Programme Test Manager Jobs in England

Programme Test Manager
UK > England

The median Programme Test Manager salary in England is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 656 827 906
Rank change year-on-year +171 +79 +250
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Test Manager 3 8 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.006% 0.009% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.010% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile £87,500 - -
25th Percentile £91,250 £67,500 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -3.45% -14.71%
75th Percentile £112,500 £72,500 £89,375
90th Percentile - £75,625 £98,750
UK median annual salary £105,000 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +50.00% -3.45% -14.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,066 84,104 79,158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.65% 91.44%
Number of salaries quoted 23,206 62,399 50,596
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Programme Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Programme Test Manager in England

Programme Test Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programme Test Manager in England.

Salary trend for Programme Test Manager in England

Programme Test Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Test Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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
London +101 3 £105,000 +35.48% 2
Programme Test Manager
UK

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Programme Test 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 across the England region featuring Programme Test Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Non-Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Charles River
3 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Defect Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Test Assurance

Programme Test Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (66.67%) Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Non-Functional Testing
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Defect Management
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Charles River
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint