Software Delivery Project Manager Job Trends in England

Project Manager - Software Delivery
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Software Delivery salary in England is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 627 721 690
Rank change year-on-year +94 -31 +373
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Delivery Project Manager 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% 0.002% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.002% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £64,375 - -
25th Percentile £65,313 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +22.22% -47.06%
75th Percentile £70,938 £57,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £71,125 - -
UK median annual salary £68,750 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% +22.22% -47.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 39,858 57,877 46,230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 94.94% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 24,586 32,869 35,795
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

Software Delivery Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Delivery Project Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Software Delivery Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Software Delivery Project Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Software Delivery Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Software Delivery Project Manager job vacancies in England

Software Delivery Project Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Delivery Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
North West - 2 £68,750 - 2
North of England - 2 £68,750 - 2
East of England - 1 - -
Software Delivery Project Manager
UK

Software Delivery Project Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Software Delivery Project Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Delivery Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Google
3 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
3 1 (33.33%) Kanban
3 1 (33.33%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SaaS
3 1 (33.33%) Salesforce
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

Software Delivery Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Kanban
3 1 (33.33%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce