Programme Director Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Programme Director
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Programme Director daily rate in Staffordshire is £922, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Director 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 2.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £904 - -
25th Percentile £911 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £922 - -
75th Percentile £933 - -
90th Percentile £940 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £875 £863 £850
% change year-on-year +1.45% +1.47% +6.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 81 58 105
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 96.67% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 33 67
10th Percentile £179 £140 £200
25th Percentile £264 £150 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 £250 £369
Median % change year-on-year +57.50% -32.22% -24.73%
75th Percentile £469 £488 £456
90th Percentile £638 £530 £575
West Midlands median daily rate £482 £475 £480
% change year-on-year +1.50% -1.04% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 15
10th Percentile £13.10 £12.25 -
25th Percentile £16.30 £13.40 £14.71
Median hourly rate £20.00 £27.11 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.23% -0.51% +21.60%
75th Percentile £44.25 £37.31 £41.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £39.23 £51.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.99 £21.00 £19.77
% change year-on-year +61.86% +6.22% -1.15%

Programme Director
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Programme Director' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Programme Director job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Programme Director
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Director within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 5 June 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
Stafford - 1 £944 - 7
Programme Director
West Midlands

Programme Director Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 5 June 2026, Programme Director 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 Staffordshire region featuring Programme Director in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle Coherence
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Programme Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (50.00%) Oracle Coherence
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle ERP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle