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IT Project and Programme Managers

Jobholders in this unit group manage, coordinate and technically supervise specific IT projects and programmes of a discrete duration and/or budget.

Average Salary

£48,432

New workers start around £28,197. Normal pay is £48,432 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £81,667.

Jobs

86,399

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Reports on project or programme to senior management and/or client.

  • Coordinates and oversees implementation of the project or programme.

  • Monitors progress including project/programme budget, timescale and quality.

  • Manages third party contributions to the programme or project.

  • Coordinates and supervises the activities of the project/programme team.

  • Plans the stages of the project or programme, reviews actions and amends plans as necessary.

  • Works with client or senior management to establish and clarify the aims, objectives and requirements of the IT project or programme.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Project Management

  • Agile Methodology

  • Stakeholder Management

  • Scrum (Software Development)

  • Project Planning

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Management

  • Planning

  • Infrastructure

  • Leadership

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.