Programme Management Contracts

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Programme Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Programme Management over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 137 149
Rank change year-on-year -42 +12 -4
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 486 733 1,005
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.53% 1.69% 1.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 1.98% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 475 760
10th Percentile £331 £301 £274
25th Percentile £463 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £580 £600
Median % change year-on-year +7.76% -3.33% +7.76%
75th Percentile £700 £738 £688
90th Percentile £825 £833 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £575 £575
% change year-on-year +4.35% - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 24 23
10th Percentile £27.36 £12.75 £30.11
25th Percentile £30.40 £16.69 £33.63
Median hourly rate £49.50 £35.00 £43.86
Median % change year-on-year +41.43% -20.20% -4.54%
75th Percentile £65.25 £50.94 £59.88
90th Percentile £73.83 £74.23 £80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.55 £16.92 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.74% -62.40% +38.89%

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 28,850 36,964 50,614
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.71% 85.28% 89.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,170 23,592 34,850
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £405 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,420 2,515 1,729
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £12.00
25th Percentile £17.42 £16.18 £16.61
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year -33.82% +1.77% +43.62%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.50 £75.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.66 £38.12 £35.00
% change year-on-year -35.31% +8.91% +66.67%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management.

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Top 17 Contract 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 5 July 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 -47 416 £625 +5.04% 1,310
UK excluding London -28 249 £600 +4.35% 465
London -17 190 £650 +6.12% 893
Work from Home -17 155 £625 +19.05% 486
South East -7 66 £650 +23.81% 114
South West -8 52 £613 -2.00% 60
Midlands -14 39 £575 - 71
Scotland +10 36 £475 -7.09% 34
North of England -7 35 £530 -3.64% 114
West Midlands -7 30 £600 +2.13% 44
North West -2 20 £530 -9.40% 65
Yorkshire -2 13 £550 +3.53% 39
East of England +13 11 £600 +84.62% 40
East Midlands -5 9 £488 +8.33% 27
Northern Ireland -12 6 £438 +136.49% 23
Wales +9 4 £321 -67.88% 13
North East -2 2 £650 +23.81% 10

Programme Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.67%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.65%) Confluence
2 8 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.21%) Camunda
4 1 (0.21%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.21%) SAS
4 1 (0.21%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 21 (4.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.29%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.44%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.21%) InVision
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) Simulink
6 1 (0.21%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 29 (5.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.23%) SAP ERP
3 5 (1.03%) Primavera
4 4 (0.82%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.82%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (0.62%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.41%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.41%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.41%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.41%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.21%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.21%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.21%) SAP R/3
7 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 45 (9.26%) Azure
2 27 (5.56%) AWS
3 19 (3.91%) GCP
4 16 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.88%) Power Platform
6 13 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.67%) SaaS
7 10 (2.06%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (1.23%) Google Workspace
9 5 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.82%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.62%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.41%) Google Docs
12 2 (0.41%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.41%) OCI
12 2 (0.41%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.41%) Yammer
13 1 (0.21%) Azure Event Grid
13 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.23%) Firewall
2 4 (0.82%) PSTN
2 4 (0.82%) VoIP
3 3 (0.62%) DNS
3 3 (0.62%) Internet
3 3 (0.62%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.41%) Broadband
4 2 (0.41%) DHCP
4 2 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (0.41%) LAN
4 2 (0.41%) MPLS
4 2 (0.41%) Network Security
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.21%) Intranet
5 1 (0.21%) Junos
5 1 (0.21%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
5 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.73%) Relational Database
2 22 (4.53%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (2.67%) Power BI
4 8 (1.65%) Big Data
5 7 (1.44%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (1.23%) Tableau
7 5 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.82%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.62%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.62%) SQL Server
10 2 (0.41%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database 12c
10 2 (0.41%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 22 (4.53%) Jenkins
1 22 (4.53%) JIRA
2 21 (4.32%) Gradle
2 21 (4.32%) JUnit
2 21 (4.32%) Liquibase
2 21 (4.32%) Mockito
3 13 (2.67%) GitLab
4 7 (1.44%) Git
5 4 (0.82%) Selenium
6 3 (0.62%) Clang
6 3 (0.62%) GCC
7 2 (0.41%) Mercurial
7 2 (0.41%) MSI
7 2 (0.41%) Subversion
8 1 (0.21%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.21%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 313 (64.40%) Finance
2 189 (38.89%) Public Sector
3 184 (37.86%) Social Skills
4 179 (36.83%) Manufacturing
5 176 (36.21%) Telecoms
6 175 (36.01%) Marketing
7 167 (34.36%) Electronics
8 64 (13.17%) Analytical Skills
9 37 (7.61%) Banking
10 26 (5.35%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (4.12%) Legal
12 17 (3.50%) Retail
13 16 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (3.09%) Local Government
15 14 (2.88%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (1.65%) Investment Banking
18 7 (1.44%) Financial Institution
19 4 (0.82%) Brand Awareness
19 4 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 88 (18.11%) Programme Manager
2 58 (11.93%) Project Manager
3 50 (10.29%) Lead
4 32 (6.58%) Architect
4 32 (6.58%) Senior
5 28 (5.76%) Delivery Manager
6 27 (5.56%) Developer
6 27 (5.56%) SAP Manager
7 22 (4.53%) Analyst
7 22 (4.53%) Technical Manager
8 21 (4.32%) Active Directory Architect
9 17 (3.50%) Consultant
10 15 (3.09%) Desktop Support
10 15 (3.09%) IT Manager
10 15 (3.09%) Support Engineer
11 14 (2.88%) SAP Programme Manager
12 13 (2.67%) Azure Developer
12 13 (2.67%) C# Developer
13 11 (2.26%) React Developer
13 11 (2.26%) SC Cleared Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.53%) OpenAPI
1 22 (4.53%) React
1 22 (4.53%) Swagger
2 21 (4.32%) Kafka
2 21 (4.32%) Spring
2 21 (4.32%) Spring Boot
3 16 (3.29%) .NET
4 8 (1.65%) .NET Core
4 8 (1.65%) CSS
4 8 (1.65%) HTML
4 8 (1.65%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.62%) REST
5 3 (0.62%) Web Services
6 2 (0.41%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.41%) FHIR
6 2 (0.41%) Node.js
6 2 (0.41%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.21%) NETCONF
7 1 (0.21%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.53%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.32%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.91%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.88%) NHS
5 13 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (1.85%) Virtual Team
8 8 (1.65%) CMDB
8 8 (1.65%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.65%) PMI
8 8 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.44%) Life Science
10 6 (1.23%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.03%) FMCG
11 5 (1.03%) LIMS
12 4 (0.82%) Fixed Income
12 4 (0.82%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.88%) Windows
2 10 (2.06%) Linux
3 8 (1.65%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.82%) Unix
5 3 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.41%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.41%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.41%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.21%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (37.86%) Business Intelligence
2 167 (34.36%) Digital Marketing
3 151 (31.07%) Agile
4 149 (30.66%) Stakeholder Management
5 132 (27.16%) Project Management
6 87 (17.90%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (15.02%) Project Delivery
8 57 (11.73%) Migration
8 57 (11.73%) Risk Management
9 56 (11.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 53 (10.91%) Change Management
11 50 (10.29%) Decision-Making
12 48 (9.88%) PRINCE2
13 44 (9.05%) DevOps
14 41 (8.44%) CI/CD
15 40 (8.23%) Budget Management
16 38 (7.82%) Roadmaps
17 36 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
17 36 (7.41%) TDD
18 35 (7.20%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 43 (8.85%) PowerShell
2 39 (8.02%) SQL
3 24 (4.94%) Java
4 21 (4.32%) TypeScript
5 16 (3.29%) C#
5 16 (3.29%) Python
6 10 (2.06%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.65%) Bash
7 8 (1.65%) C++
8 7 (1.44%) C
9 3 (0.62%) SystemVerilog
10 2 (0.41%) Go
10 2 (0.41%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.41%) PHP
10 2 (0.41%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.21%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.21%) JCL
11 1 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.21%) Natural
11 1 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 134 (27.57%) Security Cleared
2 98 (20.16%) SC Cleared
3 68 (13.99%) Degree
4 45 (9.26%) DV Cleared
5 43 (8.85%) PMI Certification
6 41 (8.44%) PMP
7 15 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (2.26%) CISSP
8 11 (2.26%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.65%) CESG Certified Professional
10 7 (1.44%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.03%) CISM
11 5 (1.03%) CLAS
12 4 (0.82%) PhD
13 3 (0.62%) ACCA
13 3 (0.62%) CCNP
13 3 (0.62%) CIMA
13 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (10.49%) PMO
2 15 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (3.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 11 (2.26%) NIST
4 10 (2.06%) GDPR
4 10 (2.06%) QA
5 9 (1.85%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.65%) GxP
6 8 (1.65%) RMADS
7 7 (1.44%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.44%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.23%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.03%) GRC
10 3 (0.62%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.62%) NCSC
10 3 (0.62%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.41%) Basel III
11 2 (0.41%) HL7
11 2 (0.41%) IFRS
11 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 32 (6.58%) Active Directory
2 28 (5.76%) Docker
3 3 (0.62%) Firmware
3 3 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.41%) vSphere
4 2 (0.41%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 14 (2.88%) Terraform
2 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.03%) Ansible
3 5 (1.03%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.62%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.62%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 3 (0.62%) Oracle RMAN
4 3 (0.62%) Puppet
5 2 (0.41%) McAfee ePO
5 2 (0.41%) Norton AntiVirus
5 2 (0.41%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.21%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 221 (45.47%) SAP
2 55 (11.32%) Microsoft
3 16 (3.29%) Google
4 15 (3.09%) Oracle
5 14 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.85%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.44%) Databricks
8 5 (1.03%) HP
8 5 (1.03%) NEC
8 5 (1.03%) Splunk
8 5 (1.03%) VMware
9 4 (0.82%) Apple
9 4 (0.82%) Cisco
9 4 (0.82%) Citrix
9 4 (0.82%) Dell
10 3 (0.62%) Adobe
10 3 (0.62%) Ariba
10 3 (0.62%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.41%) Sage
11 2 (0.41%) Teradata