Software Project Leader Jobs

Software Project Lead
UK

The median Software Project Lead salary in the UK is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 878 972 1151
Rank change year-on-year +94 +179 -258
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Leader 16 13 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.012% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.013% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 9 12 0
10th Percentile £62,000 - -
25th Percentile £65,000 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £70,250 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year +22.73% - -

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 92,682 96,623 147,884
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,673 60,571 85,427
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Software Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Software Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Leader in the UK

Software Project Leader
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Project Leader.

Salary trend for Software Project Leader in the UK

Software Project Leader
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
England +127 16 £67,500 +22.73% 3
UK excluding London +25 16 £67,500 +22.73% 3
South West -4 10 £65,000 -7.14% 2
East of England +24 6 £70,000 +27.27% 1
Work from Home +96 4 £70,000 +27.27% 2

Software Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Software Project Leader 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 Software Project Leader in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Electronics
1 15 (93.75%) Project Management
2 8 (50.00%) C++
2 8 (50.00%) Robotics
2 8 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 8 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 8 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
3 7 (43.75%) Project Delivery
3 7 (43.75%) Conflict Resolution
3 7 (43.75%) SD-WAN
3 7 (43.75%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 7 (43.75%) Presentation Skills
3 7 (43.75%) 5G
3 7 (43.75%) Customer Requirements
3 7 (43.75%) PMO
3 7 (43.75%) Creative Thinking
3 7 (43.75%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (43.75%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (43.75%) Test Assurance
3 7 (43.75%) Defect Tracking
3 7 (43.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
3 7 (43.75%) Computer Science
3 7 (43.75%) Requirements Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Degree
3 7 (43.75%) Test Automation
3 7 (43.75%) Product Management

Software Project Leader 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) 5G
1 7 (43.75%) SD-WAN
1 7 (43.75%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 15 (93.75%) Electronics
2 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Organisational Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Presentation Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 6 (37.50%) Finance
4 1 (6.25%) Aerospace
4 1 (6.25%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Avionics
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Robotics
2 7 (43.75%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) Project Management
2 8 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 8 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 8 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
3 7 (43.75%) B2B
3 7 (43.75%) Computer Science
3 7 (43.75%) Configuration Management
3 7 (43.75%) Conflict Resolution
3 7 (43.75%) Creative Thinking
3 7 (43.75%) Customer Requirements
3 7 (43.75%) Defect Tracking
3 7 (43.75%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (43.75%) Product Management
3 7 (43.75%) Project Delivery
3 7 (43.75%) Requirements Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Test Assurance
3 7 (43.75%) Test Automation
3 7 (43.75%) Validation
4 5 (31.25%) Budget Control
Programming Languages
1 8 (50.00%) C++
2 4 (25.00%) Ada
2 4 (25.00%) C
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) BPSS Clearance
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
1 7 (43.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (43.75%) PMO
2 3 (18.75%) Def Stans
2 3 (18.75%) DO-178B
3 1 (6.25%) QA