Project Lead
UK
The median Project Lead salary in the UK 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 | |
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| Rank | 741 | 828 | 1071 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | +243 | -192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Leader | 167 | 119 | 191 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 117 | 80 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £47,500 | £41,547 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £52,000 | £42,388 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -8.33% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £76,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,750 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £44,850 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +22.63% | +5.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Project Leader.
Project Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Leader over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Project Leader
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Leader within the UK 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 |
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| England | +87 | 165 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 153 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 44 |
| South East | +24 | 58 | £52,500 | -2.78% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 44 | £50,000 | -23.49% | 17 |
| 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 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £60,500 | - | 1 |
Project Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 featuring Project Leader in the job title.
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Project Leader 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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