Programme Manager
UK
The median Programme Manager daily rate in the UK is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 268 | 264 | 221 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -43 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager | 282 | 395 | 726 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.96% | 0.91% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.04% | 0.98% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 194 | 282 | 523 |
| 10th Percentile | £482 | £500 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £574 | £571 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £684 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.28% | -2.32% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £788 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £936 | £850 | £900 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38.80 | £36.40 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £43.74 | £46.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.74 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.77% | -27.84% | +63.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £53.44 | £72.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.00 | £71.63 | £78.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £44.74 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +49.13% | -15.59% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programme Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager.
Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Programme Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Manager.
Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Programme Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -3 | 241 | £675 | -3.57% | 52 |
| London | -20 | 135 | £725 | +3.57% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 115 | £625 | -3.85% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 111 | £713 | +1.79% | 21 |
| North of England | +23 | 31 | £680 | +8.73% | 3 |
| Midlands | +27 | 29 | £550 | -24.14% | 1 |
| South East | +28 | 21 | £625 | - | 22 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 16 | £500 | -19.35% | 1 |
| North West | +3 | 16 | £659 | +5.47% | 2 |
| Scotland | 0 | 16 | £650 | +4.84% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 12 | £550 | -25.42% | |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 11 | £663 | +10.42% | 1 |
| East of England | +30 | 8 | £763 | +27.08% | 2 |
| South West | +40 | 6 | £592 | -15.50% | 3 |
| North East | +2 | 4 | £750 | +20.00% | |
| Wales | +5 | 3 | £550 | -29.03% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Programme Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Programme Manager in the job title.
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Programme Manager Skill Set
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:
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