Programme Director Salary

The average salary for a Programme Director in the UK is:

£78,940

Job profile for a Programme Director

Commercial, contractual and delivery responsibility for large-scale IT programmes in government and commercial sectors, valued in the region of £20-£100m and with team sizes of 100+.

The Programme Director is responsible for: • Developing, and acting as custodian for, the Programme’s vision. • Defining the Programme’s objectives and providing input to the Business Case. • Ensuring an appropriate Programme management framework is in place, incorporating the Gateway review process if required. • Securing resources and expertise from the client organisation as required, for example, appointing professional advisers to support the Programme Director role. • Overseeing value management strategy. • Appraising and managing risks to the Programme. • Acting as sole point of contact with Programme Manager. • Co-ordinating and fostering teamwork. • Managing the Programme Manager’s performance of delegated responsibility. • Establishing formal reporting arrangements on Programme progress. • Defining criteria for control and management of the Programme. • Assisting the Programme Manager in the resolution of problems. • Receiving and reviewing detailed reports on the Programme from the Programme Manager. • Ensuring the Programme Manager receives Departmental decisions on time. • Establishing with the Programme Manager a common approach to major issues that arise. • Establishing a mechanism to ensure regular dialogue with contractors to promote problem solving, team working and risk-sharing.

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Programme Director Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £78,000.

The average salary in 2009 was £81,741, based on 5 respondents (a difference of 5% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £83,843, based on 19 respondents (a difference of 3% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £66,275, based on 12 respondents (a difference of -21% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £71,667, based on 6 respondents (a difference of 8% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a Programme Director based on all salary survey responses is: £75,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for Programme Director is £39.47.


Assorted Programme Director Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£75,000London28-January-14
£75,000North West28-January-14
£56,500South West28-November-13
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Programme Director Salary By UK Region

These figures use non-job specific statistical weighting from our salary data pool and also include for comparison the salaries for a Programme Director job in US Dollars based on a recent exchante rate (last rate update 02/05/2013 with a pound to dollar exchange rate 1.56) for comparisons for our international visitors
Salary US Dollars Region
£69468 $108370.08 North West
£86045 $134230.2 London
£63152 $98517.12 Yorkshire and North East
£68678 $107137.68 South West
£81309 $126842.04 South East
£67099 $104674.44 Scotland
£71046 $110831.76 Northern Ireland
£66310 $103443.6 Wales
£73415 $114527.4 Midlands
£65521 $102212.76 East of England

With regard to age and impact on salary for a Programme Director, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £59,205 for a worker in their 20s, £77,362 (30s), £91,571 (40s) and £91,571 (50s).
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