Project Leader Jobs in England

Project Lead
UK > England

The median Project Lead salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 700 787 1016
Rank change year-on-year +87 +229 -168
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader 165 114 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.14% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.15% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 115 76 68
10th Percentile £36,250 £47,500 £41,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -19.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £77,188
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Project Leader in England

Project Leader
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
South East +24 58 £52,500 -2.78% 9
North of England +51 33 £51,250 -5.09% 14
East of England +9 29 £45,000 -18.18% 5
South West -11 26 £60,000 - 5
North East +3 14 £70,000 +12.00%
London +110 13 £63,035 -10.17% 4
North West +1 10 £40,000 -25.93% 12
Yorkshire +63 9 £52,500 -19.66% 2
Midlands -29 6 £65,400 -0.91% 11
West Midlands -32 4 £70,000 +6.06% 4
East Midlands - 2 £51,200 - 6
Project Leader
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 across the England region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 79 (47.88%) Project Management
2 77 (46.67%) Social Skills
3 61 (36.97%) Project Delivery
4 50 (30.30%) Finance
5 47 (28.48%) Degree
6 33 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (19.39%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (16.97%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (16.36%) Agile
9 27 (16.36%) Microsoft
10 26 (15.76%) SAP
11 25 (15.15%) ITIL
11 25 (15.15%) PRINCE2
12 23 (13.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 22 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (12.73%) Decision-Making
14 21 (12.73%) E-business
14 21 (12.73%) Electronics
15 20 (12.12%) Data Analysis
16 19 (11.52%) Time Management
17 18 (10.91%) EDI
18 17 (10.30%) Microsoft Excel
18 17 (10.30%) Validation
18 17 (10.30%) Business Strategy
19 16 (9.70%) Risk Management
20 15 (9.09%) Life Science
20 15 (9.09%) Data Entry
20 15 (9.09%) Workflow Management
20 15 (9.09%) Manufacturing
20 15 (9.09%) Workflow

Project Leader Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.64%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (10.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (3.64%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (3.03%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.03%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.61%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (5.45%) Azure
1 9 (5.45%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.82%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.61%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.88%) WAN
2 11 (6.67%) 5G
2 11 (6.67%) SD-WAN
3 9 (5.45%) Firewall
4 4 (2.42%) DHCP
4 4 (2.42%) DNS
5 2 (1.21%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.21%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.21%) LAN
5 2 (1.21%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.03%) SAP BW
2 3 (1.82%) Power BI
3 1 (0.61%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.03%) JIRA
2 2 (1.21%) CANoe
3 1 (0.61%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.61%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 77 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 50 (30.30%) Finance
3 33 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (16.97%) Presentation Skills
5 22 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (12.73%) Electronics
7 15 (9.09%) Manufacturing
8 9 (5.45%) Legal
9 7 (4.24%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.64%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (2.42%) Automotive
12 3 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.82%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.21%) Local Government
13 2 (1.21%) Public Speaking
13 2 (1.21%) Social Housing
14 1 (0.61%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.61%) Avionics
14 1 (0.61%) Games
14 1 (0.61%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.91%) EDI
2 6 (3.64%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.09%) Life Science
2 14 (8.48%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (7.27%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.45%) Robotics
5 8 (4.85%) Data Centre
6 6 (3.64%) Product Ownership
7 4 (2.42%) NHS
8 3 (1.82%) FPGA
8 3 (1.82%) Housing Association
8 3 (1.82%) PropTech
9 2 (1.21%) Infotainment
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.85%) Windows
2 6 (3.64%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (47.88%) Project Management
2 61 (36.97%) Project Delivery
3 32 (19.39%) Problem-Solving
4 27 (16.36%) Agile
5 25 (15.15%) ITIL
5 25 (15.15%) PRINCE2
6 23 (13.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (12.73%) Decision-Making
7 21 (12.73%) E-business
8 20 (12.12%) Data Analysis
9 19 (11.52%) Time Management
10 17 (10.30%) Business Strategy
10 17 (10.30%) Validation
11 16 (9.70%) Risk Management
12 15 (9.09%) Analytics
12 15 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
12 15 (9.09%) Data Entry
12 15 (9.09%) Data Science
12 15 (9.09%) Workflow
12 15 (9.09%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.06%) C++
2 7 (4.24%) C#
3 5 (3.03%) SQL
4 4 (2.42%) Ada
4 4 (2.42%) C
5 3 (1.82%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 47 (28.48%) Degree
2 13 (7.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (7.88%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.42%) DBS Check
3 4 (2.42%) PMI Certification
3 4 (2.42%) PMP
4 3 (1.82%) APMG
4 3 (1.82%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.09%) Good Clinical Practice
1 15 (9.09%) PMO
2 8 (4.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (2.42%) QA
5 3 (1.82%) Def Stans
5 3 (1.82%) DO-178B
5 3 (1.82%) JTAG
6 2 (1.21%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (1.21%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 4 (2.42%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.42%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.21%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 26 (15.76%) SAP
3 10 (6.06%) OpenText
4 9 (5.45%) Oracle
5 7 (4.24%) Cisco
5 7 (4.24%) Juniper
6 4 (2.42%) VMware
7 2 (1.21%) PeopleSoft
7 2 (1.21%) QNX