Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Programme Manager
Wales > South Wales

As of 23 April 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
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 36 38
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.24% 0.79% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.85% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £458 £643
25th Percentile - £469 £688
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £775
Median % change year-on-year - -35.48% -
75th Percentile - £544 £788
90th Percentile - £563 -
Wales median daily rate £700 £550 £775
% change year-on-year +27.27% -29.03% -

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 387 236 309
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 93.65% 89.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 177 229
10th Percentile £251 £167 £169
25th Percentile £363 £259 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £550 £500 £563
90th Percentile £675 £625 £639
Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 22 21
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.30 £18.91 £15.20
Median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%
75th Percentile £23.19 £41.25 £53.75
90th Percentile £46.85 £45.00 £87.80
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £21.51 £19.09
% change year-on-year -1.19% +12.68% +5.21%

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 23 April 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
Caerphilly - 1 - -
Programme Manager
Wales

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 23 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 South Wales region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SAFe Agilist
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) SAFe Agilist