Portfolio Manager Jobs

Portfolio Manager
UK

The median Portfolio Manager salary in the UK is £64,080 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 746 875 1101
Rank change year-on-year +129 +226 -178
Permanent jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 164 60 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.065% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.071% 0.100%
Number of salaries quoted 137 53 79
10th Percentile £42,147 £45,418 £44,837
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,089 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,080 £69,378 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% -4.31% +4.32%
75th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,750 £69,378 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.29% +32.15% -24.46%

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 103,724 84,717 165,173
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.76% 91.22% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 73,308 55,181 85,146
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,605 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Portfolio Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Manager.

Salary trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England +145 155 £64,080 -7.64% 55
Work from Home +117 112 £64,080 -7.64% 18
UK excluding London +29 108 £49,750 -28.29% 28
North of England +78 57 £50,500 -22.31% 17
London +99 47 £105,000 +55.60% 26
Yorkshire - 25 £57,500 - 4
South West -7 24 £43,116 -44.37% 1
North West -2 18 £48,500 -25.38% 9
South East -20 15 £45,000 - 3
North East - 14 £64,080 - 4
West Midlands -7 12 £64,080 -7.64% 5
Midlands -20 12 £64,080 -7.64% 6

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 101 (61.59%) Project Management
2 99 (60.37%) Finance
2 99 (60.37%) Portfolio Management
3 81 (49.39%) Coaching
3 81 (49.39%) Agile
4 78 (47.56%) PRINCE2
4 78 (47.56%) Mentoring
5 59 (35.98%) APMP
5 59 (35.98%) PMI
5 59 (35.98%) PMI Certification
6 55 (33.54%) Project Delivery
7 53 (32.32%) Decision-Making
8 44 (26.83%) Line Management
9 35 (21.34%) Roadmaps
10 33 (20.12%) Digital Strategy
11 31 (18.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (17.07%) PgMP
12 28 (17.07%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (17.07%) PMP
12 28 (17.07%) CAPM
13 25 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
14 22 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
15 21 (12.80%) Degree
15 21 (12.80%) Banking
16 18 (10.98%) Presentation Skills
17 16 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
17 16 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
17 16 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
18 15 (9.15%) Product Ownership
18 15 (9.15%) Objectives and Key Results

Portfolio 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:

Applications
1 16 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (9.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.61%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.44%) DNS
1 4 (2.44%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.61%) JIRA
General
1 99 (60.37%) Finance
2 31 (18.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (12.80%) Banking
5 18 (10.98%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (8.54%) Front Office
6 14 (8.54%) Investment Banking
6 14 (8.54%) Law
7 13 (7.93%) Public Sector
8 9 (5.49%) Social Skills
9 6 (3.66%) Financial Institution
9 6 (3.66%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.22%) Advertising
10 2 (1.22%) Legal
10 2 (1.22%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.22%) Marketing
10 2 (1.22%) Retail
11 1 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.61%) EDI
1 1 (0.61%) React
Miscellaneous
1 59 (35.98%) PMI
2 15 (9.15%) Product Ownership
3 14 (8.54%) Derivative
3 14 (8.54%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.27%) Credit Risk
4 7 (4.27%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.66%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.44%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.22%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (61.59%) Project Management
2 99 (60.37%) Portfolio Management
3 81 (49.39%) Agile
3 81 (49.39%) Coaching
4 78 (47.56%) Mentoring
4 78 (47.56%) PRINCE2
5 55 (33.54%) Project Delivery
6 53 (32.32%) Decision-Making
7 44 (26.83%) Line Management
8 35 (21.34%) Roadmaps
9 33 (20.12%) Digital Strategy
10 28 (17.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 22 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 15 (9.15%) Objectives and Key Results
14 14 (8.54%) Business Analysis
14 14 (8.54%) Collateral Management
14 14 (8.54%) Programme Management
14 14 (8.54%) Task Automation
14 14 (8.54%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.61%) Python
1 1 (0.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (35.98%) APMP
1 59 (35.98%) PMI Certification
2 28 (17.07%) CAPM
2 28 (17.07%) PgMP
2 28 (17.07%) PMP
3 21 (12.80%) Degree
4 4 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (2.44%) Master's Degree
4 4 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.49%) PMO
2 4 (2.44%) P3O