Programme Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Programme Delivery Manager
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Programme Delivery Manager daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £690, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Delivery Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 - -
South East median daily rate £690 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 415 296 535
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.84% 96.73% 95.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 213 398
10th Percentile £200 £213 £275
25th Percentile £363 £363 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £563 £575 £609
90th Percentile £635 £650 £729
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 8 28
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.69 £15.15
25th Percentile £15.91 £14.74 £18.66
Median hourly rate £25.11 £26.35 £23.48
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +12.21% +40.19%
75th Percentile £29.61 £41.94 £30.00
90th Percentile £36.00 £54.88 £52.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.88 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.35% -14.24% +14.94%

Programme Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Programme Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Programme Delivery Manager
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Delivery Manager within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 19 January 2026. 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
Milton Keynes - 1 £690 - 2
Programme Delivery Manager
South East

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 19 January 2026, Programme Delivery 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Programme Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared