Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Brighton

Programme Manager
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Brighton is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Brighton 9.43% - 5.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.43% - 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.04%
75th Percentile £950 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median daily rate £900 - £650
% change year-on-year - - +13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.87 - -
Median hourly rate £63.73 - -
75th Percentile £65.60 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median hourly rate £63.73 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 53 43 51
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 82.69% 98.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 34 41
10th Percentile £355 £302 £306
25th Percentile £440 £410 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +17.50% +5.26% -11.63%
75th Percentile £634 £575 £545
90th Percentile £763 £638 £650
East Sussex median daily rate £570 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +14.00% +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.25 - £23.63
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £25.25
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.15%
75th Percentile £65.60 - £26.88
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median hourly rate £17.50 - £25.25
% change year-on-year - - -54.09%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Brighton

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Brighton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Brighton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Brighton

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 23 March 2026, 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 Brighton region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) DevOps
1 3 (60.00%) SDLC
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) FinOps
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Release Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Release Management
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) DevOps
1 3 (60.00%) SDLC
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) FinOps
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Release Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Release Management
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle
1 2 (40.00%) Salesforce