Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Programme Manager
South West > Somerset

The median Programme Manager daily rate in Somerset is £688, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £681 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 - -
75th Percentile £694 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £656 £738 £725
% change year-on-year -11.02% +1.72% +11.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 366 140 200
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 83.33% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 100 126
10th Percentile £236 £261 £203
25th Percentile £400 £409 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £600
90th Percentile £725 £721 £619
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 5 33
10th Percentile £25.44 £14.87 £12.30
25th Percentile £50.00 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £21.01 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +173.68% -15.96% -50.74%
75th Percentile £58.75 £60.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £63.41 £67.50 £58.60
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £32.75 £56.97
% change year-on-year +75.57% -42.51% -8.86%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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 Somerset.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Somerset

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

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

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
Bath - 1 £688 - 1
Programme Manager
South West

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 5 July 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 Somerset region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO