Programme Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Programme Delivery Manager
England > London

The median Programme Delivery Manager daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 454 355 386
Rank change year-on-year -99 +31 +41
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Delivery Manager 8 6 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.039% 0.045% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.048% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 2
10th Percentile £313 - -
25th Percentile £500 £658 £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £665 £725
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -8.28% -11.59%
75th Percentile £813 £692 £738
90th Percentile £816 £727 -
England median daily rate £587 £665 £725
% change year-on-year -11.73% -8.28% -8.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 19,079 12,384 15,047
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 92.45% 94.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,336 8,275 9,801
10th Percentile £363 £334 £340
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.29% -1.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 209 173
10th Percentile £16.96 £17.00 £17.30
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.50 £24.15
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.85% -22.86% -13.58%
75th Percentile £65.30 £49.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £79.75
England median hourly rate £42.31 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.23% -41.51% -6.89%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Delivery Manager in London over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Delivery Manager in London

Programme Delivery Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programme Delivery Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 14 October 2026. 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
Central London - 2 £463 - 1
Programme Delivery Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, 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 6 (75.00%) Programme Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
3 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Migration
4 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) Scrum
4 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) Supplier Management
5 1 (12.50%) Agile Coaching
5 1 (12.50%) Change Management
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (12.50%) Cost Management
5 1 (12.50%) Culture Change
5 1 (12.50%) Data Management
5 1 (12.50%) Data Migration
5 1 (12.50%) GDPR
5 1 (12.50%) Google
5 1 (12.50%) Google Sheets
5 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
5 1 (12.50%) IFRS
5 1 (12.50%) IFRS 17
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office

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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Google Sheets
1 1 (12.50%) Google Workspace
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
3 2 (25.00%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Local Government
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
1 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Programme Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Migration
4 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) Scrum
4 2 (25.00%) Supplier Management
5 1 (12.50%) Agile Coaching
5 1 (12.50%) Change Management
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (12.50%) Cost Management
5 1 (12.50%) Culture Change
5 1 (12.50%) Data Migration
5 1 (12.50%) Programme Governance
5 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
5 1 (12.50%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
1 1 (12.50%) IFRS
1 1 (12.50%) IFRS 17
1 1 (12.50%) PMO
1 1 (12.50%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Google
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft