Programme Management Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Programme Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 328 262
Rank change year-on-year +67 -66 +41
Permanent jobs citing Programme Management 278 259 362
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.66% 0.71% 1.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.80% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 151 86 233
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £79,575 £67,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £92,911 £77,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +20.69% -10.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,392 32,378 29,303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.87% 88.54% 89.15%
Number of salaries quoted 19,133 14,700 21,744
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,375 £41,250 £38,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Programme Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Programme Management job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Programme Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
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 Programme Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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
South East +51 90 £89,000 +48.33% 24
South West +61 74 £53,750 +13.16% 15
Midlands +8 38 £46,385 -28.67% 12
North of England -69 26 £55,500 -19.27% 26
East Midlands +13 20 £52,635 +54.81% 5
East of England +34 18 £62,500 -3.46% 4
West Midlands +12 18 £35,000 -50.88% 7
North West -44 17 £53,000 -22.91% 7
Scotland +12 15 £60,000 +41.18% 3
Wales +16 10 £48,122 +20.31%
Northern Ireland -3 7 - - 1
Yorkshire -27 7 £71,250 +9.62% 16
North East +6 2 - - 3
Programme Management
UK

Programme Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.80%) Confluence
3 4 (1.44%) IIS
4 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.72%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.72%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.72%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.72%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 24 (8.63%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.32%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (7.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.44%) Primavera
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 22 (7.91%) Azure DevOps
2 19 (6.83%) Azure
3 10 (3.60%) Cloud Computing
3 10 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.24%) AWS
5 8 (2.88%) Amazon Alexa
6 7 (2.52%) Asana
6 7 (2.52%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.16%) GCP
8 4 (1.44%) SaaS
9 3 (1.08%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.72%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.72%) OCI
11 1 (0.36%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.36%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.19%) Network Security
2 12 (4.32%) VPN
3 7 (2.52%) DHCP
3 7 (2.52%) DNS
3 7 (2.52%) Junos
3 7 (2.52%) LAN
3 7 (2.52%) WAN
3 7 (2.52%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (2.16%) IPsec
4 6 (2.16%) Wireless
5 5 (1.80%) Firewall
6 4 (1.44%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (1.44%) VLAN
6 4 (1.44%) VoIP
7 3 (1.08%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.72%) MPLS
8 2 (0.72%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.36%) 5G
9 1 (0.36%) Internet
9 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.96%) Geospatial Data
2 10 (3.60%) GIS
3 7 (2.52%) Power BI
4 4 (1.44%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.44%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.44%) Tableau
5 3 (1.08%) Metadata
5 3 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle Discoverer
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.36%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.36%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 60 (21.58%) JIRA
2 27 (9.71%) Jenkins
3 26 (9.35%) Git
4 21 (7.55%) eCATT
5 12 (4.32%) NeoLoad
6 4 (1.44%) GitLab
7 2 (0.72%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.36%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.36%) Gatling
8 1 (0.36%) JMeter
8 1 (0.36%) LoadRunner
General
1 200 (71.94%) Finance
2 129 (46.40%) Manufacturing
3 126 (45.32%) Marketing
4 108 (38.85%) Social Skills
5 103 (37.05%) Public Sector
5 103 (37.05%) Telecoms
6 102 (36.69%) Electronics
7 72 (25.90%) Analytical Skills
8 39 (14.03%) Organisational Skills
9 29 (10.43%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (9.35%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (7.19%) Retail
12 17 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (5.40%) Legal
14 10 (3.60%) French Language
14 10 (3.60%) Law
15 8 (2.88%) German Language
15 8 (2.88%) Italian Language
16 7 (2.52%) Aerospace
16 7 (2.52%) Banking
Job Titles
1 60 (21.58%) Lead
2 48 (17.27%) Consultant
3 43 (15.47%) Security Consultant
4 31 (11.15%) Project Manager
5 29 (10.43%) Analyst
6 27 (9.71%) Senior
7 21 (7.55%) Test Analyst
8 17 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 17 (6.12%) Senior Manager
9 13 (4.68%) Senior Project Manager
10 12 (4.32%) Performance Analyst
10 12 (4.32%) Performance Test Analyst
10 12 (4.32%) Support Engineer
10 12 (4.32%) Testing Analyst
11 11 (3.96%) Field Engineer
11 11 (3.96%) IT Engineer
12 10 (3.60%) IT Support
12 10 (3.60%) IT Support Engineer
13 9 (3.24%) Automation Test Analyst
13 9 (3.24%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (8.99%) SAP CAF
2 3 (1.08%) JSON
2 3 (1.08%) Pandas
3 2 (0.72%) Bootstrap
3 2 (0.72%) CSS
3 2 (0.72%) FastAPI
3 2 (0.72%) Flask
3 2 (0.72%) HTML
3 2 (0.72%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle ADF
3 2 (0.72%) PyTorch
3 2 (0.72%) RESTful
3 2 (0.72%) scikit-learn
3 2 (0.72%) TensorFlow
3 2 (0.72%) WebCenter
3 2 (0.72%) XML
4 1 (0.36%) JSON-LD
4 1 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.36%) PySpark
4 1 (0.36%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 42 (15.11%) Management Information System
2 40 (14.39%) Analytical Mindset
3 22 (7.91%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (6.12%) FMCG
5 14 (5.04%) Driving Licence
6 9 (3.24%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.16%) PDA
8 5 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.80%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.44%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.44%) Clustering
9 4 (1.44%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.44%) EPoS
10 3 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.08%) PMI
10 3 (1.08%) Semantic Web
11 2 (0.72%) FPGA
11 2 (0.72%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.72%) Reference Data
12 1 (0.36%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.68%) Linux
2 10 (3.60%) Windows
3 5 (1.80%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.44%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (46.04%) Business Intelligence
2 110 (39.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 102 (36.69%) Digital Marketing
4 71 (25.54%) Risk Management
5 68 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
6 65 (23.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 59 (21.22%) Project Management
8 58 (20.86%) Change Management
9 56 (20.14%) ERP
10 52 (18.71%) Cybersecurity
10 52 (18.71%) Decision-Making
11 46 (16.55%) Process Improvement
12 42 (15.11%) Agile
13 36 (12.95%) Collaborative Culture
14 32 (11.51%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 31 (11.15%) Mentoring
15 31 (11.15%) Stakeholder Management
16 30 (10.79%) Coaching
17 29 (10.43%) Project Delivery
17 29 (10.43%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.04%) Python
2 8 (2.88%) SQL
3 6 (2.16%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.80%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.08%) Bash
6 2 (0.72%) C#
6 2 (0.72%) C++
6 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.36%) Bicep
7 1 (0.36%) C
7 1 (0.36%) Java
7 1 (0.36%) Rust
7 1 (0.36%) SHACL
7 1 (0.36%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 124 (44.60%) Security Cleared
2 105 (37.77%) Degree
3 56 (20.14%) SC Cleared
4 45 (16.19%) CISSP
5 29 (10.43%) CISM
6 26 (9.35%) DV Cleared
7 25 (8.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 16 (5.76%) CEH
8 16 (5.76%) CompTIA Security+
9 14 (5.04%) DBS Check
10 12 (4.32%) PMI Certification
11 10 (3.60%) PMP
12 8 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (2.52%) CCNA
13 7 (2.52%) CCNP
13 7 (2.52%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (2.52%) JNCIA
14 6 (2.16%) A+ Certification
15 5 (1.80%) HND
16 4 (1.44%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (15.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (15.11%) NIST
3 28 (10.07%) QA
4 25 (8.99%) GRC
5 24 (8.63%) PMO
6 22 (7.91%) Def Stans
7 16 (5.76%) PCI DSS
8 8 (2.88%) SLA
9 5 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (1.44%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.36%) P3O
System Software
1 10 (3.60%) Docker
2 7 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.16%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.44%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.72%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.72%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (7.55%) HP ALM
2 7 (2.52%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.44%) Autotask
3 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.44%) vCenter Server
4 3 (1.08%) Ansible
5 2 (0.72%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.72%) Terraform
6 1 (0.36%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.36%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 146 (52.52%) SAP
2 40 (14.39%) Microsoft
3 22 (7.91%) HP
4 19 (6.83%) Salesforce
5 12 (4.32%) Cisco
6 8 (2.88%) Juniper
6 8 (2.88%) Oracle
6 8 (2.88%) VMware
7 5 (1.80%) Veeam
8 4 (1.44%) Apple
8 4 (1.44%) Datto
8 4 (1.44%) Sophos
9 2 (0.72%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.72%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.72%) Fujitsu
9 2 (0.72%) IFS
9 2 (0.72%) Workday
10 1 (0.36%) Okta
10 1 (0.36%) Palantir
10 1 (0.36%) Palo Alto