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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 189 150
Rank change year-on-year -81 -39 -1
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 491 503 619
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.92% 1.52% 1.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.68% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 295 409
10th Percentile £375 £310 £298
25th Percentile £431 £453 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £559 £615 £570
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% +7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £725
90th Percentile £850 £788 £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 45 22 24
10th Percentile £47.60 £27.02 £12.75
25th Percentile £83.00 £35.60 £16.69
Median hourly rate £88.00 £49.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.78% +41.43% -13.63%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £60.31
90th Percentile £99.51 £76.28 £85.00
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 45,145 29,940 33,399
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.95% 90.42% 85.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,873 18,766 21,491
10th Percentile £325 £300 £310
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £734 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,760 1,664 1,872
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.20 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.50 £17.30 £18.14
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.63% -5.12%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £68.00 £74.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.63 £40.94
% change year-on-year +86.03% -42.28% +2.35%

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -86 435 £580 -7.20% 362
London -18 247 £600 -4.95% 218
UK excluding London -118 217 £500 -16.67% 177
Work from Home -46 166 £525 -16.00% 125
South East -47 88 £550 -15.38% 57
North of England -63 43 £503 -6.81% 36
Scotland -10 30 £450 -5.26% 10
Yorkshire -32 24 £503 -8.50% 16
Midlands -70 24 £453 -24.50% 21
North West -56 19 £499 -5.85% 17
South West -76 19 £700 +12.00% 24
West Midlands -80 15 £438 -27.08% 14
East of England -18 11 £500 - 16
East Midlands -18 9 £525 +10.53% 7
Northern Ireland -1 2 £775 +77.14% 15
Wales -16 1 £425 +153.73% 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 20 (4.07%) Confluence
2 9 (1.83%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.02%) CMS
3 5 (1.02%) IIS
4 1 (0.20%) nginx
4 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 33 (6.72%) Microsoft Project
2 25 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (4.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Notion
7 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 23 (4.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.02%) SAP MDG
3 4 (0.81%) Magento
4 3 (0.61%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.61%) SAP MDG-F
4 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.41%) SAP BRIM
5 2 (0.41%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.41%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.41%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.20%) Finacle
6 1 (0.20%) iTrent
6 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Convergent Charging
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP MDG-S
6 1 (0.20%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.20%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 39 (7.94%) Azure
2 24 (4.89%) SaaS
3 17 (3.46%) AWS
3 17 (3.46%) Power Platform
4 12 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (2.44%) Smartsheet
5 9 (1.83%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.63%) Google Workspace
7 5 (1.02%) GCP
8 4 (0.81%) ClickUp
8 4 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.81%) Snowflake
9 3 (0.61%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.61%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
10 2 (0.41%) Google Drive
10 2 (0.41%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.41%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.41%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.63%) Network Security
2 5 (1.02%) HTTPS
3 4 (0.81%) LAN
3 4 (0.81%) WAN
4 3 (0.61%) DNS
4 3 (0.61%) Firewall
5 2 (0.41%) DHCP
5 2 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.41%) VLAN
5 2 (0.41%) VPN
6 1 (0.20%) 2G
6 1 (0.20%) 3G
6 1 (0.20%) 4G
6 1 (0.20%) 5G
6 1 (0.20%) Broadband
6 1 (0.20%) HTTP
6 1 (0.20%) Internet
6 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.85%) Power BI
2 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.61%) SAP HANA
4 2 (0.41%) Big Data
4 2 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (0.41%) 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%) Relational Database
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 49 (9.98%) JIRA
2 28 (5.70%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.02%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (1.02%) Bitbucket
4 4 (0.81%) Git
4 4 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.81%) Subversion
General
1 225 (45.82%) Finance
2 181 (36.86%) Social Skills
3 71 (14.46%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.78%) Public Sector
5 47 (9.57%) Retail
6 46 (9.37%) Organisational Skills
7 44 (8.96%) Aerospace
8 36 (7.33%) Influencing Skills
9 32 (6.52%) Banking
10 29 (5.91%) Marketing
11 22 (4.48%) Legal
12 19 (3.87%) Manufacturing
13 16 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (2.44%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.24%) Local Government
16 9 (1.83%) Law
16 9 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
17 8 (1.63%) Investment Banking
18 7 (1.43%) Front Office
19 6 (1.22%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 112 (22.81%) Project Manager
2 93 (18.94%) Programme Manager
3 65 (13.24%) Lead
4 61 (12.42%) Senior
5 44 (8.96%) Delivery Manager
6 39 (7.94%) Senior Manager
7 32 (6.52%) Technical Manager
8 31 (6.31%) Analyst
9 30 (6.11%) Product Manager
10 29 (5.91%) Product Delivery Manager
11 22 (4.48%) Systems Manager
12 21 (4.28%) Senior Project Manager
12 21 (4.28%) Systems Delivery Manager
12 21 (4.28%) Transformation Manager
13 17 (3.46%) Business Analyst
14 16 (3.26%) SAP Manager
15 15 (3.05%) IT Manager
16 14 (2.85%) PMO Lead
16 14 (2.85%) Transformation Programme Manager
17 13 (2.65%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.63%) Middleware
2 5 (1.02%) REST
3 4 (0.81%) RESTful
3 4 (0.81%) SailPoint
3 4 (0.81%) VML
4 3 (0.61%) XML
5 2 (0.41%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.41%) React
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.37%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.68%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.48%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.46%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.05%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (2.65%) PMI
7 12 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.04%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.83%) FMCG
9 9 (1.83%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.43%) NHS
11 6 (1.22%) CCTV
11 6 (1.22%) Learning Management System
12 5 (1.02%) CMDB
12 5 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
13 4 (0.81%) Marketing Technology
13 4 (0.81%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.44%) 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
1 220 (44.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 177 (36.05%) Agile
3 132 (26.88%) Project Management
4 122 (24.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 116 (23.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 114 (23.22%) PRINCE2
7 89 (18.13%) Change Management
8 87 (17.72%) Decision-Making
8 87 (17.72%) Roadmaps
9 72 (14.66%) Programme Delivery
10 68 (13.85%) Risk Management
11 67 (13.65%) Migration
12 64 (13.03%) Project Delivery
13 59 (12.02%) Programme Governance
14 57 (11.61%) Problem-Solving
15 56 (11.41%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 54 (11.00%) AI
17 50 (10.18%) Change Control
18 48 (9.78%) Matrix Organization
19 42 (8.55%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.22%) SQL
2 3 (0.61%) Java
3 2 (0.41%) 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 92 (18.74%) Security Cleared
2 88 (17.92%) Degree
3 58 (11.81%) PMP
4 50 (10.18%) PMI Certification
5 43 (8.76%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.44%) CISM
6 12 (2.44%) CISSP
6 12 (2.44%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 7 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.43%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.81%) HND
11 3 (0.61%) APMP
11 3 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.61%) MBA
11 3 (0.61%) PgMP
12 2 (0.41%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 1 (0.20%) APMG
13 1 (0.20%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (16.70%) PMO
2 23 (4.68%) QA
3 18 (3.67%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.04%) GDPR
4 10 (2.04%) SLA
5 9 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.63%) GRC
7 7 (1.43%) NIST
8 6 (1.22%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.02%) PCI DSS
9 5 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.81%) MiFID
11 3 (0.61%) EMIR
11 3 (0.61%) NCSC
11 3 (0.61%) P3O
11 3 (0.61%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.41%) GMP
12 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.41%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (0.81%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.61%) Docker
2 3 (0.61%) 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 2 (0.41%) Ansible
1 2 (0.41%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.41%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 52 (10.59%) Microsoft
2 46 (9.37%) SAP
3 28 (5.70%) IBM
4 17 (3.46%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.85%) Google
6 10 (2.04%) Oracle
7 9 (1.83%) Atlassian
7 9 (1.83%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.22%) Databricks
9 5 (1.02%) Workday
9 5 (1.02%) Zscaler
10 4 (0.81%) Rapid7
11 3 (0.61%) Ariba
11 3 (0.61%) Bloomberg
11 3 (0.61%) Charles River
11 3 (0.61%) VMware
12 2 (0.41%) BT
12 2 (0.41%) Planview
12 2 (0.41%) Siebel
12 2 (0.41%) Temenos