Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 67 | 60 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +44 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,943 | 4,017 | 3,367 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.73% | 4.08% | 3.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.14% | 4.31% | 3.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,004 | 2,902 | 2,386 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,748 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £41,250 | £47,772 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £51,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.74% | -14.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £87,500 |
| 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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 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 1 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 | -16 | 1,645 | £56,000 | +6.67% | 870 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 1,561 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 622 |
| North of England | -4 | 564 | £56,000 | +17.89% | 149 |
| North West | -2 | 415 | £56,000 | +17.89% | 90 |
| Work from Home | -57 | 365 | £60,000 | +18.23% | 352 |
| South East | -5 | 287 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 215 |
| London | -79 | 276 | £65,000 | +6.56% | 355 |
| Midlands | -48 | 209 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 86 |
| South West | +5 | 183 | £56,373 | +16.23% | 59 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 113 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 46 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 111 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 42 |
| East of England | -42 | 95 | £56,250 | +4.17% | 72 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 90 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 40 |
| Wales | +15 | 83 | £64,000 | +57.82% | 9 |
| Scotland | +57 | 70 | £55,000 | +9.32% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 69 | £36,149 | -23.90% | 15 |
| North East | -5 | 36 | £48,250 | +1.58% | 15 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 1 | - | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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