Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 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 | 58 | 95 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +33 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Project Manager | 4,064 | 3,205 | 5,230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.87% | 3.39% | 3.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.08% | 3.71% | 3.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,922 | 2,348 | 3,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £48,494 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +3.77% | +8.16% |
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 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 1 June 2024.
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 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 | +43 | 3,599 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 944 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 3,102 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 792 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 1,439 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 365 |
| North of England | +67 | 832 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 171 |
| London | +14 | 768 | £60,000 | -12.41% | 227 |
| Midlands | +56 | 659 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 177 |
| South East | -3 | 613 | £52,500 | -10.55% | 173 |
| North West | +79 | 456 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 112 |
| South West | +21 | 411 | £48,500 | -7.62% | 113 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 350 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 104 |
| East of England | +47 | 289 | £54,000 | -2.70% | 87 |
| East Midlands | +57 | 279 | £49,990 | -16.68% | 73 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 268 | £47,500 | -8.01% | 41 |
| Scotland | -24 | 157 | £50,625 | +1.25% | 70 |
| Wales | +51 | 118 | £41,526 | -24.50% | 28 |
| North East | +39 | 108 | £47,500 | -11.63% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 27 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 6 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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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