Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Programme Manager
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Leicester is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £488 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £525 £525 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 69 66 100
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.00% 83.54% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 42 71
10th Percentile £347 £234 £130
25th Percentile £409 £304 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% -5.00% +26.58%
75th Percentile £613 £623 £594
90th Percentile £738 £673 £625
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £463 £368
% change year-on-year -8.11% +25.85% -6.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile £13.50 - £14.98
25th Percentile £14.65 £21.25 £19.81
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +23.03%
75th Percentile £23.50 £23.75 £27.81
90th Percentile £25.38 - £28.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.19% +5.00% +23.03%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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 Leicester.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Leicester

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 9 April 2026, 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 Leicester region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Hudson
1 1 (100.00%) IFS
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Hudson
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IFS