Programme Management Contracts in Scotland

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Programme Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Programme Management over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 89 116
Rank change year-on-year +11 +27 -23
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 37 33 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 2.29% 1.58% 1.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 1.79% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 22 32
10th Percentile £179 £405 £277
25th Percentile £247 £453 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £588
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% -10.64% +26.34%
75th Percentile £675 £601 £653
90th Percentile £690 £694 £730
UK median daily rate £600 £595 £600
% change year-on-year +0.84% -0.83% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.85 - -
Median hourly rate £27.40 - £17.21
75th Percentile £27.95 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £43.08 £35.25 £42.68
% change year-on-year +22.20% -17.41% +1.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,516 1,841 2,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 93.70% 87.88% 92.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 871 1,140 1,739
10th Percentile £263 £219 £260
25th Percentile £374 £363 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% - -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £600 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 92 55
10th Percentile £15.90 £12.30 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.92 £11.25
Median hourly rate £19.97 £19.50 £15.99
Median % change year-on-year +2.41% +21.95% -57.28%
75th Percentile £25.15 £42.71 £50.74
90th Percentile £51.48 £60.75 £67.13
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.05 £37.00
% change year-on-year -23.71% -2.58% +44.08%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in Scotland

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in Scotland

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in Scotland

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in Scotland

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Edinburgh +19 18 £525 +0.48% 8
Glasgow -9 13 £562 -2.31% 2
West Lothian +4 2 £188 -
Aberdeen - 2 £168 - 4
Highlands - 1 - -
Programme Management
UK

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (13.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) SaaS
1 1 (2.70%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.11%) Internet
2 1 (2.70%) Firewall
2 1 (2.70%) Intranet
2 1 (2.70%) LAN
2 1 (2.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) GCC
1 1 (2.70%) Jenkins
1 1 (2.70%) JIRA
1 1 (2.70%) SoapUI
General
1 24 (64.86%) Finance
2 20 (54.05%) Public Sector
3 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
4 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (21.62%) Manufacturing
5 7 (18.92%) Electronics
5 7 (18.92%) Marketing
5 7 (18.92%) Telecoms
6 4 (10.81%) Banking
7 2 (5.41%) Investment Banking
7 2 (5.41%) Local Government
7 2 (5.41%) Publishing
8 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (16.22%) Programme Manager
2 5 (13.51%) Project Manager
2 5 (13.51%) Senior
3 4 (10.81%) Architect
3 4 (10.81%) Data Architect
3 4 (10.81%) Senior Manager
4 3 (8.11%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (8.11%) IT Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) RF Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) ServiceNow Architect
5 2 (5.41%) Administrator
5 2 (5.41%) Release Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Release Train Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Service Manager
5 2 (5.41%) ServiceNow Manager
6 1 (2.70%) IT Administrator
6 1 (2.70%) Project Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Senior Test Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (2.70%) SOAP
1 1 (2.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.92%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (16.22%) CMDB
3 4 (10.81%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (8.11%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
6 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
6 1 (2.70%) FMCG
6 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
6 1 (2.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Unix
1 2 (5.41%) Windows
1 2 (5.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (35.14%) Project Delivery
2 12 (32.43%) Agile
3 10 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (27.03%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (24.32%) ITIL
4 9 (24.32%) Project Management
4 9 (24.32%) Service Management
4 9 (24.32%) Time Management
5 8 (21.62%) ITSM
6 7 (18.92%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (18.92%) Digital Marketing
6 7 (18.92%) Risk Management
7 6 (16.22%) Configuration Management
7 6 (16.22%) Data Modelling
7 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (13.51%) Data Architecture
8 5 (13.51%) Data Security
8 5 (13.51%) IT Strategy
8 5 (13.51%) Technology Strategy
8 5 (13.51%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 6 (16.22%) SC Cleared
1 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) Degree
3 1 (2.70%) ISEB
3 1 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) Data Quality
1 4 (10.81%) Disclosure Scotland
1 4 (10.81%) PMO
2 2 (5.41%) Accessibility
2 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
Vendors
1 7 (18.92%) SAP
2 6 (16.22%) ServiceNow
3 3 (8.11%) Oracle
4 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
5 1 (2.70%) Avaya
5 1 (2.70%) Dell
5 1 (2.70%) Extreme Networks
5 1 (2.70%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.70%) HP
5 1 (2.70%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.70%) Spotify