Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 647 | 744 | 847 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +103 | +226 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader | 55 | 164 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 116 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £36,250 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,522 | £40,938 | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £72,500 | £77,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.57% | -4.55% | +22.63% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £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% | +6.49% |
Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Project Leader
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | +60 | 51 | £67,500 | +28.57% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +78 | 44 | £67,500 | +28.57% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 14 | £67,500 | +35.00% | 15 |
| South West | +101 | 13 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 3 |
| South East | +33 | 13 | £67,500 | +28.57% | 6 |
| Midlands | +67 | 8 | £67,500 | +3.21% | 4 |
| London | +99 | 7 | £85,000 | +34.85% | 11 |
| East of England | +27 | 6 | £70,000 | +55.56% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +56 | 4 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +51 | 4 | £54,793 | +4.37% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +45 | 4 | £67,500 | +31.84% | 2 |
| North of England | +10 | 4 | £54,793 | +4.37% | 5 |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Project Leader 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 Leader in the job title.
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Project Leader 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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