The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Programme Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Programme Management over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
58
37
98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
81.69%
77.08%
86.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
12
55
10th Percentile
£325
£420
£288
25th Percentile
£442
£544
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£688
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-14.55%
+52.78%
+5.88%
75th Percentile
£696
£738
£575
90th Percentile
£805
-
£658
Cheshire median daily rate
£440
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-7.37%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
9
17
10th Percentile
£22.67
-
£20.89
25th Percentile
£33.40
-
£28.62
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£35.00
£30.76
Median % change year-on-year
+42.86%
+13.80%
+41.21%
75th Percentile
-
£47.50
£35.00
90th Percentile
£73.20
-
£37.02
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.00
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-8.57%
+14.60%
+40.22%
Programme Management Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Programme Management Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in Chester.
Programme Management Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in Chester.
Programme Management Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Programme Management also mentioned 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 Chester region with a requirement for Programme Management.
Programme Management Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
