Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Programme Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Glasgow is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 59 74
Rank change year-on-year -14 +15 0
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 5 13 6
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.68% 1.73% 0.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 1.92% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 4
10th Percentile - £361 £489
25th Percentile £463 £559 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £725 £601
Median % change year-on-year -34.48% +20.58% +5.48%
75th Percentile £488 £816 £721
90th Percentile - £911 £769
Scotland median daily rate £550 £663 £575
% change year-on-year -16.98% +15.22% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 689 677 841
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 90.15% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 450 571
10th Percentile £244 £258 £325
25th Percentile £368 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -11.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £625
90th Percentile £625 £650 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 16
10th Percentile £21.06 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £14.63
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.61
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +11.24% +17.40%
75th Percentile £37.70 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £53.75 £37.70 £41.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
% change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) CRM
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) CRM
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) SAP