Senior IT Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior IT Programme Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Senior IT Programme Manager daily rate in Manchester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.055% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
North West median daily rate £700 - -

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 1,673 850 1,379
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 92.79% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 974 590 940
10th Percentile £315 £306 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £494
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -8.86% -1.25%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £575
90th Percentile £655 £660 £688
North West median daily rate £475 £456 £488
% change year-on-year +4.17% -6.46% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 44 86
10th Percentile £22.53 - £12.12
25th Percentile £37.50 £13.00 £13.36
Median hourly rate £57.50 £24.83 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +131.62% -12.89% +26.67%
75th Percentile £76.00 £66.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.38 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.75 £32.95
% change year-on-year +73.91% -12.74% +12.45%

Senior IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior IT Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Senior 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 Senior 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

Senior 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