Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £56,402 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 60 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +44 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,806 | 3,999 | 3,252 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.33% | 4.04% | 3.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.69% | 4.26% | 3.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 966 | 2,902 | 2,336 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,748 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,420 | £41,250 | £48,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,402 | £51,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.59% | -15.00% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £62,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £56,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Project Manager
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | -33 | 1,545 | £56,465 | +7.55% | 1,015 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 1,448 | £56,000 | +12.00% | 737 |
| North of England | -14 | 534 | £56,000 | +17.89% | 176 |
| North West | -12 | 406 | £56,000 | +17.89% | 102 |
| Work from Home | -97 | 349 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 423 |
| South East | -23 | 263 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 264 |
| London | -76 | 260 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 409 |
| Midlands | -70 | 187 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 96 |
| South West | +5 | 182 | £55,687 | +14.82% | 70 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 103 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | -26 | 100 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 60 |
| East of England | -54 | 90 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 82 |
| Wales | +11 | 79 | £64,000 | +57.82% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -53 | 77 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 38 |
| Scotland | +42 | 58 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 54 |
| Northern Ireland | +43 | 54 | £40,221 | -15.32% | 16 |
| North East | -7 | 28 | £48,250 | +1.58% | 20 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 1 | - | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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 Project Manager in the job title.
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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:
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