Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 80 | 95 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +19 | +85 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,946 | 4,305 | 4,024 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.67% | 3.50% | 3.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.85% | 3.67% | 3.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,432 | 2,959 | 3,083 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,063 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | +10.53% |
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 | 50,561 | 117,203 | 121,950 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.41% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,942 | 73,752 | 84,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,798 | £32,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 7 December 2023.
Project Manager
Top 17 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 7 December 2023. 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 | +12 | 1,730 | £60,000 | - | 1,018 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 1,200 | £55,000 | - | 755 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 786 | £58,500 | +1.74% | 679 |
| London | +9 | 636 | £70,000 | - | 316 |
| North of England | +28 | 321 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 171 |
| South East | -8 | 246 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 203 |
| South West | +32 | 213 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 111 |
| Midlands | +14 | 187 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 136 |
| North West | +24 | 164 | £56,011 | +1.84% | 97 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 139 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 62 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 121 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 99 |
| East of England | +42 | 87 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 80 |
| Scotland | -13 | 79 | £55,000 | - | 56 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 59 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 35 |
| Wales | +14 | 52 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 24 |
| North East | +7 | 18 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 17 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 6 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 December 2023, 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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