Programme Manager Job Trends in West Sussex

Programme Manager
South East > West Sussex

The median Programme Manager salary in West Sussex is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 46 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.24% 0.32% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.34% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £102,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - -
75th Percentile £107,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £75,415
% change year-on-year +6.25% +6.08% +0.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 391 297 407
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.54% 93.99% 97.14%
Number of salaries quoted 267 152 267
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,300
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £39,418
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,125 £71,875
90th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £75,100
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Programme Manager
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West Sussex

Programme Manager
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 1 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
Horsham - 1 £105,000 -
Programme Manager
South East

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Programme 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft