Project Manager Salary in East Midlands
Official ONS earnings for East Midlands, covering 16,000 jobs.
Median salary — East Midlands
£50,926
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 5.5% change on the previous year
Mean
£53,955
Jobs measured
16,000
What a typical project manager takes home
On the median of £50,926, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,341
Take-home a year
£40,094
Income Tax
£7,802
National Insurance
£3,029
What most project managers actually earn
Half of project managers across the UK earn between £44,000 and £76,195. Earning above £76,195 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of project managers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Business and financial project management professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2440
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 14.6% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank East Midlands against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “project manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Business and financial project management professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures business and financial project management professionals.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Project Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Project Manager salary in East Midlands?
The median is £50,926 a year and the mean is £53,955, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a project manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £29.56 excluding overtime, or £30.16 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for East Midlands.
What is a good Project Manager salary?
Half of project managers earn between £44,000 and £76,195. Anything above £76,195 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a project manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of project managers earn under £30,952 and the lowest quarter under £44,000 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid project managers earn?
The top 10% of project managers earn more than £97,045 a year, and the top quarter more than £76,195. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Do project managers in East Midlands earn more than the UK average?
The median in East Midlands is £50,926 against £57,874 across the UK, 12.0% lower. ONS marks the East Midlands figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has project manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +5.5% for this occupation in East Midlands. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many project managers are there in East Midlands?
ASHE counts around 16,000 employee jobs in “Business and financial project management professionals” (SOC 2440) in East Midlands. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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