%) Risk Management
17 12 (7.95%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.66%) Python
1 1 (0.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 60 (39.74%) PMI Certification
2 59 (39.07%) APMP
3 28 (18.54%) CAPM
3 28 (18.54%) PgMP
3 28 (18.54%) PMP
4 16 (10.60%) Degree
5 4 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.65%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.65%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.66%) APMG
6 1 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.96%) PMO
2 4 (2.65%) P3O
Vendors
1 1 (0.66%) Microsoft