Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Programme Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £690, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 42 52
Rank change year-on-year -6 +10 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.24% 0.48% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.49% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 £500 £625
Median % change year-on-year +38.00% -20.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £795 £563 £625
% change year-on-year +41.33% -10.00% -9.09%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 389 204 492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 97.61% 95.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 269 154 382
10th Percentile £246 £250 £275
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £638 £654 £723
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 2 32
10th Percentile £15.25 £12.67 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £13.68 £17.91
Median hourly rate £29.61 £15.35 £22.51
Median % change year-on-year +92.90% -31.81% +18.47%
75th Percentile £31.21 £17.03 £27.75
90th Percentile £36.00 £18.03 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £22.21 £18.70 £21.25
% change year-on-year +18.76% -12.00% +25.00%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared