Public Sector Programme Manager Job Trends in London

Programme Manager - Public Sector
England > London

The median Programme Manager - Public Sector salary in London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Public Sector Programme Manager 14 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile £42,000 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,669 14,355 17,481
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 92.71% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,394 8,303 14,076
10th Percentile £36,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%

Public Sector Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Public Sector Programme Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Public Sector Programme Manager job vacancy trend in London

Public Sector Programme Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Public Sector Programme Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Public Sector Programme Manager job vacancies in London

Public Sector Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Public Sector Programme Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Public Sector Programme Manager in the job title.

1 3 (21.43%) CRM
1 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (21.43%) Service Delivery
1 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement

Public Sector Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
General
1 14 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (21.43%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Public Speaking
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (21.43%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (21.43%) CRM
1 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
1 3 (21.43%) Service Delivery
1 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft