| Project management salary

Financial reward is just one of the many important benefits of a career in project management. Project professionals enjoy a salary comfortably above the UK average (£38,6001 ) and rank above the finance and insurance, energy supply, and IT industries1 .

However, the average salary for project professionals has remained at £47,500 since 2020, with high inflation and with the increase of the cost of living driving real-terms pay packets lower. But the positives for the profession include many sectors providing average salaries way above that national level, with salaries remaining equally attractive all over the country and not centred on London and the South-East.

It’s no surprise that project management continues to attract new talent and offer lifelong fulfilment for all those who work within it. This is due to strong career progression, a wide variety of projects, and the embracement of new technology in all areas of the project profession.