2027 project management salary guide.
Our 2027 project management salary guide shows what project, digital project and delivery roles are paying across the UK. Compare salaries from PM manager & scrum master level through to senior management and project director positions.
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SALARY TRENDS
Project management salary trends in 2027.
Project management salaries have risen more slowly than the wider UK market this year, at 2.9% against 3.8% across the disciplines we cover. Growth is steady at manager and delivery level and slower for coordinators, where AI-enabled planning tools are absorbing more of the administrative work.
The market is balanced overall in 2027, so employers and candidates are negotiating on more even terms. Employers want delivery managers and project managers who can run agile teams and own budgets and risk, rather than track tasks.
KEY FINDINGS
Key findings for project management in 2027.
These figures give you a quick view of salary movement and hiring activity in project management for 2027, whether you’re setting a salary for a role, reviewing your own pay or keeping an eye on the market.
- 2.9% average salary increase compared with 2026
- 50% of employers are hiring now or plan to hire within the next six months
- 46% of project management professionals are actively looking for a new role
- 37% of project management professionals feel their pay doesn’t reflect the work they do
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FAQs
Project management salary guide FAQs.
The guide covers 11 roles from Project Coordinator through to Project Director, including project and delivery positions. It includes UK and regional salary benchmarks at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles, together with 2026 comparisons, 2028 projections and our latest hiring findings.
The median UK salary across the 11 project management roles in our guide is £55,500. Project size, seniority and responsibility vary considerably between roles, so compare the exact position and region rather than using the overall median on its own.
Salary increases as projects become larger, more complex and carry greater budget, risk and stakeholder responsibility. Senior project and delivery roles are more likely to sit towards the upper end of the range, particularly where the person owns several workstreams or leads wider programmes.
Project Manager, Delivery Manager and Senior Project Manager are the three most in-demand roles in our research. Employers are also looking for skills across Agile delivery, project tooling, budgets, controls and risk management.
Benchmark the role around the scale and complexity of the projects being delivered. Budget responsibility, programme scope, stakeholder level, delivery approach and risk can all affect where a project management role should sit within the salary range.
No. The figures are base salary only. Bonuses, pensions and wider benefits should be considered separately when comparing or setting the overall package.
Yes. We can benchmark a project or delivery role around its programme size, seniority, responsibilities, sector and location where a broad job title does not provide enough context.