IT Programme Manager Job Trends in Reading

IT Programme Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median IT Programme Manager salary in Reading is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Programme Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £78,250 - -
25th Percentile £79,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £84,375 - -
90th Percentile £84,750 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £82,500 - £49,498

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 595 608 1,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.47% 89.15% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 382 254 854
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +19.82% -9.58%
75th Percentile £65,375 £85,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £112,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year -23.08% +23.69% -8.61%

IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

IT Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

IT Programme Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Reading

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 8 February 2026, IT 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 Reading region featuring IT Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Enablement

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Enablement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO