Programme Manager Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Programme Manager, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£75,000
median advertised salary
198
live jobs right now
70%
permanent roles
70%
via agencies

How much does a Programme Manager earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Programme Manager in the UK is £75,000 a year, based on 71 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £6,250 a month or £38.46 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 70% of current adverts are permanent, and 70% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Programme Manager adverts mention AI or automation 3% of the time.

How Programme Manager pay compares

Median advertised salary for Programme Manager beside other job titles in IT, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in IT

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Azure Engineer £124,00016 68%21%
Java Developer £109,00028 35%8.4%
Data Engineer £83,000159 79%8%
Programme Manager £75,000198 70%3%
Software Engineer £60,000541 89%9%
Data Analyst £48,000103 72%3%
Systems Administrator £36,000— 68%2%
1st Line Support £30,00027 78%0%

Latest Programme Manager jobs

Festival Production Study Programme Manager

Yeovil College Direct employer

£30,966 – £39,917 a year

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Yeovil · Permanent · 8 hours ago

As our Festival Production Study Programme Manager, you'll lead the development of new study programmes, covering areas such as..

Automotive Study Programme Manager

Yeovil College Direct employer

£39,917 – £45,539 a year

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Yeovil · Permanent · 8 hours ago

Drive the future of automotive skills at Yeovil College as our full-time Automotive Study Programme Manager. With..

Senior Programme Manager

Barhale Direct employer

Pay not stated

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Peterborough · Permanent · 8 hours ago

About Barhale. Who are Barhale. Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis..

Programme Manager Defence

Carrington West

£65,000 – £75,000 a year

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High Wycombe · Permanent · 14 hours ago

Programme Manager - Defence Construction Projects. Home Counties | Hybrid Working Available. £65,000 - £75,000 + Company Car or..

Interim Programme Manager

Spencer Clarke Group

£500 – £550 a day

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West Yorkshire · Contract · 1 day ago

Interim Programme Manager - Property Capital Projects. Location: West Yorkshire. Rate: £500 - 550 per day. Contract: 6 - Months..

Programme Manager

MLL Telecom Ltd

Pay not stated

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Little Marlow · Permanent · 1 day ago

Handover to Project Manager at Customer Project Handover meeting. Ongoing quality assurance to ensure PM's are delivering in line..

Programme Manager

Linear Executive Search

£850 – £950 a day

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Farringdon Without · Contract · 2 days ago

Programme Manager. Fintech - Loan IQ Implementation. Location: City of London, Hybrid. Salary: £850-950 per day, outside IR35..

Browse 198 live Programme Manager jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Programme Manager vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →