Hybrid/Remote Software Project Leader Job Trends

Software Project Lead
UK > Work from Home

The median Software Project Lead salary for remote/hybrid work is £72,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 444 470
Rank change year-on-year +79 +26 +259
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Leader 10 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.065% 0.006% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.006% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile £69,500 - -
25th Percentile £70,000 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £76,500 - -
UK median annual salary £72,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.85% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,331 16,805 18,972
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 96.24% 95.68%
Number of salaries quoted 9,307 10,446 15,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Software Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Project Leader' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Software Project Leader job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Software Project Leader
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Software Project Leader job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Software Project Leader job vacancies

Software Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Software Project Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Software Project Leader in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (20.00%) Agile
3 2 (20.00%) DevOps
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) AngularJS
4 1 (10.00%) AWS
4 1 (10.00%) Azure
4 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (10.00%) Budget Control
4 1 (10.00%) C
4 1 (10.00%) C#
4 1 (10.00%) C++
4 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (10.00%) Containerisation
4 1 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 1 (10.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Degree
4 1 (10.00%) Docker
4 1 (10.00%) Firmware
4 1 (10.00%) Google Gemini
4 1 (10.00%) LLM
4 1 (10.00%) Machine Learning
4 1 (10.00%) OpenAI
4 1 (10.00%) PHP
4 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) React

Software Project Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
1 1 (10.00%) Google Gemini
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
General
1 2 (20.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (10.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (20.00%) Agile
2 2 (20.00%) DevOps
2 2 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) AI
3 1 (10.00%) Budget Control
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (10.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (10.00%) Containerisation
3 1 (10.00%) Cost Control
3 1 (10.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) LLM
3 1 (10.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Scrum
3 1 (10.00%) SDLC
3 1 (10.00%) Six Sigma
3 1 (10.00%) Software Architecture
3 1 (10.00%) UML
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C
1 1 (10.00%) C#
1 1 (10.00%) C++
1 1 (10.00%) PHP
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
1 1 (10.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Docker
1 1 (10.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) OpenAI