Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 807 | 813 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +6 | +279 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 27 | 108 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.10% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.053% | 0.11% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 92 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,800 | £46,124 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,625 | £84,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,750 | £79,875 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -4.17% | - |
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 | 50,605 | 98,957 | 87,006 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.32% | 94.84% | 91.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,489 | 70,369 | 55,882 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,620 | £38,500 | £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 | £50,967 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.93% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager.
Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.
Software Project Manager
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +88 | 24 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +122 | 22 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 8 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 16 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £95,000 | - | 5 |
| South East | +63 | 7 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 10 |
| South West | +120 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
| London | +97 | 2 | £60,000 | -21.31% | 6 |
| Midlands | +54 | 2 | £39,500 | -18.13% | |
| West Midlands | +52 | 2 | £39,500 | -22.17% | |
| North of England | +14 | 1 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 7 |
| North West | -19 | 1 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 2 |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2025, Software 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 Software Project Manager in the job title.
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Software 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: