Head of Programme Delivery Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Head of Programme Delivery
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Programme Delivery salary in the UK excluding London is £78,760 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 527 539 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Programme Delivery 4 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% 0.014% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.016% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £70,581 - -
25th Percentile £73,296 £61,386 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,760 £64,177 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.72% - -
75th Percentile £85,161 £66,967 -
90th Percentile £88,440 - -
UK median annual salary £88,750 £64,177 -
% change year-on-year +38.29% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 41,042 31,779 44,485
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 92.15% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 25,313 15,288 34,608
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,439 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.15% +8.88% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Head of Programme Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Programme Delivery' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Head of Programme Delivery job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Head of Programme Delivery
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Programme Delivery job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Programme Delivery job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Head of Programme Delivery
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Programme Delivery in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Programme Delivery in the UK excluding London

Head of Programme Delivery
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Programme Delivery within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Wales - 3 £68,770 - 2
South East - 1 £88,750 -
Head of Programme Delivery
UK

Head of Programme Delivery Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Head of Programme Delivery 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of Programme Delivery in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Big Data
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Culture Change
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (25.00%) Predictive Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SAP
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) SuccessFactors

Head of Programme Delivery Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Big Data
General
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Life Science
2 1 (25.00%) Genomics
2 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Culture Change
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (25.00%) Predictive Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP