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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 186 142
Rank change year-on-year -76 -44 +7
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 492 493 719
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.93% 1.51% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 1.67% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 280 468
10th Percentile £364 £349 £321
25th Percentile £426 £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 £841
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -10.42% +4.35% +0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 24 24
10th Percentile £47.60 £27.36 £12.75
25th Percentile £83.00 £30.40 £16.69
Median hourly rate £88.00 £49.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.78% +41.43% -20.20%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £50.94
90th Percentile £99.51 £73.83 £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 44,845 29,559 36,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.12% 90.45% 85.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,888 18,632 23,279
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £415 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -4.67% -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 2,665 1,513 2,446
10th Percentile £14.90 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.61 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.50 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £24.66 £38.12
% change year-on-year +82.48% -35.31% +0.51%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -88 430 £559 -10.56% 281
UK excluding London -98 234 £538 -10.42% 147
London -39 226 £600 -6.07% 177
Work from Home -44 162 £545 -12.80% 108
South East -51 89 £550 -15.38% 45
North of England -67 43 £507 -4.43% 20
Midlands -54 35 £550 -4.35% 20
Scotland -20 31 £450 -5.26% 10
Yorkshire -38 26 £516 -6.23% 10
South West -61 21 £613 -2.00% 33
East Midlands -6 18 £550 +14.29% 4
West Midlands -78 17 £470 -21.67% 16
North West -56 16 £517 -2.45% 8
East of England -22 10 £450 -25.00% 10
Northern Ireland +1 5 £700 +60.00% 9
Wales -17 1 £425 +32.30% 1
North East -35 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 18 (3.66%) Confluence
2 10 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.02%) IIS
4 4 (0.81%) 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 (6.91%) Microsoft Project
2 25 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (3.25%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 24 (4.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.02%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.61%) Magento
3 3 (0.61%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.61%) SAP MDG-F
3 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.41%) SAP BRIM
4 2 (0.41%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.41%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) ENOVIA
5 1 (0.20%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.20%) iTrent
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.20%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.20%) SimCorp Dimension
5 1 (0.20%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 31 (6.30%) Azure
2 22 (4.47%) SaaS
3 18 (3.66%) Google Workspace
4 16 (3.25%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.05%) AWS
6 13 (2.64%) Smartsheet
7 11 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.24%) Google Sheets
8 9 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.42%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.22%) GCP
11 4 (0.81%) ClickUp
11 4 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
12 3 (0.61%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.41%) Anthropic Claude
13 2 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
13 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.41%) OCI
13 2 (0.41%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.83%) Network Security
2 5 (1.02%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.61%) Firewall
3 3 (0.61%) LAN
3 3 (0.61%) WAN
4 2 (0.41%) DHCP
4 2 (0.41%) DNS
4 2 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.41%) VLAN
4 2 (0.41%) 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 13 (2.64%) Power BI
2 5 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.61%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (0.61%) SAP HANA
4 3 (0.61%) Tableau
5 1 (0.20%) Big Data
5 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.20%) QlikView
5 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 52 (10.57%) JIRA
2 28 (5.69%) Rational DOORS
3 3 (0.61%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.61%) Git
3 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.61%) Subversion
General
1 232 (47.15%) Finance
2 192 (39.02%) Social Skills
3 70 (14.23%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (9.35%) Public Sector
6 44 (8.94%) Retail
7 43 (8.74%) Aerospace
8 34 (6.91%) Influencing Skills
9 33 (6.71%) Banking
10 29 (5.89%) Marketing
11 22 (4.47%) Legal
12 20 (4.07%) Manufacturing
13 18 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (2.24%) Local Government
14 11 (2.24%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.83%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.63%) Investment Banking
16 8 (1.63%) Law
17 7 (1.42%) Front Office
18 6 (1.22%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 112 (22.76%) Project Manager
2 100 (20.33%) Programme Manager
3 57 (11.59%) Lead
4 56 (11.38%) Senior
5 43 (8.74%) Delivery Manager
6 36 (7.32%) Senior Manager
7 33 (6.71%) Analyst
7 33 (6.71%) Technical Manager
8 29 (5.89%) Product Manager
9 28 (5.69%) Product Delivery Manager
10 22 (4.47%) Systems Manager
11 21 (4.27%) Systems Delivery Manager
12 20 (4.07%) Senior Project Manager
13 19 (3.86%) Business Analyst
14 17 (3.46%) SAP Manager
14 17 (3.46%) Transformation Manager
15 15 (3.05%) IT Manager
15 15 (3.05%) PMO Lead
16 12 (2.44%) Architect
16 12 (2.44%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.83%) Middleware
2 5 (1.02%) REST
2 5 (1.02%) RESTful
3 4 (0.81%) React
4 3 (0.61%) VML
4 3 (0.61%) XML
5 2 (0.41%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.41%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.74%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.67%) Data Protection Act
2 23 (4.67%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.47%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.46%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.85%) PMI
6 11 (2.24%) Operational Technology
7 10 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.83%) FMCG
8 9 (1.83%) NHS
9 7 (1.42%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.22%) Learning Management System
11 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.02%) CCTV
12 4 (0.81%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.81%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 3 (0.61%) CMDB
13 3 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.64%) 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
1 214 (43.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 168 (34.15%) Agile
3 128 (26.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 122 (24.80%) Project Management
5 115 (23.37%) Continuous Improvement
6 109 (22.15%) PRINCE2
7 91 (18.50%) Change Management
8 78 (15.85%) Decision-Making
9 77 (15.65%) Roadmaps
10 74 (15.04%) Migration
11 68 (13.82%) Risk Management
12 67 (13.62%) Programme Delivery
13 64 (13.01%) Project Delivery
14 56 (11.38%) Programme Governance
15 55 (11.18%) Problem-Solving
16 54 (10.98%) Scaled Agile Framework
17 52 (10.57%) Change Control
18 49 (9.96%) AI
19 43 (8.74%) Matrix Organization
20 39 (7.93%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.85%) SQL
2 4 (0.81%) 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
Qualifications
1 95 (19.31%) Degree
2 89 (18.09%) Security Cleared
3 52 (10.57%) PMP
4 48 (9.76%) PMI Certification
5 39 (7.93%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.64%) CISM
6 13 (2.64%) CISSP
6 13 (2.64%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.03%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.81%) APMP
10 4 (0.81%) HND
10 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.61%) MBA
11 3 (0.61%) PgMP
12 1 (0.20%) CISA
12 1 (0.20%) ISACA
12 1 (0.20%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (17.07%) PMO
2 24 (4.88%) QA
3 19 (3.86%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.03%) GDPR
4 10 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.03%) SLA
5 8 (1.63%) GRC
5 8 (1.63%) NIST
6 6 (1.22%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.02%) NCSC
7 5 (1.02%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.81%) MiFID
9 3 (0.61%) EMIR
9 3 (0.61%) JSP 440
9 3 (0.61%) P3O
9 3 (0.61%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.41%) GMP
10 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.02%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.41%) 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 4 (0.81%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.20%) Ansible
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (9.55%) SAP
2 45 (9.15%) Microsoft
3 28 (5.69%) IBM
4 23 (4.67%) Google
5 14 (2.85%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.03%) Oracle
7 8 (1.63%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.22%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.02%) Workday
10 4 (0.81%) Rapid7
10 4 (0.81%) Zscaler
11 3 (0.61%) Ariba
11 3 (0.61%) Databricks
12 2 (0.41%) Charles River
12 2 (0.41%) Cisco
12 2 (0.41%) Planview
12 2 (0.41%) Qualys
12 2 (0.41%) Temenos
12 2 (0.41%) VMware
12 2 (0.41%) Zoho