Change Manager Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Change Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Change Manager daily rate in Edinburgh is £513, 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 68 63 69
Rank change year-on-year -5 +6 0
Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager 3 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.43% 0.32% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.36% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £501 - £324
25th Percentile £503 - £349
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £450
75th Percentile £528 - £547
90th Percentile £534 - £564
Scotland median daily rate £525 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 653 558 762
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 90.29% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 277 401
10th Percentile £238 £267 £192
25th Percentile £400 £413 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £541 £546 £525
90th Percentile £616 £600 £594
Scotland median daily rate £467 £460 £450
% change year-on-year +1.52% +2.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 13 33
10th Percentile £15.81 £17.30 £13.53
25th Percentile £16.25 £30.00 £16.37
Median hourly rate £25.75 £57.50 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year -55.22% +212.93% +3.70%
75th Percentile £61.50 £72.50 £23.89
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £48.84
Scotland median hourly rate £20.67 £20.80 £18.13
% change year-on-year -0.63% +14.70% +2.31%

Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Change Manager job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Change Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, Change 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 Edinburgh region featuring Change Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Cutover Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap

Change Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Cutover Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap