Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Chester

Programme Manager
Cheshire > Chester

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Chester is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £538 £550 -
% change year-on-year -2.18% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 105 66 54
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.74% 94.29% 91.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 22 23
10th Percentile £190 £414 £228
25th Percentile £431 £480 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +46.67%
75th Percentile £637 £585 £584
90th Percentile £712 £612 £610
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £478 £500
% change year-on-year -5.86% -4.40% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 11 12
10th Percentile £19.00 £16.00 £17.14
25th Percentile £21.65 £17.50 £17.41
Median hourly rate £30.99 £24.19 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.11% -28.85% +108.78%
75th Percentile £37.19 £35.00 £35.56
90th Percentile £55.30 - £39.73
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £22.09 £28.31
% change year-on-year +3.44% -21.96% +29.96%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Chester

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Chester

Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Chester

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, 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 Chester region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management