Senior Programme Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Senior Programme Analyst
UK > England

The median Senior Programme Analyst daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 568 463 540
Rank change year-on-year -105 +77 +131
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programme Analyst 6 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.016% 0.004% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.004% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £460 - -
25th Percentile £520 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +41.18%
75th Percentile £625 - £625
90th Percentile £650 - -
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +33.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,699 22,524 34,944
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 92.96% 92.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,859 15,103 23,349
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,284 813 2,292
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.75 £21.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.54 £34.11 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.85% +4.95% -24.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.43 £77.00 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £32.90
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.20% -24.38%

Senior Programme Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Programme Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Senior Programme Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programme Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programme Analyst job vacancies in England

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Programme Analyst in England over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Programme Analyst in England

Senior Programme Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programme Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 27 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -31 3 £510 -15.00%
North of England -66 3 £510 -15.00%
London - 3 £650 -
Senior Programme Analyst
UK

Senior Programme Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, Senior Programme Analyst 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 England region featuring Senior Programme Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Data Transformation
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) AWS
3 2 (33.33%) Confluence
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Data Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) JIRA
3 2 (33.33%) Logistics
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (33.33%) PMO
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Python
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 2 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
4 1 (16.67%) Service Design

Senior Programme Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) AWS
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Data Transformation
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Data Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Logistics
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 2 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
4 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
4 1 (16.67%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) PMO