Programme Management Contract Job Trends

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Programme Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 187 145
Rank change year-on-year -74 -42 +6
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 495 490 717
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.94% 1.51% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 1.67% 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 277 464
10th Percentile £365 £345 £306
25th Percentile £430 £471 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £578
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +8.23% -3.75%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £738
90th Percentile £856 £825 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +0.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 24 24
10th Percentile £47.60 £27.36 £12.75
25th Percentile £83.00 £30.40 £16.69
Median hourly rate £88.00 £49.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.78% +41.43% -20.20%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £50.94
90th Percentile £99.51 £73.83 £74.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £88.00 £28.55 £16.92
% change year-on-year +208.23% +68.74% -62.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,068 29,357 36,726
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 90.46% 85.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,042 18,505 23,449
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £415 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.40% -4.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £624 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,667 1,497 2,458
10th Percentile £14.85 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.01 £17.45 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £24.66 £38.12
% change year-on-year +80.45% -35.31% -2.91%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Programme Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Programme Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Programme Management
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Programme Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Programme Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Programme Management

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 11 July 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
England -78 433 £568 -9.12% 175
UK excluding London -94 236 £550 -8.33% 99
London -30 227 £600 -6.98% 101
Work from Home -47 162 £545 -12.80% 78
South East -40 89 £550 -15.38% 33
North of England -64 43 £507 -4.43% 15
Midlands -61 36 £550 -4.35% 16
Scotland -13 31 £450 -5.26% 5
Yorkshire -36 26 £516 -6.23% 9
South West -62 22 £700 +12.00% 13
East Midlands -10 19 £550 +12.82% 5
West Midlands -78 17 £470 -21.67% 11
North West -55 16 £517 -2.45% 5
East of England -26 10 £450 -25.00% 10
Northern Ireland +4 5 £700 +60.00% 5
Wales -17 1 £425 +32.30% 4
North East -33 1 £300 -53.85% 3

Programme Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 18 (3.64%) Confluence
2 10 (2.02%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.01%) IIS
4 4 (0.81%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
5 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 34 (6.87%) Microsoft Project
2 25 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 24 (4.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.01%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.61%) Magento
3 3 (0.61%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.61%) SAP MDG-F
3 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.40%) SAP BRIM
4 2 (0.40%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) iTrent
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.20%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.20%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.20%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 31 (6.26%) Azure
2 22 (4.44%) SaaS
3 19 (3.84%) Google Workspace
4 16 (3.23%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.03%) AWS
6 13 (2.63%) Smartsheet
7 12 (2.42%) Google Sheets
8 11 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.02%) Cloud Computing
10 7 (1.41%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.21%) GCP
12 4 (0.81%) ClickUp
12 4 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
13 3 (0.61%) SuccessFactors
14 2 (0.40%) ChatGPT
14 2 (0.40%) Google Drive
14 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.40%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.40%) PaaS
14 2 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.82%) Network Security
2 5 (1.01%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.61%) Firewall
3 3 (0.61%) LAN
3 3 (0.61%) WAN
4 2 (0.40%) DHCP
4 2 (0.40%) DNS
4 2 (0.40%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.40%) VLAN
4 2 (0.40%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) 2G
5 1 (0.20%) 3G
5 1 (0.20%) 4G
5 1 (0.20%) 5G
5 1 (0.20%) Broadband
5 1 (0.20%) HTTP
5 1 (0.20%) Internet
5 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.63%) Power BI
2 5 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (0.61%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.61%) Tableau
5 1 (0.20%) Big Data
5 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.20%) QlikView
5 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 52 (10.51%) JIRA
2 28 (5.66%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.61%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.61%) Git
3 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.61%) Subversion
General
1 233 (47.07%) Finance
2 195 (39.39%) Social Skills
3 70 (14.14%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.70%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (9.29%) Public Sector
5 46 (9.29%) Retail
6 43 (8.69%) Aerospace
7 34 (6.87%) Influencing Skills
8 33 (6.67%) Banking
9 29 (5.86%) Marketing
10 22 (4.44%) Legal
10 22 (4.44%) Manufacturing
11 18 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.22%) Local Government
12 11 (2.22%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
14 8 (1.62%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.62%) Law
15 7 (1.41%) Front Office
16 6 (1.21%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 114 (23.03%) Project Manager
2 101 (20.40%) Programme Manager
3 58 (11.72%) Senior
4 57 (11.52%) Lead
5 43 (8.69%) Delivery Manager
6 38 (7.68%) Senior Manager
7 33 (6.67%) Analyst
7 33 (6.67%) Technical Manager
8 29 (5.86%) Product Manager
9 28 (5.66%) Product Delivery Manager
10 22 (4.44%) Senior Project Manager
10 22 (4.44%) Systems Manager
11 21 (4.24%) Systems Delivery Manager
12 19 (3.84%) Business Analyst
13 17 (3.43%) SAP Manager
13 17 (3.43%) Transformation Manager
14 15 (3.03%) IT Manager
14 15 (3.03%) PMO Lead
15 12 (2.42%) Architect
15 12 (2.42%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.82%) Middleware
2 5 (1.01%) REST
2 5 (1.01%) RESTful
3 4 (0.81%) React
4 3 (0.61%) VML
4 3 (0.61%) XML
5 2 (0.40%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.40%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.69%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.65%) Data Protection Act
2 23 (4.65%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.44%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.43%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.83%) PMI
6 11 (2.22%) Operational Technology
7 10 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.82%) FMCG
8 9 (1.82%) NHS
9 7 (1.41%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.21%) Learning Management System
11 5 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.01%) CCTV
12 4 (0.81%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.81%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 3 (0.61%) CMDB
13 3 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.61%) Taxonomies
13 3 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.63%) Windows
2 1 (0.20%) Alpine Linux
2 1 (0.20%) Linux
2 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.20%) Solaris
2 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
2 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (43.84%) Stakeholder Management
2 170 (34.34%) Agile
3 129 (26.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 124 (25.05%) Project Management
5 115 (23.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 109 (22.02%) PRINCE2
7 92 (18.59%) Change Management
8 79 (15.96%) Roadmaps
9 78 (15.76%) Decision-Making
10 77 (15.56%) Migration
11 69 (13.94%) Risk Management
12 67 (13.54%) Programme Delivery
13 64 (12.93%) Project Delivery
14 56 (11.31%) Programme Governance
15 55 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
16 54 (10.91%) Scaled Agile Framework
17 52 (10.51%) Change Control
18 49 (9.90%) AI
19 43 (8.69%) Matrix Organization
20 39 (7.88%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 15 (3.03%) SQL
2 4 (0.81%) Java
3 2 (0.40%) Python
4 1 (0.20%) ABAP
4 1 (0.20%) Bicep
4 1 (0.20%) Korn
4 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 96 (19.39%) Degree
2 89 (17.98%) Security Cleared
3 52 (10.51%) PMP
4 48 (9.70%) PMI Certification
5 39 (7.88%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.63%) CISM
6 13 (2.63%) CISSP
6 13 (2.63%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.02%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.81%) APMP
10 4 (0.81%) HND
10 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.61%) MBA
11 3 (0.61%) PgMP
12 1 (0.20%) GIAC
12 1 (0.20%) GSEC
12 1 (0.20%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.97%) PMO
2 24 (4.85%) QA
3 19 (3.84%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.02%) GDPR
4 10 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.02%) SLA
5 8 (1.62%) GRC
5 8 (1.62%) NIST
6 6 (1.21%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.01%) NCSC
7 5 (1.01%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.81%) MiFID
9 3 (0.61%) EMIR
9 3 (0.61%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.61%) P3O
9 3 (0.61%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.40%) GMP
10 2 (0.40%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.01%) Docker
2 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (0.81%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.20%) Ansible
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (9.49%) SAP
2 45 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.66%) IBM
4 24 (4.85%) Google
5 14 (2.83%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.02%) Oracle
7 8 (1.62%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.21%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.01%) Workday
10 4 (0.81%) Rapid7
10 4 (0.81%) Zscaler
11 3 (0.61%) Ariba
11 3 (0.61%) Databricks
12 2 (0.40%) Charles River
12 2 (0.40%) Cisco
12 2 (0.40%) Planview
12 2 (0.40%) Qualys
12 2 (0.40%) Temenos
12 2 (0.40%) VMware
12 2 (0.40%) Zoho