Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Kent

Programme Manager
South East > Kent

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Programme Manager daily rate in Kent.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 24 24
Rank change year-on-year +4 0 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.73% 0.66% 4.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% 0.70% 4.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 8
10th Percentile - - £590
25th Percentile - £663 £636
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year - -3.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile - £688 £750
90th Percentile - - £773
South East median daily rate £738 £650 £625
% change year-on-year +13.46% +4.00% -10.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 116 143 207
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.67% 94.08% 97.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 58 157
10th Percentile £153 £150 £185
25th Percentile £310 £219 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% +11.11% +18.34%
75th Percentile £576 £617 £540
90th Percentile £638 £688 £628
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 16 12
10th Percentile - £19.31 £16.58
25th Percentile £13.75 £33.65 £20.06
Median hourly rate £17.20 £53.00 £45.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.55% +16.48% +7.53%
75th Percentile £20.40 £69.05 £56.75
90th Percentile £54.77 £75.16 £77.23
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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 Kent.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Kent

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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
Folkestone - 1 - -
Programme Manager
South East

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

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 Kent region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing