Project Lead
UK

The median Project Lead salary in the UK is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 757 851 1044
Rank change year-on-year +94 +193 -190
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 147 142 186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.14% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 115 100 77
10th Percentile £36,250 £47,375 £41,412
25th Percentile £41,250 £52,000 £42,275
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -25.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,813 £73,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £44,850
% change year-on-year -4.55% +22.63% -0.33%

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 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +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 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in the UK

Project Leader
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.

Salary trend for Project Leader in the UK

Project Leader
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Leader in the UK

Project Leader
Top 15 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 3 May 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 +95 146 £52,500 -4.55% 35
UK excluding London +33 134 £52,500 -4.55% 31
South East +23 45 £52,500 -4.55% 9
Work from Home +72 41 £50,000 -23.49% 13
North of England +63 30 £52,500 -2.78% 9
East of England +23 30 £45,000 -18.18% 4
South West -14 22 £60,000 +9.09% 4
North East +9 14 £70,000 +12.00%
London +112 13 £63,035 -3.54% 6
Yorkshire +78 9 £52,500 -4.55% 1
North West +7 7 £40,500 -25.00% 8
Midlands -7 6 £65,400 -9.17% 3
West Midlands -5 4 £70,000 -7.89% 3
East Midlands -4 2 £51,200 -6.91%
Wales - 1 £60,500 - 1

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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.

1 64 (43.54%) Project Management
2 63 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 47 (31.97%) Project Delivery
4 36 (24.49%) Finance
5 33 (22.45%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (21.77%) Degree
7 29 (19.73%) Agile
8 28 (19.05%) PRINCE2
9 27 (18.37%) SAP
10 26 (17.69%) ITIL
11 23 (15.65%) E-business
11 23 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (14.97%) Organisational Skills
13 21 (14.29%) Decision-Making
13 21 (14.29%) Electronics
14 19 (12.93%) EDI
15 17 (11.56%) Validation
15 17 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
15 17 (11.56%) Business Strategy
16 16 (10.88%) Mentoring
17 15 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
17 15 (10.20%) PMO
18 14 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
18 14 (9.52%) Manufacturing
19 13 (8.84%) Business Analysis
19 13 (8.84%) Security Cleared
19 13 (8.84%) WAN
19 13 (8.84%) BPSS Clearance
19 13 (8.84%) Technical Leadership
19 13 (8.84%) Presentation Skills

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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (3.40%) MS Visio
3 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.68%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 10 (6.80%) Azure
2 9 (6.12%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (2.72%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.04%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.68%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.68%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.84%) WAN
2 11 (7.48%) 5G
2 11 (7.48%) SD-WAN
3 9 (6.12%) Firewall
4 4 (2.72%) DHCP
4 4 (2.72%) DNS
5 2 (1.36%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.36%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.36%) LAN
5 2 (1.36%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.40%) SAP BW
2 3 (2.04%) Power BI
3 1 (0.68%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (3.40%) JIRA
2 2 (1.36%) CANoe
3 1 (0.68%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.68%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 63 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 36 (24.49%) Finance
3 33 (22.45%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (14.97%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (14.29%) Electronics
6 14 (9.52%) Manufacturing
7 13 (8.84%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (6.12%) Legal
9 7 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (4.08%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (2.72%) Automotive
12 3 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (2.04%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.36%) Local Government
13 2 (1.36%) Public Speaking
13 2 (1.36%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.68%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.68%) Avionics
14 1 (0.68%) Games
14 1 (0.68%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (12.93%) EDI
2 6 (4.08%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (8.16%) Management Information System
3 9 (6.12%) Robotics
4 8 (5.44%) Data Centre
5 6 (4.08%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.72%) NHS
7 3 (2.04%) FPGA
7 3 (2.04%) Housing Association
7 3 (2.04%) PropTech
8 2 (1.36%) Infotainment
9 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.68%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.44%) Windows
2 6 (4.08%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.72%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.36%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (43.54%) Project Management
2 47 (31.97%) Project Delivery
3 29 (19.73%) Agile
4 28 (19.05%) PRINCE2
5 26 (17.69%) ITIL
6 23 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (15.65%) E-business
7 21 (14.29%) Decision-Making
8 17 (11.56%) Business Strategy
8 17 (11.56%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (11.56%) Validation
9 16 (10.88%) Mentoring
10 15 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
11 13 (8.84%) Business Analysis
11 13 (8.84%) Technical Leadership
12 11 (7.48%) B2B
12 11 (7.48%) Computer Science
12 11 (7.48%) Product Management
12 11 (7.48%) Requirements Analysis
12 11 (7.48%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.80%) C++
2 7 (4.76%) C#
3 4 (2.72%) Ada
3 4 (2.72%) C
3 4 (2.72%) SQL
4 3 (2.04%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 32 (21.77%) Degree
2 13 (8.84%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (8.84%) Security Cleared
3 5 (3.40%) PMI Certification
4 4 (2.72%) DBS Check
4 4 (2.72%) PMP
5 3 (2.04%) APMG
5 3 (2.04%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.20%) PMO
2 8 (5.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (3.40%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (2.72%) QA
5 3 (2.04%) Def Stans
5 3 (2.04%) DO-178B
5 3 (2.04%) JTAG
6 2 (1.36%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (1.36%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 4 (2.72%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.72%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.36%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (18.37%) SAP
2 12 (8.16%) Microsoft
3 11 (7.48%) OpenText
4 9 (6.12%) Oracle
5 7 (4.76%) Cisco
5 7 (4.76%) Juniper
6 4 (2.72%) VMware
7 2 (1.36%) PeopleSoft
7 2 (1.36%) QNX
8 1 (0.68%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.68%) Sitecore