Programme Planner Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Programme Planner
Central London > City of London

The median Programme Planner daily rate in the City of London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 118 125
Rank change year-on-year -16 +7 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Planner 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.044% 0.057% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.061% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £360 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £600 £360 -
% change year-on-year +66.67% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

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 2,178 1,634 2,090
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 93.00% 95.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,460 1,025 1,486
10th Percentile £355 £350 £350
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £675 £684 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -5.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 15
10th Percentile £18.14 £22.00 £15.62
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £27.50 £31.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +34.78% -34.29%
75th Percentile £52.33 £48.75 £27.25
90th Percentile £61.83 £92.75 £40.00
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £29.07 £25.00
% change year-on-year -10.18% +16.28% -28.57%

Programme Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Programme Planner job vacancy trend in the City of London

Programme Planner
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the City of London

Programme Planner Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, Programme Planner 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 City of London region featuring Programme Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Path Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Migration

Programme Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Path Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (100.00%) Migration