NHS Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

NHS Programme Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median NHS Programme Manager daily rate in Birmingham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an NHS Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 773 469 702
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 90.02% 91.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 488 341 492
10th Percentile £313 £180 £250
25th Percentile £405 £363 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £663
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £490 £475
% change year-on-year -1.02% +3.16% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 16 38
10th Percentile £13.82 £12.62 £12.80
25th Percentile £17.20 £13.66 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.00 £14.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -50.88% +42.50%
75th Percentile £26.37 £29.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £30.00 £30.68 £69.12
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £18.13 £22.50
% change year-on-year +38.72% -19.42% +25.00%

NHS Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'NHS Programme Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

NHS Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Birmingham

NHS Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 18 March 2026, NHS Programme Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring NHS Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

NHS Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management