Programme Planner Job Trends in the South East

Programme Planner
England > South East

The median Programme Planner salary in the South East is £73,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 - 329
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Planner 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.005% - 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.040%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £38,375
25th Percentile £71,500 - £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 - £48,750
75th Percentile £74,500 - £56,563
90th Percentile - - £60,125
England median annual salary £75,000 £77,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year -3.23% +58.97% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 17,515 8,021 12,449
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 89.55% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,441 4,438 7,342
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%

Programme Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Programme Planner job vacancy trend in the South East

Programme Planner
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the South East

Programme Planner
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 Planner within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Hampshire - 1 £73,000 - 2
Programme Planner
England

Programme Planner Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Programme Planner 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 South East region featuring Programme Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Programme Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO