Programme Planner Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Programme Planner
England > North of England

The median Programme Planner daily rate in the North of England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 - 164
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Planner 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.013% - 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £538 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -4.44% +2.27% +2.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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.

Contract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 7,010 3,678 3,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 92.34% 92.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,111 2,398 2,227
10th Percentile £313 £251 £279
25th Percentile £406 £368 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% -9.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £550 £587
90th Percentile £675 £643 £675
England median daily rate £525 £506 £525
% change year-on-year +3.75% -3.62% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 655 218 246
10th Percentile £15.93 £13.00 £15.20
25th Percentile £24.79 £17.30 £18.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £22.60 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +88.03% -30.45% +44.25%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.56 £48.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £76.63 £70.00
England median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +72.96% -47.05% +7.95%

Programme Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Programme Planner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Programme Planner job vacancy trend in the North of England

Programme Planner
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Programme Planner
Contract 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 Programme Planner within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 September 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 1 £550 - 2
Programme Planner
England

Programme Planner Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 10 September 2026, Programme Planner 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 North of England region featuring Programme Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft