Advance into enterprise Agile leadership through coaching, programme and portfolio management, scaling, business agility, governance, transformation, consulting and executive-level delivery practice.
Explore enterprise agility and transformation in a 24 to 26-week advanced programme. Connect coaching, programme and portfolio thinking with strategy, governance and resource decisions.
What you will develop
- Explore enterprise coaching, organisational culture, leadership mindset and business agility.
- Connect Agile programme and portfolio management with strategy, financial and resource management.
- Compare advanced scaling themes including SAFe Lean Portfolio Management, Nexus and Disciplined Agile Delivery.
- Practise enterprise governance, risk management, consulting workshops and executive stakeholder engagement.
- Use AI-assisted backlog refinement and metrics with human review, verification and responsible handling of project information.
Practical work
Present an enterprise Agile transformation simulation. Explain the change approach, portfolio priorities, governance, resource choices, coaching interventions and measures of progress.
Career directions
Develop evidence for progression towards Agile coaching, transformation consulting and programme or portfolio leadership. Enterprise coach, head-of-delivery and director roles require substantial professional leadership experience.
UK salary and contract-rate guide
Evidence reviewed: 6 October 2026. These selected UK job-title benchmarks support career planning and are not junior-only or guaranteed post-course earnings. Ranges represent the 25th to 75th percentiles in separate IT Jobs Watch vacancy samples.
Scrum Master
Permanent advertised salary: £60,000 to £75,000 a year. Contract rate: £463 to £588 a day.
Permanent salary source: Scrum Master
Contract-rate source: Scrum Master
The permanent sample contains 43 salaries over six months to 3 October 2026; the contract sample contains 123 daily rates over six months to 6 October 2026. These are different vacancy samples, not a matched pay package. Junior-specific rates need separate evidence.
Product Owner
Permanent advertised salary: £55,000 to £90,000 a year. Contract rate: £481 to £628 a day.
Permanent salary source: Product Owner
Contract-rate source: Product Owner
Both samples cover six months to 6 October 2026: 198 annual salaries and 176 daily rates. The job title is Product Owner, not the broader Product Ownership skill category.
Agile Coach
Permanent advertised salary: £70,000 to £80,000 a year. Contract rate: £481 to £613 a day.
Permanent salary source: Agile Coach
Contract-rate source: Agile Coach
The permanent sample contains only nine salaries over six months to 5 October 2026, so treat it cautiously. The contract sample contains 33 daily rates over six months to 6 October 2026. These figures are not specific to Enterprise Agile Coach or executive leadership roles.
Contract income depends on billable days, engagement terms, tax treatment including IR35, expenses and gaps between assignments.
Salary and contract-rate figures are indicative UK market ranges based on publicly available evidence reviewed at the stated date. Actual earnings vary according to experience, location, employer, sector, qualifications, responsibilities and employment type. Course completion does not guarantee employment, promotion or a particular level of earnings.
Mentoring and career support
Mentoring connects technical learning with practical development and professional evidence. Your programme includes six months of job-search support and three months of in-role support. Discuss the arrangements and starting dates with our team, including CV, LinkedIn and interview preparation. Employment is not guaranteed.
Certification and assessment information
ICAgile Expert in Agile Coaching (ICE-AC) is a competency-based expert designation requiring an accredited expert programme and the relevant prerequisite credentials, including Agile Team Facilitation and Agile Coaching. It is not an automatic award for attending this RDE programme. The source’s SAFe Program Consultant label now corresponds to SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC); agree the current official preparation and assessment route. Agile Portfolio Management and Enterprise Agile Leadership labels require exact awarding bodies, credentials and requirements.
Check ICAgile Expert in Agile Coaching pathway
Check ICAgile expert certification prerequisites
Verify current SAFe Practice Consultant certification
RDE programme completion is separate from earning a vendor credential. Confirm preparation scope, authorised provider arrangements where required, eligibility, examination access, additional costs, subscriptions and renewals before enrolment. Preparation does not guarantee an examination pass or certification.
Your next step
Register your interest to discuss your experience, starting point, current delivery arrangements, tools and software access, assessment, certification options, fees and any available funding. Confirm the current intake and support arrangements before making a commitment.