Project Controller
UK
The median Project Controller salary in the UK is £44,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 708 | 827 | 946 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +119 | +268 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Controller | 4 | 80 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.080% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | 0.085% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 28 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | - | £37,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,750 | £42,300 | £40,201 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.79% | +5.22% | -6.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,750 | £43,902 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,100 | £54,383 | £44,925 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £42,300 | £40,403 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.35% | +4.70% | -6.04% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £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 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
Project Controller
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Controller
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Controller.
Project Controller
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Controller over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Project Controller
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Controller within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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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| UK excluding London | +93 | 3 | £37,500 | -11.35% | 5 |
| England | +74 | 2 | £53,500 | +26.48% | 7 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £37,500 | - | |
| London | +115 | 1 | £52,000 | +4.26% | 3 |
| South West | +103 | 1 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 1 | £52,000 | +9.29% | 1 |
Project Controller Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Project Controller 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 Project Controller in the job title.
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Project Controller 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:
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