Head of Programmes Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Head of Programmes
North West > Cumbria

The median Head of Programmes daily rate in Cumbria is £1,000, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Programmes 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 0.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £900 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,000 - -
75th Percentile £1,100 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £1,000 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 163 184 242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.90% 92.93% 94.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 82 137
10th Percentile £359 £306 £437
25th Percentile £447 £413 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -0.52% +8.46%
75th Percentile £563 £597 £669
90th Percentile £628 £638 £725
North West median daily rate £463 £475 £493
% change year-on-year -2.50% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 18 63
10th Percentile £13.95 £25.23 -
25th Percentile £15.65 £26.88 £10.95
Median hourly rate £25.49 £54.88 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.55% +322.15% -76.94%
75th Percentile £32.90 £73.25 £46.91
90th Percentile £62.50 £81.43 £52.78
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £30.10 £27.00
% change year-on-year +66.11% +11.48% -17.88%

Head of Programmes Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 9 May 2026, Head of Programmes 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 Cumbria region featuring Head of Programmes in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Head of Programmes Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared