Programme Delivery Manager Job Trends in the South East

Programme Delivery Manager
England > South East

The median Programme Delivery Manager salary in the South East is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 288 - 309
Rank change year-on-year - - +180
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Delivery Manager 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.022% - 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% - 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £63,500 - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile £76,500 - -
England median annual salary £82,500 £84,450 £65,000
% change year-on-year -2.31% +29.92% +2.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,071 12,329 8,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 95.89% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4,404 7,325 6,074
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £67,313 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Programme Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Programme Delivery Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Delivery Manager in the South East

Programme Delivery Manager
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Programme Delivery Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Programme Delivery Manager job vacancies in the South East

Programme Delivery Manager
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Delivery Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
East Sussex - 2 £70,000 -
Programme Delivery Manager
England

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Programme Delivery 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 South East region featuring Programme Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Primavera
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Primavera
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO