Project support officers: salary in the UK
About £29,972 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +2.2% on last year
£3,062 a month About £2,498 a month after tax 64 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 £29,007 in 2021 to £36,740 in 2026 (+27%); 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 | x | x | £29,007 | x | x |
| 2022 | £22,728 | £25,690 | £30,015 | £35,514 | x |
| 2023 | £22,390 | £27,000 | £32,002 | £37,032 | x |
| 2024 | £24,196 | £28,850 | £33,896 | £40,215 | x |
| 2025 | £25,008 | £30,230 | £35,946 | £42,908 | x |
| 2026 | £26,351 | £29,880 | £36,740 | £44,340 | 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 £36,740 a year and half earn more. That is 10% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £29,880 and £44,340; one in ten earns less than £26,351.
Ranked by median, it is number 185 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,498 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,495 in Scotland.
The median for men is £39,553 and for women £35,204, a gap of 11% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,351 | £2,196 |
| 20th | £28,895 | £2,408 |
| 25th (P25) | £29,880 | £2,490 |
| 30th | £31,610 | £2,634 |
| 40th | £34,111 | £2,843 |
| Median (50th) | £36,740 | £3,062 |
| 60th | £39,641 | £3,303 |
| 70th | £42,445 | £3,537 |
| 75th (P75) | £44,340 | £3,695 |
| 80th | £46,026 | £3,835 |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £39,553 | £43,274 | 28 |
| Women | £35,204 | £36,131 | 36 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £29,972 | £2,498 |
| Scotland | £29,940 | £2,495 |
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 £37,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 21 job titles to SOC 3543 Project support officers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Planning assistant
- Pmo administrator
- PMO analyst
- Programme assistant
- Programme support officer
- Project administrator
- Project analyst
- Project assistant
- Project associate
- Project controls assistant
- Project coordinator
- Project management assistant
- Project management officer
- Project officer
- Project planner
- Project support officer
- Projects coordinator
- Research project assistant
- Service delivery coordinator
- Team leader
- Work package 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.