Programme Planner Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Programme Planner
UK > UK excluding London

The median Programme Planner daily rate in the UK excluding London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 360 400
Rank change year-on-year -33 +40 +92
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Planner 6 11 17
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.034% 0.067% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.072% 0.088%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 6
10th Percentile £444 £330 £472
25th Percentile £453 £335 £536
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £420 £569
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -26.15% +21.82%
75th Percentile £541 £528 £748
90th Percentile £631 £563 £819
UK median daily rate £488 £475 £535
% change year-on-year +2.63% -11.21% +0.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £71.25
25th Percentile - - £76.88
Median hourly rate - £25.36 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year - -70.16% +142.86%
75th Percentile - - £90.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £25.36 £80.00
% change year-on-year - -68.30% +128.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 15,757 15,247 19,247
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.79% 92.28% 93.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,739 8,746 12,684
10th Percentile £209 £219 £213
25th Percentile £363 £375 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £590 £600
90th Percentile £675 £676 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,569 1,041 1,261
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.10 £14.42
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +85.74%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.33 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.63 £45.00
% change year-on-year -29.40% -20.83% +55.17%

Programme Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Programme Planner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Programme Planner job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Programme Planner
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Programme Planner
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Planner in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Planner in the UK excluding London

Programme Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Planner job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Programme Planner
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 Planner within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 November 2025. 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 East +3 5 £475 -17.39% 1
South West -2 1 £675 -
Programme Planner
UK

Programme Planner Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Programme Planner 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 UK excluding London region featuring Programme Planner in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) PMO
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 3 (50.00%) JIRA
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Primavera
5 1 (16.67%) AI
5 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Change Control
5 1 (16.67%) Data Interpretation
5 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Power BI
5 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
5 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
5 1 (16.67%) Project Management
5 1 (16.67%) Resource Levelling
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation

Programme Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (16.67%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Strategy
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (16.67%) AI
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Change Control
2 1 (16.67%) Data Interpretation
2 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
2 1 (16.67%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Resource Levelling
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft