Programme Director
UK
The median Programme Director salary in the UK is £113,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 695 | 889 | 888 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | -1 | +341 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Director | 16 | 15 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.014% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.014% | 0.039% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £90,771 | £59,717 | £85,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £94,315 | £68,586 | £107,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £113,750 | £100,000 | £137,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.75% | -27.27% | +36.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £126,250 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £153,250 | £149,000 | £148,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £120,000 | £100,000 | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -13.04% | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Programme Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programme Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programme Director
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programme Director.
Programme Director
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programme Director over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.
Programme Director
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 Director within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 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 |
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| England | +176 | 15 | £113,750 | +13.75% | 31 |
| London | +100 | 7 | £118,432 | +18.43% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +200 | 6 | £120,000 | +20.00% | 24 |
| Work from Home | +145 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| South East | - | 3 | £120,000 | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| North of England | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Programme Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Programme Director 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 featuring Programme Director in the job title.
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Programme Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: