Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | 60 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +44 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,746 | 3,984 | 3,228 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.12% | 3.99% | 3.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.43% | 4.22% | 3.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 938 | 2,906 | 2,357 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,748 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £41,250 | £48,526 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £51,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.75% | -15.00% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £70,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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 | 50,837 | 94,491 | 90,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.69% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,317 | 67,546 | 57,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Project Manager
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 | -48 | 1,495 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 1,148 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 1,413 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 840 |
| North of England | -24 | 503 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 188 |
| North West | -22 | 374 | £55,500 | +16.84% | 116 |
| Work from Home | -127 | 342 | £57,500 | +12.75% | 459 |
| South East | -31 | 260 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 278 |
| London | -94 | 243 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 444 |
| Midlands | -77 | 183 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 123 |
| South West | +1 | 181 | £56,373 | +16.23% | 88 |
| Yorkshire | -26 | 101 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 63 |
| West Midlands | -66 | 100 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 66 |
| East of England | -54 | 99 | £55,000 | +0.92% | 102 |
| Wales | +10 | 77 | £64,000 | +57.82% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -63 | 76 | £55,000 | +10.02% | 53 |
| Scotland | +33 | 55 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | +48 | 54 | £40,221 | -15.32% | 17 |
| North East | -21 | 28 | £48,250 | +1.58% | 16 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | - | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Project 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 Project Manager in the job title.
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Project 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:
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