Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | 802 | 828 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +26 | +228 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 27 | 108 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.049% | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 92 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,375 | £46,124 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £61,250 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.24% | -5.77% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | £67,500 | £84,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,500 | £82,500 | £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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £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 | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 28 May 2025.
Software Project Manager
Top 12 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 28 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 | +85 | 24 | £53,750 | -14.00% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +127 | 22 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 7 |
| East of England | - | 9 | £95,000 | - | 4 |
| South East | +77 | 6 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 2 |
| South West | +116 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| London | +104 | 2 | £60,000 | -22.58% | 2 |
| North of England | +2 | 2 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +56 | 1 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 1 | £39,500 | -15.05% | 1 |
| Midlands | +47 | 1 | £39,500 | -15.05% | 1 |
| North West | -32 | 1 | £67,500 | +8.00% | 2 |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 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: