Telecoms Programme Manager Contract Job Trends

Programme Manager - Telecommunications
UK

The median Programme Manager - Telecommunications daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 580 515 592
Rank change year-on-year -65 +77 +153
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Programme Manager 7 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.007% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.007% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £455 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.36% -54.50% +60.00%
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £455 -
% change year-on-year +37.36% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 38,703 27,889 41,142
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.83% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,288 17,682 27,029
10th Percentile £310 £288 £275
25th Percentile £409 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,374 845 2,408
10th Percentile £14.64 £16.25 £13.05
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.25
Median hourly rate £33.50 £34.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% - -16.05%
75th Percentile £64.00 £64.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.40 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -10.88%

Telecoms Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Telecoms Programme Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms Programme Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Telecoms Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Programme Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Programme Manager job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Programme Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Programme Manager job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Programme Manager
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms Programme Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 March 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 -80 6 - -
UK excluding London -83 6 £625 +37.36% 1
South West - 5 - -
Work from Home -13 1 £625 +37.36% 1
London - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 £625 - 1

Telecoms Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 March 2026, Telecoms Programme Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Telecoms Programme Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Programme Delivery
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Governance
2 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Cost Control
3 1 (14.29%) Dependency Management
3 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared

Telecoms Programme Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 5 (71.43%) Influencing Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Delivery
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Governance
2 5 (71.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (14.29%) Cost Control
3 1 (14.29%) Dependency Management
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared