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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 194 166
Rank change year-on-year -36 -28 +10
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 257 187 258
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.27% 1.41% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 1.52% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 110 138
10th Percentile £427 £296 £248
25th Percentile £520 £436 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £614 £563
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% +9.16% -12.79%
75th Percentile £725 £750 £738
90th Percentile £843 £825 £879
England median daily rate £588 £575 £550
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 6
10th Percentile £24.95 £34.16 £33.53
25th Percentile £31.25 £47.38 £38.62
Median hourly rate £33.00 £65.00 £45.79
Median % change year-on-year -49.23% +41.95% +10.34%
75th Percentile £54.50 £86.25 £69.38
90th Percentile £57.05 £94.61 £112.50
England median hourly rate £55.25 £35.60 £36.80
% change year-on-year +55.20% -3.26% -18.22%

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 17,983 12,296 14,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.95% 92.49% 89.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,766 8,122 9,357
10th Percentile £360 £332 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 243 180
10th Percentile £15.99 £18.03 £17.25
25th Percentile £18.94 £25.01 £24.17
Median hourly rate £33.60 £30.00 £36.65
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -18.14% -8.38%
75th Percentile £59.25 £47.50 £57.81
90th Percentile £80.13 £64.95 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -17 31 £600 -14.29% 36
West London -6 12 £680 - 4
South London -13 5 £650 +20.09% 2
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 7 (2.72%) Confluence
2 5 (1.95%) CMS
2 5 (1.95%) IIS
3 3 (1.17%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 23 (8.95%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (7.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (4.67%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.17%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.78%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.39%) Notion
Business Applications
1 9 (3.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.56%) Magento
3 2 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.78%) SAP IBP
3 2 (0.78%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.78%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.39%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.39%) Finacle
4 1 (0.39%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.39%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.39%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP MDG-S
4 1 (0.39%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.39%) SimCorp Dimension
4 1 (0.39%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (10.89%) Azure
2 18 (7.00%) AWS
3 12 (4.67%) SaaS
4 9 (3.50%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.11%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.95%) GCP
8 3 (1.17%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.17%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.78%) Google Drive
9 2 (0.78%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.78%) OCI
9 2 (0.78%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.78%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.39%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.39%) Google Data Studio
10 1 (0.39%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.95%) HTTPS
2 4 (1.56%) Network Security
3 3 (1.17%) LAN
3 3 (1.17%) WAN
4 2 (0.78%) IPv4
4 2 (0.78%) IPv6
5 1 (0.39%) DNS
5 1 (0.39%) Internet
5 1 (0.39%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.72%) Power BI
2 3 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (6.23%) JIRA
2 4 (1.56%) Git
2 4 (1.56%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.56%) Subversion
General
1 122 (47.47%) Finance
2 111 (43.19%) Social Skills
3 41 (15.95%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (11.67%) Retail
5 29 (11.28%) Influencing Skills
6 25 (9.73%) Public Sector
7 22 (8.56%) Banking
7 22 (8.56%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (7.78%) Manufacturing
8 20 (7.78%) Marketing
9 18 (7.00%) Legal
10 10 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (3.50%) Telecoms
12 8 (3.11%) Front Office
12 8 (3.11%) Investment Banking
13 7 (2.72%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (2.33%) Advertising
15 4 (1.56%) Aviation
15 4 (1.56%) Military
16 3 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 78 (30.35%) Project Manager
2 52 (20.23%) Programme Manager
3 42 (16.34%) Lead
4 37 (14.40%) Senior
5 26 (10.12%) Senior Manager
6 17 (6.61%) Senior Project Manager
7 16 (6.23%) Technical Manager
7 16 (6.23%) Transformation Manager
8 12 (4.67%) IT Manager
9 11 (4.28%) Analyst
10 10 (3.89%) Transformation Project Manager
11 9 (3.50%) IT Project Manager
11 9 (3.50%) Technical Project Manager
12 8 (3.11%) Architect
12 8 (3.11%) Digital Programme Manager
12 8 (3.11%) SAP Manager
12 8 (3.11%) Transformation Programme Manager
13 7 (2.72%) Senior Programme Manager
14 6 (2.33%) Consultant
14 6 (2.33%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.95%) REST
2 4 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (1.56%) SailPoint
2 4 (1.56%) VML
3 3 (1.17%) Middleware
4 2 (0.78%) ADO
4 2 (0.78%) Terraform
5 1 (0.39%) Azure Blueprints
5 1 (0.39%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.23%) Operational Technology
2 15 (5.84%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.28%) Product Ownership
4 10 (3.89%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.11%) Industry 4.0
6 6 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.95%) FMCG
7 5 (1.95%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (1.56%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.56%) Derivative
8 4 (1.56%) Fixed Income
9 3 (1.17%) CMDB
9 3 (1.17%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.17%) Life Science
9 3 (1.17%) PMI
9 3 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.17%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.72%) Windows
2 1 (0.39%) Alpine Linux
2 1 (0.39%) Linux
2 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.39%) Ubuntu
2 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (56.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 81 (31.52%) Project Management
3 77 (29.96%) Agile
4 67 (26.07%) PRINCE2
5 64 (24.90%) Roadmaps
6 63 (24.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 55 (21.40%) Change Management
8 53 (20.62%) Decision-Making
9 51 (19.84%) Project Delivery
10 49 (19.07%) Programme Delivery
11 46 (17.90%) Programme Governance
12 45 (17.51%) Risk Management
13 40 (15.56%) Technology Transformation
14 39 (15.18%) Problem-Solving
15 38 (14.79%) Continuous Improvement
16 34 (13.23%) Migration
17 33 (12.84%) Cybersecurity
18 31 (12.06%) AI
19 28 (10.89%) Matrix Organization
20 27 (10.51%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.39%) ABAP
1 1 (0.39%) Bicep
1 1 (0.39%) Korn
1 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.39%) Python
1 1 (0.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (21.79%) PMP
2 45 (17.51%) Degree
3 41 (15.95%) PMI Certification
4 30 (11.67%) Security Cleared
5 22 (8.56%) SC Cleared
6 8 (3.11%) CISM
6 8 (3.11%) CISSP
7 6 (2.33%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 5 (1.95%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.56%) PgMP
10 3 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.17%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.78%) APMP
11 2 (0.78%) MBA
12 1 (0.39%) GCIH
12 1 (0.39%) GIAC
12 1 (0.39%) GSEC
12 1 (0.39%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (21.40%) PMO
2 16 (6.23%) QA
3 13 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (3.11%) GDPR
4 8 (3.11%) GRC
5 6 (2.33%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.33%) HIPAA
6 5 (1.95%) NIST
6 5 (1.95%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.17%) MiFID
7 3 (1.17%) P3O
7 3 (1.17%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.78%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.78%) GMP
8 2 (0.78%) SLA
9 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.39%) EMIR
9 1 (0.39%) NCSC
System Software
1 4 (1.56%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) ISA Server
2 1 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.78%) Ansible
2 1 (0.39%) MOM
Vendors
1 45 (17.51%) Microsoft
2 19 (7.39%) SAP
3 11 (4.28%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.33%) Google
4 6 (2.33%) Oracle
4 6 (2.33%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.95%) Databricks
6 4 (1.56%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.17%) Bloomberg
7 3 (1.17%) Charles River
8 2 (0.78%) Atlassian
8 2 (0.78%) FIS
8 2 (0.78%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.78%) Siebel
8 2 (0.78%) SimCorp
8 2 (0.78%) Temenos
8 2 (0.78%) Wrike
8 2 (0.78%) Xactly
9 1 (0.39%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.39%) Tenable