Nuclear Project Manager
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Nuclear project manager salary in the UK: 2026 guide
There is no verified UK nuclear project manager average claimed on this page. Compare the responsibilities, project scope, location and employment terms of each role. A graduate or assistant position, a project manager and a senior programme role should be researched separately.
Salary sources checked: 18 October 2026. Figures are annual GBP amounts before tax. Published adverts are pay examples, not confirmation that recruitment remains open.
Published UK pay benchmarks
The National Careers Service business project manager profile gives £29,000 for a starter and £75,000 for an experienced professional. This is a broad project-management guide across sectors, not a nuclear-specific pay range or an upper limit.
Source: National Careers Service business project manager profile
UKAEA's Project Manager advert 744000154616815 publishes £57,117 including a £5,800 specialist allowance. It describes 24-month fixed-term appointments supporting fusion projects. This is one employer's offer for a defined role, not a nuclear-sector average or a graduate starting salary.
Source: UKAEA Project Manager employer advert
What changes the package?
Compare the size and complexity of the work, delivery accountability, technical interfaces, commercial responsibilities and team leadership. Check basic pay separately from allowances, bonus, pension, paid leave, travel and site attendance.
Permanent employment, fixed-term appointments and contracting have different terms. Dividing an annual salary by working hours does not establish a contractor hourly or day rate.
Can qualifications increase my salary?
A qualification can help address a vacancy requirement, but it does not guarantee a salary increase or a job. Match your learning to the role and build evidence of delivery, decisions and outcomes.
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Starting Salary
Entry-Level Salary
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Entry-Level Hourly Rate
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Research the entry role you are actually applying for. A graduate scheme, project coordinator, assistant project manager and experienced project manager can have different pay and responsibilities.
The National Careers Service's £29,000 starter benchmark is for business project management generally, not a nuclear graduate salary guarantee. Check each employer's current scheme or vacancy for pay and progression.
Source: National Careers Service
Highest Paid
No universal ceiling; compare current senior and programme-role adverts.