Programme Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 106 126 104
Rank change year-on-year +20 -22 +11
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 413 492 750
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.00% 2.06% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 2.30% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 371 615
10th Percentile £205 £205 £274
25th Percentile £410 £416 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -
75th Percentile £725 £675 £650
90th Percentile £778 £791 £750
UK median daily rate £584 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -2.71% +9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 13 8
10th Percentile - £23.00 £20.78
25th Percentile £12.75 £30.53 £26.25
Median hourly rate £14.75 £39.55 £31.70
Median % change year-on-year -62.71% +24.76% +10.34%
75th Percentile £35.00 £51.45 £33.15
90th Percentile £45.13 £80.00 £35.24
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.45 £47.00
% change year-on-year -5.19% -20.33% +28.77%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,480 21,395 27,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.68% 89.58% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,444 14,842 19,202
10th Percentile £250 £256 £231
25th Percentile £375 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,054 1,309 1,355
10th Percentile £12.31 £11.00 £12.21
25th Percentile £15.24 £15.63 £14.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.36
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK excluding London

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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
South West +7 115 £605 +0.83% 27
South East -22 103 £340 -32.00% 57
North of England +53 83 £650 +23.81% 55
North West +48 60 £650 +36.84% 36
Midlands +43 50 £675 +15.38% 30
Scotland +29 38 £511 -9.11% 15
West Midlands +21 34 £700 +12.00% 21
Yorkshire +28 21 £563 -8.16% 17
East of England +4 21 £341 -45.48% 28
East Midlands +31 16 £396 -25.38% 8
Northern Ireland +8 5 - - 8
North East +17 3 £525 +101.92% 2
Wales +7 1 £1,000 +81.82% 7
Programme Management
UK

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 21 (5.08%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.87%) Confluence
3 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.48%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.24%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 19 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.15%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.21%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.24%) FileZilla
7 1 (0.24%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.48%) Primavera
2 2 (0.48%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.24%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.24%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 28 (6.78%) Azure
2 15 (3.63%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (3.63%) Power Platform
3 14 (3.39%) AWS
4 7 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (1.21%) PaaS
5 5 (1.21%) SaaS
6 4 (0.97%) IaaS
7 3 (0.73%) Amazon EC2
7 3 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (0.73%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 2 (0.48%) GCP
8 2 (0.48%) Serverless
8 2 (0.48%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.24%) Azure App Service
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Event Grid
9 1 (0.24%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.24%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.24%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.24%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.36%) Firewall
1 18 (4.36%) VPN
2 16 (3.87%) LAN
3 15 (3.63%) WAN
4 13 (3.15%) Network Security
5 12 (2.91%) Internet
6 10 (2.42%) WLAN
7 9 (2.18%) Cisco ISE
7 9 (2.18%) DNS
7 9 (2.18%) MPLS
7 9 (2.18%) PBX
7 9 (2.18%) VoIP
8 7 (1.69%) 3G
8 7 (1.69%) 4G
8 7 (1.69%) Cisco ASA
8 7 (1.69%) Wireless
9 5 (1.21%) Cisco Firepower
9 5 (1.21%) DHCP
9 5 (1.21%) FTP
9 5 (1.21%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.91%) Electronic Patient Records
2 8 (1.94%) Power BI
3 7 (1.69%) Metadata
4 6 (1.45%) Ingres
5 5 (1.21%) Tableau
6 4 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.97%) MS Access
6 4 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.73%) SAP HANA
7 3 (0.73%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.24%) IDMS
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.24%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 30 (7.26%) JIRA
2 4 (0.97%) ERwin
3 3 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.48%) Git
5 1 (0.24%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) GoCD
5 1 (0.24%) NUnit
5 1 (0.24%) Postman
5 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 232 (56.17%) Finance
2 210 (50.85%) Public Sector
3 172 (41.65%) Telecoms
4 161 (38.98%) Manufacturing
5 158 (38.26%) Marketing
6 156 (37.77%) Electronics
7 113 (27.36%) Social Skills
8 47 (11.38%) Analytical Skills
9 25 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
10 20 (4.84%) Influencing Skills
10 20 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.66%) Retail
12 9 (2.18%) Legal
12 9 (2.18%) Local Government
13 8 (1.94%) Banking
13 8 (1.94%) Military
14 5 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.97%) Billing
16 3 (0.73%) Pharmaceutical
17 2 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 70 (16.95%) Project Manager
2 47 (11.38%) Architect
3 43 (10.41%) Lead
3 43 (10.41%) Programme Manager
4 30 (7.26%) Consultant
5 29 (7.02%) Analyst
6 28 (6.78%) Support Engineer
7 23 (5.57%) Change Manager
8 22 (5.33%) Senior
9 20 (4.84%) Desktop Engineer
9 20 (4.84%) Desktop Support
9 20 (4.84%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 17 (4.12%) Developer
11 13 (3.15%) Full Stack Developer
11 13 (3.15%) Release Manager
11 13 (3.15%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.66%) Senior Manager
12 11 (2.66%) Technical Architect
13 10 (2.42%) Network Engineer
13 10 (2.42%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.87%) AngularJS
2 13 (3.15%) React
2 13 (3.15%) Spring
3 9 (2.18%) Web Services
4 4 (0.97%) CSS
5 3 (0.73%) .NET
5 3 (0.73%) XML
6 2 (0.48%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.48%) GraphQL
6 2 (0.48%) HTML
7 1 (0.24%) COM
7 1 (0.24%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.24%) Keycloak
7 1 (0.24%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.24%) Playwright
7 1 (0.24%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.24%) Swagger
7 1 (0.24%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 50 (12.11%) NHS
2 19 (4.60%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.36%) Data Centre
4 11 (2.66%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.94%) Cyber Defence
6 8 (1.94%) LIMS
6 8 (1.94%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (1.69%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.45%) e-Health
9 5 (1.21%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.97%) PMI
10 4 (0.97%) Wiki
11 2 (0.48%) CCTV
11 2 (0.48%) Credit Risk
11 2 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.48%) Mainframe
11 2 (0.48%) Replication
11 2 (0.48%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 38 (9.20%) Windows
2 20 (4.84%) Windows 10
3 11 (2.66%) Linux
4 8 (1.94%) Unix
5 6 (1.45%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.73%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (39.95%) Business Intelligence
2 156 (37.77%) Digital Marketing
3 100 (24.21%) Project Management
4 97 (23.49%) Agile
5 84 (20.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 76 (18.40%) Change Management
7 54 (13.08%) Project Delivery
8 50 (12.11%) Problem-Solving
9 34 (8.23%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (8.23%) Programme Delivery
10 31 (7.51%) Business Case
10 31 (7.51%) Decision-Making
11 30 (7.26%) Risk Management
12 29 (7.02%) DevOps
12 29 (7.02%) Mentoring
13 28 (6.78%) Roadmaps
14 26 (6.30%) ITIL
14 26 (6.30%) PRINCE2
15 25 (6.05%) Waterfall
16 23 (5.57%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 19 (4.60%) Python
2 15 (3.63%) C
3 14 (3.39%) Java
4 13 (3.15%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.94%) SQL
6 7 (1.69%) C#
7 3 (0.73%) MATLAB
7 3 (0.73%) Perl
7 3 (0.73%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.24%) Bash
8 1 (0.24%) Bicep
8 1 (0.24%) C++
8 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.24%) Rust
8 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 122 (29.54%) Security Cleared
2 77 (18.64%) SC Cleared
3 50 (12.11%) DV Cleared
4 45 (10.90%) Degree
5 13 (3.15%) CISSP
6 12 (2.91%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (2.42%) CCIE
8 9 (2.18%) CCIE Data Center
8 9 (2.18%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.94%) CISM
9 8 (1.94%) PMP
10 7 (1.69%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.45%) CCNP
12 5 (1.21%) CESG Certified Professional
13 4 (0.97%) CLAS
13 4 (0.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.73%) AWS Certification
15 2 (0.48%) APMG
15 2 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
15 2 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.69%) PMO
2 23 (5.57%) QA
3 11 (2.66%) NIST
4 9 (2.18%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.94%) HL7
6 7 (1.69%) NIST 800
7 6 (1.45%) GDPR
7 6 (1.45%) SLA
8 5 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (1.21%) JSP 440
8 5 (1.21%) RMADS
9 3 (0.73%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.24%) GRC
11 1 (0.24%) ISO 9000
11 1 (0.24%) NCSC
11 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (2.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.73%) Firmware
2 3 (0.73%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.48%) Docker
3 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.24%) NFS
Systems Management
1 6 (1.45%) Terraform
2 3 (0.73%) Dell DRAC
2 3 (0.73%) IBM BigFix
2 3 (0.73%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (0.48%) Ansible
3 2 (0.48%) Nessus
3 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.24%) Avamar
4 1 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.24%) Grafana
4 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.24%) Puppet
4 1 (0.24%) SCOM
4 1 (0.24%) VxRail
Vendors
1 172 (41.65%) SAP
2 43 (10.41%) Microsoft
3 14 (3.39%) Cisco
3 14 (3.39%) Oracle
4 9 (2.18%) Palo Alto
5 8 (1.94%) Sparx
6 7 (1.69%) CheckPoint
7 5 (1.21%) Dell
7 5 (1.21%) Infoblox
7 5 (1.21%) Pega
7 5 (1.21%) SolarWinds
7 5 (1.21%) Symantec
7 5 (1.21%) VMware
7 5 (1.21%) Zscaler
8 4 (0.97%) Alteryx
8 4 (0.97%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.97%) Computacenter
8 4 (0.97%) Remedy
9 3 (0.73%) Cadence
9 3 (0.73%) Red Hat