Programme Director Contracts in England

Programme Director
UK > England

The median Programme Director daily rate in England is £900 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 500 577 730
Rank change year-on-year +77 +153 -138
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Director 37 70 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.15% 0.070%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.15% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 52 39
10th Percentile £708 £680 £660
25th Percentile £775 £794 £806
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £875 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -12.50% +29.03%
75th Percentile £975 £1,000 £1,150
90th Percentile £1,060 £1,150 £1,233
UK median daily rate £900 £875 £1,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -12.50% +28.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 33,809 45,522 67,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.60% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,413 32,346 47,872
10th Percentile £283 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.82% +2.90% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,342 1,849
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.92 £44.77 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.54% +94.63% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Programme Director
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Programme Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Director in England

Programme Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Director in England.

Daily rate trend for Programme Director in England

Programme Director
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Director in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Director in England

Programme Director
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Director in England.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Director in England

Programme Director
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Director within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +56 22 £928 +1.99% 7
Midlands +33 6 £850 +6.25%
South East +11 4 £765 -6.13% 1
North of England +28 3 £900 -8.86% 1
West Midlands +25 3 £850 +6.25%
East Midlands - 3 - -
North West +17 2 £1,000 +1.27% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £900 -
South West - 1 - -
Programme Director
UK

Programme Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Programme Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Programme Director in the job title.

1 15 (40.54%) Finance
2 12 (32.43%) Programme Management
3 9 (24.32%) Programme Delivery
3 9 (24.32%) Business Case
4 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
4 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (18.92%) Project Management
5 6 (16.22%) Agile
5 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 6 (16.22%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (13.51%) Data Centre
6 5 (13.51%) Roadmaps
6 5 (13.51%) SC Cleared
6 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
6 5 (13.51%) Migration
6 5 (13.51%) ERP
6 5 (13.51%) SAP
7 4 (10.81%) Risk Management
7 4 (10.81%) Supplier Management
7 4 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (10.81%) Public Sector
7 4 (10.81%) Decision-Making
8 3 (8.11%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (8.11%) Project Delivery
8 3 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (8.11%) Business Transformation
8 3 (8.11%) Change Control
8 3 (8.11%) Degree

Programme Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 6 (16.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (5.41%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.41%) Azure
2 1 (2.70%) AWS
2 1 (2.70%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) 5G
1 2 (5.41%) Internet
1 2 (5.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.11%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) TestDirector
General
1 15 (40.54%) Finance
2 7 (18.92%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.81%) Public Sector
4 3 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Manufacturing
4 3 (8.11%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (8.11%) Retail
5 2 (5.41%) Banking
5 2 (5.41%) Legal
5 2 (5.41%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.70%) Law
6 1 (2.70%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.41%) FMCG
2 2 (5.41%) IoT
2 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) NHS
3 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (32.43%) Programme Management
2 9 (24.32%) Business Case
2 9 (24.32%) Programme Delivery
3 7 (18.92%) Project Management
3 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (16.22%) Agile
4 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (13.51%) ERP
5 5 (13.51%) Migration
5 5 (13.51%) Roadmaps
6 4 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (10.81%) Decision-Making
6 4 (10.81%) Risk Management
6 4 (10.81%) Supplier Management
7 3 (8.11%) Change Control
7 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (8.11%) Project Delivery
7 3 (8.11%) Quality Management
7 3 (8.11%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 5 (13.51%) SC Cleared
1 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) Degree
3 2 (5.41%) DV Cleared
3 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.70%) PMP
4 1 (2.70%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.70%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (13.51%) SAP
2 3 (8.11%) Oracle
3 2 (5.41%) Microsoft