Senior Programme Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Programme Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Programme Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 85 -
Rank change year-on-year -17 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programme Analyst 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.13% 0.10% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £424 - -
25th Percentile £445 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.17% - -
75th Percentile £520 - -
90th Percentile £538 - -
North West median daily rate £510 £600 -
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -

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 1,429 897 1,503
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.66% 94.03% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 893 639 1,067
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -9.09% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £561 £575
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £456 £469 £500
% change year-on-year -2.67% -6.30% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 41 86
10th Percentile £18.57 £13.00 £12.12
25th Percentile £22.68 £16.06 £13.36
Median hourly rate £52.94 £32.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.88% +14.04% -28.75%
75th Percentile £73.13 £60.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £78.75 £73.75 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.51 £26.39
% change year-on-year +42.81% +19.40% -14.17%

Senior Programme Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Programme Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Programme Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Programme Analyst in Manchester

Senior Programme Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, Senior Programme Analyst 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 Programme Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management

Senior Programme Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO