Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Programme Manager
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Richmond upon Thames is £680, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 4.55% - 3.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.76% - 3.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £658
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £680 - £665
75th Percentile - - £673
90th Percentile - - -
West London median daily rate £680 £600 £665
% change year-on-year +13.33% -9.77% +2.31%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Richmond upon Thames

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames. 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 Richmond upon Thames with a recognized job title 42 8 31
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.45% 100.00% 93.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 8 29
10th Percentile £206 £178 £220
25th Percentile £541 £181 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 £339 £525
Median % change year-on-year +77.86% -35.48% +15.70%
75th Percentile £631 £439 £594
90th Percentile £648 £573 £693
West London median daily rate £550 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +37.50% -15.79% -9.52%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in Richmond upon Thames

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames

For the 6 months to 2 April 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 Richmond upon Thames region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CMS
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Content Management
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames 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 2 (100.00%) CMS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Content Management
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA