Programme Manager
UK
The median Programme Manager daily rate in the UK is £678, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 July 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 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 255 | 285 | 218 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -67 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager | 317 | 342 | 691 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.97% | 0.80% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.06% | 0.86% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 202 | 242 | 479 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £503 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £558 | £563 | £573 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £678 | £700 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.21% | +3.70% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £781 | £788 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £850 | £882 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £615 | £659 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +5.39% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.85 | £40.54 | £30.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.75 | - | £30.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £44.74 | £55.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.49% | -18.69% | -24.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.63 | £59.75 | £83.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.05 | £77.70 | £86.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £71.00 | £44.74 | £30.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.69% | +48.89% | -39.77% |
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 | 29,838 | 39,641 | 53,435 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.69% | 92.99% | 94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,955 | 25,547 | 37,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,410 | 2,702 | 1,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.69% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.43 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.88 | £73.98 | £77.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +78.57% |
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 16 July 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 16 July 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 16 July 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 | +13 | 272 | £689 | -1.61% | 98 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 145 | £615 | -6.64% | 66 |
| London | 0 | 137 | £725 | +3.57% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 109 | £700 | +6.67% | 41 |
| North of England | +9 | 39 | £625 | +2.04% | 15 |
| Midlands | +13 | 32 | £540 | -27.39% | 6 |
| South East | +40 | 30 | £600 | -4.00% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 20 | £625 | +6.38% | 6 |
| Scotland | +2 | 18 | £633 | -2.69% | 5 |
| North West | +3 | 17 | £633 | +1.20% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 16 | £469 | -24.40% | |
| East of England | +24 | 15 | £725 | -1.69% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 15 | £713 | -5.00% | 6 |
| South West | +28 | 8 | £738 | +1.72% | 9 |
| Wales | +7 | 3 | £550 | -31.25% | 3 |
| North East | -2 | 2 | £650 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £550 | - |
Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 July 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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