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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 327 262
Rank change year-on-year +60 -65 +58
Permanent jobs citing Programme Management 264 253 397
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.61% 0.71% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.80% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 140 84 254
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,147 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,375 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £62,307 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +18.68% -4.20%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,388 £66,250
90th Percentile £89,100 £90,822 £77,125
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -10.71% +21.74% -11.54%

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 33,750 31,666 33,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.01% 89.31% 87.98%
Number of salaries quoted 19,471 14,162 25,426
10th Percentile £27,800 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 20 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 20 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 +52 87 £89,000 +48.33% 30
South West +56 62 £55,000 +15.79% 15
Midlands +16 41 £43,100 -31.07% 13
North of England -74 26 £55,500 -19.27% 21
East Midlands +5 24 £50,269 +47.85% 5
East of England +39 18 £63,750 -1.53% 11
West Midlands +16 17 £27,500 -61.40% 8
North West -45 17 £55,000 -20.00% 8
Scotland +10 13 £60,000 +41.18% 2
Wales +14 10 £48,122 +20.31% 3
Northern Ireland -3 7 - - 3
Yorkshire -29 7 £60,000 -7.69% 11
North East +8 2 - - 2
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 8 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.89%) Confluence
3 3 (1.14%) IIS
4 2 (0.76%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.76%) WebLogic
4 2 (0.76%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.38%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (8.71%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.92%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (7.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.52%) Primavera
3 2 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 22 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
2 18 (6.82%) Azure
3 10 (3.79%) Cloud Computing
4 9 (3.41%) AWS
5 8 (3.03%) Amazon Alexa
5 8 (3.03%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.65%) Asana
6 7 (2.65%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.27%) GCP
8 4 (1.52%) SaaS
9 3 (1.14%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.76%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.76%) OCI
11 1 (0.38%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.41%) VPN
2 8 (3.03%) Network Security
3 6 (2.27%) DHCP
3 6 (2.27%) DNS
4 5 (1.89%) Junos
4 5 (1.89%) LAN
4 5 (1.89%) WAN
4 5 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.52%) Firewall
5 4 (1.52%) Wireless
6 3 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (1.14%) IPsec
6 3 (1.14%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.14%) VLAN
6 3 (1.14%) VoIP
7 1 (0.38%) 5G
7 1 (0.38%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.17%) Geospatial Data
2 10 (3.79%) GIS
3 8 (3.03%) Power BI
4 3 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (1.14%) Metadata
4 3 (1.14%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.14%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Discoverer
5 2 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.76%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.76%) Tableau
6 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.38%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 58 (21.97%) JIRA
2 26 (9.85%) Git
2 26 (9.85%) Jenkins
3 21 (7.95%) eCATT
4 12 (4.55%) NeoLoad
5 3 (1.14%) GitLab
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.38%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.38%) Gatling
7 1 (0.38%) JMeter
7 1 (0.38%) LoadRunner
General
1 181 (68.56%) Finance
2 113 (42.80%) Manufacturing
3 109 (41.29%) Marketing
4 107 (40.53%) Social Skills
5 90 (34.09%) Public Sector
6 87 (32.95%) Telecoms
7 86 (32.58%) Electronics
8 58 (21.97%) Analytical Skills
9 37 (14.02%) Organisational Skills
10 29 (10.98%) Influencing Skills
11 25 (9.47%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (7.58%) Retail
13 18 (6.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (6.06%) Legal
15 10 (3.79%) Law
16 9 (3.41%) French Language
17 8 (3.03%) German Language
17 8 (3.03%) Italian Language
18 7 (2.65%) Aerospace
19 6 (2.27%) Police
Job Titles
1 58 (21.97%) Lead
2 37 (14.02%) Consultant
3 36 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 32 (12.12%) Security Consultant
5 29 (10.98%) Analyst
6 27 (10.23%) Senior
7 21 (7.95%) Test Analyst
8 20 (7.58%) Senior Manager
9 14 (5.30%) Senior Project Manager
10 12 (4.55%) Performance Analyst
10 12 (4.55%) Performance Test Analyst
10 12 (4.55%) Testing Analyst
11 11 (4.17%) Field Engineer
11 11 (4.17%) Support Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) Automation Test Analyst
12 9 (3.41%) Developer
12 9 (3.41%) IT Engineer
12 9 (3.41%) IT Support
12 9 (3.41%) IT Support Engineer
13 7 (2.65%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (9.85%) SAP CAF
2 3 (1.14%) JSON
2 3 (1.14%) Pandas
3 2 (0.76%) Bootstrap
3 2 (0.76%) CSS
3 2 (0.76%) FastAPI
3 2 (0.76%) Flask
3 2 (0.76%) HTML
3 2 (0.76%) ModSecurity
3 2 (0.76%) Oracle ADF
3 2 (0.76%) PyTorch
3 2 (0.76%) RESTful
3 2 (0.76%) scikit-learn
3 2 (0.76%) TensorFlow
3 2 (0.76%) WebCenter
3 2 (0.76%) XML
4 1 (0.38%) JSON-LD
4 1 (0.38%) NumPy
4 1 (0.38%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.38%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 44 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 28 (10.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 20 (7.58%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (6.44%) FMCG
5 13 (4.92%) Driving Licence
6 9 (3.41%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.65%) PMI
7 7 (2.65%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (2.27%) PDA
9 5 (1.89%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.52%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.52%) EPoS
11 3 (1.14%) Clustering
11 3 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (1.14%) Semantic Web
12 2 (0.76%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.76%) Reference Data
13 1 (0.38%) Equities
13 1 (0.38%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.79%) Linux
2 6 (2.27%) Windows
3 4 (1.52%) Unix
4 3 (1.14%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (43.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 114 (43.18%) Business Intelligence
3 86 (32.58%) Digital Marketing
4 74 (28.03%) Risk Management
5 68 (25.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 64 (24.24%) Problem-Solving
7 63 (23.86%) Project Management
8 59 (22.35%) Change Management
9 57 (21.59%) ERP
10 54 (20.45%) Decision-Making
11 47 (17.80%) Process Improvement
12 41 (15.53%) Cybersecurity
13 40 (15.15%) Agile
14 36 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
15 34 (12.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 34 (12.88%) Stakeholder Management
16 31 (11.74%) Coaching
17 30 (11.36%) Project Delivery
18 29 (10.98%) Roadmaps
19 27 (10.23%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.92%) Python
2 8 (3.03%) SQL
3 5 (1.89%) JavaScript
3 5 (1.89%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.14%) Bash
5 2 (0.76%) C#
5 2 (0.76%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.76%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.38%) Bicep
6 1 (0.38%) C++
6 1 (0.38%) Java
6 1 (0.38%) SHACL
6 1 (0.38%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 107 (40.53%) Security Cleared
2 103 (39.02%) Degree
3 53 (20.08%) SC Cleared
4 34 (12.88%) CISSP
5 30 (11.36%) CISM
6 26 (9.85%) DV Cleared
6 26 (9.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 16 (6.06%) PMI Certification
8 14 (5.30%) DBS Check
9 11 (4.17%) PMP
10 7 (2.65%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (2.27%) A+ Certification
11 6 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.89%) CCNA
12 5 (1.89%) CCNP
12 5 (1.89%) JNCIA
12 5 (1.89%) Master's Degree
13 4 (1.52%) CEH
13 4 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
14 3 (1.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (11.74%) NIST
3 30 (11.36%) QA
4 26 (9.85%) GRC
4 26 (9.85%) PMO
5 22 (8.33%) Def Stans
6 8 (3.03%) SLA
7 5 (1.89%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.52%) P3O
8 4 (1.52%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 9 (3.41%) Docker
2 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.52%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 21 (7.95%) HP ALM
2 6 (2.27%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.14%) Ansible
3 3 (1.14%) Autotask
3 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.14%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.76%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.76%) Terraform
5 1 (0.38%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.38%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 130 (49.24%) SAP
2 38 (14.39%) Microsoft
3 22 (8.33%) HP
4 19 (7.20%) Salesforce
5 9 (3.41%) Cisco
6 7 (2.65%) Oracle
7 6 (2.27%) Juniper
7 6 (2.27%) VMware
8 4 (1.52%) Veeam
9 3 (1.14%) Apple
9 3 (1.14%) Datto
9 3 (1.14%) Sophos
10 2 (0.76%) IFS
10 2 (0.76%) Workday
11 1 (0.38%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.38%) Dell
11 1 (0.38%) Okta
11 1 (0.38%) Palantir
11 1 (0.38%) Palo Alto
11 1 (0.38%) Trend Micro