Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 791 | 853 | 1036 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +183 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 113 | 140 | 194 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 133 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £83,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £90,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +20.00% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £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% |
Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Project Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager.
Software Project Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Project Manager over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Software Project Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| England | +57 | 103 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 93 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 13 |
| North of England | +86 | 45 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 44 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 13 |
| North West | +32 | 34 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 3 |
| South East | -10 | 20 | £58,750 | -4.08% | 3 |
| London | +82 | 19 | £76,250 | -4.69% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 12 | £46,500 | +9.41% | 1 |
| Midlands | +10 | 12 | £46,500 | -22.50% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 11 | £57,500 | -20.69% | |
| Scotland | -62 | 8 | £60,000 | +11.63% | |
| South West | -21 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +14 | 1 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Software 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 Software Project Manager in the job title.
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Software 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: