Senior Project Manager
£45,000 – £52,000 / year
Salary
Within the market range
£56,500
Going rate
Offer is 0.8× the going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2440 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 57% sure that is the right code. DNA Recruit is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
This could also be SOC 2127 (Engineering project managers and project engineers) or SOC 1139 (Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2440 Business and financial project management professionals Most likely code | £39,500 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,800 Clears | £56,500 Misses |
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers Also possible | £36,300 Clears | £41,500 Clears | £46,700 Clears | £51,900 Clears |
1139 Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified Also possible | £52,300 Misses | £59,700 Misses | £67,200 Misses | £74,700 Misses |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Some project managers keep the plates spinning. This role needs someone who teaches everyone else how to spin them.
My client is a creative gifting and merchandise agency behind some of the most talked-about brand moments of the past few years. They produce bespoke, story-led gifts for household-name entertainment, tech and luxury brands. They’ve recently reshaped the business around their corporate offering, built a dedicated Project Management function, and are growing internationally. They now need a senior leader to anchor that team.
Why this role matters
The project team is looking for a senior voice: someone with the presence to steady things when a brief changes overnight, the credibility to push back on a supplier or a stakeholder, and the patience and skill to bring people on with them. You’ll line manage two Project Coordinators and help raise the standard across the wider team. That means running proper 1-1s, setting clear expectations, coaching, and turning good habits into how the team works.
You’ll still be hands-on. You’ll own a busy, varied portfolio of high-value custom projects from first idea through sampling and production to delivery. No two briefs look alike, and plenty land with very little notice.
What we’re looking for
- Proven people leadership. You’ve managed and developed a team, and people who’ve worked for you would say you made them better.
- Gravitas. You’re calm under pressure, trusted by senior stakeholders and clients, and comfortable being the person others turn to when things wobble.
- Custom production know-how. You’ve run bespoke product projects end to end and know where they tend to go wrong.
- Merchandise or gifting background (ideal). Creative agency, promotional products, brand merch or experiential production would all translate well.
- Far East manufacturing experience is a real plus
What’s in it for you
- Line management and a genuine say in shaping a newly formed function
- Work on projects for brands people actually get excited about
- A creative, entrepreneurial business with international growth plans
- Hybrid working with a day at home each week, plus two weeks fully remote a year
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, birthday leave, sabbatical leave, enhanced parental leave, Vitality, an Art Pass, cycle-to-work schemes and more
The client is moving quickly, with first-stage interviews available straight away. If you’re a senior PM who loves leading a team as much as delivering the work, I’d love to hear from you. Apply here or drop me a message for a confidential chat.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Business and financial project management professionals (SOC 2440) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~314k in sample- Offer £45,000–52,000
- Middle half £45,968–76,128
- Median £58,812
- Going rate £56,500
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £39,500–50,800
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£45,968–76,128), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
This pay misses the £56,500 standard floor, but clears the £39,500 new entrant rate.
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The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2440 going rate of £56,500. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.