Programme Change Manager Job Trends

Programme Change Manager
UK

The median Programme Change Manager salary in the UK is £93,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 712 721
Rank change year-on-year +71 +9 +288
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Change Manager 4 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.004% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.004% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £87,500 - £71,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £93,750 - £75,900
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.50%
75th Percentile £98,750 - £80,450
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 54,127 49,926 51,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 92.94% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 33,436 25,964 39,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £30,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Programme Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Programme Change Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Programme Change Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Programme Change Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Programme Change Manager job vacancies in the UK

Programme Change Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Change Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England +67 4 £93,750 - 4
London +55 2 £97,500 -
Work from Home - 2 £90,000 -
UK excluding London - 2 £90,000 - 4
North of England - 1 £90,000 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £90,000 - 1
Midlands - 1 £90,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £90,000 -

Programme Change Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 January 2026, Programme Change 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 featuring Programme Change Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Business Transformation
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
1 2 (50.00%) SaaS
1 2 (50.00%) SDLC
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Change Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (50.00%) SaaS
General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Transformation
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
1 2 (50.00%) SDLC
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management