Business Change Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Change Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Business Change Manager daily rate in Manchester is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 80 97
Rank change year-on-year -18 +17 +25
Contract jobs requiring a Business Change Manager 1 6 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.083% 0.56% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.60% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £481 -
25th Percentile £463 £486 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.47% +0.50% -6.98%
75th Percentile £488 £524 -
90th Percentile - £532 -
North West median daily rate £475 £531 £450
% change year-on-year -10.59% +18.06% -17.24%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,106 1,002 1,440
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 93.91% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 731 599 1,047
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 39 59
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.98 £15.74
25th Percentile £19.45 £21.25 £17.48
Median hourly rate £22.63 £32.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.37% +62.50% -42.86%
75th Percentile £33.00 £35.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.50 £65.00 £74.10
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +60.92%

Business Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Business Change Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Business Change Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Business 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 Manchester region featuring Business Change Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) APMG
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) EDRMS
1 1 (100.00%) Epicor
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) EDRMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) APMG
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Epicor
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP