Senior Project Manager Jobs in the East of England

Senior Project Manager
England > East of England

The median Senior Project Manager salary in the East of England is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 180 181 176
Rank change year-on-year +1 -5 +78
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 6 36 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.16% 0.56% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.59% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1 29 20
10th Percentile - £45,000 £59,750
25th Percentile £92,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £55,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% -9.54% -13.14%
75th Percentile £97,500 £57,500 £60,899
90th Percentile - £65,500 £65,325
England median annual salary £72,500 £60,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +20.83% -1.32% -6.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 3,560 6,062 3,349
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 93.91% 83.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,880 4,545 1,922
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -12.04% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,250 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,501 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Project Manager in the East of England

Senior Project Manager
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Project Manager in the East of England.

Salary trend for Senior Project Manager in the East of England

Senior Project Manager
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Project Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Essex -7 5 - -
Hertfordshire +19 1 £95,000 +46.15% 3
Senior Project Manager
England

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 15 July 2025, Senior 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 across the East of England region featuring Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Budget Management
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (50.00%) NEC
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
5 1 (16.67%) Business Case
5 1 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (16.67%) Product Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (16.67%) HND
5 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 1 (16.67%) Retail
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Use Case
5 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 5 (83.33%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Budget Management
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (16.67%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (16.67%) Contract Management
3 1 (16.67%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Product Requirements
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Use Case
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) HND
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (50.00%) NEC