Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in the Home Counties

Programme Manager
South East > Home Counties

The median Programme Manager daily rate in the Home Counties is £1,100, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Home Counties 22.22% - 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.22% - 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £1,050 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,100 - £550
75th Percentile £1,150 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £738 £650 £625
% change year-on-year +13.46% +4.00% -10.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Home Counties

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Home Counties. 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 the Home Counties with a recognized job title 9 3 16
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 9
10th Percentile £578 - £356
25th Percentile £621 £225 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £672 £250 £530
Median % change year-on-year +168.80% -52.83% -7.83%
75th Percentile £850 £275 £550
90th Percentile £1,030 - £600
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties

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 the Home Counties.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in the Home Counties

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Home Counties

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in the Home Counties.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in the Home Counties

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties

For the 6 months to 13 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 Home Counties region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle CX
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Home Counties 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 (50.00%) Oracle CX
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle