Programme Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Programme Management (Program Management)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Programme Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Programme Management over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 79 90
Rank change year-on-year -26 +11 +18
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 37 73 77
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.40% 2.56% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 2.79% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 55 52
10th Percentile £194 £400 £244
25th Percentile £280 £443 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £600 £425
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +41.18% -15.00%
75th Percentile £588 £688 £566
90th Percentile £825 £800 £634
South East median daily rate £370 £500 £448
% change year-on-year -26.00% +11.61% -22.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £68.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £39.25 - £21.39
% change year-on-year - - -49.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Programme Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,304 2,613 3,102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 86.94% 91.78% 89.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,296 1,814 2,089
10th Percentile £213 £320 £225
25th Percentile £370 £413 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £501 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.28% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 63 84
10th Percentile £14.17 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.75 £12.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +200.00% -16.86%
75th Percentile £64.15 £66.21 £24.06
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £64.46
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £49.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.04% +130.23% -21.82%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Berkshire -18 28 £400 -11.11% 9
Buckinghamshire 0 6 £681 +4.81% 6
Oxfordshire +8 3 £290 -58.57% 4
Programme Management
South East

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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%) Exchange Server 2007
1 1 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2013
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.70%) Azure
1 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.11%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) Cisco ASA
2 2 (5.41%) Cisco ISE
2 2 (5.41%) Firewall
3 1 (2.70%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Analysis Services
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 18 (48.65%) Finance
2 16 (43.24%) Public Sector
3 14 (37.84%) Social Skills
4 13 (35.14%) Telecoms
5 11 (29.73%) Marketing
6 9 (24.32%) Electronics
6 9 (24.32%) Manufacturing
7 5 (13.51%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (5.41%) Legal
9 2 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (2.70%) French Language
10 1 (2.70%) Italian Language
10 1 (2.70%) Local Government
10 1 (2.70%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Lead
2 6 (16.22%) Programme Manager
3 5 (13.51%) Project Leader
4 3 (8.11%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) Desktop Support
4 3 (8.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) PMO Officer
4 3 (8.11%) Project Manager
4 3 (8.11%) Support Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Business Change Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Business Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Change Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Financial Controller
5 2 (5.41%) Juniper Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Network Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Programme Controller
5 2 (5.41%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.22%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (10.81%) PMI
3 2 (5.41%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.41%) NHS
4 1 (2.70%) Blackberry
4 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (2.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.11%) Windows
2 2 (5.41%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.70%) Linux
3 1 (2.70%) Mac OS X
3 1 (2.70%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (37.84%) Project Management
2 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (24.32%) Change Management
2 9 (24.32%) Digital Marketing
3 8 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (21.62%) Decision-Making
3 8 (21.62%) Project Delivery
4 6 (16.22%) Portfolio Management
4 6 (16.22%) PRINCE2
4 6 (16.22%) Programme Delivery
4 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (13.51%) Agile
5 5 (13.51%) Community of Practice
5 5 (13.51%) Configuration Management
5 5 (13.51%) Waterfall
6 4 (10.81%) Business Development
6 4 (10.81%) Business Strategy
6 4 (10.81%) Business Transformation
6 4 (10.81%) Coaching
6 4 (10.81%) Programme Governance
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) C#
1 1 (2.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 11 (29.73%) Degree
2 9 (24.32%) Security Cleared
3 7 (18.92%) DV Cleared
4 4 (10.81%) PMI Certification
5 3 (8.11%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.41%) ACCA
6 2 (5.41%) CCNP
6 2 (5.41%) CIMA
6 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.41%) PgMP
6 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.70%) APMP
7 1 (2.70%) CCIE
7 1 (2.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (16.22%) PMO
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Nessus
2 1 (2.70%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 9 (24.32%) SAP
2 5 (13.51%) Microsoft
3 3 (8.11%) Cisco
4 2 (5.41%) Juniper
4 2 (5.41%) Palo Alto
4 2 (5.41%) ScienceLogic
5 1 (2.70%) Apple
5 1 (2.70%) HP
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle
5 1 (2.70%) Remedy