Programme Management Contracts

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Programme Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Programme Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 156 130
Rank change year-on-year +39 -26 +9
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 818 1,038 1,813
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.88% 1.76% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 1.96% 2.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 570 776 1,434
10th Percentile £270 £298 £369
25th Percentile £430 £465 £451
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £584 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.71% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £725 £700 £675
90th Percentile £825 £825 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £575 £525
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 26 25
10th Percentile £12.75 £21.25 £26.25
25th Percentile £21.12 £27.75 £31.65
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.45 £47.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% -20.33% +28.77%
75th Percentile £53.13 £50.13 £63.00
90th Percentile £68.90 £73.00 £68.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.75 £39.55 £31.70
% change year-on-year -62.71% +24.76% +10.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Programme Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,480 53,073 80,381
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.37% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,166 36,804 56,457
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,447 1,751 1,910
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +29 746 £595 -0.83% 336
UK excluding London +20 413 £575 - 220
London +37 324 £613 -2.00% 129
Work from Home +36 244 £580 +0.87% 144
South West +7 115 £605 +0.83% 27
South East -22 103 £340 -32.00% 57
North of England +53 83 £650 +23.81% 55
North West +48 60 £650 +36.84% 36
Midlands +43 50 £675 +15.38% 30
Scotland +29 38 £511 -9.11% 15
West Midlands +21 34 £700 +12.00% 21
Yorkshire +28 21 £563 -8.16% 17
East of England +4 21 £341 -45.48% 28
East Midlands +31 16 £396 -25.38% 8
Northern Ireland +8 5 - - 8
North East +17 3 £525 +101.92% 2
Wales +7 1 £1,000 +81.82% 7

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 47 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 25 (3.06%) Confluence
3 15 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (0.37%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.24%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.12%) CMS
6 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.12%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (4.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (3.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (2.93%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (1.71%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.24%) InDesign
7 2 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.12%) FileZilla
8 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 18 (2.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 3 (0.37%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.24%) Loan IQ
4 2 (0.24%) Primavera
4 2 (0.24%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.12%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.12%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.12%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 82 (10.02%) Azure
2 37 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (4.16%) AWS
4 30 (3.67%) Power Platform
5 24 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (2.32%) PaaS
7 13 (1.59%) IaaS
8 12 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (1.22%) SaaS
10 7 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.73%) Amazon EC2
11 6 (0.73%) OneDrive
11 6 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
11 6 (0.73%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 5 (0.61%) Entra ID
13 4 (0.49%) Azure Cognitive Services
13 4 (0.49%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.49%) GCP
13 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.37%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.69%) Firewall
2 21 (2.57%) VPN
3 19 (2.32%) LAN
4 18 (2.20%) WAN
5 16 (1.96%) Internet
6 14 (1.71%) Network Security
7 12 (1.47%) DNS
8 11 (1.34%) Cisco ISE
8 11 (1.34%) VoIP
9 10 (1.22%) FTP
9 10 (1.22%) PBX
9 10 (1.22%) WLAN
10 9 (1.10%) HTTP
10 9 (1.10%) MPLS
11 8 (0.98%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.98%) TCP/IP
11 8 (0.98%) Wireless
12 7 (0.86%) 3G
12 7 (0.86%) 4G
12 7 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.65%) Metadata
2 23 (2.81%) Power BI
3 21 (2.57%) Data Vault
3 21 (2.57%) NoSQL
4 17 (2.08%) SQL Server
5 15 (1.83%) Metadata Repository
6 14 (1.71%) Electronic Patient Records
7 7 (0.86%) Tableau
8 6 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (0.73%) Ingres
8 6 (0.73%) Pentaho
8 6 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.73%) Qlik Sense
8 6 (0.73%) QlikView
8 6 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.61%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.49%) GIS
10 4 (0.49%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.49%) MS Access
10 4 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 60 (7.33%) JIRA
2 11 (1.34%) ERwin
3 10 (1.22%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.86%) JMeter
4 7 (0.86%) Selenium
5 6 (0.73%) Git
6 5 (0.61%) NUnit
7 4 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.37%) Postman
8 3 (0.37%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.12%) GitLab
10 1 (0.12%) GoCD
10 1 (0.12%) RStudio
10 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
General
1 467 (57.09%) Finance
2 391 (47.80%) Public Sector
3 339 (41.44%) Telecoms
4 338 (41.32%) Marketing
5 328 (40.10%) Manufacturing
6 317 (38.75%) Electronics
7 237 (28.97%) Social Skills
8 104 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
9 52 (6.36%) Influencing Skills
10 48 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
11 34 (4.16%) Organisational Skills
12 31 (3.79%) Legal
13 30 (3.67%) Retail
14 28 (3.42%) Banking
15 22 (2.69%) Local Government
16 13 (1.59%) Military
17 9 (1.10%) German Language
17 9 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 7 (0.86%) Advertising
18 7 (0.86%) Billing
Job Titles
1 144 (17.60%) Project Manager
2 115 (14.06%) Programme Manager
3 83 (10.15%) Architect
4 75 (9.17%) Lead
5 47 (5.75%) Senior
6 46 (5.62%) Analyst
7 41 (5.01%) Consultant
8 39 (4.77%) Support Engineer
9 38 (4.65%) Data Architect
10 28 (3.42%) Senior Manager
11 27 (3.30%) Change Manager
12 26 (3.18%) Developer
12 26 (3.18%) Technical Manager
13 23 (2.81%) Security Manager
14 20 (2.44%) Delivery Manager
14 20 (2.44%) Desktop Engineer
14 20 (2.44%) Desktop Support
14 20 (2.44%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 20 (2.44%) IT Manager
15 19 (2.32%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.44%) AngularJS
2 13 (1.59%) .NET
2 13 (1.59%) React
2 13 (1.59%) Spring
2 13 (1.59%) Web Services
3 9 (1.10%) ADO
4 6 (0.73%) CSS
4 6 (0.73%) LDAP
4 6 (0.73%) RESTful
5 5 (0.61%) GraphQL
6 4 (0.49%) Hugging Face
6 4 (0.49%) LangChain
6 4 (0.49%) PyTorch
6 4 (0.49%) YAML
7 3 (0.37%) HTML
7 3 (0.37%) Playwright
7 3 (0.37%) XML
8 2 (0.24%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.24%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.24%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 55 (6.72%) NHS
2 41 (5.01%) Management Information System
3 27 (3.30%) Onboarding
4 25 (3.06%) Data Centre
5 21 (2.57%) Reference Data
6 17 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (1.83%) Product Ownership
7 15 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (1.34%) Wiki
9 8 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (0.98%) Cyber Defence
9 8 (0.98%) LIMS
9 8 (0.98%) PMI
9 8 (0.98%) Public Cloud
9 8 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (0.98%) Social Media
10 7 (0.86%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.73%) e-Health
11 6 (0.73%) Replication
12 4 (0.49%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.46%) Windows
2 27 (3.30%) Linux
3 23 (2.81%) Windows 10
4 12 (1.47%) Unix
5 8 (0.98%) Windows 7
6 7 (0.86%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.24%) Android
8 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (40.71%) Business Intelligence
2 317 (38.75%) Digital Marketing
3 224 (27.38%) Project Management
4 212 (25.92%) Agile
5 145 (17.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 130 (15.89%) Project Delivery
7 124 (15.16%) Problem-Solving
8 123 (15.04%) Change Management
9 90 (11.00%) PRINCE2
10 68 (8.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 67 (8.19%) Business Case
11 67 (8.19%) Decision-Making
11 67 (8.19%) Risk Management
12 59 (7.21%) Programme Delivery
13 53 (6.48%) DevOps
13 53 (6.48%) Roadmaps
13 53 (6.48%) Waterfall
14 47 (5.75%) Data Modelling
15 45 (5.50%) Mentoring
16 44 (5.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.52%) SQL
2 36 (4.40%) Python
3 20 (2.44%) PowerShell
4 18 (2.20%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.08%) Java
6 16 (1.96%) C#
7 15 (1.83%) C
8 8 (0.98%) Kusto Query Language
9 7 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.37%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.37%) Perl
10 3 (0.37%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.24%) Bash
11 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.12%) R
12 1 (0.12%) Rust
12 1 (0.12%) Scala
12 1 (0.12%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 201 (24.57%) Security Cleared
2 123 (15.04%) SC Cleared
3 93 (11.37%) Degree
4 78 (9.54%) DV Cleared
5 40 (4.89%) PMP
6 38 (4.65%) PMI Certification
7 25 (3.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 16 (1.96%) CISSP
9 13 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 12 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.22%) CCIE
12 9 (1.10%) CCIE Data Center
13 8 (0.98%) CISM
13 8 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (0.86%) AWS Certification
15 6 (0.73%) CCNP
15 6 (0.73%) PgMP
16 5 (0.61%) APMG
16 5 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
16 5 (0.61%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.17%) PMO
2 38 (4.65%) QA
3 18 (2.20%) Data Quality
4 17 (2.08%) GDPR
5 11 (1.34%) NIST
6 10 (1.22%) SLA
7 8 (0.98%) HL7
7 8 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.86%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.86%) NIST 800
9 5 (0.61%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.61%) RMADS
10 4 (0.49%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.37%) GRC
12 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.12%) FedRAMP
13 1 (0.12%) Government Security Classifications
13 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
System Software
1 27 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.98%) NFS
3 7 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.73%) Docker
5 4 (0.49%) Firmware
5 4 (0.49%) HDFS
6 3 (0.37%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.37%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (1.59%) Terraform
2 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.49%) CA Service Virtualization
3 4 (0.49%) Puppet
4 3 (0.37%) Dell DRAC
4 3 (0.37%) IBM BigFix
4 3 (0.37%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.37%) Progress Chef
4 3 (0.37%) Tivoli
5 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.24%) Ansible
5 2 (0.24%) Nessus
5 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.12%) SCCM
6 1 (0.12%) SCOM
6 1 (0.12%) systemd
Vendors
1 356 (43.52%) SAP
2 109 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 25 (3.06%) Sparx
4 24 (2.93%) Oracle
5 17 (2.08%) Cisco
6 14 (1.71%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.47%) Atlassian
7 12 (1.47%) Dell
7 12 (1.47%) Palo Alto
7 12 (1.47%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.47%) VMware
8 7 (0.86%) Cadence
8 7 (0.86%) CheckPoint
8 7 (0.86%) Isilon
9 6 (0.73%) Informatica
9 6 (0.73%) Zscaler
10 5 (0.61%) Infoblox
10 5 (0.61%) Pega
10 5 (0.61%) SolarWinds
10 5 (0.61%) Symantec