Portfolio Manager
UK

The median Portfolio Manager salary in the UK is £64,080 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 755 893 1068
Rank change year-on-year +138 +175 -182
Permanent jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 152 67 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.067% 0.100%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.074% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 129 60 76
10th Percentile £42,147 £45,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £43,116 £47,089 £55,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,080 £69,378 £77,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.64% -10.19% +14.44%
75th Percentile £84,964 £85,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £69,378 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.93% +38.76% -25.93%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 94,634 91,081 154,945
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,599 57,631 84,466
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,974 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,183 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +6.37% +5.26%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Portfolio Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Portfolio Manager in the UK

Portfolio Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager 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 +152 143 £64,080 -7.64% 42
Work from Home +141 105 £64,080 -7.64% 14
UK excluding London +66 97 £50,000 -27.93% 17
North of England +93 50 £64,080 +9.07% 1
London +111 46 £107,500 +65.38% 29
South West +13 24 £43,116 -44.37% 2
Yorkshire - 24 £60,790 - 1
North West +14 13 £64,080 -1.42%
North East +10 13 £64,080 +22.06%
West Midlands +20 12 £64,080 -7.64% 4
Midlands +5 12 £64,080 -7.64% 4
South East -3 11 £45,000 - 9

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Portfolio Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 98 (64.47%) Finance
2 96 (63.16%) Project Management
2 96 (63.16%) Portfolio Management
3 78 (51.32%) PRINCE2
3 78 (51.32%) Agile
4 75 (49.34%) Mentoring
4 75 (49.34%) Coaching
5 59 (38.82%) APMP
5 59 (38.82%) PMI
5 59 (38.82%) PMI Certification
6 53 (34.87%) Project Delivery
7 50 (32.89%) Decision-Making
8 45 (29.61%) Line Management
9 33 (21.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (21.71%) Digital Strategy
10 32 (21.05%) Roadmaps
11 28 (18.42%) PgMP
11 28 (18.42%) PMP
11 28 (18.42%) CAPM
12 25 (16.45%) Stakeholder Management
13 22 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
13 22 (14.47%) Problem-Solving
14 21 (13.82%) Banking
15 19 (12.50%) Degree
16 18 (11.84%) Presentation Skills
17 16 (10.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
17 16 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
18 15 (9.87%) Continuous Improvement
18 15 (9.87%) Product Ownership
18 15 (9.87%) Objectives and Key Results

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 16 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (10.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.66%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.63%) DNS
1 4 (2.63%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.66%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.66%) JIRA
General
1 98 (64.47%) Finance
2 33 (21.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 22 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (13.82%) Banking
5 18 (11.84%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (9.21%) Front Office
6 14 (9.21%) Investment Banking
6 14 (9.21%) Law
7 13 (8.55%) Public Sector
8 7 (4.61%) Financial Institution
8 7 (4.61%) Social Skills
9 2 (1.32%) Advertising
9 2 (1.32%) Legal
9 2 (1.32%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.32%) Marketing
9 2 (1.32%) Retail
9 2 (1.32%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) EDI
1 1 (0.66%) React
Miscellaneous
1 59 (38.82%) PMI
2 15 (9.87%) Product Ownership
3 14 (9.21%) Derivative
3 14 (9.21%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.61%) Credit Risk
4 7 (4.61%) Data Centre
5 6 (3.95%) e-Learning
6 4 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (63.16%) Portfolio Management
1 96 (63.16%) Project Management
2 78 (51.32%) Agile
2 78 (51.32%) PRINCE2
3 75 (49.34%) Coaching
3 75 (49.34%) Mentoring
4 53 (34.87%) Project Delivery
5 50 (32.89%) Decision-Making
6 45 (29.61%) Line Management
7 33 (21.71%) Digital Strategy
8 32 (21.05%) Roadmaps
9 25 (16.45%) Stakeholder Management
10 22 (14.47%) Problem-Solving
11 15 (9.87%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (9.87%) Objectives and Key Results
12 14 (9.21%) Business Analysis
12 14 (9.21%) Collateral Management
12 14 (9.21%) Programme Management
12 14 (9.21%) Task Automation
12 14 (9.21%) WFM
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.66%) Python
1 1 (0.66%) SQL
Qualifications
1 59 (38.82%) APMP
1 59 (38.82%) PMI Certification
2 28 (18.42%) CAPM
2 28 (18.42%) PgMP
2 28 (18.42%) PMP
3 19 (12.50%) Degree
4 4 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (2.63%) Master's Degree
4 4 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.61%) PMO
2 4 (2.63%) P3O