Programme Management Contracts

Programme Management (Program Management)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Programme Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Programme Management over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 146 179
Rank change year-on-year +12 +33 -19
Contract jobs citing Programme Management 692 892 1,381
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.80% 1.79% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% 2.01% 1.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 379 670 1,014
10th Percentile £277 £275 £351
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £595 £565
Median % change year-on-year -7.56% +5.31% +2.73%
75th Percentile £708 £688 £688
90th Percentile £825 £800 £786
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £567 £525
% change year-on-year -5.20% +8.00% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 16 29
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.73 £20.35
25th Percentile £16.92 £29.46 £31.65
Median hourly rate £35.00 £39.93 £49.89
Median % change year-on-year -12.34% -19.97% +10.21%
75th Percentile £48.75 £46.74 £69.50
90th Percentile £76.25 £80.89 £86.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.99 £41.68 £49.89
% change year-on-year -42.44% -16.47% +32.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Programme Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,912 44,388 77,735
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.73% 89.02% 90.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,157 30,166 54,294
10th Percentile £309 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,439 1,570 1,739
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £28.90
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +47.06% +34.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £23.45
% change year-on-year +1.18% +81.28% +27.91%

Programme Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Programme Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programme Management over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Programme Management in the UK

Programme Management
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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
England +19 641 £575 -4.17% 162
UK excluding London +17 405 £538 -5.20% 97
London +20 252 £575 -8.37% 64
Work from Home +8 199 £525 -4.55% 83
South East +16 126 £625 +19.05% 24
South West -8 102 £555 -6.72% 18
Midlands +55 88 £525 -16.00% 22
West Midlands +48 74 £525 -16.00% 13
North of England -7 35 £580 -1.28% 18
North West +8 28 £585 +2.63% 12
Scotland +17 27 £475 -13.64% 5
East of England +9 22 £381 -35.38% 8
East Midlands +15 14 £355 -29.00% 9
Yorkshire -8 8 £600 - 5
Northern Ireland -13 4 £185 -65.48% 2
Wales +10 3 - - 3
North East -4 1 - - 1

Programme Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 34 (4.91%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.18%) Confluence
3 20 (2.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
4 2 (0.29%) Traefik
5 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.14%) CMS
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Self-Service HR
5 1 (0.14%) TWiki
5 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 47 (6.79%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (4.48%) Microsoft Project
4 18 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.29%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.14%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.43%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.29%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.29%) SAP BPC
3 2 (0.29%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.29%) Shopify
4 1 (0.14%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.14%) iTrent
4 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.14%) Primavera
4 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.14%) SAP APO
4 1 (0.14%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.14%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.14%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.14%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 67 (9.68%) Azure
2 57 (8.24%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (4.77%) AWS
4 17 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
6 12 (1.73%) GCP
6 12 (1.73%) OCI
6 12 (1.73%) SaaS
7 11 (1.59%) Power Platform
8 10 (1.45%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.16%) Azure AKS
9 8 (1.16%) Azure App Service
9 8 (1.16%) Serverless
10 6 (0.87%) Azure Functions
10 6 (0.87%) PaaS
10 6 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
11 5 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 4 (0.58%) Basecamp
12 4 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.60%) LAN
2 17 (2.46%) Firewall
2 17 (2.46%) VPN
2 17 (2.46%) WAN
3 15 (2.17%) SAN
4 12 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (1.59%) Cisco ASA
6 10 (1.45%) DNS
6 10 (1.45%) Internet
7 8 (1.16%) Cisco ISE
7 8 (1.16%) NAS
7 8 (1.16%) SD-WAN
8 7 (1.01%) BGP
8 7 (1.01%) DHCP
8 7 (1.01%) FTP
8 7 (1.01%) OSPF
9 6 (0.87%) DMVPN
9 6 (0.87%) EIGRP
9 6 (0.87%) WLAN
10 5 (0.72%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.03%) Metadata
2 14 (2.02%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.59%) Power BI
5 8 (1.16%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.01%) NoSQL
7 5 (0.72%) Data Vault
7 5 (0.72%) Metadata Repository
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.58%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.43%) GIS
9 3 (0.43%) Tableau
10 2 (0.29%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.29%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.29%) Sybase ASE
10 2 (0.29%) Sybase IQ
11 1 (0.14%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.14%) MySQL
11 1 (0.14%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 46 (6.65%) JIRA
2 10 (1.45%) Git
3 5 (0.72%) MSI
4 2 (0.29%) ERwin
5 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.14%) NUnit
5 1 (0.14%) Postman
5 1 (0.14%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 436 (63.01%) Finance
2 366 (52.89%) Public Sector
3 320 (46.24%) Telecoms
4 310 (44.80%) Manufacturing
5 309 (44.65%) Marketing
6 301 (43.50%) Electronics
7 220 (31.79%) Social Skills
8 66 (9.54%) Analytical Skills
9 33 (4.77%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (3.47%) Banking
11 24 (3.47%) Local Government
11 24 (3.47%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.17%) Legal
13 15 (2.17%) Retail
14 14 (2.02%) Military
15 12 (1.73%) Law
16 9 (1.30%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 133 (19.22%) Project Manager
2 95 (13.73%) Programme Manager
3 85 (12.28%) Architect
4 78 (11.27%) Senior
5 57 (8.24%) Lead
6 40 (5.78%) Analyst
7 36 (5.20%) Administrator
8 32 (4.62%) Consultant
9 28 (4.05%) Senior Manager
10 27 (3.90%) IT Manager
11 24 (3.47%) Senior Project Manager
11 24 (3.47%) Systems Administrator
12 22 (3.18%) Network Engineer
13 20 (2.89%) Senior Architect
13 20 (2.89%) Technical Manager
14 19 (2.75%) SAP Manager
15 18 (2.60%) Support Engineer
16 16 (2.31%) Developer
16 16 (2.31%) IT Project Manager
17 15 (2.17%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.17%) Web Services
2 11 (1.59%) .NET
3 8 (1.16%) ASP.NET
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.72%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.72%) GraphQL
5 5 (0.72%) OAuth
5 5 (0.72%) Qt
6 4 (0.58%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.58%) .NET Framework
6 4 (0.58%) ARM Templates
6 4 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
6 4 (0.58%) Entity Framework
6 4 (0.58%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.58%) Swagger
6 4 (0.58%) YAML
7 3 (0.43%) ADO
7 3 (0.43%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.43%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.29%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 26 (3.76%) Data Centre
2 22 (3.18%) Management Information System
3 18 (2.60%) Enterprise Storage
3 18 (2.60%) NHS
4 16 (2.31%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.88%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.73%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.59%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.45%) PKI
10 9 (1.30%) PMI
11 8 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 7 (1.01%) Clustering
12 7 (1.01%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.01%) FMCG
12 7 (1.01%) IoT
13 6 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (0.87%) Life Science
13 6 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 86 (12.43%) Windows
2 35 (5.06%) Windows Server
3 29 (4.19%) Linux
4 16 (2.31%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.01%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.01%) Unix
6 6 (0.87%) Windows 7
7 5 (0.72%) Android
8 4 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.43%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.29%) AIX
10 2 (0.29%) VMS
10 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.14%) Debian
11 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.14%) Solaris
11 1 (0.14%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (45.52%) Business Intelligence
2 300 (43.35%) Digital Marketing
3 181 (26.16%) Project Management
4 156 (22.54%) Agile
5 119 (17.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 117 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
7 91 (13.15%) Risk Management
8 89 (12.86%) Change Management
9 87 (12.57%) Project Delivery
10 86 (12.43%) PRINCE2
11 72 (10.40%) Continuous Improvement
12 60 (8.67%) Migration
13 40 (5.78%) ITIL
14 39 (5.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 38 (5.49%) Budget Management
16 35 (5.06%) Decision-Making
17 34 (4.91%) Process Improvement
17 34 (4.91%) Programme Delivery
18 33 (4.77%) Customer Requirements
18 33 (4.77%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 45 (6.50%) PowerShell
2 26 (3.76%) Python
3 24 (3.47%) SQL
4 16 (2.31%) C#
5 12 (1.73%) C++
6 10 (1.45%) C
7 5 (0.72%) Bash
8 4 (0.58%) Bicep
9 3 (0.43%) Go
9 3 (0.43%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.29%) R
10 2 (0.29%) Rust
10 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 214 (30.92%) Security Cleared
2 126 (18.21%) SC Cleared
3 115 (16.62%) Degree
4 84 (12.14%) DV Cleared
5 44 (6.36%) PMI Certification
6 34 (4.91%) PMP
7 17 (2.46%) Master's Degree
8 16 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.30%) CCIE
10 9 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (1.16%) RIBA
12 6 (0.87%) APMP
13 5 (0.72%) CCIE Data Center
13 5 (0.72%) CCNA
13 5 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.58%) CISSP
14 4 (0.58%) HNC
14 4 (0.58%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (8.96%) PMO
2 40 (5.78%) SLA
3 37 (5.35%) QA
4 14 (2.02%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.73%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.01%) NIST
7 6 (0.87%) GDPR
8 5 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.72%) NEBOSH
8 5 (0.72%) RMADS
8 5 (0.72%) Software Quality Assurance
9 4 (0.58%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.43%) IFRS
10 3 (0.43%) IFRS 17
10 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.29%) GRC
System Software
1 41 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 27 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.73%) Hyper-V
3 12 (1.73%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.16%) vSphere
5 7 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.29%) Docker
8 1 (0.14%) Firmware
8 1 (0.14%) NFS
8 1 (0.14%) Samba
Systems Management
1 14 (2.02%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.88%) Terraform
3 12 (1.73%) SCCM
4 6 (0.87%) Ansible
4 6 (0.87%) FortiGate
4 6 (0.87%) VxRail
5 4 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
5 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 4 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.43%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.43%) vRealize
6 3 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 2 (0.29%) Consul
7 2 (0.29%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.29%) Istio
7 2 (0.29%) WMI
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 346 (50.00%) SAP
2 122 (17.63%) Microsoft
3 39 (5.64%) VMware
4 30 (4.34%) Cisco
5 27 (3.90%) Oracle
6 12 (1.73%) Fortinet
6 12 (1.73%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.59%) CheckPoint
8 10 (1.45%) Cadence
9 9 (1.30%) HP
9 9 (1.30%) Juniper
10 7 (1.01%) Apple
11 6 (0.87%) Atlassian
11 6 (0.87%) McAfee
11 6 (0.87%) Samsung
12 5 (0.72%) Broadcom
12 5 (0.72%) Concur
12 5 (0.72%) Infoblox
12 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.72%) ServiceNow