Programme Director
UK
The median Programme Director daily rate in the UK is £863, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 482 | 535 | 606 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +71 | +173 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programme Director | 40 | 41 | 78 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.096% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 26 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £604 | £688 | £693 |
| 25th Percentile | £728 | £738 | £788 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £863 | £875 | £875 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.43% | - | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £925 | £975 | £1,025 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,065 | £1,050 | £1,150 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £850 | £780 | £800 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.97% | -2.50% | -8.57% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,186 | 39,489 | 53,902 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.37% | 92.79% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,686 | 37,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -3.23% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,047 | 2,662 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.15 | £36.58 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.03% | -18.72% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.38 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.44 | £76.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Programme Director
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programme Director in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programme Director
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Director.
Programme Director
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Director over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
Programme Director
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Director.
Programme Director
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 17 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +61 | 37 | £875 | - | 11 |
| London | +34 | 20 | £900 | -3.03% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 19 | £850 | +8.97% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 15 | £825 | +7.84% | 9 |
| North of England | +22 | 6 | £775 | -13.89% | 1 |
| Midlands | +18 | 6 | £875 | +2.94% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 5 | £875 | +2.94% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 4 | - | - | |
| South West | +44 | 2 | £535 | - | |
| South East | +42 | 2 | £850 | +13.33% | 1 |
| North West | +17 | 2 | £775 | -22.50% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £750 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £675 | - |
Programme Director Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Programme Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Programme Director in the job title.
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Programme Director Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: