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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 119 132
Rank change year-on-year -66 +13 +51
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 578 751 861
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.59% 2.09% 1.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.78% 2.39% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 361 429 629
10th Percentile £159 £277 £279
25th Percentile £411 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £537 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.36% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 22 15
10th Percentile £17.46 £20.26 £24.91
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.50 £29.63
Median hourly rate £24.00 £25.84 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% -55.06% +53.69%
75th Percentile £43.00 £36.35 £76.05
90th Percentile £66.68 £67.41 £85.58
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £23.99 £70.50
% change year-on-year -0.69% -65.97% +24.90%

All Process and 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 32,432 31,463 40,054
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.97% 87.43% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,408 19,089 26,807
10th Percentile £300 £309 £312
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,095 1,098 1,556
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.24 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.20 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.21% -22.94% +21.43%
75th Percentile £45.46 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £74.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -30.37% -23.53% +30.77%

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 2025.

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 6 December 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 -64 499 £550 - 140
UK excluding London -68 336 £537 -2.36% 114
London -36 197 £575 +4.55% 55
Work from Home -37 155 £598 +3.91% 59
South West -23 72 £550 +4.76% 22
South East -59 68 £575 -8.00% 44
North of England -31 64 £537 +5.81% 21
Midlands -52 54 £531 +6.25% 11
North West -23 33 £550 -7.17% 8
East of England -4 31 £625 +25.31% 9
West Midlands -57 30 £600 +20.00% 9
Scotland -3 27 £500 +5.26% 4
East Midlands 0 24 £360 +6.67% 2
Yorkshire -21 20 £537 -2.36% 5
Wales +5 13 £160 -76.73%
North East -4 11 £175 -53.33% 8
Northern Ireland -2 7 £115 -37.84% 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 30 (5.19%) Confluence
2 21 (3.63%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.35%) Apache
4 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.35%) CMS
Applications
1 48 (8.30%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (6.92%) Microsoft Project
3 32 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
4 22 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.87%) Trello
6 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.17%) Blender
7 1 (0.17%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.17%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 29 (5.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.04%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.87%) CA PPM
3 5 (0.87%) Primavera
4 3 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.52%) SAP IBP
4 3 (0.52%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.35%) Maximo
5 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 53 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (6.57%) AWS
2 38 (6.57%) Azure
3 25 (4.33%) Power Platform
4 15 (2.60%) GCP
4 15 (2.60%) SaaS
5 14 (2.42%) Smartsheet
6 11 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
7 8 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (1.38%) Slack
8 6 (1.04%) GitHub
8 6 (1.04%) Google Workspace
9 5 (0.87%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.87%) Figma
9 5 (0.87%) Miro
10 4 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.69%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.69%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 26 (4.50%) Wireless
2 8 (1.38%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (1.38%) Skype
3 6 (1.04%) 5G
3 6 (1.04%) LAN
4 5 (0.87%) Network Security
4 5 (0.87%) VPN
5 4 (0.69%) Broadband
5 4 (0.69%) Internet
5 4 (0.69%) Kerberos
5 4 (0.69%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.52%) WAN
7 2 (0.35%) BGP
7 2 (0.35%) DNS
7 2 (0.35%) Firewall
7 2 (0.35%) Junos
7 2 (0.35%) OSPF
7 2 (0.35%) PSTN
7 2 (0.35%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.35%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.81%) Power BI
2 10 (1.73%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.21%) Electronic Patient Records
4 5 (0.87%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.69%) MySQL
5 4 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.52%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.52%) Tableau
7 2 (0.35%) Big Data
7 2 (0.35%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.35%) Oracle Database 12c
7 2 (0.35%) Power Query
7 2 (0.35%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.17%) Metadata
8 1 (0.17%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.17%) QlikView
8 1 (0.17%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 68 (11.76%) JIRA
2 4 (0.69%) Clang
2 4 (0.69%) GCC
2 4 (0.69%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.52%) JUnit
3 3 (0.52%) Storybook
4 2 (0.35%) Git
4 2 (0.35%) Mercurial
4 2 (0.35%) Subversion
5 1 (0.17%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.17%) GitLab
5 1 (0.17%) GoCD
5 1 (0.17%) Postman
5 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.17%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 362 (62.63%) Finance
2 250 (43.25%) Social Skills
3 245 (42.39%) Public Sector
4 220 (38.06%) Manufacturing
5 215 (37.20%) Marketing
6 214 (37.02%) Telecoms
7 208 (35.99%) Electronics
8 61 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
9 38 (6.57%) Banking
10 27 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (3.81%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (3.11%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (2.60%) Legal
15 13 (2.25%) Investment Banking
16 12 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (1.56%) Retail
18 8 (1.38%) Automotive
19 7 (1.21%) Aerospace
19 7 (1.21%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 91 (15.74%) Programme Manager
2 72 (12.46%) Project Manager
3 47 (8.13%) IT Support
4 46 (7.96%) Lead
5 45 (7.79%) Senior
6 41 (7.09%) Analyst
6 41 (7.09%) Desktop Support
7 28 (4.84%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
7 28 (4.84%) 2nd Line Support
7 28 (4.84%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
8 26 (4.50%) Senior Manager
9 24 (4.15%) Architect
10 20 (3.46%) Technical Manager
11 19 (3.29%) Consultant
12 18 (3.11%) IT Engineer
12 18 (3.11%) Migration Engineer
13 16 (2.77%) IT Manager
13 16 (2.77%) SAP Manager
14 15 (2.60%) Support Engineer
15 14 (2.42%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.38%) SailPoint
3 6 (1.04%) REST
4 5 (0.87%) .NET
4 5 (0.87%) CSS
4 5 (0.87%) HTML
4 5 (0.87%) OAuth
4 5 (0.87%) React
4 5 (0.87%) SAML
5 4 (0.69%) RESTful
6 3 (0.52%) FHIR
6 3 (0.52%) PySpark
6 3 (0.52%) PyTorch
6 3 (0.52%) Spring
6 3 (0.52%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.52%) TensorFlow
6 3 (0.52%) Vitest
7 2 (0.35%) LDAP
7 2 (0.35%) Node.js
7 2 (0.35%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.71%) Data Centre
2 19 (3.29%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.11%) CMDB
3 18 (3.11%) NHS
4 17 (2.94%) Product Ownership
5 16 (2.77%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.77%) Virtual Team
6 15 (2.60%) Data Protection Act
6 15 (2.60%) PMI
7 11 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.73%) Life Science
9 9 (1.56%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.56%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.21%) FMCG
12 5 (0.87%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (0.87%) Reinsurance
13 4 (0.69%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.06%) Windows
2 32 (5.54%) Mac OS
3 31 (5.36%) Android
4 15 (2.60%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.73%) Linux
6 3 (0.52%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.35%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (40.14%) Business Intelligence
2 209 (36.16%) Digital Marketing
3 159 (27.51%) Agile
3 159 (27.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 118 (20.42%) Project Management
5 107 (18.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 94 (16.26%) Problem-Solving
7 91 (15.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 84 (14.53%) Risk Management
9 80 (13.84%) Migration
10 70 (12.11%) Decision-Making
11 66 (11.42%) Change Management
11 66 (11.42%) PRINCE2
11 66 (11.42%) Project Delivery
12 50 (8.65%) Waterfall
13 47 (8.13%) ITIL
14 46 (7.96%) Roadmaps
15 43 (7.44%) Service Delivery
16 40 (6.92%) Programme Delivery
16 40 (6.92%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 26 (4.50%) SQL
2 23 (3.98%) Python
3 16 (2.77%) Java
4 15 (2.60%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.38%) C++
6 7 (1.21%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.04%) C
8 4 (0.69%) Bash
8 4 (0.69%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.52%) BeanShell
9 3 (0.52%) Go
9 3 (0.52%) Korn
9 3 (0.52%) PHP
9 3 (0.52%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.35%) C#
11 1 (0.17%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.17%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 179 (30.97%) Security Cleared
2 142 (24.57%) SC Cleared
3 78 (13.49%) Degree
4 55 (9.52%) PMI Certification
5 49 (8.48%) PMP
6 36 (6.23%) DV Cleared
7 20 (3.46%) CISSP
8 18 (3.11%) ITIL Certification
9 17 (2.94%) Master's Degree
10 14 (2.42%) CISM
11 10 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.56%) TOGAF Certification
13 8 (1.38%) CESG Certified Professional
14 7 (1.21%) PhD
15 6 (1.04%) OCP
15 6 (1.04%) Oracle Certification
16 5 (0.87%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 5 (0.87%) PgMP
16 5 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
17 4 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (13.32%) PMO
2 24 (4.15%) QA
3 13 (2.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (1.73%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.56%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.38%) GDPR
6 8 (1.38%) GxP
6 8 (1.38%) NCSC
6 8 (1.38%) RMADS
6 8 (1.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (1.21%) JSP 440
7 7 (1.21%) P3O
8 6 (1.04%) NIST
9 4 (0.69%) GMP
9 4 (0.69%) SLA
10 3 (0.52%) HL7
10 3 (0.52%) WCAG
11 2 (0.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.35%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.35%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (3.98%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.87%) Docker
3 2 (0.35%) Oracle RAC
3 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.52%) Ansible
2 3 (0.52%) Data Guard
2 3 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.52%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 3 (0.52%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (0.52%) Terraform
2 3 (0.52%) vRealize
3 2 (0.35%) Puppet
3 2 (0.35%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.17%) FreeIPA
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.17%) SCCM
4 1 (0.17%) SCOM
4 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 248 (42.91%) SAP
2 79 (13.67%) Microsoft
3 42 (7.27%) Cisco
4 25 (4.33%) Apple
4 25 (4.33%) Oracle
4 25 (4.33%) ServiceNow
5 23 (3.98%) Dell
5 23 (3.98%) HP
6 17 (2.94%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.08%) Google
8 7 (1.21%) BiZZdesign
9 6 (1.04%) Ariba
9 6 (1.04%) CyberArk
9 6 (1.04%) Planview
9 6 (1.04%) VMware
10 5 (0.87%) Remedy
11 4 (0.69%) Centrify
11 4 (0.69%) GoldenSource
12 3 (0.52%) Guidewire
12 3 (0.52%) Samsung
153 Programme Management jobs Nationwide