Programme Director
Central London > City of London
The median Programme Director daily rate in the City of London is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 19 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
122 |
106 |
121 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+15 |
+55 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programme Director |
2 |
9 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.10% |
0.49% |
0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.53% |
0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£731 |
£863 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£809 |
£904 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£900 |
£913 |
£939 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.37% |
-2.84% |
+10.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£975 |
£1,050 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£1,088 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£950 |
£913 |
£939 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.11% |
-2.84% |
+10.49% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,833 |
1,697 |
2,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.90% |
93.09% |
94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,257 |
1,032 |
1,593 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£350 |
£340 |
| 25th Percentile |
£431 |
£463 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£538 |
£575 |
£570 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.52% |
+0.88% |
-3.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£679 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£775 |
£794 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£546 |
£575 |
£551 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
+4.45% |
-4.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
19 |
8 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.75 |
£22.00 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.97 |
£28.94 |
£18.93 |
| Median hourly rate |
£40.50 |
£43.00 |
£24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.81% |
+79.17% |
-28.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.83 |
£112.00 |
£40.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£59.72 |
£134.65 |
£50.25 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£26.11 |
£35.00 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.40% |
+34.62% |
-10.34% |