Programme Manager
UK
The median Programme Manager salary in the UK is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 544 | 595 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +37 | +99 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Manager | 169 | 335 | 356 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 98 | 284 | 289 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,750 | £48,880 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,224 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.33% | - | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,500 | £92,125 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £106,750 | £100,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £85,000 | £73,805 | £73,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.17% | +0.41% | +0.61% |
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 | 49,435 | 96,820 | 89,564 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,727 | 69,155 | 56,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £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 | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,399 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programme Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager.
Programme Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Programme Manager
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 | +12 | 159 | £92,500 | +23.33% | 274 |
| London | +77 | 77 | £115,000 | +35.29% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 75 | £85,000 | +15.17% | 252 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 61 | £100,000 | +33.33% | 136 |
| South East | +91 | 32 | £80,000 | +9.86% | 88 |
| Midlands | +30 | 21 | £92,500 | +23.33% | 42 |
| West Midlands | +41 | 11 | £92,500 | +24.32% | 18 |
| East of England | +35 | 10 | £87,500 | +51.44% | 34 |
| North of England | -38 | 9 | £70,000 | -5.15% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 5 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 21 |
| North West | -45 | 5 | £70,000 | -5.15% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 4 | £67,500 | -8.54% | 21 |
| Scotland | +123 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| South West | +113 | 1 | £97,500 | +143.75% | 32 |
Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Programme 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 featuring Programme Manager in the job title.
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Programme Manager 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:
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