Software Project Manager
UK
The median Software Project Manager salary in the UK is £61,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 800 | 829 | 1086 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +257 | -310 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Project Manager | 108 | 134 | 183 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 122 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,124 | £46,250 | £46,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.77% | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £83,750 | £68,750 |
| 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 | 95,996 | 89,726 | 157,614 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.76% | 91.49% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,581 | 56,645 | 84,697 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,001 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 24 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 24 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 | +52 | 98 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 89 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 11 |
| North of England | +71 | 41 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 40 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 11 |
| North West | +24 | 34 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 2 |
| South East | +7 | 19 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 2 |
| London | +58 | 18 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 3 |
| Midlands | -20 | 14 | £46,500 | -15.45% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 12 | £46,500 | +3.33% | 2 |
| Scotland | -60 | 8 | £60,000 | +11.63% | |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 7 | £57,500 | -20.69% | |
| South West | -20 | 6 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 2 | £47,500 | -23.39% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 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: