Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Programme Manager
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Oxfordshire is £825, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 2.23% - 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.52% - 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £778 - £514
25th Percentile £781 - £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £825 - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - -24.56%
75th Percentile £881 - £566
90th Percentile £893 - £571
South East median daily rate £750 £675 £650
% change year-on-year +11.11% +3.85% -3.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 159 129 194
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.83% 90.85% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 76 143
10th Percentile £179 £196 £170
25th Percentile £222 £375 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £550 £553 £581
90th Percentile £602 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £511
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.24% +2.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 10 13
10th Percentile £18.87 £18.49 £25.05
25th Percentile £19.54 £19.25 £25.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.75 £32.32
Median % change year-on-year +10.55% -29.61% +90.12%
75th Percentile £26.73 £27.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £86.32 £49.50 -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.66
% change year-on-year -63.84% +11.30% +37.76%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Manager within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Oxford - 2 - -
Bicester - 1 £850 -
Programme Manager
South East

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 2 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 2 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Life Science
1 2 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 2 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) SAP