Programme Manager
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Programme Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
33 |
31 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
-2 |
+15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff |
0.50% |
0.46% |
1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.51% |
0.50% |
1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
- |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£800 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.25% |
+77.78% |
-21.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£575 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£550 |
£800 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.25% |
+77.78% |
-18.18% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
196 |
202 |
218 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.51% |
92.66% |
96.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
146 |
147 |
165 |
| 10th Percentile |
£213 |
£130 |
£196 |
| 25th Percentile |
£300 |
£193 |
£310 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£390 |
£438 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.86% |
+2.94% |
-10.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£499 |
£550 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£621 |
£638 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£381 |
£412 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.46% |
-8.44% |
-10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
10 |
11 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.21 |
- |
£16.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£15.48 |
£17.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.08 |
£21.59 |
£22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-39.42% |
-4.04% |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£17.23 |
£25.60 |
£26.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£21.27 |
- |
£29.70 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£20.25 |
£25.60 |
£23.92 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.90% |
+7.05% |
+32.86% |
