The first table below looks at the demand for the Programme Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Programme Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Programme Manager
Rank 60 74 58
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -16
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 14 10 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 1.523% 0.766% 1.481%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.628% 0.835% 1.571%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 6 5
Average daily rate £500 £513 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £450 £380
10% offered a daily rate of more than £560 £613 £590
UK excluding London average daily rate £513 £513 £593
% change year-on-year
- -13.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 £38.98 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+21.85% +55.92%
All Job Titles
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
860 1198 955
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 93.58% 91.80% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 396 592 420
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £225 £130
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £488
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 74 75
Average hourly rate £16.20 £18.50 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-12.43% +12.12%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.00 £9.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £82.50 £33.32 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Programme Manager
North West

Programme Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Programme Manager across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Programme Manager Jobs Demand Trend

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Programme Manager across the Manchester region.

Manchester Programme Manager Daily Rate Trend

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Programme Manager across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Manchester Programme Manager Daily Rate Histogram

Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Programme Manager across the Manchester region.

Manchester Programme Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Programme Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Programme Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Programme Manager in their job title.

1 13 (43.33%) Project Management
2 12 (40.00%) Finance
3 9 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (23.33%) Programme Management
4 7 (23.33%) PRINCE2
5 6 (20.00%) Mainframe
5 6 (20.00%) Banking
5 6 (20.00%) Retail
5 6 (20.00%) TestPartner
5 6 (20.00%) Migration
6 5 (16.67%) Data Migration
6 5 (16.67%) Retail Banking
7 4 (13.33%) Waterfall
7 4 (13.33%) PRINCE
7 4 (13.33%) MS Project
7 4 (13.33%) Change Management
8 3 (10.00%) Budget Control
9 2 (6.667%) Test Management
9 2 (6.667%) Supplier Management
9 2 (6.667%) Legal
9 2 (6.667%) Management Information System
9 2 (6.667%) Risk Management
9 2 (6.667%) CRM
9 2 (6.667%) SharePoint
9 2 (6.667%) Microsoft
10 1 (3.333%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (3.333%) Sage
10 1 (3.333%) NHS
10 1 (3.333%) EDMS
10 1 (3.333%) Broadband

Programme Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region that cited Programme Manager in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Programme Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.667%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (13.33%) MS Project
2 1 (3.333%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.333%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (3.333%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.333%) Broadband
1 1 (3.333%) IKE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.333%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 6 (20.00%) TestPartner
General
1 12 (40.00%) Finance
2 6 (20.00%) Banking
2 6 (20.00%) Retail
3 5 (16.67%) Retail Banking
4 2 (6.667%) Legal
5 1 (3.333%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.333%) Advertising
5 1 (3.333%) Law
5 1 (3.333%) Front Office
5 1 (3.333%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.00%) Mainframe
2 2 (6.667%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.333%) Informatics
3 1 (3.333%) Social Media
3 1 (3.333%) Health Informatics
3 1 (3.333%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.333%) Windows
1 1 (3.333%) Windows 7
1 1 (3.333%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (43.33%) Project Management
2 9 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (23.33%) Programme Management
3 7 (23.33%) PRINCE2
4 6 (20.00%) Migration
5 5 (16.67%) Data Migration
6 4 (13.33%) Waterfall
6 4 (13.33%) PRINCE
6 4 (13.33%) Change Management
7 3 (10.00%) Budget Control
8 2 (6.667%) Risk Management
8 2 (6.667%) Test Management
8 2 (6.667%) CRM
8 2 (6.667%) Supplier Management
9 1 (3.333%) Project Planning
9 1 (3.333%) Resource Management
9 1 (3.333%) Integration Testing
9 1 (3.333%) Content Management
9 1 (3.333%) Business Analysis
9 1 (3.333%) B2B
Qualifications
1 1 (3.333%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (3.333%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.333%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (6.667%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.333%) Sage
2 1 (3.333%) NEC
Manchester, Lancashire
Manchester Contract My client is a key provider of Financial Services and is looking to recruit a Programme Manager on a contract basis. Based in Manchester the successful...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
KEY SKILLS - Proven Maximo experience - Enterprise Asset Management - Strong systems background - Excellent communication skills - Stakeholder management - Ability to explain complex technical information effectively Full details given on application.
Vertical IT
Rate: £400 - £550 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
I am looking for contract Test Management Professionals for a large banking client in Manchester... - Experience of portfolio management of testing, comprising multiple, sometimes independent, projects - Experience of...
Rullion IT Plus
Rate: £450 - £460 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013