Change and Release Manager Contracts in London

Change and Release Manager
England > London

The median Change and Release Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 - 486
Rank change year-on-year - - +103
Contract jobs requiring a Change and Release Manager 4 0 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.032% - 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.034% - 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £478
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.50%
75th Percentile £563 - £491
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £536 £570 £478
% change year-on-year -5.92% +19.37% +0.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £54.00
75th Percentile - - £61.13
90th Percentile - - £73.95
England median hourly rate - - £54.00

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 11,726 16,625 25,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.24% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,034 12,022 18,663
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 336 290
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.90 £20.02 £22.53
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £65.00 £76.03
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Change and Release Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Change and Release Manager in London

Change and Release Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change and Release Manager in London.

Daily rate trend for Change and Release Manager in London

Change and Release Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change and Release Manager in London.

Hourly rate trend for Change and Release Manager in London

Change and Release 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 Change and Release Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 - 3 £550 - 1
South London - 1 - -
Change and Release Manager
England

Change and Release Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Change and Release 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 London region featuring Change and Release Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
1 4 (100.00%) Release Management
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (75.00%) Military
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Test Assurance

Change and Release Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Military
2 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Release Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
3 1 (25.00%) Test Assurance
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared