IT project manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: IT project managers (SOC 2131)
About £45,153 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.4% on last year
£4,971 a month About £3,763 a month after tax 31 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £47,740 in 2021 to £59,647 in 2026 (+25%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £29,979 | £37,696 | £47,740 | £62,567 | x |
| 2022 | x | £36,532 | £48,814 | £62,927 | x |
| 2023 | £30,662 | £41,251 | £51,980 | £65,328 | x |
| 2024 | £33,660 | £42,520 | £58,166 | £72,453 | x |
| 2025 | £35,949 | £43,758 | £59,404 | £76,123 | x |
| 2026 | £37,039 | £46,166 | £59,647 | £73,690 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £59,647 a year and half earn more. That is 46% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £46,166 and £73,690; one in ten earns less than £37,039.
Ranked by median, it is number 27 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,763 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,617 in Scotland.
The median for men is £60,819 and for women £52,518, a gap of 14% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £37,039 | £3,087 |
| 20th | £43,219 | £3,602 |
| 25th (P25) | £46,166 | £3,847 |
| 30th | £48,461 | £4,038 |
| 40th | £53,580 | £4,465 |
| Median (50th) | £59,647 | £4,971 |
| 60th | £62,938 | £5,245 |
| 70th | £71,114 | £5,926 |
| 75th (P75) | £73,690 | £6,141 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £60,819 | £68,391 | 20 |
| Women | £52,518 | £57,447 | 11 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £45,153 | £3,763 |
| Scotland | £43,410 | £3,617 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £60,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 19 job titles to SOC 2131 IT project managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Change manager
- Computer projects officer
- Digital project manager
- Head of delivery
- ICT project manager
- Implementation manager
- Infrastructure project manager
- Ip planner
- IT change manager
- IT project manager
- IT projects manager
- Portfolio manager
- Project delivery manager
- Project lead
- Project leader
- Project manager
- Software development project manager
- Software project leader
- Technical project manager
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.