Programme Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Programme Delivery Manager
England > London

The median Programme Delivery Manager daily rate in London is £665, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 389 420
Rank change year-on-year +22 +31 +143
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Delivery Manager 6 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.043% 0.013% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.014% 0.048%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile £652 - £631
25th Percentile £656 £713 £790
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £665 £725 £850
Median % change year-on-year -8.28% -14.71% +41.08%
75th Percentile £673 £738 £900
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £658 £725 £820
% change year-on-year -9.31% -11.59% +36.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 13,009 14,774 18,821
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.43% 93.95% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,634 9,571 13,667
10th Percentile £334 £338 £340
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £567
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -3.00% -1.39%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £792 £794
England median daily rate £510 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 158 222
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.18
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.56
Median hourly rate £26.78 £37.15 £38.08
Median % change year-on-year -27.91% -2.44% +19.93%
75th Percentile £48.00 £56.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.80 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.11
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.32% +50.35%

Programme Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Programme Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in London

Programme Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Programme Delivery 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 London region featuring Programme Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) SAP
3 2 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (33.33%) Waterfall
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Programme Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 2 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Retail
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Waterfall
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) SAP