Digital Project Manager Jobs

Digital Project Manager
UK

The median Digital Project Manager salary in the UK is £41,774 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 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
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 603 835 989
Rank change year-on-year +232 +154 -317
Permanent jobs requiring a Digital Project Manager 309 146 233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.14% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.16% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 295 135 159
10th Percentile £32,500 £42,200 £41,100
25th Percentile £39,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,774 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.35% +4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,125 £68,125
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £83,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,774 £52,500 £46,223
% change year-on-year -20.43% +13.58% +2.72%

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 93,899 92,293 151,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.47% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,283 58,235 84,441
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,627 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Digital Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Project Manager in the UK

Digital Project Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Digital Project Manager in the UK

Digital Project Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Project Manager over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Digital Project Manager in the UK

Digital Project Manager
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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 +223 289 £41,774 -27.35% 26
UK excluding London +175 232 £41,774 -20.43% 22
Work from Home +195 191 £41,774 -25.74% 14
North of England +158 134 £41,774 -35.73% 8
London +110 67 £51,500 -15.92% 6
North West +62 64 £41,774 -35.73% 3
Yorkshire +122 46 £41,774 -12.52% 5
Midlands +11 28 £35,000 -38.60% 3
North East +19 24 £41,774 -35.73% 1
South East +11 22 £49,500 +23.75% 4
South West -13 19 £47,500 -13.64% 2
East of England +32 18 £36,500 -30.48% 4
West Midlands +23 16 £41,774 -24.05% 1
East Midlands -12 12 £34,000 -42.37% 2
Wales - 8 £40,276 -
Scotland -57 3 £45,543 +4.10% 2

Digital Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Digital 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 Digital Project Manager in the job title.

1 206 (66.67%) Project Management
2 132 (42.72%) Agile
3 94 (30.42%) Social Skills
4 75 (24.27%) Mentoring
5 73 (23.62%) Coaching
6 68 (22.01%) Project Delivery
7 62 (20.06%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 60 (19.42%) Marketing
9 50 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (16.18%) PRINCE2
10 47 (15.21%) CMS
11 42 (13.59%) Public Sector
12 41 (13.27%) Waterfall
13 35 (11.33%) Analytical Skills
14 33 (10.68%) Budget Management
15 30 (9.71%) Risk Management
15 30 (9.71%) Web Development
16 29 (9.39%) QA
16 29 (9.39%) Time Management
17 27 (8.74%) Digital Marketing
17 27 (8.74%) Content Management
18 26 (8.41%) E-Commerce
19 24 (7.77%) Microsoft
19 24 (7.77%) Organisational Skills
20 23 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
20 23 (7.44%) Line Management
21 20 (6.47%) Web Design
21 20 (6.47%) Finance
21 20 (6.47%) Project Planning
22 17 (5.50%) Change Control

Digital 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:

Application Platforms
1 47 (15.21%) CMS
2 8 (2.59%) Drupal
2 8 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.27%) Umbraco
4 6 (1.94%) WordPress
5 5 (1.62%) Kentico
6 4 (1.29%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.65%) Joomla!
Applications
1 6 (1.94%) Trello
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.32%) InDesign
4 1 (0.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (2.91%) Shopify
2 4 (1.29%) Magento
3 1 (0.32%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.53%) Azure
2 6 (1.94%) Basecamp
2 6 (1.94%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (1.62%) Google Analytics
3 5 (1.62%) Kontent
3 5 (1.62%) SaaS
4 4 (1.29%) Google Docs
4 4 (1.29%) Google Sheets
4 4 (1.29%) OneDrive
5 3 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 3 (0.97%) Asana
6 2 (0.65%) ClickUp
6 2 (0.65%) Contentful
6 2 (0.65%) Figma
7 1 (0.32%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.32%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.32%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.91%) Extranet
1 9 (2.91%) Internet
1 9 (2.91%) Intranet
2 1 (0.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.62%) Metadata
2 1 (0.32%) Power BI
2 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 94 (30.42%) Social Skills
2 60 (19.42%) Marketing
3 42 (13.59%) Public Sector
4 35 (11.33%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (7.77%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (6.47%) Finance
7 16 (5.18%) Retail
8 9 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.59%) Police
10 6 (1.94%) Publishing
11 5 (1.62%) Advertising
11 5 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.62%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.97%) Games
13 2 (0.65%) Billing
13 2 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.32%) Digital Healthcare
14 1 (0.32%) Law
14 1 (0.32%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.94%) .NET
2 3 (0.97%) CSS
2 3 (0.97%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.91%) Client/Server
1 9 (2.91%) Management Information System
2 7 (2.27%) Digital Signage
2 7 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (1.29%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.29%) Photography
3 4 (1.29%) PMI
3 4 (1.29%) Social Media
4 3 (0.97%) Housing Association
4 3 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
4 3 (0.97%) NHS
4 3 (0.97%) Onboarding
5 2 (0.65%) e-Learning
5 2 (0.65%) FMCG
6 1 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.32%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.21%) Android
2 9 (2.91%) Windows
3 8 (2.59%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.62%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (66.67%) Project Management
2 132 (42.72%) Agile
3 75 (24.27%) Mentoring
4 73 (23.62%) Coaching
5 68 (22.01%) Project Delivery
6 62 (20.06%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 50 (16.18%) PRINCE2
7 50 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
8 41 (13.27%) Waterfall
9 33 (10.68%) Budget Management
10 30 (9.71%) Risk Management
10 30 (9.71%) Web Development
11 29 (9.39%) Time Management
12 27 (8.74%) Content Management
12 27 (8.74%) Digital Marketing
13 26 (8.41%) E-Commerce
14 23 (7.44%) Line Management
14 23 (7.44%) Problem-Solving
15 20 (6.47%) Project Planning
15 20 (6.47%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 14 (4.53%) PMI Certification
2 13 (4.21%) Degree
3 11 (3.56%) PMP
4 6 (1.94%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 4 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (0.97%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.32%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.39%) QA
2 8 (2.59%) PMO
3 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 24 (7.77%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.88%) Adobe
3 11 (3.56%) Google
4 4 (1.29%) Optimizely
4 4 (1.29%) Sitecore
5 2 (0.65%) Adyen
5 2 (0.65%) Apple
5 2 (0.65%) HubSpot
5 2 (0.65%) WooCommerce
6 1 (0.32%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.32%) Hitachi
6 1 (0.32%) Marketo
6 1 (0.32%) Zoho