The first table below looks at the demand for the Programme Manager role in IT contracts advertised for the North West 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 17 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 North West 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Programme Manager
Rank 76 99 92
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 42 33 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 1.828% 1.042% 1.299%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.959% 1.138% 1.401%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 24 17
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 £365 £450 £365
10% offered a daily rate of more than £610 £575 £605
UK excluding London average daily rate £513 £513 £600
% change year-on-year
- -14.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £38.98 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- +55.92%
All Job Titles
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2144 2900 2856
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 93.34% 91.57% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1014 1446 1426
Average daily rate £335 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.07% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 169 190
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.12% +14.70%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.29 £12.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £33.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Programme Manager
England

Programme Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Programme Manager Hourly Rate Trend

Programme Manager
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire +12 16 £525 -
Manchester +14 13 £500 -2.43%
Merseyside +12 5 £500 +23.83%
Programme Manager
England

Programme Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 31 (38.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 30 (37.04%) Finance
3 25 (30.86%) Programme Management
4 23 (28.40%) PRINCE2
5 20 (24.69%) Project Management
6 14 (17.28%) Migration
7 11 (13.58%) Banking
7 11 (13.58%) Supplier Management
8 10 (12.35%) Mainframe
8 10 (12.35%) Risk Management
9 9 (11.11%) Security Cleared
10 8 (9.877%) SC Cleared
10 8 (9.877%) Retail
10 8 (9.877%) PRINCE
11 7 (8.642%) NHS
11 7 (8.642%) MS Project
11 7 (8.642%) Change Management
12 6 (7.407%) UNIX
12 6 (7.407%) TestPartner
12 6 (7.407%) Waterfall
13 5 (6.173%) CRISC
13 5 (6.173%) Data Migration
13 5 (6.173%) Retail Banking
13 5 (6.173%) SAP
13 5 (6.173%) ITIL
13 5 (6.173%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 5 (6.173%) CISA
14 4 (4.938%) MS Office
15 3 (3.704%) Citrix
15 3 (3.704%) PMI Certification

Programme Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 3 (3.704%) MS Exchange
1 3 (3.704%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (2.469%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (8.642%) MS Project
2 4 (4.938%) MS Office
3 3 (3.704%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.469%) SAP FI
1 2 (2.469%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (2.469%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.235%) SAP Retail
2 1 (1.235%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.235%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.235%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.235%) Broadband
1 1 (1.235%) IKE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.235%) DB2
1 1 (1.235%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.235%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 6 (7.407%) TestPartner
General
1 30 (37.04%) Finance
2 11 (13.58%) Banking
3 8 (9.877%) Retail
4 5 (6.173%) Retail Banking
5 2 (2.469%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.469%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.469%) Legal
6 1 (1.235%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.235%) Advertising
6 1 (1.235%) Games
6 1 (1.235%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.235%) Front Office
6 1 (1.235%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.35%) Mainframe
2 7 (8.642%) NHS
3 3 (3.704%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.704%) SCADA
4 2 (2.469%) Informatics
5 1 (1.235%) Social Media
5 1 (1.235%) Health Informatics
5 1 (1.235%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.407%) UNIX
2 3 (3.704%) Windows
2 3 (3.704%) AIX
2 3 (3.704%) Linux
3 1 (1.235%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.235%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (38.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 25 (30.86%) Programme Management
3 23 (28.40%) PRINCE2
4 20 (24.69%) Project Management
5 14 (17.28%) Migration
6 11 (13.58%) Supplier Management
7 10 (12.35%) Risk Management
8 8 (9.877%) PRINCE
9 7 (8.642%) Change Management
10 6 (7.407%) Waterfall
11 5 (6.173%) Data Migration
11 5 (6.173%) ITIL
12 3 (3.704%) Budget Control
12 3 (3.704%) Quality Management
13 2 (2.469%) Six Sigma
13 2 (2.469%) CRM
13 2 (2.469%) Logistics
13 2 (2.469%) Lean Six Sigma
14 1 (1.235%) Integration Testing
14 1 (1.235%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 9 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 8 (9.877%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.173%) CISA
3 5 (6.173%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 5 (6.173%) CRISC
4 3 (3.704%) CGEIT
4 3 (3.704%) PMI Certification
4 3 (3.704%) CISM
5 2 (2.469%) PMP
6 1 (1.235%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.235%) Degree
6 1 (1.235%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.235%) ISO 9001
1 1 (1.235%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (6.173%) SAP
2 3 (3.704%) Citrix
2 3 (3.704%) Sage
2 3 (3.704%) VMware
3 2 (2.469%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.235%) NEC
4 1 (1.235%) Curam
4 1 (1.235%) Oracle
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
North West England
I am currently looking for a Programme Manager to help support the Head of Informatics... The following skills and experience are required for this job: -* Previous Programme Management...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350.00 - £400.00 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Location - Liverpool Duration - 6 months, extensions likely Rate - Negotiable, but expecting rates between £500 and £700 per day Clearance - SC Clearance is required prior to starting the role...
LA International
Rate: £500 - £750 per day
Posted: 15 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
North West England
NHS Programme Manager (Lean / Six Sigma)My client has a transformational programme that has 4 key projects: Utilisation & efficiency (maximising capacity to meet demand), Pharmacy Efficiency (tendering our...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 8 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
Liverpool, Merseyside
6 months Day Rate : £450-£550pd dep on experience MUST BE SC CLEARED... This is a senior contract within the business that will take full ownership of designing...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Rate: £450 - 550 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013