Change Manager Contracts in the City of London

Change Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Change Manager daily rate in the City of London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 118 136
Rank change year-on-year +7 +18 +28
Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager 16 10 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.85% 0.49% 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.51% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 13
10th Percentile £469 £438 £518
25th Percentile £488 £516 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £638 £600
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -7.69%
75th Percentile £611 £747 £644
90th Percentile £731 £831 £655
Central London median daily rate £600 £575 £575
% change year-on-year +4.35% - -8.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,768 1,946 3,124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 94.88% 94.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,154 1,316 2,135
10th Percentile £334 £363 £339
25th Percentile £425 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +5.26%
75th Percentile £680 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £788 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £565 £600
% change year-on-year -2.65% -5.83% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 13 12
10th Percentile £18.06 £20.28 £14.42
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £31.00 £27.00 £37.42
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% -27.84% -16.86%
75th Percentile £60.25 £92.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £84.11 £137.50 £82.25
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -3.10% -14.29% -16.67%

Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Change Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Change Manager in the City of London

Change Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Manager in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Change Manager in the City of London

Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Manager in the City of London

Change Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Manager in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Change Manager in the City of London

Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Change Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Change Manager in the job title.

1 8 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (43.75%) Change Management
3 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
4 5 (31.25%) Project Management
4 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
4 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
4 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (25.00%) Finance
6 3 (18.75%) Target Operating Model
6 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
7 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
7 2 (12.50%) Emotional Intelligence
7 2 (12.50%) Reinsurance
7 2 (12.50%) Salesforce
7 2 (12.50%) Software Delivery
7 2 (12.50%) Time Management
7 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
7 2 (12.50%) Azure
7 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (12.50%) Degree
7 2 (12.50%) ITIL
8 1 (6.25%) Service Management
8 1 (6.25%) Oracle
8 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office

Change Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) SaaS
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.25%) Law
4 1 (6.25%) Legal
4 1 (6.25%) Marketing
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (12.50%) Reinsurance
2 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (43.75%) Change Management
3 5 (31.25%) Project Management
3 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (18.75%) Target Operating Model
5 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
5 2 (12.50%) Emotional Intelligence
5 2 (12.50%) ITIL
5 2 (12.50%) Software Delivery
5 2 (12.50%) Time Management
6 1 (6.25%) B2B
6 1 (6.25%) Budget Management
6 1 (6.25%) CRM
6 1 (6.25%) ITSM
6 1 (6.25%) Risk Management
6 1 (6.25%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Korn
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
1 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Salesforce
2 1 (6.25%) Oracle
2 1 (6.25%) Planview
2 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow