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 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 179 145
Rank change year-on-year -82 -34 +4
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 510 510 641
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.96% 1.55% 1.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 1.71% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 306 410
10th Percentile £386 £325 £287
25th Percentile £437 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £564
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +6.43% -4.45%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £725
90th Percentile £850 £800 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 25 25
10th Percentile £40.25 £26.85 £12.75
25th Percentile £67.50 £35.60 £16.92
Median hourly rate £88.00 £47.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +85.26% +35.71% -11.50%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £98.84 £72.60 £83.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £88.00 £35.60 £20.46
% change year-on-year +147.19% +74.04% -48.28%

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 45,278 29,786 33,285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.80% 90.49% 85.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,840 18,586 21,275
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £423 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,823 1,710 1,832
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.31 £18.46
Median hourly rate £42.30 £25.15 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +68.19% -39.40% -2.35%
75th Percentile £68.00 £48.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £74.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +91.13% -45.88% +13.33%

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 14 August 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 14 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Top 16 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 14 August 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 -79 447 £600 -4.00% 597
London -17 256 £625 - 392
UK excluding London -111 220 £500 -16.67% 250
Work from Home -40 173 £525 -12.50% 185
South East -42 92 £559 -14.00% 80
North of England -56 45 £503 -9.53% 42
Scotland -14 29 £450 -5.26% 15
Yorkshire -24 25 £500 -9.09% 16
Midlands -76 22 £453 -24.50% 29
North West -46 20 £514 -3.02% 14
South West -89 18 £700 +19.15% 32
West Midlands -79 14 £425 -29.17% 19
East of England -24 12 £500 -24.53% 32
East Midlands -22 8 £575 -8.44% 10
Northern Ireland +2 2 £775 +102.61% 18
Wales -16 2 £425 +153.73% 8

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 25 (4.90%) Confluence
2 9 (1.76%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.98%) CMS
3 5 (0.98%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) nginx
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 34 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
2 30 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (4.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.59%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.20%) Notion
6 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 22 (4.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.98%) SAP MDG
3 4 (0.78%) Magento
4 3 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.59%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.59%) SAP MDG-F
4 3 (0.59%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.39%) SAP BRIM
5 2 (0.39%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.39%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.39%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.20%) ENOVIA
6 1 (0.20%) Finacle
6 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.20%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.20%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 39 (7.65%) Azure
2 24 (4.71%) SaaS
3 17 (3.33%) AWS
4 16 (3.14%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (2.35%) Smartsheet
6 9 (1.76%) Entra ID
7 8 (1.57%) Google Workspace
8 6 (1.18%) OCI
9 5 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.98%) GCP
10 4 (0.78%) ClickUp
10 4 (0.78%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.59%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.39%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.39%) Google Drive
12 2 (0.39%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.39%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.39%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.37%) Network Security
2 5 (0.98%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.59%) DNS
3 3 (0.59%) Firewall
3 3 (0.59%) LAN
3 3 (0.59%) WAN
4 2 (0.39%) DHCP
4 2 (0.39%) IPv4
4 2 (0.39%) IPv6
4 2 (0.39%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.39%) VLAN
4 2 (0.39%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) FTP
5 1 (0.20%) HTTP
5 1 (0.20%) Internet
5 1 (0.20%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.55%) Power BI
2 4 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.59%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.39%) Big Data
4 2 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.39%) Tableau
5 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.20%) QlikView
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 53 (10.39%) JIRA
2 28 (5.49%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (0.98%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.98%) Bitbucket
4 4 (0.78%) Git
4 4 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.78%) Subversion
General
1 239 (46.86%) Finance
2 195 (38.24%) Social Skills
3 80 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (11.18%) Public Sector
5 48 (9.41%) Retail
6 46 (9.02%) Aerospace
7 45 (8.82%) Organisational Skills
8 43 (8.43%) Influencing Skills
9 35 (6.86%) Banking
10 28 (5.49%) Marketing
11 27 (5.29%) Legal
12 21 (4.12%) Manufacturing
13 15 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.94%) Telecoms
14 11 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (2.16%) Local Government
15 10 (1.96%) Law
16 9 (1.76%) Front Office
16 9 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.57%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 118 (23.14%) Project Manager
2 95 (18.63%) Programme Manager
3 65 (12.75%) Senior
4 64 (12.55%) Lead
5 45 (8.82%) Delivery Manager
6 44 (8.63%) Senior Manager
7 33 (6.47%) Technical Manager
8 31 (6.08%) Product Manager
9 30 (5.88%) Product Delivery Manager
10 29 (5.69%) Analyst
11 25 (4.90%) Transformation Manager
12 23 (4.51%) Senior Project Manager
13 22 (4.31%) Systems Manager
14 21 (4.12%) Systems Delivery Manager
15 17 (3.33%) SAP Manager
16 16 (3.14%) Business Analyst
16 16 (3.14%) Consultant
16 16 (3.14%) Transformation Programme Manager
17 15 (2.94%) IT Manager
18 13 (2.55%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.96%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.57%) Middleware
3 6 (1.18%) REST
4 4 (0.78%) RESTful
4 4 (0.78%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.78%) VML
4 4 (0.78%) XML
5 2 (0.39%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.39%) React
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.20%) JSON
6 1 (0.20%) OAuth
6 1 (0.20%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.20%) SOAP
6 1 (0.20%) Web Services
6 1 (0.20%) XSD
6 1 (0.20%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.02%) Product Ownership
2 24 (4.71%) Data Structures
3 21 (4.12%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.33%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.14%) Data Protection Act
6 15 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (2.55%) PMI
8 10 (1.96%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.76%) FMCG
9 9 (1.76%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.37%) NHS
11 6 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.18%) Learning Management System
11 6 (1.18%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.98%) AI Agents
12 5 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.78%) CCTV
13 4 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (0.78%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.35%) 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
1 237 (46.47%) Stakeholder Management
2 185 (36.27%) Agile
3 137 (26.86%) Project Management
4 126 (24.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 123 (24.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 118 (23.14%) PRINCE2
7 98 (19.22%) Decision-Making
8 93 (18.24%) Change Management
9 90 (17.65%) Roadmaps
10 73 (14.31%) Project Delivery
10 73 (14.31%) Risk Management
11 72 (14.12%) Programme Delivery
12 69 (13.53%) Migration
13 63 (12.35%) Programme Governance
14 62 (12.16%) AI
14 62 (12.16%) Problem-Solving
15 58 (11.37%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 52 (10.20%) Matrix Organization
17 51 (10.00%) Change Control
18 44 (8.63%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 5 (0.98%) SQL
2 3 (0.59%) Java
3 2 (0.39%) 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
4 1 (0.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 103 (20.20%) Security Cleared
2 100 (19.61%) Degree
3 63 (12.35%) PMP
4 53 (10.39%) PMI Certification
5 50 (9.80%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.55%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.16%) CISM
7 11 (2.16%) CISSP
8 9 (1.76%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 7 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.18%) TOGAF Certification
12 5 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.98%) MBA
13 4 (0.78%) APMP
13 4 (0.78%) HND
14 3 (0.59%) PgMP
14 3 (0.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 2 (0.39%) SAFe Agilist
16 1 (0.20%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.47%) PMO
2 23 (4.51%) QA
3 18 (3.53%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.96%) GDPR
6 9 (1.76%) SLA
7 8 (1.57%) GRC
8 7 (1.37%) NIST
9 6 (1.18%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.98%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.78%) MiFID
11 4 (0.78%) NCSC
12 3 (0.59%) EMIR
12 3 (0.59%) P3O
12 3 (0.59%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.39%) GMP
13 2 (0.39%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.39%) JSP 440
System Software
1 4 (0.78%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.59%) Docker
2 3 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.20%) ISA Server
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 2 (0.39%) Ansible
1 2 (0.39%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.39%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) MOM
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.20%) SCCM
2 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 60 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 47 (9.22%) SAP
3 28 (5.49%) IBM
4 18 (3.53%) Oracle
4 18 (3.53%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.75%) Google
6 11 (2.16%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.76%) Atlassian
8 6 (1.18%) Databricks
9 5 (0.98%) Zscaler
10 4 (0.78%) Rapid7
10 4 (0.78%) Workday
11 3 (0.59%) Bloomberg
11 3 (0.59%) Charles River
11 3 (0.59%) VMware
12 2 (0.39%) Planview
12 2 (0.39%) Qualys
12 2 (0.39%) Siebel
12 2 (0.39%) SimCorp
12 2 (0.39%) Zoho