Programme Manager Contracts in the Thames Valley

Programme Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Programme Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 79 129
Rank change year-on-year -38 +50 -24
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 23 68 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.85% 2.32% 1.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 2.47% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 49 29
10th Percentile - £560 £457
25th Percentile £463 £563 £566
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £650 £650
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £790 £725
90th Percentile £750 £800 £860
South East median daily rate £625 £700 £650
% change year-on-year -10.71% +7.69% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,527 2,756 3,329
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 94.09% 95.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,441 1,906 2,270
10th Percentile £206 £313 £189
25th Percentile £369 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 77 101
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.00 £12.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £45.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +157.14% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.90 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £84.40 £79.19 £57.38
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.24 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.53% +129.71% -12.50%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Manager in the Thames Valley

Programme Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Programme Manager in the Thames Valley

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Manager in the Thames Valley

Programme Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Manager in the Thames Valley

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Berkshire -27 17 £545 -16.15% 1
Oxfordshire +8 3 £700 -6.67% 1
Buckinghamshire -5 3 £625 +8.70% 1
Programme Manager
South East

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Programme Manager 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 Thames Valley region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Telecoms
1 10 (43.48%) Finance
2 7 (30.43%) Project Management
2 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
3 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (26.09%) Programme Management
4 4 (17.39%) Change Management
5 3 (13.04%) PRINCE2
5 3 (13.04%) Re-Platforming
5 3 (13.04%) Budget Management
5 3 (13.04%) Migration
5 3 (13.04%) Programme Delivery
5 3 (13.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (13.04%) Project Delivery
6 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
6 2 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.70%) Programme Governance
6 2 (8.70%) Contract Management
6 2 (8.70%) OCI
6 2 (8.70%) Culture Change
6 2 (8.70%) Customer Experience
6 2 (8.70%) Customer Service
6 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
6 2 (8.70%) Matrix Management
6 2 (8.70%) Data Migration
6 2 (8.70%) Line Management
6 2 (8.70%) Supplier Management
6 2 (8.70%) Degree
6 2 (8.70%) Resource Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) OCI
2 1 (4.35%) AWS
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) WAN
1 2 (8.70%) Wireless
2 1 (4.35%) 3G
2 1 (4.35%) 4G
2 1 (4.35%) 5G
2 1 (4.35%) Network Security
General
1 10 (43.48%) Finance
1 10 (43.48%) Telecoms
2 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Legal
4 1 (4.35%) Banking
4 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.35%) Local Government
4 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.35%) FMCG
2 1 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.35%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Project Management
2 6 (26.09%) Programme Management
2 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (17.39%) Change Management
4 3 (13.04%) Budget Management
4 3 (13.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (13.04%) Migration
4 3 (13.04%) PRINCE2
4 3 (13.04%) Programme Delivery
4 3 (13.04%) Project Delivery
4 3 (13.04%) Re-Platforming
5 2 (8.70%) Contract Management
5 2 (8.70%) Culture Change
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Experience
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Service
5 2 (8.70%) Data Migration
5 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
5 2 (8.70%) Line Management
5 2 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (8.70%) Programme Governance
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) ACCA
2 1 (4.35%) APMP
2 1 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) IFRS
1 1 (4.35%) P3O
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Oracle
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft