Programme Management Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Programme Management (Program Management)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Programme Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 64 90
Rank change year-on-year -43 +26 +49
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 59 63 38
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 1.87% 2.74% 1.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 3.16% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 34 25
10th Percentile £154 £362 £340
25th Percentile £364 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.40% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £684 £600 £600
90th Percentile £861 £834 £688
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 0 2
10th Percentile £16.70 - £21.23
25th Percentile £20.40 - £21.79
Median hourly rate £23.83 - £23.35
75th Percentile £35.60 - £24.29
90th Percentile - - £24.48
England median hourly rate £23.83 £35.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -31.93% -39.13% +49.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,726 1,993 2,183
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 86.24% 86.54% 84.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,703 1,254 1,494
10th Percentile £250 £250 £252
25th Percentile £375 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 71 92
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.70 £13.33
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.97
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.23% -4.35% +36.66%
75th Percentile £25.15 £32.91 £51.50
90th Percentile £31.00 £52.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +22.57%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Programme Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Programme Management job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Programme Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the Midlands

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Programme Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management in the Midlands over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the Midlands

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 December 2025. 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
East Midlands +3 30 £429 -12.05% 20
West Midlands -53 29 £600 +17.07% 26
Programme Management
England

Programme Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (5.08%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.69%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.69%) Blender
3 1 (1.69%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) CA PPM
1 1 (1.69%) Maximo
1 1 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.17%) Google Workspace
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (8.47%) Google Sheets
2 5 (8.47%) Power Platform
3 4 (6.78%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (3.39%) Azure
4 2 (3.39%) Figma
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (8.47%) JIRA
General
1 44 (74.58%) Finance
2 29 (49.15%) Social Skills
3 20 (33.90%) Public Sector
4 19 (32.20%) Manufacturing
5 18 (30.51%) Electronics
5 18 (30.51%) Marketing
5 18 (30.51%) Telecoms
6 7 (11.86%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (10.17%) Banking
8 5 (8.47%) Automotive
9 4 (6.78%) Aerospace
9 4 (6.78%) Legal
10 3 (5.08%) Billing
10 3 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (18.64%) Programme Manager
2 8 (13.56%) Desktop Support
3 7 (11.86%) Senior
4 6 (10.17%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
4 6 (10.17%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (10.17%) IT Support
4 6 (10.17%) Project Manager
4 6 (10.17%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 5 (8.47%) Analyst
5 5 (8.47%) Support Technician
6 4 (6.78%) Security Manager
6 4 (6.78%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Migration Technician
7 3 (5.08%) Security Project Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Support Engineer
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Support
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) ADO
1 1 (1.69%) CSS
1 1 (1.69%) Framer.js
1 1 (1.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.17%) Data Centre
2 4 (6.78%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.69%) Animation
3 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.69%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.69%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.69%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.17%) Android
1 6 (10.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (44.07%) Stakeholder Management
2 24 (40.68%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (30.51%) Digital Marketing
4 15 (25.42%) Migration
5 13 (22.03%) Change Management
5 13 (22.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (16.95%) User Experience
7 9 (15.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (15.25%) Project Management
8 8 (13.56%) Decision-Making
8 8 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (13.56%) Workflow
9 7 (11.86%) Risk Management
10 6 (10.17%) Agile
10 6 (10.17%) Service Delivery
10 6 (10.17%) UX Design
11 5 (8.47%) Data Analysis
11 5 (8.47%) Logistics
11 5 (8.47%) Project Delivery
11 5 (8.47%) Quantitative Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.47%) SQL
2 1 (1.69%) Google Apps Script
2 1 (1.69%) Java
2 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (27.12%) Security Cleared
2 14 (23.73%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.17%) Degree
4 1 (1.69%) BC Cleared
4 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.56%) PMO
2 3 (5.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.69%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (3.39%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 19 (32.20%) SAP
2 6 (10.17%) Apple
2 6 (10.17%) Cisco
2 6 (10.17%) Dell
2 6 (10.17%) Google
2 6 (10.17%) HP
3 3 (5.08%) Guidewire
4 2 (3.39%) Adobe
4 2 (3.39%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.69%) Databricks
5 1 (1.69%) Genesys
5 1 (1.69%) IBM
5 1 (1.69%) Planview
5 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.69%) Workday