Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in East London

Programme Manager
London > East London

The median Programme Manager daily rate in East London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in East London 0.84% - 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% - 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £596
25th Percentile - - £611
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £733
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.39%
75th Percentile - - £831
90th Percentile - - £843
London median daily rate £700 £725 £700
% change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -3.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East 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 East London with a recognized job title 109 100 208
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 90.91% 90.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 82 180
10th Percentile £188 £287 £320
25th Percentile £377 £400 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £540 £545
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £585 £600 £650
90th Percentile £689 £675 £770
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 16
10th Percentile £20.96 £14.66 £11.95
25th Percentile £23.06 £24.66 £12.84
Median hourly rate £24.03 £28.60 £22.91
Median % change year-on-year -15.98% +24.84% -16.58%
75th Percentile £24.16 £37.00 £28.37
90th Percentile £26.62 £38.80 £38.28
London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £27.66
% change year-on-year +7.14% +26.56% -20.99%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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 East London.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in East London

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in East London

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 24 April 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 East London region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management