IT Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

IT Programme Manager
London > Central London

The median IT Programme Manager daily rate in Central London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 124 143
Rank change year-on-year -6 +19 +44
Contract jobs requiring an IT Programme Manager 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.097% 0.19% 0.078%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.20% 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £565 - -
25th Percentile £569 £663 £675
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% -
75th Percentile £644 £688 £725
90th Percentile £655 - -
London median daily rate £625 £788 £750
% change year-on-year -20.63% +5.00% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
London median hourly rate £107.14 £35.00 -
% change year-on-year +206.11% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,945 1,963 2,448
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 92.77% 94.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,328 1,222 1,755
10th Percentile £350 £359 £332
25th Percentile £431 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £684
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 18 36
10th Percentile £19.33 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £32.19 £20.99
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.91
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +30.09% +6.55%
75th Percentile £41.89 £38.94 £38.50
90th Percentile £49.83 £67.73 £57.63
London median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £28.16
% change year-on-year -7.14% +24.31% -15.34%

IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

IT Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Central London

IT Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Central London

IT Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Programme Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 February 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
City of London -7 2 £600 -11.11% 1
IT Programme Manager
London

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, IT 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 Central London region featuring IT Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) AVEVA
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Twin
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Re-Platforming
2 1 (50.00%) Smart Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (50.00%) IoT
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Twin
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Re-Platforming
2 1 (50.00%) Smart Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) AVEVA