Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Derby

Programme Manager
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Derby is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -5
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 1.14% - 0.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% - 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £543 - -
25th Percentile £569 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £669 - -
90th Percentile £688 - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 155 91 128
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.57% 94.79% 98.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 53 73
10th Percentile £225 £171 £192
25th Percentile £438 £348 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -
75th Percentile £594 £626 £588
90th Percentile £656 £725 £608
Derbyshire median daily rate £488 £515 £475
% change year-on-year -5.34% +8.42% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 11 11
10th Percentile - £25.04 -
25th Percentile £12.76 £25.09 £17.00
Median hourly rate £22.80 £25.15 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.34% +25.75% +12.87%
75th Percentile £25.75 - £24.18
90th Percentile £29.80 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £22.80 £25.15 £24.18
% change year-on-year -9.34% +4.01% +12.47%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Derby

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

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

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager in Derby over the 6 months to 12 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Manager in Derby

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 12 September 2026, 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 Derby region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO