Programme Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Programme Management (Program Management)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Programme Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Programme Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 71 93
Rank change year-on-year -23 +22 +15
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 38 82 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.44% 2.86% 2.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.68% 3.16% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 59 50
10th Percentile £194 £400 £362
25th Percentile £286 £433 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £600 £425
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% +41.18% -14.66%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £600
90th Percentile £763 £800 £651
South East median daily rate £518 £500 £495
% change year-on-year +3.51% +1.01% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £68.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £39.25 - £21.39
% change year-on-year - - -45.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Programme Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,268 2,599 3,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.88% 90.75% 89.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,245 1,764 2,187
10th Percentile £213 £317 £235
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £485
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +4.12% +7.78%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £585
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £510 £504 £500
% change year-on-year +1.29% +0.70% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 70 89
10th Percentile £14.09 £16.25 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £24.86 £12.25
Median hourly rate £46.25 £52.30 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -11.57% +200.23% -17.24%
75th Percentile £64.42 £72.69 £24.42
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £63.27
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.99
% change year-on-year -9.52% +138.80% -20.05%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programme Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the Thames Valley

Programme Management
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Berkshire -20 30 £400 -11.11% 12
Buckinghamshire 0 5 £738 +13.46% 2
Oxfordshire +6 3 £290 -33.71% 4
Programme Management
South East

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Azure
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.26%) Cisco ASA
1 2 (5.26%) Cisco ISE
1 2 (5.26%) Firewall
1 2 (5.26%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Analysis Services
1 1 (2.63%) Power BI
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (2.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 17 (44.74%) Finance
2 15 (39.47%) Public Sector
2 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
3 12 (31.58%) Telecoms
4 10 (26.32%) Marketing
5 8 (21.05%) Electronics
5 8 (21.05%) Manufacturing
6 5 (13.16%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (5.26%) Legal
8 2 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.63%) French Language
9 1 (2.63%) Italian Language
9 1 (2.63%) Local Government
9 1 (2.63%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 10 (26.32%) Lead
2 5 (13.16%) Programme Manager
2 5 (13.16%) Project Leader
3 4 (10.53%) Project Manager
4 3 (7.89%) PMO Officer
5 2 (5.26%) Business Change Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Business Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Change Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Desktop Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Desktop Support
5 2 (5.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Financial Controller
5 2 (5.26%) Juniper Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Network Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Programme Controller
5 2 (5.26%) Support Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.16%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (10.53%) PMI
3 2 (5.26%) Data Centre
3 2 (5.26%) NHS
4 1 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.63%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.26%) Windows
1 2 (5.26%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.63%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (36.84%) Project Management
2 9 (23.68%) Change Management
3 8 (21.05%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (21.05%) Decision-Making
3 8 (21.05%) Digital Marketing
4 7 (18.42%) Project Delivery
4 7 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (15.79%) Portfolio Management
5 6 (15.79%) Programme Delivery
6 5 (13.16%) Agile
6 5 (13.16%) Business Transformation
6 5 (13.16%) Community of Practice
6 5 (13.16%) Configuration Management
6 5 (13.16%) PRINCE2
7 4 (10.53%) Business Development
7 4 (10.53%) Business Strategy
7 4 (10.53%) Programme Governance
7 4 (10.53%) Risk Management
7 4 (10.53%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) C#
1 1 (2.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 11 (28.95%) Degree
2 9 (23.68%) Security Cleared
3 7 (18.42%) DV Cleared
4 4 (10.53%) PMI Certification
5 3 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.26%) ACCA
6 2 (5.26%) CCNP
6 2 (5.26%) CIMA
6 2 (5.26%) Master's Degree
6 2 (5.26%) PgMP
6 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.63%) CCIE
7 1 (2.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.79%) PMO
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Nessus
Vendors
1 10 (26.32%) SAP
2 5 (13.16%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.89%) Cisco
4 2 (5.26%) Juniper
4 2 (5.26%) Palo Alto
4 2 (5.26%) ScienceLogic
5 1 (2.63%) Ariba
5 1 (2.63%) CheckPoint
5 1 (2.63%) Oracle