Portfolio Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Portfolio Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Portfolio Management over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 547 484 624
Rank change year-on-year -63 +140 -60
Permanent jobs citing Portfolio Management 391 598 777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.60% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.63% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 315 422 553
10th Percentile £41,000 £47,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £42,875 £54,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,080 £69,378 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% -13.28% +10.34%
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £111,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £132,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% +11.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Portfolio Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,150 95,114 154,445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.20% 95.57% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 59,851 56,202 82,517
10th Percentile £29,079 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.43%

Portfolio Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Portfolio Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Management in the UK

Portfolio Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Management.

Salary trend for Portfolio Management in the UK

Portfolio Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Management over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Portfolio Management in the UK

Portfolio Management
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Management within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -42 360 £65,000 -7.14% 164
UK excluding London +15 211 £55,000 -8.33% 62
Work from Home +25 194 £61,500 -11.36% 71
London -43 159 £85,000 +13.33% 107
North of England +57 68 £62,500 +5.47% 5
South East +1 59 £57,500 +0.88% 28
Midlands +5 39 £48,687 -22.10% 8
West Midlands +20 31 £64,080 -7.64% 4
North West -1 27 £62,500 +6.38%
Yorkshire +85 26 £54,540 -9.10% 4
South West +2 24 £41,000 -29.91% 7
North East +10 15 £64,080 +22.06% 1
Scotland -73 12 £41,000 -36.92% 4
East Midlands -13 8 £48,687 -18.86% 4
East of England +2 6 £60,000 -21.31% 10
Wales 0 3 £51,997 -9.57%

Portfolio Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (2.81%) Apache Spark
2 6 (1.53%) Confluence
3 5 (1.28%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.51%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) Appian
6 1 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.26%) CMS
6 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 18 (4.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (2.81%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.53%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 21 (5.37%) Aladdin
2 7 (1.79%) thinkFolio
3 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.26%) Eikon
3 1 (0.26%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 35 (8.95%) AWS
2 17 (4.35%) Azure
3 11 (2.81%) Power Platform
4 6 (1.53%) SaaS
5 4 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.77%) Amazon ECS
6 3 (0.77%) Azure Data Factory
6 3 (0.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 3 (0.77%) GCP
6 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (0.51%) dbt
7 2 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (0.51%) Serverless
7 2 (0.51%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.26%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.26%) GitHub
8 1 (0.26%) Google Ads
8 1 (0.26%) IaaS
8 1 (0.26%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.51%) DHCP
1 2 (0.51%) DNS
2 1 (0.26%) Network Security
2 1 (0.26%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.37%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 14 (3.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 11 (2.81%) Big Data
3 11 (2.81%) Power BI
4 10 (2.56%) Hadoop
5 9 (2.30%) NoSQL
6 8 (2.05%) Apache Hive
6 8 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.79%) HBase
7 7 (1.79%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 5 (1.28%) SAP BW
8 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.77%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.51%) Apache Arrow
10 2 (0.51%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.51%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 10 (2.56%) Git
2 7 (1.79%) Bitbucket Server
2 7 (1.79%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.02%) JIRA
4 3 (0.77%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.26%) webpack
General
1 165 (42.20%) Finance
2 104 (26.60%) Social Skills
3 44 (11.25%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (11.00%) Front Office
5 31 (7.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (6.39%) Marketing
7 22 (5.63%) Law
8 21 (5.37%) Banking
8 21 (5.37%) Investment Banking
9 20 (5.12%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (4.86%) Legal
11 17 (4.35%) Public Sector
12 12 (3.07%) Back Office
12 12 (3.07%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.30%) Billing
14 8 (2.05%) Financial Institution
14 8 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.79%) Retail
16 4 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 96 (24.55%) Portfolio Manager
2 88 (22.51%) Analyst
3 72 (18.41%) Senior
4 43 (11.00%) Senior Manager
5 39 (9.97%) Lead
6 34 (8.70%) Business Analyst
7 31 (7.93%) Senior Portfolio Manager
8 29 (7.42%) PMO Analyst
9 24 (6.14%) Developer
10 21 (5.37%) Project Manager
11 19 (4.86%) Technical Analyst
12 17 (4.35%) Financial Analyst
13 16 (4.09%) Data Business Analyst
13 16 (4.09%) Finance Business Analyst
13 16 (4.09%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
14 15 (3.84%) Data Manager
15 14 (3.58%) Consultant
16 12 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
16 12 (3.07%) Software Engineer
16 12 (3.07%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.79%) AngularJS
1 7 (1.79%) React
2 6 (1.53%) .NET
2 6 (1.53%) CSS
2 6 (1.53%) HTML
2 6 (1.53%) Pandas
3 5 (1.28%) Angular 2
3 5 (1.28%) FIX Protocol
4 4 (1.02%) Kafka
4 4 (1.02%) Node.js
4 4 (1.02%) NumPy
5 3 (0.77%) .NET Core
5 3 (0.77%) EDI
5 3 (0.77%) Material-UI
5 3 (0.77%) PySpark
5 3 (0.77%) Redux
6 2 (0.51%) jQuery
6 2 (0.51%) Middleware
6 2 (0.51%) XML
6 2 (0.51%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 62 (15.86%) PMI
2 56 (14.32%) Hedge funds
3 50 (12.79%) Product Ownership
4 48 (12.28%) Management Information System
5 39 (9.97%) Fixed Income
6 38 (9.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 35 (8.95%) Equities
8 22 (5.63%) Derivative
9 18 (4.60%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (2.30%) Onboarding
11 8 (2.05%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.79%) IoT
12 7 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.02%) Client/Server
13 4 (1.02%) Data Structures
13 4 (1.02%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
14 3 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
14 3 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
14 3 (0.77%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.79%) Unix
2 6 (1.53%) Windows
3 5 (1.28%) Linux
4 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.26%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.26%) Windows Vista
4 1 (0.26%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (42.46%) Project Management
2 118 (30.18%) Agile
2 118 (30.18%) Coaching
3 115 (29.41%) PRINCE2
4 114 (29.16%) Project Delivery
5 100 (25.58%) Stakeholder Management
6 91 (23.27%) Mentoring
6 91 (23.27%) Roadmaps
7 67 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 67 (17.14%) Decision-Making
8 62 (15.86%) Problem-Solving
9 50 (12.79%) Asset Management
10 48 (12.28%) Investment Management
11 47 (12.02%) Risk Management
12 43 (11.00%) Business Case
13 39 (9.97%) Line Management
14 38 (9.72%) Business Strategy
15 37 (9.46%) Analytics
16 34 (8.70%) Change Management
17 33 (8.44%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 70 (17.90%) SQL
2 55 (14.07%) Python
3 14 (3.58%) C#
3 14 (3.58%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.05%) Java
4 8 (2.05%) TypeScript
5 7 (1.79%) PL/SQL
6 4 (1.02%) VBA
7 3 (0.77%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.51%) Bash
8 2 (0.51%) C++
9 1 (0.26%) C
9 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.26%) Scala
Qualifications
1 64 (16.37%) PMI Certification
2 63 (16.11%) APMP
3 61 (15.60%) Degree
4 32 (8.18%) PMP
5 28 (7.16%) CAPM
5 28 (7.16%) PgMP
6 14 (3.58%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.02%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.77%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.77%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.51%) APMG
10 1 (0.26%) CISSP
10 1 (0.26%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (16.11%) PMO
2 20 (5.12%) QA
3 10 (2.56%) Data Quality
4 8 (2.05%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.79%) SOC 1
6 5 (1.28%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.77%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.26%) P3O
8 1 (0.26%) PMBOK
8 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (1.79%) HDFS
2 2 (0.51%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.51%) Docker
2 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.26%) Veritas Cluster Server
3 1 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (2.30%) Terraform
2 4 (1.02%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.26%) OfficeScan
3 1 (0.26%) SCCM
3 1 (0.26%) SCOM
3 1 (0.26%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 24 (6.14%) Bloomberg
2 19 (4.86%) Microsoft
3 18 (4.60%) Charles River
4 14 (3.58%) BISAM
5 11 (2.81%) Databricks
6 9 (2.30%) SAP
7 7 (1.79%) CheckPoint
7 7 (1.79%) Cloudera
7 7 (1.79%) Informatica
8 6 (1.53%) Oracle
9 5 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.02%) eFront
11 3 (0.77%) Google
12 2 (0.51%) Apple
12 2 (0.51%) Calypso
12 2 (0.51%) VMware
13 1 (0.26%) Dell
13 1 (0.26%) HP
13 1 (0.26%) Murex
13 1 (0.26%) Sun