How Much Does a Programme Manager Make in Cambridge, UK? Salary Range, Hourly Rate and More

As of April 22, 2025, the average annual salary for a Programme Manager in Cambridge, UK is £80,020, with an hourly rate of £38, according to Salary.com Global Salary IQ data. The average salary ranges from £67,496 to £91,004, influenced by factors like location, education, experience, and more.

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25TH £67,496

50TH(Median) £80,020

75TH £91,004

Programme Manager Salaries by Percentile

Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
25th Percentile Programme Manager Salary	£67,496	United Kingdom	April 22, 2025
50th Percentile Programme Manager Salary	£80,020	United Kingdom	April 22, 2025
75th Percentile Programme Manager Salary	£91,004	United Kingdom	April 22, 2025

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How Much Does a Programme Manager Make by Hour, Week, Month, and Year?

Last Updated on April 22, 2025

£67,496

Average £80,020/year

£91,004

£5,625

Average £6,668/month

£7,584

£1,298

Average £1,539/week

£1,750

£32

Average £38/hour

£44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	£91,004	£7,584	£1,750	£44
Average	£80,020	£6,668	£1,539	£38
25th Percentile	£67,496	£5,625	£1,298	£32

Salary.com provides you with accurate and diversified Programme Manager salary data based on specialized databases to help you get a fairer salary. The average annual pay for a Programme Manager is about £80,020 a year, this translates to an approximate hourly rate of £38, a monthly salary of about £6,668, and a weekly pay of around £1,539. Click the switch button below to see more details about Programme Manager hourly pay, weekly pay, monthly pay, and so on.

How Much Do Programme Managers Earn at Different Levels in 2025?

A Programme Manager's salary varies significantly based on experience level. Entry typically earn £70,300 - £77,777, while Intermediate make £70,861 - £78,151, Senior earn £71,795 - £79,085, Specialist earn £73,478 - £80,348, Expert can reach £75,347 - £81,987 or more, depending on the company and location.

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Programme Manager	£75,347
Intermediate Level Programme Manager	£75,908
Senior Level Programme Manager	£76,842
Specialist Level Programme Manager	£78,151
Expert Level Programme Manager	£80,020

Entry Level	6%
Intermediate Level	5%
Senior Level	4%
Specialist Level	2%
Expert Level	0%

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Last Updated on April 22, 2025

Skills to Boost a Programme Manager Salary

Mastering key skills can significantly increase your earning potential as a Programme Manager. According to Salary.com's Real-time Job Posting Data, expertise in Leadership can lead to a 10% salary raise, while strong Scrum skills boost pay by a 1%. Even Continuous Improvement can result in a 1% salary increase.

Skills Definition Skills % Demand Skills % Salary Increase

Skill Library evaluates talent skills across five levels, supported by 5-10 behavior indicators, delivering precise insights for data-driven hiring decisions.

Leadership

Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

Scrum

Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

Continuous Improvement

A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.

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Based on recent job listings, in-demand skills in the Programme Manager field include Leadership (10%), Scrum (1%), Continuous Improvement (1%), Quality Assurance (1%), and Procurement (1%). These skills reflect current market needs.

Skills	Salary	Demand
Skill & Salary	Demand
Leadership	£84,071	Leadership £84,071	10%
Scrum	£77,192	Scrum £77,192	1%
Continuous Improvement	£77,192	Continuous Improvement £77,192	1%
Quality Assurance	£77,192	Quality Assurance £77,192	1%
Procurement	£77,192	Procurement £77,192	1%

Leadership

3.07%

Scrum

5.81%

Continuous Improvement

0.77%

Quality Assurance

0.39%

Procurement

0.05%

What are the Highest Paying Cities in the United Kingdom for Programme Manager?

The top 3 highest-paying cities in the United Kingdom for Programme Manager are London, Brighton and Hove, and Manchester. In London, the average salary is £82,542 per year, while Brighton and Hove offers £76,996, and Manchester pays around £73,260 annually.

Which Job Pays More: IS Manager or Programme Manager?

As of April 22, 2025 , a IS Manager makes more than a Programme Manager. A IS Manager earns an average annual salary of £76,483. And a Programme Manager earns an average annual salary of £76,428.

Job Title	Location	Salary Range in GBP
IS Manager	Cambridge, UK	£56,597 £97,256
Recruiting Manager	Cambridge, UK	£45,790 £88,471
Purchasing Manager	Cambridge, UK	£50,030 £81,808
Logistics Manager	Cambridge, UK	£48,999 £84,049
Operations Manager	Cambridge, UK	£60,136 £87,839

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