Hybrid/Remote IT Programme Manager Contract Job Trends

IT Programme Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Programme Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026.

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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 284 335
Rank change year-on-year -48 +51 +105
Contract jobs requiring an IT Programme Manager 3 6 9
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.025% 0.063% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.067% 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile £765 £527 £620
25th Percentile £788 £614 £631
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £888 £791 £750
90th Percentile £895 £886 £810
UK median daily rate £800 £738 £694
% change year-on-year +8.47% +6.31% -4.31%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,446 8,904 13,715
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 93.69% 93.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,297 6,062 9,256
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% -1.90% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 557 207 564
10th Percentile £17.47 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.25 £15.73 £22.71
Median hourly rate £57.50 £33.99 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +69.19% -24.04% -14.78%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.63 £64.65
90th Percentile £84.00 £75.00 £75.18
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.52 £36.50
% change year-on-year +54.46% -24.62% -18.89%

IT Programme Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Programme Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IT Programme Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Programme Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Programme Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Programme Manager job vacancies

IT Programme Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Programme Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Programme Manager job vacancies

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 26 May 2026, IT 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring IT Programme Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Success Factor
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Value Proposition
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

IT Programme Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Success Factor
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Value Proposition