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 19 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 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 91 | 60 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +44 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,741 | 3,986 | 3,232 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.12% | 3.99% | 3.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.44% | 4.21% | 3.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 936 | 2,909 | 2,357 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,748 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £41,250 | £48,500 |
| 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 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £85,400 |
| 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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -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 19 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 19 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 | -45 | 1,490 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 994 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 1,409 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 734 |
| North of England | -25 | 503 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 166 |
| North West | -27 | 374 | £55,500 | +16.84% | 107 |
| Work from Home | -127 | 339 | £57,500 | +12.75% | 421 |
| South East | -27 | 258 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 254 |
| London | -97 | 243 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 390 |
| Midlands | -75 | 182 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 103 |
| South West | -2 | 180 | £56,373 | +16.23% | 74 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 101 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 53 |
| East of England | -53 | 99 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 81 |
| West Midlands | -69 | 99 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 57 |
| Wales | +10 | 77 | £64,000 | +57.82% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -64 | 76 | £55,000 | +10.02% | 43 |
| Scotland | +34 | 55 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | +48 | 54 | £40,221 | -15.32% | 16 |
| North East | -17 | 28 | £48,250 | +1.58% | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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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