Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 722 | 791 | 1087 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | +296 | -139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader | 120 | 96 | 188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 57 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £47,500 | £38,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £52,000 | £42,275 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +4.00% | +2.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £69,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,461 | £78,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £44,850 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +33.78% | -18.45% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 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 |
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| England | +67 | 117 | £50,000 | -18.37% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 107 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 19 |
| South East | +22 | 39 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 33 | £50,000 | -23.49% | 6 |
| South West | +9 | 24 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 1 |
| North of England | +22 | 23 | £48,750 | -25.40% | 6 |
| East of England | +3 | 17 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 4 |
| North West | +4 | 13 | £40,000 | -40.74% | 5 |
| London | +79 | 12 | £63,035 | -3.54% | 1 |
| North East | -6 | 6 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 4 | £52,500 | -19.66% | |
| West Midlands | -16 | 2 | £70,000 | -2.78% | 1 |
| Midlands | -33 | 2 | £70,000 | -2.78% | 1 |
| Scotland | -44 | 1 | £80,000 | +12.28% | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £60,500 | - |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 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.
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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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