Programme Director Contracts in Central London

Programme Director
London > Central London

The median Programme Director daily rate in Central London is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 126 168
Rank change year-on-year +5 +42 +26
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Director 3 9 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.15% 0.37% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.39% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 3
10th Percentile £813 £893 £940
25th Percentile £831 £911 £963
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £950 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £956 £1,009 £1,075
90th Percentile £968 £1,083 £1,120
London median daily rate £900 £939 £900
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% -8.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,853 2,328 3,667
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 95.37% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,195 1,660 2,513
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% +4.46%
75th Percentile £675 £685 £725
90th Percentile £775 £798 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 31 26
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.92 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £21.63 £18.93
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -28.57% -6.04%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £40.00 £86.65
London median hourly rate £34.33 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +24.82% -21.43% -

Programme Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Programme Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Director in Central London

Programme Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Director in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Programme Director in Central London

Programme Director
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 Programme Director within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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 +2 3 £900 -5.26% 1
Programme Director
London

Programme Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Programme Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Programme Director in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Banking
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Basel II
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Investment Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk
2 1 (33.33%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) DevSecOps
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Architecture Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management

Programme Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Banking
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
2 1 (33.33%) Investment Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) DevSecOps
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) SDLC
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Basel II