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 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 171 134
Rank change year-on-year -91 -37 +18
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 483 469 748
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.99% 1.63% 1.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.17% 1.79% 2.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 265 518
10th Percentile £363 £318 £281
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £600 £593
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +1.27% -1.25%
75th Percentile £682 £700 £725
90th Percentile £838 £825 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £575 £580
% change year-on-year -8.70% -0.86% +0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 21 18
10th Percentile £23.16 £26.85 £12.75
25th Percentile £39.86 £28.60 £18.56
Median hourly rate £84.50 £45.00 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +87.78% +27.66% -17.41%
75th Percentile £88.00 £56.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £90.85 £65.25 £68.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate £88.00 £27.98 £14.75
% change year-on-year +214.57% +89.66% -65.11%

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 41,377 26,173 36,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.59% 91.02% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,864 16,755 23,656
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £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 2,474 1,096 2,500
10th Percentile £14.68 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.87 £17.87 £16.00
Median hourly rate £42.30 £27.59 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.34% -24.42% +1.04%
75th Percentile £67.65 £57.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.76 £74.38 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -33.82% +8.57%

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 29 May 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 29 May 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 29 May 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 -79 431 £550 -8.33% 80
UK excluding London -97 241 £525 -8.70% 64
London -35 211 £550 -13.73% 36
Work from Home -35 142 £525 -16.00% 34
South East -41 78 £450 -30.77% 18
Midlands -47 48 £550 -4.35% 4
North of England -71 41 £503 -5.05% 18
East Midlands -7 30 £550 +12.82%
South West -52 30 £525 -8.70% 6
Yorkshire -41 27 £516 +3.15% 10
Scotland -17 24 £450 -12.11% 4
West Midlands -68 18 £470 -21.67% 4
East of England -26 14 £450 -18.18% 9
North West -42 12 £484 -8.25% 7
Northern Ireland +2 5 £700 +60.00% 2
North East -29 2 £300 -46.90% 1
Wales -16 1 £425 -26.09% 4

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 17 (3.52%) Confluence
2 9 (1.86%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.83%) CMS
4 3 (0.62%) IIS
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Service Bus
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.21%) nginx
6 1 (0.21%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
Applications
1 33 (6.83%) Microsoft Project
2 24 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.83%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.62%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.62%) SAP MDG-F
4 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.41%) SAP BRIM
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.21%) iTrent
5 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.21%) SAP Convergent Charging
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.21%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 31 (6.42%) Azure
2 26 (5.38%) Google Workspace
3 21 (4.35%) Google Sheets
3 21 (4.35%) SaaS
4 18 (3.73%) Cloud Computing
4 18 (3.73%) Power Platform
5 13 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (2.28%) Smartsheet
7 9 (1.86%) AWS
8 5 (1.04%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.04%) GCP
9 4 (0.83%) ClickUp
9 4 (0.83%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.62%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.62%) Google Ads
10 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.41%) Lucidchart
11 2 (0.41%) OCI
11 2 (0.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.66%) Network Security
2 4 (0.83%) LAN
2 4 (0.83%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (0.83%) WAN
3 3 (0.62%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.62%) InfiniBand
4 2 (0.41%) Broadband
4 2 (0.41%) DNS
4 2 (0.41%) Firewall
4 2 (0.41%) Internet
5 1 (0.21%) 2G
5 1 (0.21%) 3G
5 1 (0.21%) 5G
5 1 (0.21%) BGP
5 1 (0.21%) DHCP
5 1 (0.21%) HTTP
5 1 (0.21%) OSPF
5 1 (0.21%) SMTP
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
5 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.31%) Power BI
2 5 (1.04%) Electronic Patient Records
3 4 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
3 4 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.62%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.62%) Tableau
5 1 (0.21%) Big Data
5 1 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.21%) Looker
5 1 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.21%) QlikView
5 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 56 (11.59%) JIRA
2 28 (5.80%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.62%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.62%) Bitbucket
General
1 241 (49.90%) Finance
2 199 (41.20%) Social Skills
3 86 (17.81%) Public Sector
4 58 (12.01%) Organisational Skills
5 57 (11.80%) Marketing
6 56 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
7 45 (9.32%) Manufacturing
8 44 (9.11%) Retail
9 42 (8.70%) Aerospace
10 39 (8.07%) Telecoms
11 31 (6.42%) Electronics
12 25 (5.18%) Banking
13 24 (4.97%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (3.73%) Legal
15 11 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.66%) Front Office
17 7 (1.45%) Local Government
18 6 (1.24%) Advertising
18 6 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
18 6 (1.24%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 99 (20.50%) Programme Manager
2 95 (19.67%) Project Manager
3 54 (11.18%) Lead
4 51 (10.56%) Senior
5 42 (8.70%) Delivery Manager
6 41 (8.49%) Analyst
7 38 (7.87%) Technical Manager
8 33 (6.83%) Senior Manager
9 29 (6.00%) Product Manager
10 28 (5.80%) Product Delivery Manager
11 24 (4.97%) Business Analyst
12 22 (4.55%) Systems Manager
13 21 (4.35%) Systems Delivery Manager
14 17 (3.52%) Senior Project Manager
15 15 (3.11%) SAP Manager
16 14 (2.90%) IT Manager
16 14 (2.90%) Technical Project Manager
16 14 (2.90%) Transformation Manager
17 12 (2.48%) Infrastructure Manager
17 12 (2.48%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.45%) Middleware
1 7 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (1.04%) REST
2 5 (1.04%) XML
3 4 (0.83%) ADO
3 4 (0.83%) RESTful
4 3 (0.62%) React
5 2 (0.41%) JSON
5 2 (0.41%) OAuth
5 2 (0.41%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.41%) SOAP
5 2 (0.41%) Web Services
5 2 (0.41%) XSD
5 2 (0.41%) XSLT
6 1 (0.21%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.32%) Product Ownership
2 25 (5.18%) Data Protection Act
3 23 (4.76%) Data Structures
4 21 (4.35%) Onboarding
5 18 (3.73%) Management Information System
6 15 (3.11%) NHS
6 15 (3.11%) PMI
7 14 (2.90%) Data Centre
8 10 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.45%) FMCG
9 7 (1.45%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.24%) Learning Management System
11 5 (1.04%) CCTV
12 4 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.62%) Hedge funds
13 3 (0.62%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.62%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 3 (0.62%) Taxonomies
13 3 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.28%) Windows
2 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
2 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.21%) Alpine Linux
3 1 (0.21%) Linux
3 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.21%) Solaris
3 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (38.72%) Stakeholder Management
2 152 (31.47%) Agile
3 123 (25.47%) Project Management
4 115 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 102 (21.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 102 (21.12%) PRINCE2
6 89 (18.43%) Migration
7 77 (15.94%) Change Management
8 72 (14.91%) Decision-Making
9 71 (14.70%) Risk Management
10 61 (12.63%) Roadmaps
11 57 (11.80%) Change Control
12 55 (11.39%) Project Delivery
13 52 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
14 48 (9.94%) Business Intelligence
15 47 (9.73%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 45 (9.32%) Programme Delivery
17 42 (8.70%) Programme Governance
18 38 (7.87%) Digital Marketing
19 37 (7.66%) AI
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.59%) SQL
2 7 (1.45%) Python
3 5 (1.04%) Java
4 4 (0.83%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.41%) Go
6 1 (0.21%) ABAP
6 1 (0.21%) Bicep
6 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 114 (23.60%) Security Cleared
2 91 (18.84%) Degree
3 62 (12.84%) SC Cleared
4 48 (9.94%) PMP
5 45 (9.32%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.69%) APMP
6 13 (2.69%) DV Cleared
7 12 (2.48%) CISSP
8 10 (2.07%) CISM
9 6 (1.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 5 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.62%) PgMP
13 2 (0.41%) CESG Certified Professional
13 2 (0.41%) CLAS
13 2 (0.41%) CREST Certified
13 2 (0.41%) CSPO
13 2 (0.41%) GPEN
13 2 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (15.73%) PMO
2 23 (4.76%) QA
3 19 (3.93%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.86%) SLA
5 7 (1.45%) GDPR
6 6 (1.24%) NIST
7 5 (1.04%) GRC
7 5 (1.04%) JSP 440
7 5 (1.04%) RMADS
7 5 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.83%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.83%) NCSC
9 3 (0.62%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.62%) MiFID
9 3 (0.62%) P3O
9 3 (0.62%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.41%) EMIR
11 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.21%) Dodd-Frank
System Software
1 4 (0.83%) Docker
2 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (0.62%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.21%) Ansible
2 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.21%) SCCM
2 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 69 (14.29%) SAP
2 38 (7.87%) Microsoft
3 32 (6.63%) Google
4 28 (5.80%) IBM
5 14 (2.90%) Oracle
6 12 (2.48%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.66%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.24%) Workday
9 5 (1.04%) Cisco
10 4 (0.83%) Databricks
11 3 (0.62%) Ariba
11 3 (0.62%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.62%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.62%) Zoho
11 3 (0.62%) Zscaler
12 2 (0.41%) BT
12 2 (0.41%) Genesys
12 2 (0.41%) GoldenSource
12 2 (0.41%) Qualys
12 2 (0.41%) VMware