Project Officer
UK
The median Project Officer salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 692 | 877 | 895 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +185 | +18 | +298 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Officer | 19 | 27 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.034% | 0.025% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.026% | 0.031% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 25 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £26,000 | £26,580 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £26,250 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,060 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.97% | -1.35% | -10.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £45,361 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,000 | £43,500 | £48,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £27,500 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.45% | -14.06% | -1.11% |
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Officer.
Project Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Officer over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.
Project Officer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 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 | +163 | 15 | £37,500 | +16.97% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +189 | 11 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +145 | 8 | £42,000 | +15.07% | 9 |
| London | +98 | 4 | - | - | 9 |
| South West | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | +92 | 2 | £47,500 | +72.73% | 3 |
| Midlands | +79 | 2 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +74 | 2 | £29,000 | -27.50% | 5 |
| Wales | +42 | 2 | - | - | |
| North West | +27 | 2 | £29,000 | -27.50% | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
Project Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Project Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Project Officer 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: