Digital Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in Wales

Digital Programme Manager
UK > Wales

The median Digital Programme Manager daily rate in Wales is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Programme Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
UK median daily rate £680 £825 £575
% change year-on-year -17.58% +43.48% -14.81%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 562 335 393
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.01% 87.70% 91.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 216 221
10th Percentile £207 £190 £134
25th Percentile £325 £257 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £405 £445
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.99% +4.71%
75th Percentile £575 £488 £550
90th Percentile £675 £638 £628
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 40 54
10th Percentile £13.17 £13.08 £15.48
25th Percentile £14.09 £17.30 £20.12
Median hourly rate £19.50 £21.00 £25.60
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -17.97% +2.57%
75th Percentile £54.46 £22.21 £40.00
90th Percentile £69.70 £31.05 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £41.27
% change year-on-year +65.23% -39.05% -8.30%

Digital Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Digital Programme Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Digital Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Programme Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital Programme Manager job vacancies in Wales

Digital Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Programme Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
South Wales - 1 £800 -
Digital Programme Manager
UK

Digital Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 15 October 2026, Digital 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 across the Wales region featuring Digital Programme Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Digital Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared