Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Programme Manager
Wales > South Wales

As of 20 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Programme Manager daily rate in South Wales.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 43
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.42% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £800
Median % change year-on-year - - +77.78%
Wales median daily rate - - £800
% change year-on-year - - +77.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 433 245 319
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.02% 92.80% 90.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 178 186
10th Percentile £300 £190 £138
25th Percentile £331 £270 £202
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £381 £425
Median % change year-on-year +22.62% -10.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £588 £488 £550
90th Percentile £693 £649 £626
Wales median daily rate £455 £396 £441
% change year-on-year +14.83% -10.20% -1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 19 43
10th Percentile £12.71 £12.91 £15.48
25th Percentile £13.94 £13.08 £20.12
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.50 £25.60
Median % change year-on-year -4.88% -19.92% -1.54%
75th Percentile £54.46 £21.38 £49.38
90th Percentile £55.00 £23.92 £53.75
Wales median hourly rate £20.73 £20.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year +1.12% -24.07% +12.90%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in South Wales

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in South Wales

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Bridgend - 2 - -
Programme Manager
Wales

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 South Wales region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps

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

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft