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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 184 134
Rank change year-on-year -75 -50 +16
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 553 515 692
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.01% 1.56% 1.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.19% 1.73% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 313 381
10th Percentile £406 £161 £275
25th Percentile £475 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £700 £688 £700
90th Percentile £825 £801 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £546 £535
% change year-on-year +0.69% +2.10% -6.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 39 15
10th Percentile £20.93 £17.48 £19.15
25th Percentile £31.44 £23.50 £23.34
Median hourly rate £42.59 £35.60 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.63% +1.71% -21.22%
75th Percentile £86.25 £65.13 £46.42
90th Percentile £102.95 £79.25 £86.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £27.54 £24.18
% change year-on-year +136.02% +13.90% -46.27%

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 46,512 29,792 32,258
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.69% 90.47% 86.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,938 18,529 19,417
10th Percentile £325 £294 £308
25th Percentile £425 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £638
90th Percentile £737 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,382 1,881 1,250
10th Percentile £13.63 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.30 £20.03
Median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -10.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £42.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.54 £65.14 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £22.27 £40.33
% change year-on-year +68.43% -44.79% -7.83%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 13 October 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 -87 468 £588 +2.17% 536
London -25 258 £625 +1.79% 337
UK excluding London -98 242 £550 +0.69% 217
Work from Home -41 188 £563 -8.08% 198
North of England -50 66 £498 -7.36% 54
South East -40 62 £575 -3.77% 55
Yorkshire -12 42 £495 -7.91% 19
Scotland -24 36 £500 - 19
Midlands -57 36 £600 - 22
West Midlands -59 24 £600 -4.00% 16
North West -55 23 £525 -4.55% 28
South West -78 21 £669 +21.59% 33
East of England -20 20 £700 +12.00% 22
East Midlands -15 12 £650 +57.58% 6
Wales -18 3 £613 +47.77% 4
Northern Ireland -3 2 £775 +369.70% 12
North East -49 1 £350 +14.29% 7

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 (5.42%) Confluence
2 6 (1.08%) IIS
2 6 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.90%) CMS
4 2 (0.36%) Apache
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.36%) Apache Superset
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.36%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 31 (5.61%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (5.42%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (4.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.36%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.18%) Notion
7 1 (0.18%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 23 (4.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.08%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.72%) Magento
4 3 (0.54%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.54%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.36%) SAP BRIM
5 2 (0.36%) SAP EWM
5 2 (0.36%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.36%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.36%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.18%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.18%) ENOVIA
6 1 (0.18%) Finacle
6 1 (0.18%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.18%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.18%) SimCorp Dimension
6 1 (0.18%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 52 (9.40%) Azure
2 27 (4.88%) AWS
3 22 (3.98%) Power Platform
4 17 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (3.07%) SaaS
5 13 (2.35%) Google Workspace
6 12 (2.17%) GCP
7 11 (1.99%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.45%) OCI
9 7 (1.27%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.08%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
12 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.54%) Snowflake
13 2 (0.36%) Anthropic Claude
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.36%) ChatGPT
13 2 (0.36%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.27%) Network Security
2 6 (1.08%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.90%) DNS
3 5 (0.90%) HTTPS
4 4 (0.72%) Firewall
4 4 (0.72%) LAN
4 4 (0.72%) VPN
4 4 (0.72%) WAN
5 3 (0.54%) DHCP
5 3 (0.54%) IPv4
5 3 (0.54%) IPv6
5 3 (0.54%) VLAN
6 2 (0.36%) FTP
6 2 (0.36%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (0.36%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.36%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.18%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.18%) Modbus
7 1 (0.18%) MQTT
7 1 (0.18%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.89%) Power BI
2 6 (1.08%) Qlik Sense
3 4 (0.72%) Big Data
3 4 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (0.54%) Metadata
4 3 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.36%) Trino
6 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.18%) Db2
6 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 43 (7.78%) JIRA
2 6 (1.08%) Git
3 4 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.72%) Subversion
4 2 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 279 (50.45%) Finance
2 231 (41.77%) Social Skills
3 93 (16.82%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (14.10%) Public Sector
5 67 (12.12%) Influencing Skills
6 50 (9.04%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (8.50%) Banking
8 41 (7.41%) Retail
9 34 (6.15%) Legal
10 30 (5.42%) Manufacturing
11 28 (5.06%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (4.16%) Marketing
13 22 (3.98%) Aerospace
14 15 (2.71%) Local Government
14 15 (2.71%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.81%) Aviation
16 10 (1.81%) Investment Banking
16 10 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.63%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 131 (23.69%) Project Manager
2 103 (18.63%) Programme Manager
3 93 (16.82%) Lead
4 67 (12.12%) Senior
5 48 (8.68%) Senior Manager
6 32 (5.79%) Transformation Manager
7 29 (5.24%) Technical Manager
8 28 (5.06%) Senior Project Manager
9 23 (4.16%) Analyst
9 23 (4.16%) Consultant
9 23 (4.16%) Delivery Manager
9 23 (4.16%) IT Manager
9 23 (4.16%) Transformation Programme Manager
10 15 (2.71%) Architect
10 15 (2.71%) IT Project Manager
11 14 (2.53%) Digital Programme Manager
12 13 (2.35%) SAP Manager
12 13 (2.35%) Technical Project Manager
13 11 (1.99%) Business Analyst
13 11 (1.99%) PMO Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.71%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (1.81%) REST
3 5 (0.90%) Middleware
3 5 (0.90%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.72%) JSON
4 4 (0.72%) OAuth
4 4 (0.72%) VML
5 3 (0.54%) ADO
5 3 (0.54%) RESTful
5 3 (0.54%) Terraform
5 3 (0.54%) Web Services
5 3 (0.54%) XML
6 2 (0.36%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.36%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.36%) SOAP
6 2 (0.36%) XSD
6 2 (0.36%) XSLT
7 1 (0.18%) LDAP
7 1 (0.18%) SAML
7 1 (0.18%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.15%) Management Information System
2 25 (4.52%) Operational Technology
3 23 (4.16%) Onboarding
3 23 (4.16%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.25%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.99%) NHS
7 9 (1.63%) Industry 4.0
7 9 (1.63%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.27%) AI Agents
8 7 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.27%) PMI
9 6 (1.08%) FMCG
9 6 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.08%) Life Science
10 5 (0.90%) Derivative
10 5 (0.90%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.45%) Windows
2 4 (0.72%) Linux
2 4 (0.72%) zOS
3 3 (0.54%) Unix
4 1 (0.18%) Alpine Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (53.16%) Stakeholder Management
2 186 (33.63%) Agile
3 162 (29.29%) Project Management
4 133 (24.05%) Decision-Making
5 127 (22.97%) PRINCE2
6 118 (21.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 112 (20.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 110 (19.89%) Roadmaps
9 99 (17.90%) Programme Governance
10 98 (17.72%) Change Management
11 96 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
12 91 (16.46%) Project Delivery
12 91 (16.46%) Risk Management
13 84 (15.19%) Programme Delivery
14 76 (13.74%) AI
15 61 (11.03%) Cybersecurity
16 57 (10.31%) Technology Transformation
17 56 (10.13%) Migration
18 55 (9.95%) Scaled Agile Framework
19 54 (9.76%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 5 (0.90%) Java
2 3 (0.54%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.54%) SQL
3 2 (0.36%) Python
4 1 (0.18%) ABAP
4 1 (0.18%) Bash
4 1 (0.18%) BeanShell
4 1 (0.18%) Bicep
4 1 (0.18%) Korn
4 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 95 (17.18%) Degree
2 90 (16.27%) Security Cleared
3 89 (16.09%) PMP
4 75 (13.56%) PMI Certification
5 67 (12.12%) SC Cleared
6 17 (3.07%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (2.53%) DV Cleared
8 13 (2.35%) CISM
8 13 (2.35%) CISSP
9 12 (2.17%) Master's Degree
10 11 (1.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 9 (1.63%) PgMP
12 8 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.27%) MBA
14 4 (0.72%) HND
14 4 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 3 (0.54%) APMP
15 3 (0.54%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (19.17%) PMO
2 24 (4.34%) QA
3 17 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.71%) Data Quality
5 12 (2.17%) GDPR
6 10 (1.81%) GRC
7 8 (1.45%) NIST
8 6 (1.08%) HIPAA
8 6 (1.08%) P3O
8 6 (1.08%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.90%) NCSC
10 4 (0.72%) MiFID
11 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.54%) EMIR
11 3 (0.54%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.54%) SLA
11 3 (0.54%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (1.27%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Docker
4 1 (0.18%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (1.27%) Ansible
2 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.18%) Control-M
4 1 (0.18%) MOM
4 1 (0.18%) SCCM
4 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 87 (15.73%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.68%) SAP
3 22 (3.98%) Oracle
4 18 (3.25%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.17%) Google
7 8 (1.45%) Atlassian
8 6 (1.08%) Databricks
8 6 (1.08%) IBM
8 6 (1.08%) Palantir
9 5 (0.90%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.54%) Ariba
10 3 (0.54%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.54%) Charles River
10 3 (0.54%) Dell
11 2 (0.36%) Adobe
11 2 (0.36%) Siebel
11 2 (0.36%) SimCorp
11 2 (0.36%) Temenos
11 2 (0.36%) VMware