Programme Management Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Programme Management (Program Management)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in County Antrim requiring Programme Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 24 17
Rank change year-on-year -4 -7 -
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 9 3 13
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 3.73% 1.79% 8.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.15% 2.21% 10.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 9
10th Percentile £126 - £218
25th Percentile £146 £183 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £383 £185 £450
Median % change year-on-year +106.76% -58.89% -
75th Percentile £681 £188 £536
90th Percentile £828 - £544
Northern Ireland median daily rate £165 £185 £493
% change year-on-year -10.81% -62.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £17.90 - -
25th Percentile £21.51 - -
Median hourly rate £27.54 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.90% - -
75th Percentile £33.50 - -
90th Percentile £37.06 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £27.54 £24.18 -
% change year-on-year +13.90% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 217 136 129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 90.04% 80.95% 87.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 60 71
10th Percentile £263 £145 £200
25th Percentile £325 £166 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -19.92%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £534
90th Percentile £638 £628 £638
Northern Ireland median daily rate £475 £475 £400
% change year-on-year - +18.75% -18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 16 12
10th Percentile £12.41 £21.19 £11.19
25th Percentile £14.78 - £12.98
Median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.69
Median % change year-on-year -28.45% +76.69% +29.13%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.20 £14.43
90th Percentile - £42.00 £17.80
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £17.15 £24.18 £13.69
% change year-on-year -29.07% +76.69% +29.13%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Programme Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Programme Management job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Programme Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in County Antrim over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in County Antrim

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Programme Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management in County Antrim over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in County Antrim

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Belfast -2 8 £383 +106.76% 2
Larne - 1 - -
Programme Management
Northern Ireland

Programme Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 5 (55.56%) Public Sector
4 3 (33.33%) Electronics
4 3 (33.33%) Manufacturing
4 3 (33.33%) Marketing
4 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
5 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (11.11%) Financial Institution
6 1 (11.11%) Front Office
6 1 (11.11%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Installation Technician
1 2 (22.22%) Programme Director
1 2 (22.22%) Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Driving Licence
1 1 (11.11%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (22.22%) Budget Management
3 2 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
3 2 (22.22%) Programme Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Strategic Management
3 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
4 1 (11.11%) Business Case
4 1 (11.11%) Change Management
4 1 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (11.11%) Traceability Matrix
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
2 1 (11.11%) PMP
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Salesforce