Software Development Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Programme Manager - Software Development
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The median Programme Manager - Software Development 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 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 2.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £680 - -
West London median daily rate £680 - -

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%

Software Development Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames

For the 6 months to 2 April 2026, Software Development 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 Software Development Programme Manager in the job title.

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

Software Development 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA