Telecoms Project Manager Job Trends

Project Manager - Telecommunications
UK

The median Project Manager - Telecommunications salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 642 696 702
Rank change year-on-year +54 +6 +316
Permanent jobs requiring a Telecoms Project Manager 1 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.018% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.020% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +15.38% -46.94%
75th Percentile - £38,750 £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - £32,500
% change year-on-year - - -35.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,599 50,905 49,610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.99% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,992 26,750 38,370
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Telecoms Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Telecoms Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Telecoms Project Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Telecoms Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Telecoms Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Project Manager
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 January 2026. 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 +62 1 £50,000 +33.33% 2
UK excluding London +56 1 £50,000 -
Midlands - 1 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £50,000 -