IT Programme Manager Contracts in the North of England

IT Programme Manager
England > North of England

The median IT Programme Manager daily rate in the North of England is £875, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 163 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an IT Programme Manager 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.075% 0.024% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% 0.026% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £643 - -
25th Percentile £725 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £875 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year +59.09% - -
75th Percentile £888 £575 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £725 £681 £800
% change year-on-year +6.42% -14.84% +14.29%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 3,716 3,909 4,868
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 92.83% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,407 2,342 3,304
10th Percentile £250 £277 £263
25th Percentile £369 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.40% - +0.25%
75th Percentile £550 £582 £600
90th Percentile £638 £675 £675
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 281 204
10th Percentile £12.91 £11.44 £15.72
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £17.65
Median hourly rate £22.32 £29.77 £27.35
Median % change year-on-year -25.04% +8.85% +35.87%
75th Percentile £47.84 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £75.79 £70.00 £56.24
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.60% +68.69%

IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured IT Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Programme Manager in the North of England

IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England

IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Programme Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Programme Manager in the North of England

IT Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Programme Manager job vacancies in the North of England

IT Programme Manager
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Programme Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -5 3 £875 +59.09% 1
IT Programme Manager
England

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, IT Programme Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring IT Programme Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) EPoS
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) API Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Presales
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) PMO
3 1 (33.33%) Re-Platforming
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) API Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Presales
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Re-Platforming
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO