Senior Programme Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Senior Programme Analyst
England > North West

The median Senior Programme Analyst daily rate in the North West is £510, 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 157 126 -
Rank change year-on-year -31 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programme Analyst 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.097% 0.051% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.055% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £430 - -
25th Percentile £460 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -
75th Percentile £530 - -
90th Percentile £542 - -
England median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +41.18%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,825 1,824 2,645
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 93.06% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,694 1,210 1,764
10th Percentile £230 £250 £288
25th Percentile £375 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% -6.30% -
75th Percentile £575 £568 £583
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 106 275
10th Percentile £18.57 £14.30 £11.07
25th Percentile £24.08 £20.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £31.51 £26.39
Median % change year-on-year +42.81% +19.40% -14.17%
75th Percentile £67.96 £59.49 £46.18
90th Percentile £78.75 £82.00 £60.75
England median hourly rate £40.54 £34.11 £32.50
% change year-on-year +18.85% +4.95% -24.42%

Senior Programme Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Senior Programme Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programme Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programme Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Senior Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

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

Daily rate histogram for Senior Programme Analyst in the North West

Senior Programme Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programme Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 March 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
Manchester -17 2 £485 -19.17%
Senior Programme Analyst
England

Senior Programme Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

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 North West region featuring Senior Programme Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Confluence
1 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
1 1 (33.33%) Logistics
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Service Design
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management

Senior Programme Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
1 1 (33.33%) Logistics
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
1 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
1 1 (33.33%) Service Design
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO