Programme Manager Contract Job Trends in West London

Programme Manager
London > West London

The median Programme Manager daily rate in West London is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 38 43
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Manager 4 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in West London 1.44% 0.39% 1.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 0.40% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £668 - £558
25th Percentile £675 - £608
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £800 £700
Median % change year-on-year -9.38% +14.29% -5.08%
75th Percentile £800 - £800
90th Percentile £823 - £830
London median daily rate £713 £685 £713
% change year-on-year +4.01% -3.86% +0.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £82.50
Median hourly rate - - £85.00
75th Percentile - - £87.50
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £52.50 - £85.00
% change year-on-year - - +3.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 234 248 509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.17% 95.75% 96.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 177 408
10th Percentile £204 £242 £206
25th Percentile £344 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £500 £575 £638
90th Percentile £558 £631 £713
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 20 21
10th Percentile £20.24 £18.13 £22.50
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £51.25
Median hourly rate £25.08 £26.34 £67.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.80% -60.69% +277.46%
75th Percentile £37.51 £58.25 £87.50
90th Percentile £46.90 £68.70 £90.00
London median hourly rate £26.54 £37.50 £40.17
% change year-on-year -29.24% -6.64% +23.58%

Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Programme Manager job vacancy trend in West London

Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West London

Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in West London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programme Manager job vacancies in West London

Programme Manager
Contract Job Locations in West London

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 West London region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Hillingdon - 2 - -
Programme Manager
London

Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, 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 West London region featuring Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (25.00%) PgMP
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification

Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP Business One
1 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Aviation
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) FMCG
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) AI Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) PgMP
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow