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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 176 149
Rank change year-on-year -24 -27 +31
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 214 180 302
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.17% 1.47% 1.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.60% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 95 196
10th Percentile £402 £410 £369
25th Percentile £463 £481 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £609
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +2.67% -2.60%
75th Percentile £702 £763 £763
90th Percentile £838 £863 £925
England median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 10
10th Percentile £32.37 £28.60 £32.77
25th Percentile £36.49 £36.27 £34.75
Median hourly rate £41.26 £49.50 £45.75
Median % change year-on-year -16.66% +8.20% +7.19%
75th Percentile £45.25 £53.75 £55.31
90th Percentile £48.45 £65.00 £71.43
England median hourly rate £84.00 £47.25 £35.25
% change year-on-year +77.78% +34.04% -19.63%

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 16,137 11,264 15,406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.41% 92.21% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,779 7,595 11,054
10th Percentile £356 £350 £340
25th Percentile £431 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 182 310
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.90
25th Percentile £25.25 £23.76 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.25 £31.67 £27.83
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% +13.83% -29.04%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.23 £66.78
England median hourly rate £45.25 £28.48 £36.50
% change year-on-year +58.88% -21.97% -2.14%

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 24 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 24 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 24 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 +1 45 £600 -6.07% 25
West London -25 4 £680 -
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 9 (4.21%) Confluence
2 5 (2.34%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.40%) CMS
3 3 (1.40%) IIS
4 2 (0.93%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.93%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.47%) nginx
5 1 (0.47%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.47%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (9.81%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (7.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.47%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (3.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.40%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.93%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.93%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.47%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.47%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.47%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.47%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.47%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.47%) SAP MDG-F
4 1 (0.47%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.47%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (9.35%) Azure
2 17 (7.94%) SaaS
3 9 (4.21%) Power Platform
3 9 (4.21%) Smartsheet
4 7 (3.27%) AWS
4 7 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.40%) Google Ads
5 3 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (1.40%) OCI
5 3 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.93%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.93%) Google Sheets
6 2 (0.93%) Lucidchart
7 1 (0.47%) GCP
7 1 (0.47%) GitHub
7 1 (0.47%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.47%) Google Workspace
7 1 (0.47%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.87%) LAN
1 4 (1.87%) Network Security
1 4 (1.87%) WAN
2 3 (1.40%) HTTPS
3 2 (0.93%) Broadband
4 1 (0.47%) DNS
4 1 (0.47%) HTTP
4 1 (0.47%) InfiniBand
4 1 (0.47%) Internet
4 1 (0.47%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.74%) Power BI
2 3 (1.40%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.47%) QlikView
3 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (15.42%) JIRA
General
1 113 (52.80%) Finance
2 94 (43.93%) Social Skills
3 36 (16.82%) Retail
4 35 (16.36%) Marketing
4 35 (16.36%) Public Sector
5 28 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (11.68%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (7.94%) Manufacturing
8 16 (7.48%) Telecoms
9 13 (6.07%) Electronics
10 10 (4.67%) Banking
11 9 (4.21%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (3.27%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (2.80%) Advertising
14 5 (2.34%) Legal
15 4 (1.87%) Front Office
16 3 (1.40%) Publishing
16 3 (1.40%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.93%) Italian Language
17 2 (0.93%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 48 (22.43%) Project Manager
2 47 (21.96%) Programme Manager
3 36 (16.82%) Lead
4 29 (13.55%) Technical Manager
5 28 (13.08%) Senior
6 17 (7.94%) Senior Manager
7 12 (5.61%) Technical Project Manager
8 11 (5.14%) Analyst
9 9 (4.21%) Delivery Manager
9 9 (4.21%) PMO Lead
9 9 (4.21%) PMO Manager
10 8 (3.74%) B2B Sales Manager
10 8 (3.74%) Sales Manager
10 8 (3.74%) SAP Manager
10 8 (3.74%) SC Cleared Project Manager
10 8 (3.74%) Security Engineer
10 8 (3.74%) Senior Project Manager
11 7 (3.27%) Lead Project Manager
11 7 (3.27%) Senior Technical Manager
12 6 (2.80%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.34%) Middleware
1 5 (2.34%) Oracle Fusion
1 5 (2.34%) REST
1 5 (2.34%) XML
2 4 (1.87%) ADO
3 2 (0.93%) JSON
3 2 (0.93%) OAuth
3 2 (0.93%) OAuth2
3 2 (0.93%) SOAP
3 2 (0.93%) Web Services
3 2 (0.93%) XSD
3 2 (0.93%) XSLT
4 1 (0.47%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.47%) CSS
4 1 (0.47%) HTML
4 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.47%) OpenID
4 1 (0.47%) React
4 1 (0.47%) SAML
4 1 (0.47%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.14%) Data Centre
1 11 (5.14%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.67%) PMI
3 7 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (3.27%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (2.34%) FMCG
4 5 (2.34%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.40%) AI Agents
5 3 (1.40%) CCTV
5 3 (1.40%) NHS
5 3 (1.40%) Operational Technology
5 3 (1.40%) Public Cloud
6 2 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.93%) Hedge funds
6 2 (0.93%) LIMS
7 1 (0.47%) Augmented Reality
7 1 (0.47%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.47%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.47%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.87%) Windows
2 1 (0.47%) Solaris
2 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (41.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 66 (30.84%) Project Management
3 64 (29.91%) Agile
4 46 (21.50%) PRINCE2
5 42 (19.63%) Decision-Making
6 39 (18.22%) Change Management
7 34 (15.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (15.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 32 (14.95%) Roadmaps
9 31 (14.49%) Risk Management
10 30 (14.02%) Project Delivery
11 29 (13.55%) Migration
11 29 (13.55%) Problem-Solving
12 26 (12.15%) Programme Governance
13 24 (11.21%) Analytics
14 22 (10.28%) AI
14 22 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
14 22 (10.28%) Programme Delivery
15 21 (9.81%) Change Control
16 19 (8.88%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.74%) Python
1 8 (3.74%) SQL
2 2 (0.93%) Go
2 2 (0.93%) Java
2 2 (0.93%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.47%) ABAP
3 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (18.69%) PMP
2 31 (14.49%) PMI Certification
3 30 (14.02%) Security Cleared
4 25 (11.68%) SC Cleared
5 21 (9.81%) Degree
6 11 (5.14%) APMP
7 4 (1.87%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.93%) CBAP
8 2 (0.93%) CISM
8 2 (0.93%) CISSP
8 2 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.93%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.93%) CSPO
8 2 (0.93%) GPEN
8 2 (0.93%) OSCE
8 2 (0.93%) OSCP
9 1 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.47%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (19.16%) PMO
2 22 (10.28%) QA
3 8 (3.74%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.74%) SLA
4 4 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.40%) GDPR
5 3 (1.40%) GRC
5 3 (1.40%) HIPAA
5 3 (1.40%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.47%) NIST
7 1 (0.47%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.47%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.47%) Docker
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.47%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
1 1 (0.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (16.36%) SAP
2 15 (7.01%) Microsoft
3 9 (4.21%) Oracle
4 7 (3.27%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.34%) Google
6 4 (1.87%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.40%) Cisco
7 3 (1.40%) Databricks
7 3 (1.40%) Planview
7 3 (1.40%) Workday
8 2 (0.93%) GoldenSource
8 2 (0.93%) IBM
8 2 (0.93%) Instagram
8 2 (0.93%) VMware
8 2 (0.93%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.93%) Zuora
9 1 (0.47%) Avaya
9 1 (0.47%) Foundry
9 1 (0.47%) iManage
9 1 (0.47%) Rapid7