Business Change Project Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Project Manager - Business Change
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Business Change daily rate in England is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 553 476 533
Rank change year-on-year -77 +57 +121
Contract jobs requiring a Business Change Project Manager 11 8 25
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.033% 0.031% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.033% 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 14
10th Percentile £214 - £402
25th Percentile £401 £456 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% -11.90% -2.33%
75th Percentile £566 £503 £686
90th Percentile £706 £524 £769
UK median daily rate £513 £463 £525
% change year-on-year +10.81% -11.90% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
UK median hourly rate - - £55.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 30,551 24,303 35,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.05% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,452 15,042 23,806
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,916 729 2,105
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.92 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.82 £21.25 £16.80
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £71.99 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -

Business Change Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Business Change Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Business Change Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Change Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Change Project Manager job vacancies in England

Business Change Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Change Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 4 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Change Project Manager in England

Business Change Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Change Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Change Project Manager job vacancies in England

Business Change Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Change Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
London -31 9 £449 -2.88% 2
South East -24 2 £525 -
Midlands -52 1 £550 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £550 -
Business Change Project Manager
UK

Business Change Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Business Change Project 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 England region featuring Business Change Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (45.45%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Agile
3 4 (36.36%) PMO
4 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
4 3 (27.27%) Waterfall
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) Programme Management
6 1 (9.09%) AI
6 1 (9.09%) Business Transformation
6 1 (9.09%) Change Management
6 1 (9.09%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Culture Change
6 1 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (9.09%) Dashboard Development
6 1 (9.09%) Degree
6 1 (9.09%) ERP
6 1 (9.09%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (9.09%) Oracle
6 1 (9.09%) Project Governance
6 1 (9.09%) Scrum
6 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
6 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Identification
6 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking

Business Change Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (9.09%) Law
3 1 (9.09%) Marketing
3 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
3 1 (9.09%) Retail
3 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) e-Learning
1 1 (9.09%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (45.45%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) Project Delivery
4 3 (27.27%) Waterfall
5 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) Programme Management
6 1 (9.09%) Change Management
6 1 (9.09%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (9.09%) Dashboard Development
6 1 (9.09%) ERP
6 1 (9.09%) Project Governance
6 1 (9.09%) Scrum
6 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Identification
6 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Web Design
6 1 (9.09%) Workflow
6 1 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
1 1 (9.09%) Oracle