IT Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

IT Programme Manager
North West > Manchester

The median IT Programme Manager daily rate in Manchester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 88 -
Rank change year-on-year -17 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Programme Manager 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.069% 0.099% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.076% 0.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £800 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
North West median daily rate £700 £800 £655
% change year-on-year -12.50% +22.15% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,319 946 1,484
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.47% 93.85% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 828 645 1,058
10th Percentile £313 £303 £300
25th Percentile £400 £391 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £564 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £457 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -3.89% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 37 90
10th Percentile £18.57 £13.00 £12.22
25th Percentile £22.68 £16.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £51.00 £32.50 £25.60
Median % change year-on-year +56.92% +26.98% -36.01%
75th Percentile £65.63 £37.00 £64.69
90th Percentile £78.75 £62.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £31.51 £25.60
% change year-on-year +35.46% +23.09% -13.66%

IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Programme Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

IT Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in Manchester

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, IT 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 Manchester region featuring IT Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) B2C
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) B2C
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management