Programme Management Contract Job Trends in London

Programme Management (Program Management)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Programme Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 177 139
Rank change year-on-year -29 -38 +44
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 221 182 323
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.24% 1.45% 1.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 1.57% 2.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 97 212
10th Percentile £405 £354 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -6.12% -2.00%
75th Percentile £725 £725 £738
90th Percentile £838 £840 £898
England median daily rate £550 £575 £585
% change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 10
10th Percentile £30.00 £28.84 £32.77
25th Percentile £33.12 £34.00 £34.75
Median hourly rate £41.26 £46.29 £45.75
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% +1.17% +27.01%
75th Percentile £44.75 £51.20 £60.31
90th Percentile £47.10 £55.75 £71.43
England median hourly rate £63.00 £39.04 £35.50
% change year-on-year +61.38% +9.96% -8.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,718 11,590 15,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.49% 92.20% 88.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,522 7,861 11,306
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £813 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 171 326
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.54 £22.71 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +19.30% -26.45%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £47.34
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.75 £66.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -3.59%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Programme Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Programme Management job vacancy trend in London

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Programme Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in London over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in London

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Programme Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management in London over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in London

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the London region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Central London 0 42 £600 -6.07% 17
West London -27 4 £680 +13.33% 1
South London -18 1 £600 -
Programme Management
England

Programme Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 11 (4.98%) Confluence
2 5 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.36%) CMS
4 2 (0.90%) IIS
4 2 (0.90%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.45%) nginx
5 1 (0.45%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.45%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (9.05%) Microsoft Project
2 17 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.90%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (3.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.90%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.90%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.90%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.45%) SAP BRIM
3 1 (0.45%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.45%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.45%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.45%) SAP MDG-F
3 1 (0.45%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.45%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 22 (9.95%) Azure
2 18 (8.14%) SaaS
3 10 (4.52%) Smartsheet
4 9 (4.07%) AWS
4 9 (4.07%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.36%) GCP
7 3 (1.36%) Google Ads
7 3 (1.36%) OCI
8 2 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.90%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.90%) Lucidchart
8 2 (0.90%) Slack
8 2 (0.90%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.45%) GitHub
9 1 (0.45%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.45%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.26%) Broadband
2 4 (1.81%) Network Security
2 4 (1.81%) WAN
3 3 (1.36%) Internet
3 3 (1.36%) LAN
4 2 (0.90%) 5G
4 2 (0.90%) DNS
4 2 (0.90%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.90%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.45%) HTTP
5 1 (0.45%) InfiniBand
5 1 (0.45%) NGN
5 1 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.45%) VLAN
5 1 (0.45%) VPN
5 1 (0.45%) WebEx
5 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.62%) Power BI
2 3 (1.36%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.45%) MySQL
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.45%) QlikView
3 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (15.84%) JIRA
General
1 117 (52.94%) Finance
2 100 (45.25%) Social Skills
3 41 (18.55%) Marketing
3 41 (18.55%) Public Sector
4 31 (14.03%) Retail
5 29 (13.12%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (10.41%) Telecoms
7 22 (9.95%) Manufacturing
7 22 (9.95%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (8.60%) Electronics
9 12 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (3.62%) Banking
11 6 (2.71%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (2.26%) Legal
12 5 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.81%) Advertising
13 4 (1.81%) Front Office
13 4 (1.81%) Publishing
14 3 (1.36%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.90%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 49 (22.17%) Programme Manager
2 45 (20.36%) Project Manager
3 34 (15.38%) Senior
4 33 (14.93%) Lead
5 27 (12.22%) Technical Manager
6 22 (9.95%) Senior Manager
7 11 (4.98%) Analyst
8 10 (4.52%) Delivery Manager
8 10 (4.52%) Senior Project Manager
9 9 (4.07%) Technical Project Manager
10 8 (3.62%) B2B Sales Manager
10 8 (3.62%) PMO Lead
10 8 (3.62%) Sales Manager
10 8 (3.62%) Security Engineer
11 7 (3.17%) IT Manager
11 7 (3.17%) Lead Project Manager
11 7 (3.17%) PMO Manager
11 7 (3.17%) SAP Manager
11 7 (3.17%) SC Cleared Project Manager
11 7 (3.17%) Senior Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.26%) Middleware
1 5 (2.26%) Oracle Fusion
1 5 (2.26%) XML
2 4 (1.81%) ADO
2 4 (1.81%) REST
3 2 (0.90%) JSON
3 2 (0.90%) OAuth
3 2 (0.90%) OAuth2
3 2 (0.90%) SOAP
3 2 (0.90%) Web Services
3 2 (0.90%) XSD
3 2 (0.90%) XSLT
4 1 (0.45%) .NET
4 1 (0.45%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.45%) CSS
4 1 (0.45%) HTML
4 1 (0.45%) OpenID
4 1 (0.45%) React
4 1 (0.45%) SAML
4 1 (0.45%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.43%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.98%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.52%) PMI
4 9 (4.07%) Product Ownership
5 8 (3.62%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.71%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.26%) NHS
8 4 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.81%) Public Cloud
9 3 (1.36%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.36%) FMCG
9 3 (1.36%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.36%) Web Conferencing
10 2 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.90%) CCTV
10 2 (0.90%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.90%) LIMS
11 1 (0.45%) Fixed Income
11 1 (0.45%) Replication
11 1 (0.45%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.36%) Windows
2 1 (0.45%) Solaris
2 1 (0.45%) VMS
2 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (43.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 68 (30.77%) Project Management
3 66 (29.86%) Agile
4 44 (19.91%) Decision-Making
5 43 (19.46%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (18.55%) PRINCE2
7 35 (15.84%) Change Management
8 34 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 33 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
10 32 (14.48%) Risk Management
10 32 (14.48%) Roadmaps
11 29 (13.12%) Migration
12 27 (12.22%) Business Intelligence
12 27 (12.22%) Project Delivery
13 25 (11.31%) Analytics
13 25 (11.31%) Digital Marketing
14 23 (10.41%) Programme Governance
15 22 (9.95%) AI
16 21 (9.50%) Programme Delivery
17 19 (8.60%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.52%) Python
1 10 (4.52%) SQL
2 4 (1.81%) Java
3 3 (1.36%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.90%) Go
4 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.45%) ABAP
5 1 (0.45%) PHP
5 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (18.10%) PMP
2 32 (14.48%) PMI Certification
3 30 (13.57%) Security Cleared
4 26 (11.76%) SC Cleared
5 21 (9.50%) Degree
6 11 (4.98%) APMP
7 3 (1.36%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.90%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.90%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.90%) CBAP
8 2 (0.90%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.90%) CSPO
8 2 (0.90%) GPEN
8 2 (0.90%) OSCE
8 2 (0.90%) OSCP
9 1 (0.45%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 1 (0.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.45%) RIBA
9 1 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (16.29%) PMO
2 26 (11.76%) QA
3 8 (3.62%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.62%) SLA
4 3 (1.36%) GDPR
4 3 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.90%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.90%) GRC
5 2 (0.90%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.90%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.45%) ECSS
6 1 (0.45%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.45%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (0.45%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.45%) Docker
1 1 (0.45%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.45%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.45%) Oracle RMAN
1 1 (0.45%) Terraform
1 1 (0.45%) vRealize
Vendors
1 40 (18.10%) SAP
2 15 (6.79%) Microsoft
3 9 (4.07%) Oracle
4 8 (3.62%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.26%) Google
6 4 (1.81%) Cisco
7 3 (1.36%) Databricks
7 3 (1.36%) GoldenSource
7 3 (1.36%) Planview
7 3 (1.36%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.36%) VMware
7 3 (1.36%) Workday
8 2 (0.90%) Ericsson
8 2 (0.90%) IBM
8 2 (0.90%) Instagram
8 2 (0.90%) Nokia
8 2 (0.90%) Zuora
9 1 (0.45%) Avaya
9 1 (0.45%) Genesys
9 1 (0.45%) Red Hat