Programme Manager Contracts in Edinburgh

Programme Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 64 98
Rank change year-on-year +6 +34 -18
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 9 8 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.44% 0.98% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 1.03% 1.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 10
10th Percentile £613 £538 £558
25th Percentile £625 £566 £577
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +60.00%
75th Percentile £708 £838 £619
90th Percentile £759 £875 £649
Scotland median daily rate £650 £620 £594
% change year-on-year +4.84% +4.42% +58.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 581 778 1,245
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 95.46% 95.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 441 887
10th Percentile £211 £206 £247
25th Percentile £400 £409 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £479 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% +0.84% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £545
90th Percentile £638 £663 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 55 12
10th Percentile - £16.10 £13.62
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.86 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.44 £50.00 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year -55.13% +135.18% -10.48%
75th Percentile £25.59 £60.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £42.35 £66.00 £54.43
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Manager in Edinburgh

Programme Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Programme Manager in Edinburgh

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Manager in Edinburgh

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Programme Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Finance
1 6 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (44.44%) Programme Management
3 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Business Strategy
4 2 (22.22%) Banking
4 2 (22.22%) Time Management
4 2 (22.22%) SaaS
4 2 (22.22%) Migration
4 2 (22.22%) ERP
4 2 (22.22%) Service Management
4 2 (22.22%) Financial Institution
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
5 1 (11.11%) Oracle
5 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
5 1 (11.11%) Wealth Management
5 1 (11.11%) Release Management
5 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
5 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) Business Transformation
5 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
5 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (11.11%) Programme Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) SaaS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
1 6 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Banking
3 2 (22.22%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Programme Management
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 2 (22.22%) Business Strategy
3 2 (22.22%) ERP
3 2 (22.22%) Migration
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 2 (22.22%) Service Management
3 2 (22.22%) Time Management
4 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
4 1 (11.11%) Business Transformation
4 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (11.11%) Release Management
4 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
4 1 (11.11%) Wealth Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle