Programme Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Programme Manager
England > North of England

The median Programme Manager salary in the North of England is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 253 258
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 +110
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Manager 10 33 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.095% 0.35% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.37% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 9
10th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £50,950
25th Percentile £74,063 £63,238 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% - +3.70%
75th Percentile £96,250 £75,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £78,750 £105,000
England median annual salary £72,000 £82,254 £85,000
% change year-on-year -12.47% -3.23% +9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,309 8,903 7,168
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.17% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,319 4,277 5,664
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,711
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Programme Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Programme Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Programme Manager in the North of England

Programme Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Yorkshire -8 9 £90,000 +33.33% 5
North West +7 1 - - 1
Programme Manager
England

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (40.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Business Case
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Customer Experience
3 3 (30.00%) Programme Management
3 3 (30.00%) Project Management
3 3 (30.00%) SaaS
4 2 (20.00%) Agile Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (20.00%) GDPR
4 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (20.00%) User Experience
5 1 (10.00%) Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Budget Management
5 1 (10.00%) Budgeting
5 1 (10.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (10.00%) Change Control
5 1 (10.00%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (10.00%) Culture Change
5 1 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) Dependency Management
5 1 (10.00%) Internal Audit

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) SaaS
General
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Finance
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (10.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Educational Technology
2 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (40.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Business Case
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Customer Experience
3 3 (30.00%) Programme Management
3 3 (30.00%) Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) Agile Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (20.00%) User Experience
5 1 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (10.00%) Internal Audit
5 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
5 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (10.00%) SDLC
5 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (10.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (20.00%) GDPR
1 2 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Salesforce