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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 184 145
Rank change year-on-year -83 -39 +5
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 499 491 703
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.94% 1.51% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 1.67% 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 278 455
10th Percentile £374 £291 £330
25th Percentile £429 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £585
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +6.84% -2.50%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £738
90th Percentile £856 £825 £844
UK excluding London median daily rate £520 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -13.42% +4.35% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 23 24
10th Percentile £47.60 £27.19 £12.75
25th Percentile £83.00 £29.80 £16.69
Median hourly rate £88.00 £49.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.78% +41.43% -21.22%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £50.94
90th Percentile £99.51 £75.05 £74.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £88.00 £28.55 £16.92
% change year-on-year +208.23% +68.74% -62.40%

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 45,026 29,407 35,968
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.11% 90.34% 85.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,974 18,494 23,016
10th Percentile £325 £300 £301
25th Percentile £419 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £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 2,654 1,554 2,302
10th Percentile £14.87 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.01 £17.37 £16.71
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.50 £51.55 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.46 £70.00 £73.48
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £24.33 £38.20
% change year-on-year +84.96% -36.30% -4.51%

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 18 July 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 18 July 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 18 July 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 -74 436 £575 -8.00% 153
London -27 237 £613 -3.92% 90
UK excluding London -106 230 £520 -13.42% 79
Work from Home -45 164 £533 -18.08% 55
South East -39 86 £550 -15.38% 29
North of England -69 45 £503 -5.05% 14
Scotland -14 32 £450 -4.00% 4
Midlands -62 31 £550 -4.35% 16
Yorkshire -28 26 £507 -7.91% 11
South West -68 19 £700 +12.00% 7
North West -54 18 £499 -5.85% 3
East Midlands -5 17 £550 +14.29% 4
West Midlands -74 14 £438 -27.08% 12
East of England -20 12 £500 +25.00% 8
Northern Ireland 0 5 £700 +60.00% 4
Wales -15 1 £425 +153.73%
North East -34 1 £300 -53.85% 2

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 (4.01%) Confluence
2 9 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.00%) IIS
4 4 (0.80%) CMS
5 1 (0.20%) Apache
5 1 (0.20%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
5 1 (0.20%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
Applications
1 34 (6.81%) Microsoft Project
2 26 (5.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (4.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (3.21%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 25 (5.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.00%) SAP MDG
3 4 (0.80%) Magento
4 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.60%) SAP MDG-F
4 3 (0.60%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.40%) SAP BRIM
5 2 (0.40%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.40%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.40%) 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 38 (7.62%) Azure
2 23 (4.61%) SaaS
3 19 (3.81%) Power Platform
4 17 (3.41%) AWS
4 17 (3.41%) Google Workspace
5 12 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (2.40%) Smartsheet
6 10 (2.00%) Google Sheets
7 9 (1.80%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.20%) GCP
10 4 (0.80%) ClickUp
10 4 (0.80%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (0.60%) Snowflake
11 3 (0.60%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.40%) Anthropic Claude
12 2 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.40%) ChatGPT
12 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.40%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.60%) Network Security
2 5 (1.00%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.60%) Firewall
3 3 (0.60%) LAN
3 3 (0.60%) WAN
4 2 (0.40%) DHCP
4 2 (0.40%) DNS
4 2 (0.40%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.40%) VLAN
4 2 (0.40%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) 2G
5 1 (0.20%) 3G
5 1 (0.20%) 4G
5 1 (0.20%) 5G
5 1 (0.20%) Broadband
5 1 (0.20%) HTTP
5 1 (0.20%) Internet
5 1 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.20%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.21%) Power BI
2 5 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.60%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.60%) Tableau
5 2 (0.40%) Big Data
5 2 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.20%) QlikView
6 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 50 (10.02%) JIRA
2 28 (5.61%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (0.80%) Git
3 4 (0.80%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.80%) Subversion
4 3 (0.60%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (0.60%) Bitbucket
General
1 234 (46.89%) Finance
2 191 (38.28%) Social Skills
3 69 (13.83%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (9.82%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (9.42%) Public Sector
5 47 (9.42%) Retail
6 43 (8.62%) Aerospace
7 35 (7.01%) Influencing Skills
8 33 (6.61%) Banking
9 29 (5.81%) Marketing
10 22 (4.41%) Legal
11 20 (4.01%) Manufacturing
12 18 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.20%) Local Government
13 11 (2.20%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.80%) Law
14 9 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.60%) Front Office
15 8 (1.60%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.20%) Billing
Job Titles
1 111 (22.24%) Project Manager
2 102 (20.44%) Programme Manager
3 60 (12.02%) Lead
3 60 (12.02%) Senior
4 43 (8.62%) Delivery Manager
5 38 (7.62%) Senior Manager
6 34 (6.81%) Analyst
6 34 (6.81%) Technical Manager
7 30 (6.01%) Product Manager
8 28 (5.61%) Product Delivery Manager
9 22 (4.41%) Systems Manager
10 21 (4.21%) Senior Project Manager
10 21 (4.21%) Systems Delivery Manager
11 19 (3.81%) Business Analyst
11 19 (3.81%) Transformation Manager
12 17 (3.41%) SAP Manager
13 16 (3.21%) IT Manager
14 15 (3.01%) PMO Lead
15 13 (2.61%) Architect
15 13 (2.61%) Transformation Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.80%) Middleware
2 5 (1.00%) REST
3 4 (0.80%) RESTful
3 4 (0.80%) SailPoint
3 4 (0.80%) VML
4 3 (0.60%) React
4 3 (0.60%) XML
5 2 (0.40%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.02%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.61%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.41%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.21%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (3.21%) Management Information System
6 14 (2.81%) PMI
7 10 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.80%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.80%) FMCG
8 9 (1.80%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.60%) NHS
10 6 (1.20%) Learning Management System
11 5 (1.00%) CCTV
12 4 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.80%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.80%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 4 (0.80%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.60%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.61%) 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
1 225 (45.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 173 (34.67%) Agile
3 130 (26.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 122 (24.45%) Project Management
5 120 (24.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 112 (22.44%) PRINCE2
7 94 (18.84%) Change Management
8 84 (16.83%) Decision-Making
9 83 (16.63%) Roadmaps
10 73 (14.63%) Migration
11 70 (14.03%) Risk Management
12 69 (13.83%) Programme Delivery
13 64 (12.83%) Project Delivery
14 60 (12.02%) Programme Governance
15 55 (11.02%) Problem-Solving
16 53 (10.62%) Scaled Agile Framework
17 52 (10.42%) Change Control
18 49 (9.82%) AI
19 46 (9.22%) Matrix Organization
20 41 (8.22%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.81%) SQL
2 3 (0.60%) Java
3 2 (0.40%) 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 95 (19.04%) Degree
2 87 (17.43%) Security Cleared
3 54 (10.82%) PMP
4 49 (9.82%) PMI Certification
5 39 (7.82%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.40%) CISM
6 12 (2.40%) CISSP
7 11 (2.20%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.00%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 6 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.20%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (0.80%) APMP
11 4 (0.80%) HND
11 4 (0.80%) PgMP
12 3 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.60%) MBA
13 1 (0.20%) GIAC
13 1 (0.20%) GSEC
13 1 (0.20%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (16.83%) PMO
2 25 (5.01%) QA
3 21 (4.21%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.00%) GDPR
4 10 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.00%) SLA
5 8 (1.60%) GRC
5 8 (1.60%) NIST
6 6 (1.20%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.00%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.80%) MiFID
8 4 (0.80%) NCSC
9 3 (0.60%) EMIR
9 3 (0.60%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.40%) GMP
10 2 (0.40%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.40%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.40%) P3O
11 1 (0.20%) IFRS
System Software
1 4 (0.80%) Active Directory
1 4 (0.80%) Docker
2 2 (0.40%) 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 3 (0.60%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.20%) Ansible
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 49 (9.82%) Microsoft
2 48 (9.62%) SAP
3 28 (5.61%) IBM
4 23 (4.61%) Google
5 13 (2.61%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.00%) Oracle
7 8 (1.60%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.40%) Atlassian
9 6 (1.20%) Databricks
10 5 (1.00%) Workday
10 5 (1.00%) Zscaler
11 4 (0.80%) Charles River
11 4 (0.80%) Rapid7
12 3 (0.60%) Ariba
12 3 (0.60%) Bloomberg
13 2 (0.40%) BT
13 2 (0.40%) Planview
13 2 (0.40%) Temenos
13 2 (0.40%) VMware
13 2 (0.40%) Zoho