Digital Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Digital Programme Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Digital Programme Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £638 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £713 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £675 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 776 611 839
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 92.58% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 323 461
10th Percentile £344 £226 £178
25th Percentile £409 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £468 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +3.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £534 £540
90th Percentile £633 £600 £646
Scotland median daily rate £463 £454 £450
% change year-on-year +1.87% +0.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 15 50
10th Percentile £19.33 - £13.62
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% +20.42% +3.10%
75th Percentile £68.75 £62.50 £59.94
90th Percentile £81.24 £74.00 £60.78
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £18.27
% change year-on-year +77.57% +7.88% +3.10%

Digital Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital Programme Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Digital Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Digital Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Programme Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Digital Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 12 July 2026, Digital 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 Edinburgh region featuring Digital Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft