Senior Programme Manager
UK
The median Senior Programme Manager daily rate in the UK is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 May 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 512 | 564 | 646 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +82 | +149 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programme Manager | 17 | 23 | 48 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.058% | 0.053% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | 0.057% | 0.087% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £610 | £531 | £531 |
| 25th Percentile | £656 | £631 | £634 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £760 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +4.83% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £844 | £938 | £939 |
| 90th Percentile | £889 | £975 | £1,125 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £825 | £675 | £763 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -11.48% | +8.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £44.74 | £62.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.84% | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £44.74 | - |
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 | 26,930 | 40,005 | 55,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,553 | 26,036 | 38,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,045 | 2,664 | 1,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.23% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.35% | +116.50% |
Senior Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Programme Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Programme Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Programme Manager.
Senior Programme Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Programme Manager over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Senior Programme Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Programme Manager.
Senior Programme Manager
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programme Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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 | +65 | 14 | £750 | -6.25% | 3 |
| London | +45 | 9 | £738 | -7.81% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 8 | £775 | -6.06% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 5 | £825 | +22.22% | 1 |
| North of England | +17 | 2 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £825 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +17 | 1 | - | - |
Senior Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Programme Manager in the job title.
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Senior 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: